Bummer. Hang in there

And tell Aaron we said hey

that slut...warned him about using protection...not all chips on the floor are edible...


now, who's gonna answer the phone?

What??? Are they on backorder?!?!?

My brother sent me the new pregnant man emoji, I said, nah, that's just Celtic all done up...

Didn't know it was real, congrats my man... you made it all possible.

Now keep that inbox clean, and quit sending yourself support requests... that's just weird.

Because

Well after sitting on hold for an hour I finally got to speak with Shana (I think was her name.)
She arranged to divide out the few on backorder into a separate order and said the rest would be shipped post haste.
So far I've received a 5-pack of Gurkha and today got an email saying three 5-packs of Mark Twain is now on the way. All the rest are still "Processing"
On an order of about 600 sticks.
At this rate I'm expecting the last installment around the time my grandkids are old enough to vote.
I don't have any grandkids.

So many questions though. What were the other 520 supposed to be? What kind of storage are you rocking? How quickly do you go through 600? Is Aaron sneaking smokes when you're not looking?

No judgment. Well, maybe a little, but I went through a cheap chit phase. So, not much room to judge

Gurkhas and Mark Twains…………and another 600 cigars…
Wow…..that is a rather large order…….good thing you got thru to Shana..

She must be sooooo over worked by now……wtf is going on out there?

Z smoked Gurkhas and Twains ?

I'm not a cigar snob and I still have a few Gurkhas that are quite good. I've smoked over 800 Gurkhas and there are even a very few made now that I would buy if the price was right. If you go back a couple of years you might spot one of my Gurkfests on the what cigar you smokin' topic, where I smoked over a hundred of them without any other cigars blended in. I may be the house expert on yard gars and I've even smoked some Twains, but nevermore.

Wrong………….they do suck.
If you understood how Hansotia operates, you would eventually come to the same conclusion.
Same cigar, different bands…………does that chit all the time.
No consistency…………..……at all…………..…ever.
And, he’s an arrogant prick.
You’ll find a decent yard gar Gurkha, maybe in a sampler, or a fiver, or ? Then you buy more, maybe even plunk down for a box…………..and they’re dog rockets.

Tony knows more about Gurkhas, probably than anyone in the WORLD.
If he has written them off………well…………enough said.

And, for the money? There are many better options for knock around smokes than Gurkhas.

Gurkhas are the only cigar I've bought that would just unravel and explode in my hand. Happened multiple times. I wouldn't smoke a free one.

Same thing here………maybe 10 years ago or so………a Titan literally exploded while I was taking a draw……..scared the chit out of me……………almost as loud as a lady finger fire cracker, I chit you not.
Wrapper had a two inch rip in it………….crazy……….and yes, that was my last Gurk!

Carson got sick smoking Gurkhas... Quit cigars altogether I believe.

Fugger……….…almost had a Cheeseit come out my nose dang it!

Aaron never really got into cigar smoking. When he was in his 20's he tried a few now and then with me and friends but it wasn't ever his thing.

The rest of the order is a mixed bag. Oliva, La Gloria, Drew Estate, Alec Bradley, Man 'O War, Torano, Macanudo, CAO...
And a few cheapos for the freeloaders. Bahia, Mark Twain, Arganese...

I've kinda become the "guy with the smokes" in most of my circle of friends and quite often give out a cigar or three. Sometimes people will ask but usually I offer to share with anyone in the area. Chatting for a minute to determine if this person is really a cigar smoker or just looking to get "anything if it's free" will determine what I part with. I probably give away one for every two or three I smoke. I'm happy to share with fellow smokers or introduce someone new interested in trying it. And I don't mind the few who are interested only because it's "free."

Checking my orders here I bought 180 in March and 350 in April. I don't recall how many I had left when I placed those orders but I was pretty low. I'm guessing I have maybe 100-150 spread around the humidors now. A little math works out to 2 cigars a day more or less.

My smoking is cut back drastically when the cold weather hits up here in WI. Summer evenings I'll sit outside and have two or three. In the winter sometimes it'll be weeks between smokes.

The TPB1 was one of my favorite cigars, EVAH!

Just stopped by to say Sunoverbeach has been doing a fantastic job as the new Customer Service Rep contact for these forums in my absence. Please, if you have any questions feel free to PM Sunoverbeach. He can offer immediate assistance. He's proving himself to be a real asset here. We're all very proud of him.

Really should get stePHan’s direct line up

Is that you J. Fred Muggs ?

Evil. Every dang one of you.
You're throwing sponge life preservers to drowning people.
Simply evil.

it was good to hear from her...wonder if Trish will pop back in to say "Hi"?

Well it's nice to get some information about what's going on and what the hold up is. It's still a little frustrating waiting for weeks for the orders to ship out.
I got an email yesterday they're doing another partial shipment of my order.
Five. Five cigars out of 597. Yup, I counted 'em yesterday.
I got a five pack a few days ago, 15 more are supposed to arrive tomorrow, and now five more in a few days.
The order closed on July 19th.

I'm wondering who's been waiting the longest. Do you think they're still working on any orders from June?

And the English majors. Don't forget those handsome, well spoken sunsabiches

I just received my order and had a few damaged cigars. So got on the phone and after over an hour of being on hold. I reached Shawna. She was kind and willing to help with my conundrum. She is now sending me replacement cigars. They were out of two of the cigars in the size that we’re damaged. So she is sending me the next size up. She was professional and willing to help. It sucked having to be on hold for an hour and 5mins to get a response. Now we wait to see what happens next.