ZRX1200 wrote:He said it was pathetic,and sad. No new blends or releases due to the FDA nonsense. They went over the door and don't's for what they can do as far as events and such. They expect a lot of consolidation and people going out of business.
Sad to hear that. I work in a totally unrelated industry and the increased gov't regulations have caused an increase in mergers as the smaller organizations are just not able to keep up with the compliance cost.
I don't visit the local B&M too often. Usually it is just to buy some singles to determine if they are box-worthy before i decide to purchase online. Not to mention that there are not a lot of B&M where i live. The closest one to me, the guy that is always working there comes off as a cigar snob (i always was under the impression he owned the place but not sure). Last time i was in there he asked i was going to buy the Davidoff Year of the Monkey. I told him i do not usually buy Davidoff as i find them overpriced. He said nothing is better than a Davidoff and asked mme what i like. I mentioned some of the brands i like and he scoffed at those. Then another patron comes over and joins our conversation to let me know how inferior the cigars i mentioned were to any Davidoff. It has been a while since i have gone back there.