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fgruben Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Dec 26 2002, 5:38 AM EST
Joined: 06-22-2001
Posts: 383
so a new cigar store opened up near me. i was excited. my daughter told me my wife didn't want me to know about it ( i have this little problem with buying more than i need). so i finally get a chance to go in. big humidor. looks nice. i walk in. it's lined with western red cedar. it smells like a closet in a dude ranch. i mean strong. i looked around for a moment and left. bummer. he has some nice brands and good prices. so how do you tell someone that the thousands of dollars worth of humidor they just built is really, really wrong. at least the cigars will soon have a nice strong peppery cedar flavor.
fred
SteveS Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Dec 26 2002, 6:56 AM EST
Joined: 01-13-2002
Posts: 8,751
Well, I wouldn't begin the first sentence with "hey, idiot!!" ...

I'd try to give him an excape hatch ... tell him his contractor must've made a big mistake and you've noticed it and want to call it to his attention before it mushrooms into a bigger problem than it already is ... then without being at all condescending, be straight-forward and tell him what the problem is and why he needs to fix it ASAP ...
E-Chick Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Dec 26 2002, 8:54 AM EST
Joined: 06-15-2002
Posts: 4,877
Maybe you could ask him why he chose western red cedar over spanish cedar...since you were unaware of the qualities of the western as it relates to cigars?...
cliffie3d Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Dec 26 2002, 12:42 PM EST
Joined: 07-17-2002
Posts: 297
Yep, I say you should definitely say something. I'd hate to see all his stock, and his business, die. Just don't approach him like a "know-it-all" -- "You probably know more than me, but I've always heard...."
BMW Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Dec 26 2002, 2:25 PM EST
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 3,010
Offer to store his inventory while he replaces the western red with spanish!

Barry
cayman2b Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Dec 27 2002, 2:52 PM EST
Joined: 05-19-2000
Posts: 1,734
Ask him where in the he$$ are the mothballs!!

Do you have a clue?
Jeffersonn Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Dec 31 2002, 8:00 AM EST
Joined: 01-15-2002
Posts: 105
I think Echick nailed it. Ask him in the form of a question.
Echick, as always, your gentle touch commands obedience.
(that's a great line from the movie Gladiator... one of my alltime favorite movies)
justforfun Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Dec 31 2002, 8:14 AM EST
Joined: 03-06-2002
Posts: 797
Wow. Sounds like some kind of S&M/Bondage thing going on between Jeffersonn & EChick??

I agree with Barry, and by the way, I've got some free closet space for storage :)
E-Chick Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Dec 31 2002, 10:23 AM EST
Joined: 06-15-2002
Posts: 4,877
Yeah, Jeffy and I have our own dungeon...he's always gladiator in my book! LOL!
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