Converted my first Newb!!!
lilwing88
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Had a few people over at the house last night. My wife's cousin brought over her new boyfriend. Got to talkin, and asked the fatal question: "So....... you smoke cigars?"
His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. By the look in his eyes, I could tell he was practically begging me to turn him to a cigar obsessed nut-job, much like myself!
He said, " I smoked a few on my last trip to the Carribeans. Cubans."
Then I knew I had him. Hook, line and sinker. I felt like I was selling Amway!
I took him on a tour of my stash. Showed him my humidors. Showed him my stack of tuperdors. "Where do you buy all of your cigars?", he asked.
It was then that I showed him the Holy Grail.......... C.COM!!!! The great prices!! The DDs!! The forum!!! It was like the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when Willy showed them the edible candy land!!! He was asking all the newb questions: What kind of humidor should I get? What does full-bodied mean? What's ligero? How do you cut it? What's optimum humidity and temp?
Sadly, it was over then. I knew I only had one thing left to do.......... "So, wanna go out for a smoke?"
He looked at me like I just asked him if he wanted a million dollars.
This was the crucial part: I had to pick the right smoke to really hook this guy. Do I go mild? Something like a LHC Natural, maybe? Do I go medium? A 5 Vegas Classic? Do I blow him outta the water with a MOW? No. This guy needs THE right cigar. The one that got me hooked. The Casa Magna Colorado Robusto!!
I showed him how to cut just at the right spot on the cap. I showed him how to toast the foot properly. I told him how to make corrections to the burn. How to purge. How to use the "1-2-3 puff" technique. I felt like I was teachin my kid how to ride a bike!
So then we did what men do. We smoked. We drank. We talked. He really enjoyed his cigar. He said it was way better than the stuff he had in the Carribean. When we went back in the house, he musta been a little light headed from the nicotine rush, cuz he was a giddy and all smiles. The girls looked at us and said, "What were you smokin out there????" He left a little bit after that.......but not without a nice 5-pack sampler, C.com style!!!!
So, Tim...... when Chris from Chicago signs up in the next couple of days and orders a humidor and a big sampler, you know where to send the 20% commission check to!!!!
His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. By the look in his eyes, I could tell he was practically begging me to turn him to a cigar obsessed nut-job, much like myself!
He said, " I smoked a few on my last trip to the Carribeans. Cubans."
Then I knew I had him. Hook, line and sinker. I felt like I was selling Amway!
I took him on a tour of my stash. Showed him my humidors. Showed him my stack of tuperdors. "Where do you buy all of your cigars?", he asked.
It was then that I showed him the Holy Grail.......... C.COM!!!! The great prices!! The DDs!! The forum!!! It was like the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when Willy showed them the edible candy land!!! He was asking all the newb questions: What kind of humidor should I get? What does full-bodied mean? What's ligero? How do you cut it? What's optimum humidity and temp?
Sadly, it was over then. I knew I only had one thing left to do.......... "So, wanna go out for a smoke?"
He looked at me like I just asked him if he wanted a million dollars.
This was the crucial part: I had to pick the right smoke to really hook this guy. Do I go mild? Something like a LHC Natural, maybe? Do I go medium? A 5 Vegas Classic? Do I blow him outta the water with a MOW? No. This guy needs THE right cigar. The one that got me hooked. The Casa Magna Colorado Robusto!!
I showed him how to cut just at the right spot on the cap. I showed him how to toast the foot properly. I told him how to make corrections to the burn. How to purge. How to use the "1-2-3 puff" technique. I felt like I was teachin my kid how to ride a bike!
So then we did what men do. We smoked. We drank. We talked. He really enjoyed his cigar. He said it was way better than the stuff he had in the Carribean. When we went back in the house, he musta been a little light headed from the nicotine rush, cuz he was a giddy and all smiles. The girls looked at us and said, "What were you smokin out there????" He left a little bit after that.......but not without a nice 5-pack sampler, C.com style!!!!
So, Tim...... when Chris from Chicago signs up in the next couple of days and orders a humidor and a big sampler, you know where to send the 20% commission check to!!!!
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"Long ashes my friends."
Now, I am sending him most of my mild smokes (I only have like 15...) and an extra tupperware container I have. He was also complaining about the cutter he has so I might toss in a decent one.
It really feels good turning someone on to this amazing hobby. Well done Martin, well done.
Hope he has as good of an experience as I have in my cigar virginity.
Don't forget to fold your cape up nice and neat before putting it in the closet. Don't want any unsightly wrinkles on it, the next time you need to put it into service.
I was talking with a friend of mine about my soon-to-be-born baby and he said to me, "i'll smoke a cigar in your honor!" I of course started asking about what he smoked and he said a bit sheepishly, "swisher sweets." lol.