That's pretty funny ... I never even thought about the 'ego' side of it. I'm really not one much who goes off on 'ego trips'. That thought just never crossed my mind when I saw them sitting on the shelf ...
For me, it was just being able to smoke a cigar I had never tried before ... and I had an opportunity that I didn't want to miss.
Unfortunately, that's the going price for the Cohiba EL torps, even in Cuba ... and even though it was an expensive cigar, it's one that I wanted to try ... I guess just to have that one under my belt.
Honestly ... it was a fantastic cigar, but one that I would not be able to keep in my regular rotation, that's for sure.