[ram27bat]

Might even have to start shopping here again...

#-o

This is one reason why I've always advocated the strategy of "buy as big a schittload as possible, as early as possible" to build up a giant collection at the low low prices of yesterday, so you can laugh at the big price increases (and regulations, bans and taxes) of tomorrow, while your collection is improving with age the whole time*.

* (Some guys say cigars "peak" then decline in quality, but I've never experienced this, rather what I have experienced is continual improvement but at a diminishing rate after awhile, but never a decline).

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As well as “When you see a deal on one of your favorites and the price is crazy good, no matter how many boxes you have, buy ‘um!” 🇨🇮

Another fun aspect of my strategy is that, after awhile, the initial expenditure has long since been paid out, and has been forgotten about. You don't "feel" it anymore, it's not a "thing", it was long ago.

At this point, psychologically it's like owning a well-stocked cigar store that only lets in one customer (you), and all the cigars are FREE!

WOOHOO! It's like being in heaven without having to die first! 🇨🇮

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You do know that "that other place" is owned by this place?

If you notice, the website format looks strikingly similar to Cigarbid. 🤔

and, on more than one occasion, I received a cigar from them that was vastly different from the exact cigar sold at a b&m... Flor de las Antilles robusto's and the AVO Syncro's specifically come to mind...

Yup... Terrible...

So I see that scenario as unlikely.