What's your take on something like this?

[Old Smokey]

I will add, Fuente does the same type of stuff with his retailers. My local told me they have to order at least 25 boxes of Fuente for the opportunity to buy a box of the HTF Fuentes. So I guess it just trickles down to the customers. But we don’t have to like it. It’s the $25 that really bothers me. The shop probably pays $10 a stick for them.

[jrfoxx]

I will add, Fuente does the same type of stuff with his retailers. My local told me they have to order at least 25 boxes of Fuente for the opportunity to buy a box of the HTF Fuentes. So I guess it just trickles down to the customers. But we don’t have to like it. It’s the $25 that really bothers me. The shop probably pays $10 a stick for them.

I've heard that before about the Fuente box minimum thing.
Plus, they are typically excluded from any discount from coupon/promo codes at various vendors which does kinda irk me a bit.

But again, free enterprise. If they dont get the money they want/need for something, they will change or lose money.

And just out of curiosity, since I can't tell even zooming in to the OP's picture, what exactly are the cigars in question?

I friggin love cigars