Really the best advice?

[CoachDread]

I think Dustin nailed it with the online shopping bit and how we end up with 5ers so often. I sure wouldn't buy MORE of a cigar I didn't like just to try aging them, but I might throw them in the humi for 6 months or a year and see if I change my mind or they get a little better.

When it comes to buying at the shop, I don't think I've ever bought more than 2 of an untried cigar, and only then from a maker I trusted. So when I have a bad single, I just don't buy it again.

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

[Cardinal]

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

Yeah, buying singles is smart. I ended up with a ton of junk that no amount of age was going to cure, all because I "saved" a few cents apiece by buying 5 packs online.

At least it only took about a year for me to figure it out, haha.

[Hardheaded]

Yeah, buying singles is smart. I ended up with a ton of junk that no amount of age was going to cure, all because I "saved" a few cents apiece by buying 5 packs online.

At least it only took about a year for me to figure it out, haha.

A few cents each? Lucky. I end up saving 30-50% online vs retail here in the great state of NY. Thats assuming I can even find some of them in the Rochester area.

[Cardinal]

A few cents each? Lucky. I end up saving 30-50% online vs retail here in the great state of NY. Thats assuming I can even find some of them in the Rochester area.

Ugh yeah, I feel for you guys up there with the ungodly taxes and prices.

It's more than a couple cents for me I guess, but nothing like you - I probably save a buck or two depending on if I catch sales and those 10-15-20% sales and free shipping things. But of course I don't really save anything when I end up with $30 worth of cigars I don't like. If I was in NY though, I know I'd only buy online.

[Lynn]

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

I just buy the 5ers or samplers..then if I dont like it...I just flat rate it to some BUM.