Cheap Guilty Pleasures

lilwing88

Not exactly a budget smoke, but in terms of "bang-for-your-buck", you cant go wrong with an AF Sun Grown Queen B... they go for about $8. 

0patience

AJ Fernandez New World Cameroon is about $5.50-$6 per
Quality for a great price.

ShawnOL

Torano Exodus (with the tie-dyed looking band).  Bought them on sale, good price and good smoke.

I bought a LOT of cheap cigars in the beginning.  Should have just started buying name brand from the start.  Don't drop $20 on your first cigar, but also don't smoke those $1 sticks.

I just bought 3 five packs of Cohibas (black, blue and Macassar) on sale for $60.  $4/stick for really good cigars is a great deal.  Buy good smokes when on sale.

Yakster

ShawnOL said:

Buy good smokes when on sale.

jd50ae

Cheetos 

Martel

Tat White Label.  I guess it's officially "Series P" is the best mixed filler cigar I've had.  If I really don't have a dime to drop on something I know I like, I can grab one of these and be happy at $3.50/single every day on this site.  Unfortunately, they're constantly backordered.

TBonz

When I started smoking cigars many years ago, I probably smoked about a cigar a month on average.  I bought some nice cigars - not too expensive, but definitely not "cheap" smokes.  When I started smoking more often, I decided to go the house brand / knock off options but also still enjoy a "name" cigar once in awhile.  

I still pick up some of those house brand / knock offs but smoke them more for times I may not get to finish my smoke or for some reason I don't want to go for a higher end smoke.  I also picked up a a box of Arturo Fuente Exquisitos (cigarellos) which work out well as a quick but enjoyable smoke at a fairly low cost.