I have bought quite a few of these and thought the same thing at first. They require some humidor time. I found after 6 months or more, they are MUCH better. They are Super Fuertes all right. The robustos are my winter smoke. At that price, if I get cold, I don't feel bad about pitching it! I like them a lot. As the man said, if you don't want them, you can send the other 24 back.