cacman wrote:Show me the money!
IMHO - DE is the epitome of the "gimmick" cigar - from infused, to the Egg, the Pig, the unbelievable Bashert craze, Papa Fritas trimmings… the list goes on.
It should only get better with Swisher involved.
Will disagree with TG on the culebras as being a Cuban-only gimmick though..
I never said they were Cuban only. Annnnd, it really wasn't about that anyway.
DE certainly has gimmicks, just like every other manufacturer does. I just don't get worked up over any of them doing it. Meh.
Funny story about the Egg, I once asked Jon something about if people actually still bought them, he even called it a complete gimmick and despite that, every one of them made, sells. It's not a high production cigar, only a couple hundred a month IIRC.
As for infused cigars, I really can't hate on a guy for recognizing a market segment that was largely ignored and then proceeding to dominate it. Last time I checked, that's what business is about.