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...

[Emperor Zurg]

"Hey, buddy... YOU, yeah, you! You're pretty smart. You're good looking, you have great taste, women everywhere are falling over themselves to kneel before you. We know you like cigars. We also know that you're soooooo insanely popular that there are literally thousands of lesser beta-males trying to hang out with you, and you're so damn generous that you give each and every one of them a cigar even though they're dirt and they don't deserve a sniff of your superior tobacco. What else do we know about you? You can spot an awesome value at a mile away because YOU'RE awesome! Yeah, that's right: YOU ARE AWESOME! So we have this great package all ready to go for you. It's filled with a bunch of crap you can give to the masses, and they'll be thankful for every inch - of which you have many, no doubt - and that in turn will make you thankful because the primo shelf in your humidor has gone untouched. That's the name of the game, buckaroo. You stock your humidor with handmade treasures and still appease the peasants with a cigar, even though it's total dogshit. They won't know... Anything coming from you is gold, buddy. GOLD!"

Holy crap, this Andy guy is SO AWESOME because he thinks I'M COOL!!!
Where is this sampler and put me down for 2!!!!

[droy1958]

I don't have any cigar friends because....
Nobody loves me....
Everybody hates me.....
I'm going to the garden to eat worms....
Yesterday I ate two smooth ones and one wooly one.....

[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!

[Cool Breeze]

I have one friend that I know is going to smoke half of it, let it go out and then try to light it up later in the night or forget about it all together. He doesnt get the best cigars, just a random single I may not care to see halved then sitting. The funny thing is that his palate is way better than mine. He can tell me what flavors he is getting when smoking it.

Another friend takes the experience seriously and enjoys the routine of cutting, lighting, seeing how long he can go before it ashes, etc. He usually gets what I am smoking at the time. He is interested in the Shark and luckily I will have some on Saturday thanks to @D307P .

I have some folks like this as well.
The ones I know are going to leave 2/3 of a stick in the ash tray when the night is done, isn't getting a top shelf stick. Don't get me wrong, I won't hand someone something that I wouldn't smoke myself. But I'm not watching you smoke half a Opus, Anejo or Padron '64 and leave $10.00 worth of cigar sitting in the ashtray. Not happening.

I have a nephew that loves the experience of smoking a cigar and enjoys everything about it. He will smoke it until it's burning his fingers. He can have whatever he wants.
I had him and his fiance house/dog sit while we went to Florida last year and that was part of the deal. I would stock the fridge and when he got off work, he could smoke whatever he wanted. I got selfies that weekend of him on my balcony, drinking my beer and smoking my stuff. I think he went through more pipe tobacco than cigars though.

[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.