Do you really know cigar moochers?

[Rocket Scientologist]

for me i wouldnt call them moochers or anything like that but i have some guys that like to enjoy cigars with me but are not really into it

Same here. I used to have the mindset of giving them the cigars I didn't like or other cheap cigars because they're not going to know the difference, but that's changed. First, I don't hold onto cigars I don't like anymore, so every cigar in my humidors are ones I would smoke myself. When I was starting out, if I was buying a cigar I hadn't tried - instead of just getting 1 to try, I'd stupidly buy 2 or 3. Then when I didn't like the first, I was stuck with sticks I didn't like. Lesson for those starting out: Try new cigars 1 at a time.

Second, even the cheap cigars that I might offer, my yard-gars, are cigars I still enjoy like Sosa or Isla del Sol. And third, as Ropey said:

But personally, I know so few people who actually smoke cigars -- and I live in a large city -- that I try to give them good sticks, suited to their tastes, in the hopes that they will continue to smoke with me and perhaps even take up the hobby themselves.

I want more people to smoke cigars with, so why would you give a noob some shitty cigar? Give 'em something tasty so they come back for more.

[Upstatemax]

I don't really have any moocher friends. When we all get together for whatever reason we all usually bring something, so I always make sure to bring some good cigars.

I'm the dedicated cigar guy, we have a scotch guy, a bourbon guy, couple of food guys and one just "personality" guy.

I do have one buddy that I let him keep his cigars in my wineador and I crack up when he comes over and we have a cigar. He will pass right over his cigars and grab one of mine. So I'll shoot him a wink and take one of his...

[Yarddog]

I don't have moochers per se...my son in law is just getting into ceegars...so he raids my humidor from time to time. My neighbor up the street occasionally runs out of sticks, so he offers to buy one or two to get him thru, I never accept his money. He's not been the best about reciprocating, but I've been much less inclined to be generous with him in the last few months, and now he's coughing up a little better.

But what I have done is segregated my humidor a bit. I only have one at the moment, but those sticks on the right of the divider are those that I feel ok with giving away. Those on the left are my special occasion sticks...and those, you cain't have! What I really need to do is have two humidors...thataway there is no chance for butt-hurtness..."Take one from the right, but keep yo' mitts off the left!!!!" "But whyyyyyy? Aren't I your special pal?" "NOH! Take a three dollar stick and be happy you're getting that!"

Not a good scene...

[Slowpokebill]

Friends don't let friends smoke cheap bad cigars.

I have a few close friends that are serious BOTL. They have full run of my humidors but are also fully aware of what is what in those humidors and would ask before pulling out a high end stick. Of course they would be told to smoke what they will.

I also enjoy starting out and introducing others to our hobby. I keep some good, less powerful cigars as good start out sticks to get people going. My favorite stick for that are A. Fuente 858 and Cuban Corona naturals. They won't break the bank and if one gets put aside early who cares. They are good smokes that I'm happy smoking which is a plus. So far I haven't had a newbie turn green and have a bad experience.

Cheap is okay but make sure it is smoke anyone can enjoy, including yourself.

[Hardheaded]

I don't have any moochers. Just my wife, who enjoys one occasionally, and her sister, who refuses to smoke one of her own but always wants to try mine or my wifes when she is in town. So I suppose anyone has free reign to most of my humidors. Just not any that were gifts to me.

I smoke plenty of cheap sticks, but if ita not good I don't keep them.I won't keep something I won't smoke, and I won't give someone something I won't smoke unless I bought it at their request because they like them.

[Upstatemax]

I don't have any moochers. Just my wife, who enjoys one occasionally, and her sister, who refuses to smoke one of her own but always wants to try mine or my wifes when she is in town. So I suppose anyone has free reign to most of my humidors. Just not any that were gifts to me.

I smoke plenty of cheap sticks, but if ita not good I don't keep them.I won't keep something I won't smoke, and I won't give someone something I won't smoke unless I bought it at their request because they like them.

My wife thinks that I'm nuts that I not only buy cigars for certain friends, but I study my humidor before I hang out with my buddies. I have to select cigars that I'm hoping they like!

A few of my buddies are easy, they will smoke pretty much anything decent. But a few are picky and have good palates. Plus one of them always brings really, really good scotch. You HAVE to keep Greg happy!

[Old Smokey]

I have 3 neighbors who all enjoy a cigar from time to time. We all get along great and have a good time. Only 1 of them keeps a small humidor and he usually buys cheap bundles. I don't consider them moochers, they are friends. I always supply the cigars and I don't have a problem doing so. I always grab them something I think they will enjoy.

Premium cigars are meant to be smoked and enjoyed. Luckily I have friends so I don't have to smoke them all myself.

[AK47]

Like some others..I have a friend who's into cigars for whom I give the best..and it's paid off, he just made his first tupperdor and bought some of his own sticks from me. I have a few others who don't really care at all what I give them, they just smoke for the company. Those get the $3-4 buck smokes, which are still decent and all sticks I smoke myself.

[Bruck]

Brothers-in-law and nephews. See them on the holidays. I wouldn't call them moochers per se, but I do generally provide the cigars at holiday gatherings and no, I don't exactly break out fistfuls of Padron 1926s.

[Ropey]

Thanks for the replies. I don't have an "open humidor policy" but I give friends decent stuff. For noobs I've found that I can't go wrong with RyJ 1875s and Avos. Solid construction plus dependable pleasant flavors. For people who know more about cigars it might be something I know they like or something perhaps a little obscure that they've never tried.

I'm not gonna drop an Opus X on em but neither will I give them some Cuban sandwich junk.