mklein
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Monday, January 10, 2005 6:38:00 PM
.... mfgs label their product a little better.

example :

A newbie such as myself, wanting to try out some new flavor, picks up several mixed samplers or even fivers.

Puts them away to settle for awhile, and in the mean time pick up more samples/fivers, all being placed in coolers or humis to settle.

A couple of weeks or a month go by and out comes a new gar. newbie decides he likes it but all he can tell is the mfg, size and wrapper but not exactly what the heck it is and doesnt know where to start looking to find out what it is.

Would it be too hard for mfg to put an extra ring on such as HDM does on their Samatra or Fuente labels their cello on the 8-5-8, just to make it easier to recognize

example, I have a couple of Cifuentes Partagas, white ring with gold trim and red accent 6x48 and I cant tell exactly wtf it is

8^(

pabloescabar
Monday, January 10, 2005 6:46:00 PM
sounds like it's a cigar...
mklein
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Monday, January 10, 2005 7:05:00 PM
Author: pabloescabar

sounds like it's a cigar.

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Ya know ........

I never thought about that, you may be right.

>8o)

Jdllizard
Monday, January 10, 2005 7:16:00 PM
I've often wished the manufacture would put more info on the band as well. It can be difficult to tell what the heck it is if it is out of the box.

John L

tpottiger
Monday, January 10, 2005 8:41:00 PM
If you store them "cello on" you can mark the OUTSIDE of the cello with the desired info. (Stickers or marker work...)

If you store them "cello off" you could buy blank bands and label them "yo'self." I am sure some of the folks here have sources for them.

03screw
Monday, January 10, 2005 9:19:00 PM
tpot, will the odor from the marker (Sharpie) seep through and might cause contamination of the stogie??
WaldoAR15
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:18:00 AM

I don't think the Fuentes are that hard to tell apart. But then again I spend most of my time in the Fuentes section of the locals humidors 😛

WaldoAR15
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:24:00 AM

mkline, is the Partagas band really white or an slightly tan color with gold and red?

Could be a Partagas Spanish Rosado San Augustin

xrundog
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:28:00 AM
That's a Partagas seasonal blend.
mklein
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:36:00 AM
not a Rosado its a Maduro, yes its white. I agree its a seasonal blend but .... which one ?

I just used that one as an example. There are many others

WaldoAR15
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:54:00 AM

Probably a Septiembre. 6 1/2 X 49 . The other two are each a larger and smaller rg.

kornazoo
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:04:00 AM
I store my sticks w/ cello on. I also use a small sticker that I mark w/ type and date.
Slimboli
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:29:00 AM
It would be cost prohibititive ...

... they could do it, but your cigars would cost more.

WaldoAR15
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:01:00 AM

Really, hehe. You could just fill your humi up with Opus and Anjeos. They come with nice gold lettering on the wrappers. 😛

mklein
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:27:00 AM
Author: WaldoAR15

Really, hehe. You could just fill your humi up with Opus and Anjeos. They come with nice gold lettering on the wrappers.

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and your cc # is ????????????

>8oP

Homebrew
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:41:00 AM
I have the same problem with ISOMs.

Especially the cabinets.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

P.S. On plain bands do not use a sharpie, but a ballpoint.

bassdude
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:51:00 AM
Fuente is one of the most difficult to ID. Way too many of their bands are the same, Partagas as well.

Did I just smoke a Don Carlos or a Hemi???

Slimboli
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:19:00 AM
bassdude --- I could tell those two apart by first glance ... 😉
Slimboli
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:20:00 AM
... and defiinately tell by smoking them!
bassdude
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:33:00 AM
I can now but when I first got into Fuentes I was constantly lost.