So I am sure this has happened before with other cigars but I finally decided to pull my Cain F apart and see what exactly was causing all the issues. I clipped it 2 or 3 times before I just gave up. I couldn't pull anything through it. When I took it apart I found this little gem right in the middle. Thought you might enjoy.

You inadvertantly may saved your life, that is a tobacco fuse. Thank God man an explosion of "F" magnitude could have easily disfigured your face to resemble the Elephant Man............

Yes, that's right, and if you had employed the Rock Hudson sucking technique to enjoy your smoke, you could have dislodged it into your throat & choked.

U should send a message to Sam Leccia on Facebook.

He'll probably replace it for you. Or go back to the

b&m that you bought it from first... That's probably

the best out of the two!

Cain construction sucks. At a Cain event, I had one plugged and another the wrapper fully came loose. It happened to at least one other person in the same event.

I got it on here! What should I do then?

And alas I am not on Facebook. I believe it is the bane of humanity. 🙂

"alas I am not on Facebook. I believe it is the bane of humanity. :)"

I am right there with you!!!!!

As for the construction issues, it happens.... Just too bad it happened to such a good cigar!!!

Okay..I type in Olivia Cain in google and this comes up:

http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/109293506/DSC01081_bigger.JPG 

Haha. Awesome. Shes young but pretty cute. Her shirt sucks though.

Has anybody ever found something like this in a stick from CigarBid and actually got it replaced?

I find stems like this (and even larger) in maybe one in 30 - 50 sticks. If I get a really bad draw, and cutting/massaging doesn't help, I go looking for a big old stem. Dig a little in the head with my tiny needle nose pliers, and many times, if you are careful, you can pull it out without damage. The stick usually opens up beautifully. Sometimes though, if the stem is really big (1/8"+), you have to squeeze the head to a wedge shape to reduce the draw. Just had to do this a few minutes ago with a Graycliff 1666. No draw at all, and I ended up removing a freak'n twig. After that, great tasting smoke. Sure beats tossing them.