Cbid's Euro owners have lost focus and obviously detest the auction format.They'll slowly but surely turn this into a place that only offers c&d grade cigars up for bid...

It's happening now...

I only come here to meet chicks...

wheel,

Go to singles auctions here and you can overpay dearly for primos!

Exactly..

The remaining Primo smokes are offered up in exceptionally small quantities.

When I called Customer Service last week regarding a delivery issue ,I stated that the service here had diminished greatly since the Swedes bought it.I was told "They Merged". A Multi Nat'l Co.does not "Merge with a much smaller cigar retailer.They purchase them.

Not to mention,

I posted a thread about my problem and the inability of CI's customer service to address the issue.

Trish posted,

That she took care of it and not to worry.

It was was not resoved.

I did.

But I had to drive 1.5 hrs in traffic to pick them up at the UPS service center.Remeber,CI has a one delivery deal with UPS,not the normal 2/3 attempts ,even though charging regular rates for delivery.

Trish posted that she( or someone) called UPS and authorized re-delivery.

They have no record of any such call.I tracked the pkge closely and it's status never changed after the ONLY delivery attempt.

There's no reason why UPS wouldn't re-deliver it if authorized to do so.

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Funny !!!

Well..

I believe they think the Auction sites are dillutting the value they perceive that their smokes are worth.

and. they're trying to prop up the B&Ms.

As well all know the interwebs are a source for info. That info reduces the prices the B&Ms can charge..

I suspect they are stupid. Once people start buying cigars on the net at significantly better prices, they pretty much only go to their b&m's for singles or a place to smoke. B&Ms will continue dying out until Cuban cigars hit their shelves and there is renewed interest in cigars by non-smokers. Then b&Ms will continue their slide. I also spect that the price of cigars has been crashing due to both oversupply and the poor economy.

I suspect they are stupid. Once people start buying cigars on the net at significantly better prices, they pretty much only go to their b&m's for singles or a place to smoke. B&Ms will continue dying out until Cuban cigars hit their shelves and there is renewed interest in cigars by non-smokers. Then b&Ms will continue their slide. I also spect that the price of cigars has been crashing due to both oversupply and the poor economy.

Mind sharing where you read this? I love my cubaos.

A cigar shop is a business, and in every business sector, change comes. In the last 40 years, that particular business has been spared compared with many others. When change comes, you adapt or die. Period. If cigar shops are not smart enough to adapt to stay alive, then I'm not going to cry a single tear for them. I'm honestly sick of people whining "Ohh poor us, if the cigar shops die out, then the cigar world as we know it will end!" I say BS. If you can't stay competitive, you loose

If the B&Ms can't compete on price alone, then they need to find other ways to get buisness. I realize there are many great cigar shops around, and the rest of the pack needs to look to them for ideas. I think that Jungle Jim's in OH has this down. First off, they have good prices compared to most B&Ms I've ever been to. 2nd, they have EVENTS every week, usually just excuses for guys to get together and smoke, but many times it's whatever cigar tour they can book. They have raffles, booze, and deals on cigars by the BOX. But really, it's all about guys getting together to hang out and enjoy cigars. In other words, they promote the COMMUNITY of cigar smokers, not just "Come buy our overpriced cigars so we stay in buisness, and while you're hear, listen to us whine non-stop about taxes and evil on-line cigar merchants (psst, by the way, the cigars they sell are totally inferior!). And no, you can't bring in your own cigar when you come here, piss off."

Shops like that should die out so that better (dare I say, "Coffee-house-style") cigar lounges can rise out of the ashes (pun intended).

What a shame, I love the Cubao line.......better stock up I guess!!!

.....Had a CUBAO No.5, 6.1x50 last week. My first in years. Worth every penny of the $5 singles price I paid. Provided a perfect smoking session.

.....I have not seen FREE FALL look this healthy in a while. Awesome selection aside from the barely smokeable PUROS INDIOS Viejo, the only '91' rated cigar (1st batch was back in 2006, not this current scrap) you can score for a little more then a BUCK!!! ha ha ha SOOOOO BAD.