real or fake?
silvermouse
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this was gifted to me last year, is it real or counterfeit?
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Need more photos. Close up of caps, band and footTeam O'Donnell FTW!
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White0 -
Really need to submerge it in water for exactly an hour to tell. ... Oh wait that was to get the most flavor.. Carry on3
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It's got "the font"...."Cooking isn't about struggling; It's about pleasure. It's like sǝx, with a wider variety of sauces."
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...0 -
Are you sure it's not a Cuban rounds. LolNon Crux sed lux0
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Dissect it.
Band is fake for sure. Look at the spacing in H ab a n a. Looks like squares are touching gold border as well. As others mentioned the font.
Exacto knife it and see theirs any limbs, TP, etc. I know others sometimes smoke them but not sure I would.
Do you know the origin of purchase? If Jamaica it may have ganji in there lol.Free Cuba
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It looks to be a better quality wrapper than a lot of fakes. I highly doubt its got anything strange in there. It's probably a just a yard gar with a fauxhiba band."Cooking isn't about struggling; It's about pleasure. It's like sǝx, with a wider variety of sauces."
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...0 -
Counterfeit
Cut it. Cut it Now! CUT IT NOW!
sorry. I blacked out for a minute there"It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR10 -
Thanks, gentlemen. Looks like I got a genuine fake.0
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looking for my xacto knife....0
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When I read this title I thought it was gonna be about boobs....damn...How do make this text turn upside down?5
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Same here... maybe next time.CigarFanatic said:When I read this title I thought it was gonna be about boobs....damn...
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peter4jc said:
Same here... maybe next time.CigarFanatic said:When I read this title I thought it was gonna be about boobs....damn...
We can always continue this!
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Fake."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis2
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Smoke it, see what you think.
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Those may be fake but they look spectacular.genareddog said:peter4jc said:
Same here... maybe next time.CigarFanatic said:When I read this title I thought it was gonna be about boobs....damn...We can always continue this!
Free Cuba
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Unicorns are fake, all b o o bs are real. Some just enhanced"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form."
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Fake or real?
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The new 2014 band looks real but it is hard to tell in the pics with the lighting and reflections.. The squares and font looks aligned and correct. Gonna say they look real but better pics would help alot.
No cello so maybe they are fake.
Def alot of cracking and chipping on the wrap. Over handled maybe???Free Cuba
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Look at this and then look at yours. Based on your pic, it looks fake, but it isn't a great pic, so I won't pretend to know definitively.LLA - Lancero Lovers of America0 -
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Definitely a fake. The "C" in Cuba is a giveaway and the wrapper's texture looks wrong.
Cнeerѕ! Moтнerғυcĸer
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A Google search for "Cuban Cigars: Real or Fake?" or any similar phrase will turn up many websites that will explain this topic.
There used to be one that was extremely detailed, showing photos of cigars, labels, packaging, etc.and pointing out the different things to look for to determine if they were real or fake. Unfortunately, I failed to bookmark the URL for that site. Maybe one of the old-timers will remember the one I'm referring to. IIRC, it also covered many brands, not just Cohiba.
A case in point: a friend gifted me with a fiver of Cohibas that he bought in Cabo San Lucas. That fact immediately turned on my radar but I didn't say anything to him right away. I didn't want to hurt his feelings.
They came in a wooden box with a sliding glass lid. (Clue #2). There were legitimate looking seals and stickers on the box adding to the illusion that they were real. One of the seals was even a hologram showing an outline of the island of Cuba but instead of saying 'Cuba' on it, it said 'Aqui' (clue #3).
On the back of the box, where it would say "Totalmente a Mano" on a legitimate box, meaning 'totally made by hand, it said "Totalmente a nana", meaning 'totally made by grandma'. The clowns who made and sold these fakes were even yanking our chain making fun of the fact that most of us don't speak Spanish.
All of these points were covered in the website I wish I had bookmarked. Anyway, do some googling and satisfy yourself about some of the points you can check.2 -
I'd give you static about you Bungel's cheerleaders but better looking cheerleaders is the one thing they have one the Steelers.genareddog said:
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www.cubancigarwebsite.comjlmarta said:A Google search for "Cuban Cigars: Real or Fake?" or any similar phrase will turn up many websites that will explain this topic.
There used to be one that was extremely detailed, showing photos of cigars, labels, packaging, etc.and pointing out the different things to look for to determine if they were real or fake. Unfortunately, I failed to bookmark the URL for that site. Maybe one of the old-timers will remember the one I'm referring to. IIRC, it also covered many brands, not just Cohiba.
A case in point: a friend gifted me with a fiver of Cohibas that he bought in Cabo San Lucas. That fact immediately turned on my radar but I didn't say anything to him right away. I didn't want to hurt his feelings.
They came in a wooden box with a sliding glass lid. (Clue #2). There were legitimate looking seals and stickers on the box adding to the illusion that they were real. One of the seals was even a hologram showing an outline of the island of Cuba but instead of saying 'Cuba' on it, it said 'Aqui' (clue #3).
On the back of the box, where it would say "Totalmente a Mano" on a legitimate box, meaning 'totally made by hand, it said "Totalmente a nana", meaning 'totally made by grandma'. The clowns who made and sold these fakes were even yanking our chain making fun of the fact that most of us don't speak Spanish.
All of these points were covered in the website I wish I had bookmarked. Anyway, do some googling and satisfy yourself about some of the points you can check.1 -
Better pic would help for sure but I looked again after some other comments and the C in Cuba upper stroke is not touching the writing (gap seen in pic) good eye @variant2. Also as @rsherman24pointed out no white around the border of the head silhouette.NorDoor said:Fake or real?
I say it is good band fake for sure. Close. Most are way more off.
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Yessiree, @bandyt09, I do believe that's the one. It'll tell ya just about anything you want to know about Cuban cigars.bandyt09 said:
www.cubancigarwebsite.comjlmarta said:A Google search for "Cuban Cigars: Real or Fake?" or any similar phrase will turn up many websites that will explain this topic.
There used to be one that was extremely detailed, showing photos of cigars, labels, packaging, etc.and pointing out the different things to look for to determine if they were real or fake. Unfortunately, I failed to bookmark the URL for that site. Maybe one of the old-timers will remember the one I'm referring to. IIRC, it also covered many brands, not just Cohiba.
A case in point: a friend gifted me with a fiver of Cohibas that he bought in Cabo San Lucas. That fact immediately turned on my radar but I didn't say anything to him right away. I didn't want to hurt his feelings.
They came in a wooden box with a sliding glass lid. (Clue #2). There were legitimate looking seals and stickers on the box adding to the illusion that they were real. One of the seals was even a hologram showing an outline of the island of Cuba but instead of saying 'Cuba' on it, it said 'Aqui' (clue #3).
On the back of the box, where it would say "Totalmente a Mano" on a legitimate box, meaning 'totally made by hand, it said "Totalmente a nana", meaning 'totally made by grandma'. The clowns who made and sold these fakes were even yanking our chain making fun of the fact that most of us don't speak Spanish.
All of these points were covered in the website I wish I had bookmarked. Anyway, do some googling and satisfy yourself about some of the points you can check.
Many thanks, Todd. I'll d amn sure bookmark it this time. Youze is a good kid....
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They came in a sampler box of 5. So dry they're not smokable right now.