I take the cigars that others gift me, and take them to work for my nightly smoke.
That way, if its less than I anticipated, I don't worry about it.
Cheaper smokes, I don't gift to others even if they were gifted to me.
One Brother (well respected around these parts) gifted me some that I never would've bought, but that gave me a disclaimer of "these are cheap, but if you try one, you'll find that they aren't bad smokes".
Alas, I still haven't tried them, but I will soon.
I have gifted, to OPFTH, smokes that I bought and didn't care for.
I've also given them smokes that I do like.