[shilala]

I recently visited a cigar shop here in Ohio that had a giant walk in humidor that was slap full of empty boxes. I mean literally hundreds of boxes with nothing in them, all displayed proudly.
I managed to find five or six boxes that actually had cigars in them, they were right by the door on the way out of the walk-in. I didn't buy anything there because there was nothing to buy, and I felt bad about it. It's puzzled me for a couple months now, I can't figure out for the life of me what's going on there.

I try to buy a box every time I visit a B&M, which isn't often because I can't find any. When I find a nice one, I try to grab everything I can afford, and usually find the prices to be right in line with online outfits (PA and OH).
I often grab stuff that I know guys here will want, too.
I do it because without the B&M's, a huge part of this hobby is lost. I don't even go there to buy a cigar. I go there to smoke a cigar and meet people and enjoy myself. That has huge value to me, and if a box costs a few more bucks, or singles cost a few more bucks, so be it. It's a value-added premium that is well worth the money.
I've not found cigars to cost more, anyways. The B&M's I've visited have always offered a discount on multiple stick/box purchases and I usually find awesome closeout deals.