Quote Originally Posted by jp1979 View Post
I buy as many sticks as I plan to smoke of mine on a given night that I bring with me. If I plan to smoke 4, I buy 4. (I use them for bombs)

You have to look at it from the other side, if it were your lounge, would you want guys bringing in their own sticks, tying up one of your money making seats for 2-6 hours and not make a dime off them???? Now, box buying customers, maybe a different story, at least you know they spend money there.

We have a lounge here that has a private access lounge on the other half of the store. It is $240 a month and you get a $200 credit towards purchases and a locker. Might sound like its stupid expensive, but all they are doing is making you pre pay for your sticks, and making sure you purchase there.
Really nothing wrong with that, except keep in mind his profit margin on higher end sticks may be more than the low end cigars. $240 per month for a clean, quiet, and comfortable place to smoke $200 worth of cigars may seem expensive, but when you seriously look at your cigar budget, how far off is that from what you spend now? Sure, I can go on-line and pick up more sticks than I'd get at this lounge for that $240, but if I'm sitting on my deck in 90 degree heat, or below freezing temps, that extra cash for a warm/cool place to smoke in a comfy leather chair, with the ball game on a big screen, is, IMHO, worth the extra costs. Like I said before, everything's a trade-off.