My Canadian cousin was interested in a box of Upmann Sir Winston's, contacted a vender that he has used many times in the past and inquired to what box code they current they were shipping... received a message as they don't guarantee box codes that don't supply them any longer.. When my Cousin asked what code would they be shipping if he ordered the box now he was told we don't give out that info any longer.

Seems on a $300 box of cigars it was a reasonable request? So he will have to go elsewhere even having to pay more... just sayin.........](*,)

Unless he was looking for aged stock or a specific date of manufacture what good was the box code info he was asking for? It has been years since anyone has been able to decipher box code info to determine the factory used.

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For the production date.... Are they shipping 3 month old stock or a couple of years of age? Plus lots of info available on line example late 2010 production generally looks very good...Per people that have already purchased... Just seems like a reasonable question...

Canadians don't get any respect.

Most retailers only ship recent stock. If they have older stock they usually have it separated and charge a premium for it. There are still many who will give out code info if they have multiple codes in their stock but some got burned holding certain codes that some avoided for strange reasons or urban myths.

IE date code POS back in '08. I found that code to be some of the most flavorful PSD#4 and Mag 46 I have ever had but the code didn't sound too good to some.

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