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sweatyteddy Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:22 AM EST
Joined: 09-01-2003
Posts: 10
Hi! I'm new here to cbid and to cigars in general. So I was wondering- If you guys had one piece of advice to give to a person just getting into cigars, what would it be? I'm glad to be here and hope to eventually know some you and to one day contribute my two cents.
Owen D.
Penguin13 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:28 AM EST
Joined: 07-26-2002
Posts: 1,546
Welcome to the nut house Owen! (My wife wants to name our first born Owen but I keep thinking of "Throw Momma From the Train :) Anywho, The most important piece of advice I can give you is...use the search feature! Almost all of your questions can be answered with that. Happy bidding and send Low and Robby some matches - LOL

KC
docrks Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:29 AM EST
Joined: 03-03-2003
Posts: 2,708
Welcome on Board Owen ---

Experiment around the cigar offerings of the various producers to zero in on "YOUR" likes and dislikes before going in for a full-box.

C-Bid has a lot to offer in 5-Pack samplers where you give each cigar a fair chance to make your :GOOD" list - but you get to spread the cigar purchase $$$$s around a bit while you are in the early stages of your cigar enjoyment experience.
xibbumbero Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:30 AM EST
Joined: 01-25-2002
Posts: 12,535
Welcome Sweaty. The best advice I can give you,is not to buy boxes of cigars at the begining. Buy samplers,5packs or singles,until you develop your taste. Taste as you will see,is going to constantly change. A cigar you thought was the cats meow,next year you wouldn't touch with a 10ft pole. Also get the biggest humidor you can afford. You will need it. X
chipslave Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:34 AM EST
Joined: 06-19-2003
Posts: 3,145
Repeating whats been said before.... 5 packs are the way to go and get a huge humidor. Also, get used to seeing cigarbid.com on the CC statement... HAHAHAHA

Welcome to our humble home Owen. Make yourself comfortable...

chipslave
mrkmitch Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:41 AM EST
Joined: 11-18-2002
Posts: 990
Welcom sweaty. What x said. Plus, don't worry about waking up in the middle of the night wondering about wether or not you won your bid, just make another one in the morning.....lol. Welcome to the land of ODO. (Order Dis-Order) This stuff dosen't affect me...'fect me...'fect me...
tonester666 Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:46 AM EST
Joined: 05-07-2003
Posts: 1,324
Yep, what the others said. If you happen to get some you don't like offer em up for a trade chances are someone will like them. Stay away from gars with animal names.

Oh and welcome!!
al'Thor Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:51 AM EST
Joined: 06-17-2003
Posts: 2,793
Well, welcome! In addition to the excellent advice already given, I would say, check CI (Cigars International.com) for a cost basis whenever bidding or evaluating price on cigars, invest in a coolerdor, get on the trades board and experience the wonderful fellowship and generosity of the many excellent brothers who will also help broaden your horizons, and if you dare to venture into the misc. board, by all means don't take anything too seriously!!!

Glad to have you!

Oh, and to save you some time - Bucaneros are made by a small private company, aren't available in many stores ,and the are the best cigars in the world. Arrgg!

-Ethan
HarleyDave Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:53 AM EST
Joined: 03-10-2003
Posts: 1,550
Welcome Owen!

I have to agree with what everyone else has told you especially Penguin. Use the search engine and avoid the Slim-slap. Buy some 5 packs and hit the trade boards to further widen your selection.
raven01 Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 11:56 AM EST
Joined: 07-14-2003
Posts: 215
Smoke many brands till you find the ones you like.Try all sizes and shapes.Price dosn't always mean a better cigar.And what ever your taste is just smoke what you like and enjoy.Welcome to the boards.
phenix007 Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 12:00 PM EST
Joined: 10-20-2002
Posts: 245
If a price is too good to be true...it probaly is....DONT load up on cheepies....but the best you can at the best price you can the cheapest can turn out to be the most expensive if you dont like em and dont want to give them to friends.....moreover we are not required to have always followed our own advice...that said welcome and enjoy the trip..
Steve*R Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 1:43 PM EST
Joined: 07-23-2001
Posts: 1,858
Before you buy anything, ask for advice. For the first year, do not buy more cigars per week than you will smoke. It is very easy to accumulate hundreds of cigars you'll never smoke. Never, ever carry over a balance on your credit card for cigars. I've known too many people who ended their first year as a cigar smoker with a heavy debt carryover for cigars they don't like.
Read Smoke Magazine both print and on-line, Cigar Aficianado, print and on-line, Smokeshop on-line, European Cigar cult journal..and others.
If you buy cigars because you enjoy buying; not smoking cigars...Take up a new hobby.
whun450 Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 1:54 PM EST
Joined: 05-07-2003
Posts: 80
Buy a few of the popular brands(reads the boards and you find out what people like) to trade. My recommendation is buy a couple 5 packs of high quality smokes and then trade a few of them. I like to try cigars that others like, and open myself up to cigars I would never think of buying. The brothers on these boards will take care of you. Welcome aboard!

William
ikonoklast7 Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 1:55 PM EST
Joined: 07-13-2003
Posts: 683
If I had one thing to say to a beginner...it would be...

ISOM stands for "Island South of Miami," which means Cuba.

There...so don't ask again, lol.
ikonoklast7 Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 1:55 PM EST
Joined: 07-13-2003
Posts: 683
If I had one thing to say to a beginner...it would be...

ISOM stands for "Island South of Miami," which means Cuba.

There...so don't ask again, lol.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 2:24 PM EST
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,801
Don't inhale.
sketcha Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 9:20 PM EST
Joined: 03-26-2003
Posts: 3,238
Again, 5-packs. Do a search like "favorites" and the like and start a' biddin'!

There's nothing better than always having a new cigar to try. You must, however reserve judgement until you've sampled at least 2 of each (unless you're talking about La Estrellas, I couldn't get past an inch of one of those. Want some?).
ajeroth Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2003, 10:14 PM EST
Joined: 07-17-2003
Posts: 1,000
Welcome Sweaty,
Cellophane on or off when storing cigars is up to you.
Do the search you'll see... :)
statelandman Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Sep 3 2003, 4:06 AM EST
Joined: 07-15-2003
Posts: 225
1) I would suggest you start out with the milder cigars, then move up to medium-bodied. After awhile, you can tackle some of the fuller-bodied smokes. Do a search on "mild" to get so old threads with advice on mild brands to try.
2) Don't blow so much $$ here that it ruins your marriage. If you do, be sure the divorce settlement specifies that you get the coolidors and all there contents. :)
eleltea Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Sep 3 2003, 4:08 AM EST
Joined: 03-03-2002
Posts: 4,562
Welcome sweaty. Everyything you think about cigars will be different next year, and the year after that. What X said.
SP Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Sep 3 2003, 6:03 AM EST
Joined: 07-16-2003
Posts: 609
Try a Nat Sherman, Hamilton or Harrington, kinda sweet wrapper, and easy on the pallett for a first time cigar. Remember, everything in moderation, I usually have one cigar on the patio after work followed by a 5th of Vodlka (I figure it's made from potatoes, so I'm getting my daily dose of vegges) Welcome aboard..
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