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Originally Posted by VirginianTemplar
I'm actually pretty sensitive to mold, and a few other environmental factors, so my concern is mostly about inhaling spores and ending up with the crap growing in me.  I know mold is omnipresent, but what I can't see doesn't tend to bother me. What I can does. I'm funny like that. I'm more put off by their attitude. I wasn't asking for anything for free, nor do I expect it.
I have to wonder if they actually think they're right, or if they think since they're around cigars all day that they know everything and the customers are just unknowing hacks?
When I was in Guatemala I saw the hotel had a walk in humidor with cohibas. I got excited and called for someone to let me in. I looked in the top of one of the boxes and it was covered in a carpet of blue green mold. It was ugly. I just left since I didn't speak Spanish and wouldn't have been able to tell her why I wasn't buying any. These cats speak english. |
I hear you. I just had a similar experience in a local shop. I appreciate it when people are just honest. I can't really say if they were lying or truly don't know better. It isn't limited to cigars either. Its Anything that has to do with sales.
Anyways, I personally just wipe them down if the foot looks okay, but I can respect that not everyone wants to do that, especially given the high cost of cigars. I agree that they should both be honest and allow to to return them. A grocer wouldn't think twice about letting you return moldy bread, regardless of how harmless they may think it is.
I have returned some cigars to FSS with no problem due to cracked wrappers and a beetle hole. Actually, they just sent me replacements as it wasn't enough to warrant the shipping cost to return them. I've never tried to return anything due to mold though.
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