I just thought I was cheap....

clearlysuspect

I think I just like cheap cigars. I've been trying a lot of different cigars over the course of the last several months and my humidor now has probably 150 cigars in it. I have lots of Gurhka, Oliva, Oliveros, Drew Estates, Rocky Patel, Arturo Fuente OpusX, Pepin Garcia, 5 Vegas, etc etc etc. All the usual stuff. And I've tried countless others. And while I've enjoyed most of these cigars, very few really stuck out and said "Man this is a really good one!" I also keep another box that has a bunch of cheap cigars, JR rip offs of Monterey De Joya and some Rosa Cubas, that I smoke when I'm either not sure if I want a cigar, or if I'm in a hurry and don't mind setting it down half way. This way, I don't lose much more than a dollar if I choose to set it down.

Frankly, with the exeption of a couple $30 cigars that I've experienced and a few notables, most of the $5-10 cigars I've had didn't really seem that much better than the el cheapos that I keep on the side.

Or maybe I've just become so cheap in everything else that I can't tell the difference between crap and quality anymore. Who knows!

One2gofst

If you'd like, I'll buy cheapos and trade you for your others straight up!

AQUADGIO1200

i'll trade you some backwoods that have been aging for 2 years for your olivas

jsnake

5 Vegas sucks so send them to me cuz I am a **** and that would hurt my feelings. In return I will send you the free pack of grape Swisher Sweets I have in my visor. mmmmmmmmmm grapey

clearlysuspect

I do still enjoy my other cigars. It's just a lot of them, I don't enjoy any more (or less) than some of my pricier cigars.

Thanks for the offer on the Swishers though........ graaaaapey!

phobicsquirrel

clearlysuspect:

I do still enjoy my other cigars. It's just a lot of them, I don't enjoy any more (or less) than some of my pricier cigars.

Thanks for the offer on the Swishers though........ graaaaapey!

I will agree with you on price doesn't mean quality. Also people have different tastes. My thought is, I must try new things and many of the "wow" cigars are spendy and usually I too am not impressed. I really don't like a lot of cigars I smoke. That is why I have a lot of the same cigars in my humi. I have a crap load of gurkhas and it's because I love them. I have a few from AF (opus, anejos, GOF, Between the Lines, short story) because I like them. Even though most of the stuff from AF I haven't really enjoyed enough to stock up on. I also have most of the ashton's in my collection. Other than those, that makes up the bulk of my stock. Yeah I have a box of comacho 3x maduros but that's really all I like from them, though I have some singles of the scorpio and the liberty's. I like some of the nubs, but not all. 5 vegas is really the only other company I have multiple lines from. CAO is really a miss for me, though I like a couple of their blends, the GOLD, America, Black VR, LX2, Soprano, Brazilia, Italia. I enjoy some other cigars too like the partagas black, RP vintage 90, Olivia's V maduro (regular too). I wouldn't go so far as say spendy cigars don't deliver, but I will say that a lot of what I have had do not. Also it seems that many of them it depends on where you get them. For instance, at my local shop, they had some opus's for 12 - 16 dollars. The La Flor Mysterio's were 17.85 each. For me, I'd go with the opus's. I haven't had a mysterio but I know the opus's are good so it's easy. I still ordered a box of each mysterio recently so I will find out if they are as good as the price suggest. I personally do not expect more from a pricey cigar as compared to a cheaper cigar. I really enjoy the Ccom red label and it is cheap enough to smoke daily, but I also enjoy VSG's, which if I could afford 6 more boxes then sure, I'd smoke them daily. One cigar company which is usually expensive are Greycliffs. I really haven't enjoyed one cigar from them, and for the price of their cigars I could get two, maybe three cigars I do like. But I wouldn't know that unless I have had them. It's all just a crap shoot and if your able to read reviews before you buy your much more likely to buy what you like. Also it is a good idea to learn what a specific reviewer leans towards so you will know more of what your buying. Say, our very own Laker, he and I enjoy a lot of the same cigars, so I know if he likes a cigar, and enough to get a box, that I too will more likely enjoy them as well. Rob, wheelie, and Jozer also share the same type of tastes. Kuzi has a bit different taste than I do but we do enjoy some of the same cigars so with him it's more of a gamble than say if Laker is down with a cigar. Maybe it's just that I've been around here too much. That's my take though.

Renaissance_Man

clearlysuspect:

I do still enjoy my other cigars. It's just a lot of them, I don't enjoy any more (or less) than some of my pricier cigars.

Thanks for the offer on the Swishers though........ graaaaapey!

I feel you man! I feel the EXACT same way... Recently I also started just not "giving cigars a chance" if they don't live up to my expectations. Like I would set down an Padilla 1932 or recently a RP 1961 barely half way... I have found just a few cigars i like and I am slowly trading away all the rest. Honestly I probably wont even care about any Opus=es or whatever... IDK... I feel weird but I am kind of on a quest of cleansing my humidors because I realized there is absolutely NO point in me keeping cigars I will neither ever smoke nor enjoy while I smoke... What is the point of having an Opus X sitting there? "Its in my collection!"? Nah.. BS.. I dont really care for stashing it away for some weird reason... I'd rather give the cigars I dont like away to people that would appreciate them more... Like I did with all my MoWs... I will NEVER like a cigar with the flavor profile of a MoW. It just doesnt do it for me... ANyway...

4bob4

Renaissance_Man:

What is the point of having an Opus X sitting there? "Its in my collection!"? Nah.. BS.. I dont really care for stashing it away for some weird reason... I'd rather give the cigars I dont like away to people that would appreciate them more... Like I did with all my MoWs... I will NEVER like a cigar with the flavor profile of a MoW. It just doesnt do it for me... ANyway...

Shall I pm you my address?