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Originally Posted by htown
Maybe I am wrong, but I only feel good if I am supporting a B&M that is run by decent people. Just because they have chosen to sell cigars does not mean that they are upstanding citizens or deserving of my hard earned cash.
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Same hold true for online retailers!
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Originally Posted by htown
I have had an owner of one cigar shop tell me mold on his cigars was plume
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That's happened with online stores as well!
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Originally Posted by htown
the owner of another try and convince me that some unbanded cigars were habanos that his friend in Canada sent him (which they obviously were not).
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I would bet if you looked back in the archives here, the same has happened on this very forum too.
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Originally Posted by htown
I would rather buy cigars online or from someone here.
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And that's the cool thing, it's just like what cigars you smoke, ones you love, others may hate, and you're both right. I'm not condoning buying cigars online, just saying that when the day comes that you want to go to that B&M, sit down and enjoy a cigar, only to find out that they couldn't pay the bills and went out of business, keep in mind your willingness to save a buck to buy online.
I've bought from both of course, and I'm sure I'll buy online again in the future, but I will do everything I can do to support my local small business man, it's where I get my truck worked on, where I get my shoes, where I buy my cigars. I'm just trying to do my part.