Fake or Real?
Puff_Dougie
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My brother-in-law gave me these tonight. He got them on a trip to Mexico. I smiled and thanked him profusely, of course, but I'm thinkin'... Mexico? So what do the experts say?
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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Puffmeister .... you troll you
I like you
"It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR4 -
No troll... this is legit, bro. I wouldn't know a real Cuban if it bit me."When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon0
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Sorry brosalamander
these are faker than the review I just posted"It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR1 -
Is it the habanos stamp DZR?0
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What's it say on the hologram sticker? What words, exactly?0
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Everythingkswildcat said:Is it the habanos stamp DZR?
The most obvious is the glass top box"It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR3 -
Thanks.. I was hoping they good for Puffy but I thought the stamp on the back looked funky, but I wouldn't know.danielzreyes said:
Everythingkswildcat said:Is it the habanos stamp DZR?
The most obvious is the glass top box0 -
It says Su Garantia Aqui and also Habanos Unicos Desde 1492jlmarta said:What's it say on the hologram sticker? What words, exactly?"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon0 -
Sucks that my bro-in-law got ripped off trying to buy me a nice birthday gift. Think I'll probably just pretend they're the real deal and tell him they were awesome.
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon1 -
And that is why you should be president @Puff_Dougie. Always thinking of other people first.Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.3
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Glass top and bundles are no-no in the cc world"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."
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter2 -
Just went to the official Habanos s.a. web site. They have an authenticity check where you can input the numbers from the bar code. No match. This makes me sad."When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon2
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Scratch that plan. Just opened the box and the wrappers are dry as dust and coming unglued. Can't even pretend to smoke them.Puff_Dougie said:Think I'll probably just pretend they're the real deal and tell him they were awesome.
Now, where did I put @danielzreyes addy?
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon3 -
Get a fresh blade in that exacto @danielzreyesPuff_Dougie said:
Scratch that plan. Just opened the box and the wrappers are dry as dust and coming unglued. Can't even pretend to smoke them.Puff_Dougie said:Think I'll probably just pretend they're the real deal and tell him they were awesome.
Now, where did I put @danielzreyes addy?
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis0 -
Aqui means 'here'. It should say 'Cuba'. That Aqui crap is what was on the box if fake Cohibas I was given.Puff_Dougie said:
It says Su Garantia Aqui and also Habanos Unicos Desde 1492jlmarta said:What's it say on the hologram sticker? What words, exactly?0 -
Pretty sure the accurate translation is, "Hey! I got your guarantee right here!"jlmarta said:
Aqui means 'here'. It should say 'Cuba'. That Aqui crap is what was on the box if fake Cohibas I was given.Puff_Dougie said:
It says Su Garantia Aqui and also Habanos Unicos Desde 1492jlmarta said:What's it say on the hologram sticker? What words, exactly?"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon1 -
U can always run the box code if it is not scratched or whited out like some do so the vendor cannot be easily found if confiscated at customs. Usually only happens on US shipments.
http://www.habanos.com/en/verificacion-de-autenticidad/?age-verified=f9731b9065
Glass top dead give away.
Habanos sticker should be in the upper right corner.
Seal should have a hologram image on it and be in lower left corner.
Packaging
http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/info-packaging.aspx#Habanos_Packing_Codes
Fakes for should as others statedFree Cuba
"I ain't got no Opus's"
LLA - Lancero Lovers of America
2016 Gang War (South)
May I assss u a ?
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Aqui should be in the hologram from late 2010 on.
Current Warranty Seal - circa late-2010 on
In circa late-2010 Habanos SA modified the new hologram seal by bevelling-off the rounded corners, making the seal some 2mm wider, and deleting the white boarder adjoining the hologram.
Like previous seals, it is likely that post-dated boxes with the older style seal will be found. Overlapping of seal types is common while the old seals are used up.
Starting in late 2011, the seal was revised to feature a micro-printed serial number at various locations on the design. 
Pre-mid 2013
Post-mid 2013In mid-2013, there was a change made to the seal holograms. The basic design remains the same, however, on the old style the "Habanos" appears blurred when looked at straight on, while the Aqui logo is fairly clear. On the new style holograms, the "Habanos" text is clear, while the Aqui logo appears blurred. Free Cuba
"I ain't got no Opus's"
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2016 Gang War (South)
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Look at your bands also. Not a great pic but those bands are a dead give away as well. They are not crisp or aligned properly and they don't seem to be embossed. That band was discontinued in 2008 as well.
Surprised they actually faked a RYJ.Free Cuba
"I ain't got no Opus's"
LLA - Lancero Lovers of America
2016 Gang War (South)
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NEED YOUR EXPERT HELP PLEASE - what are your thoughts ... real or fake Cohiba Siglo IV
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djoyner001 said:NEED YOUR EXPERT HELP PLEASE - what are your thoughts ... real or fake Cohiba Siglo IV
Hmm, dunno.
They left the safety scissors out again, didn't they?In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.3 -
Free Cuba
"I ain't got no Opus's"
LLA - Lancero Lovers of America
2016 Gang War (South)
May I assss u a ? 4 -
Who cares?miller65rod said:4 -
Oh that's real alright................A real picture of the aftermath of a Gurkha explosion that I lost my nose tant on.djoyner001 said:NEED YOUR EXPERT HELP PLEASE - what are your thoughts ... real or fake Cohiba Siglo IV1 -
And the exacto knife strikes again. I’m going with real 😂"When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."1
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Now, put it all back together and light up...... 2
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Did this for another group, but it's a teardown video of one of the Faux-Hibas I brought back from Cuba.
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all boobs are real, unicorns are fake"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."
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter3 -
Hey, you gonna eat the rest of that corndog?3 -
you know what they say...if you have to ask...
-- "There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go poke it with a stick."1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zQSwrwm4sM&t=41s
