CI "Fake" Cigars?

[jp1979]

Lets email all the vendors and ask if they sell fakes... What a joke

[Lapithicus]

the blanco website still shows THEY make them so have they changed the way the cigars are made for CI?? COs has no response from Blanco

David Blanco states in the video that he still has some of the original left in stock. If you want some, the promotion code "COFANS" still works for a 25% discount. Not a bad deal for a premium cigar.

[RogueBallBoy]

The stupidiity to me is that the guy was acting like CI sold him fake LPs, or fake Pardons. Like being shocked that a mcdouble is not the same quality beef as NY strip. He's a total penis in my opinion.

[Billb1960]

David Blanco states in the video that he still has some of the original left in stock. If you want some, the promotion code "COFANS" still works for a 25% discount. Not a bad deal for a premium cigar.

Nevertheless it still doesn't explain why he would allow his name to be put on what are clearly low quality cigars over which he has no control. In an industry in which heritage and reputation are paramount why would you set yourself up for this kind of failure?

[Skeat5353]

LOL, gents! This is what I love about our amazing country. How in the world can a fat dope sit in his backyard and pucker his lips like a baboon over a cigar and then, in some inexplicable way, gain an audience that listens to him? LOLOLOL. Like I said above, until there is some way to measure the various grades of tobacco that produce a cigar, we will be smoking $2 'Premium' Shit Rockets and $18 'Premium' Davidoffs. Blanco is a thief. He knew what he was doing. Let's face it, guys, the only people this really affects are newbs, suckers, and fools. When I buy a $2 cigar, I know exactly what I'm getting--something I can smoke when I'm too drunk to know the difference. It's like JP1979 said in one of his posts in this thread, "He opened up a $2 cigar and discovered it was a $2 cigar." C'mon. I actually bought a 5er of those cigars and smoked one the other night. It sucked, but it was cheap.

[Tman]

Nevertheless it still doesn't explain why he would allow his name to be put on what are clearly low quality cigars over which he has no control. In an industry in which heritage and reputation are paramount why would you set yourself up for this kind of failure?

Yeah, everyone's hindsight's 20/20. Blancos probably thought that selling off their low-profit line to CI would be beneficial since it wasn't doing well in the first place. On top of that, they can manage to make some profit by focusing on their main sellers.

Also, CI might have been the one surprised by the off-shoot quality of the cigars that the replacement factory produced. Who's in the wrong here? Who knows. What we can do is to vote with our wallet and not create a war where it's not needed.

[spyder]

Since this thread is now sliding toward the gutter, I think it's probably time to close it.
Whether you like Bryan, his website, his reviews or the way he contributes to this hobby or not ... I personally find the name calling and personal bashing offensive.

[Billb1960]

Yeah, everyone's hindsight's 20/20. Blancos probably thought that selling off their low-profit line to CI would be beneficial since it wasn't doing well in the first place. On top of that, they can manage to make some profit by focusing on their main sellers.

Also, CI might have been the one surprised by the off-shoot quality of the cigars that the replacement factory produced. Who's in the wrong here? Who knows. What we can do is to vote with our wallet and not create a war where it's not needed.

Your point is well taken, hindsight is 20/20 but it seems like Glynn is so busy bagging on CI he's neglected to mention the fact that if Blanco had simply refused to make the deal none of this would be an issue. He's obviously tight with Blanco so he's playing favorites and that's kind of a shitty way to do business.

[Billb1960]

Since this thread is now sliding toward the gutter, I think it's probably time to close it.
Whether you like Bryan, his website, his reviews or the way he contributes to this hobby or not ... I personally find the name calling and personal bashing offensive.

Or you could simply curtail your participation in it, just sayin'...

[Skeat5353]

Since this thread is now sliding toward the gutter, I think it's probably time to close it.
Whether you like Bryan, his website, his reviews or the way he contributes to this hobby or not ... I personally find the name calling and personal bashing offensive.

Hey, man. It's not about calling names. It's about calling a spade a spade. You can place as much stock in Bryan Glynn as you'd like but, at the end of the day, he's no expert on anything. What credibility could he possibly have? This is the same goofball who smoked and reviewed a fake Montecristo No. 2 on his Youtube channel!!!! That's right!!! HE BOUGHT, SMOKED, AND REVIEWED A FAKE MONTE NO. 2 ON HIS SHOW. Not only that, but he loved it and gave it a rave review. After viewers called him out on the fact that it was blatantly fake, he issued an apology. Now WTF is that? Why close this thread? I find it quite informative and a lot of the guys here are on point.