Vendor doesn't want to get busted by habanos SA for selling outside of their region
euodias wrote:
+1 from what I have read as well.
I have never had a box come with it missing that I can remember but have seen it from others that have shown me cc boxes. I wouldn't worry much about it, I know one place that is supposed to be reputable but for some reason takes the band's off before shipping.
"Boxes are sometimes opened for random inspections (mold, beetles, damages, etc), Bar codes are removed to protect sources."