JohnCA

I do a lot of business with CI. I've found that when I get a shipment from CI and put it in one of the humidors, the RH goes up. This suggests to me they are sent "wet" and I don't necessarily have a problem with that. Sure beats the alternative! But every shipment also comes with an insert that says to put them up for a while before torching them (not that I listen -- I'm a repeat offender when it comes to lighting up something ROTT.)

I have probably bought in the neighborhood of 400 to 500 cigars from CI over the last five months alone. I've not detected any quality issues -- not to say others have not had them, just that I have not. And that covers everything from Padrons to Pirates (which are really good smokes, btw.)

I'd just suggest that, if you have any concerns, call them up and give them an opportunity to address your concerns and make it right. They have the reputations of CI, CB and C to worry about. Not that what others have suggested isn't true, it just seems that it wouldn't make much sense to put that much at at risk especially in the world of the Internet.