CheapPrick wrote: Ok maybe they were schite to begin with...
It's great you got replacements, congrats.
Just for the hell of it...
"Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and water makes it useful for food packaging.
Cellophane is highly permeable to water vapour, but may be coated with nitrocellulose lacquer to prevent this." Wikipedia
In other words, it's a natural material (not plastic) that protects the cigar and still allows humidity to pass in and out.
I just leave it on, why not?
Ya, I don't think anyone would fault me for leaving it on. Worst anyone could say would be something like "You're wasting your Bovida". I doubt that. I *could* pull a couple aside and let them age separately and see for myself.
He included a card of apology with it, which was not necessary: "Sorry for the inconvenience!!!"
He had emailed me yesterday to ask if I had gotten them yet. They got here today. I returned his email with my gratitude for his help and did ask if he could tell me what, if anything, was wrong with them. Of course, I added that if it was my imagination I wouldn't be offended if he said that.
If/when I hear back I'll pass his diagnosis along.
I am new to the technicalities of cigar storage. So, I can learn. Besides, I added that I knew about mildew, bugs, etc., ruining them as well as bad runs.
When I shipped them back, I overlooked one on the corner of the table. It's in my humidor so I can compare it directly if I so choose. Buy my first impression, just by smell, is there is a difference.