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ISOMs and proper humidity
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jd1 Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Jan 19 2003, 8:43 PM EST
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Maybe some of you who have had luck getting ISOMs shipped to you can shed some light on this. I've checked with numerous online tobacconists shipping ISOMs to the US. I inquire about refunds for seized product and most will refund with a fax proof of seizure. However, all I've checked do not ship their cigars to the US under proper humidification and all state that it takes from 7-14 days maybe longer because of tightened security. I don't see how this is acceptable. Would any of you take your entire cigar inventory and put it outside for 2 weeks without proper humidification?! I've been burned once like this but not again. You cannot tell me that cigars shipped to the US without properly sealed bags or sealed in shrinkwrap or placed in humi pouches are going to be anything near in quality to what they would be like buying and smoking them on the same day. You simply cannot recover a cigar's oils after they are gone and the cigar is dry. You can humidify the crap out of it and all you do is turn a dry premium ISOM dog rocket into a humid one.

So, with my ranting behind me, have any of you dealt with a dealer that takes humidification into consideration when shipping to the US? What are the prices like?
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Jan 19 2003, 9:03 PM EST
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jd1 Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Jan 19 2003, 9:11 PM EST
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email sent
smithbw Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 8:36 AM EST
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Rick,

Hope you don't mind. I sent an email too - I am very interested in your response.

Regards,


B
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 10:12 AM EST
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i believe i got your email and sent mine.

my door is always open.
jd1 Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 10:51 AM EST
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Rick,
I've not received your email. Did you send to:
jsd2az at hot mail dot com?
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 4:44 PM EST
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i sent it to someone else by mistake. i just sent it to you. as you can tell by my posts, a mind is a terrible thing to lose.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 4:44 PM EST
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of course it beats losing one's car keys.
jd1 Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Jan 20 2003, 5:11 PM EST
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Rick made a good point about the oils in a cigar and I was simply spouting something I read. Maybe oils really do stay in these smokes as evident by those cigars that sell for mucho $$$ at auctions; cigars in excess of 10-20-30 years old and they supposedly are the best there is. I'll just continue to wait until my ISOMs come around but it sure sucks having to wait.

Thanks for the info Rick and I'll give one of those sites a try.
smithbw Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Jan 22 2003, 8:23 AM EST
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Rick,

Got the email - Thanks!

Regards,

B
SteveS Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jan 22 2003, 8:33 AM EST
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you didn't by any chance find Rick's car keys too, did you ??
jd1 Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Jan 22 2003, 12:47 PM EST
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I was wondering why I had a set of car keys with the CDs Rick sent me. I thought he was trying to tell me these CDs would be the keys to unlocking the happiness I would receive as a result of listening to them. I took the CDs and gave the keys to the kids...
cayman2b Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Jan 22 2003, 3:05 PM EST
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Rick- I'm also interested in your comments/info

cayman2b at hotmail

appreciate your time..!
ducati996 Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Jan 22 2003, 3:53 PM EST
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me too, Rick.

ssmith996 at hotmail dot com

BTW, your football stick will be in the mail tomorrow.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Jan 23 2003, 3:11 AM EST
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ducati996 and
cayman2b
let me know if i finally got an email to you and/or did include an attachment for humidity.
digdug77 Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Jan 25 2003, 1:56 AM EST
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I know someone (friend) that works for US Customs (he just completed training). I will get the "EXACT" criteria for search and seizure of cigars, as well as how to "properly" ship to US. I will post as soon as I get the details. I have some idea already, but I will post full findings later. Until then, send all of your ISOMs to ME for safe keeping.

JJ - The Imposter
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