It keeps getting bigger

[Old Smokey]

I seriously got in to this hobby almost 2 years and my cigar collection keeps growing faster than I smoke them. I have gotten very picky on what I buy and the quality of my cigars has greatly improved, which is a good thing. But I have a very hard time just kicking back and enjoying what I have.

When does the madness end? Or does it?

My collection is very modest compared to some, with my stick count hovering temporarily around 325 cigars. I have a 70qt cooler thats full of various partial boxes, a 150ct humidor that's maxes out with unmentionables and top shelf Fuentes. Then a tupperdor full of misc. daily type smokes. I don't want to add more storage, I just wanna smoke and enjoy. But the Las Calaveras 2015 is very near and I think I'm screwed.

I know I can pick up the bombing and I enjoy that, but tell me again why I buy way more cigars than I smoke?

[jp1979]

I seriously got in to this hobby almost 2 years and my cigar collection keeps growing faster than I smoke them. I have gotten very picky on what I buy and the quality of my cigars has greatly improved, which is a good thing. But I have a very hard time just kicking back and enjoying what I have.

When does the madness end? Or does it?

My collection is very modest compared to some, with my stick count hovering temporarily around 325 cigars. I have a 70qt cooler thats full of various partial boxes, a 150ct humidor that's maxes out with unmentionables and top shelf Fuentes. Then a tupperdor full of misc. daily type smokes. I don't want to add more storage, I just wanna smoke and enjoy. But the Las Calaveras 2015 is very near and I think I'm screwed.

I know I can pick up the bombing and I enjoy that, but tell me again why I buy way more cigars than I smoke?

Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE!

[Old Smokey]

Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE!

Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

[jp1979]

Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

Ha. I had close to 700 sticks sold off 500 and replaced them with 800 new ones. Have 2 more boxes and 2 bundles on the way too. The fun is in the buying and selling.... Let me look if I have anything to sell.......

[WNYTONY]

Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

@jp1979 is a known enabler !

[jhedrick83]

Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE!

Notice how @DogRockets liked this!?

Buying faster than you smoke is good, it means you will get to see how some of the cigars age and change over time. That's part of the fun for me.

[Cardinal]

Notice how @DogRockets liked this!?

Buying faster than you smoke is good, it means you will get to see how some of the cigars age and change over time. That's part of the fun for me.

Yes! Most of the stuff I'm smoking now is between 1-3 years old and so far I've noticed no decline at all, and if anything the cigars are sometimes a little better.

Bomb/troop the ones you don't love, throw away the ones you hate, and enjoy the aging on the rest of 'em.

I'm with ya on being more selective too. I almost only buy boxes now, and if I love it enough I buy multiple boxes.

The moral of the story is that you need more storage.

[Hardheaded]

I'm pretty sure thats the slope everyone mentions. We currently have no known cure. Light one up and enjoy the slide. The stress of trying to figure it out just might kill you. Don't want that to happen.

[Horseshoe]

I feel your pain Old Smokey. 9 months in the hobby and over 400 sticks... I am not proud of that, I blame the BnB Groupons for my numbers. The slope is slippery and seems to be endless! We should start a support group. Hey I support your cigar decisions!

[Billb1960]

Cigar Acquisition Syndrome. There's no known cure.