Have you ever been handed a free cigar by a random stranger in public

So this morning I was walking from the wife's office to my client's office across the downtown core.

I was at the corner of Burrard and Robson (Vancouver BC ) when I smelled the sweet smell of a cigar.

Looked around and noticed some dude in his early 30's with a Starbucks and a robusto. As the light turned green, I ended up walking beside him...

"Hey, what are you smoking?"

"Some Cuban"

"No SH.IT, I smoke a ton of those..."

And so I started walking and talking with this dude... I figure he was French / Spanish / WTF do I know?

I think I freaked him out... He reached inside his jacket and insisted I accept another robusto... I couldn't get out of him what it was....

Basically, a sometime smoker who also smoked a pipe cuz his wife let him smoke that inside...

I gave him my e-mail address to flip me a line and I would hook him up with some useful URLs ( like Heartfelt beads which his humidor desperately needs)

I'm smoking it right now... dunno what is other than cap looks OK... Fairly light... Unbanded... Tastes decent enough...

Funny way to start the work day.

[systm]

Yea actually.
Was working about, I wanna say two weeks ago, one of our semi regular coffee addicted patrons strolls in and asks " are you the one that smokes cigars?" I was a bit taken aback as I don't really talk about it too often any more but gladly told him I did. The guy then hands me a Gran Habano #5 Corojo Churchill. Probably one of my faves.

He still comes in pretty often. Thinking of firing back with a few of my own tomorrow.

[baldanders]

When I used to have to take the bus home after work I had a 45min-1hr wait for the bus and would smoke a cigar while waiting. People gave me random smokes from time to time and I always have a few extra on me and gave out many to random people that would ask me what I was smoking. Now that I drive to work I give one every Friday to a homeless guy that panhandles in front of the coffee shop I go too

[tomc3084]

That's hilarious.......

[Don Fernando]

There was one guy in Philly that did that to me, turned out he knew me from the pictures and is a member of CA I like to hand out smokes when people ask me what I smoke.

[Savvy]

When I was at the Amsterdam herf a couple weeks ago I gave some cigars to complete strangers. A husband and wife were there from Texas, so I talked to them for a little while, and before they left I gave them a couple cigars for the road. Definitely fun to do.

[kenstogie]

I gave some a couple of cigar to some strangers at Mega Mob Herf (2007?) They weren't a part of the herf.

[kydsid]

Hi my name is Jason and I am a giver.......

[replicant_argent]

nope, but I dig being on the other end, and usually it is a guy with a uniform on.

Light a cigar up on a drop zone after an Airborne Operation.

NOBODY is a stranger.

Well, maybe Pete...but he's just strange, period.

[Noodles]

Nope but I've handed cigars to total strangers. Once I handed a guy a Monte #2 at Casa Fuente. The few minutes he was suppose to be hanging out turned into a two hour conversation. That was apparently the cigar he smoked during his honeymoon.

[KenyanSandBoa]

Can't say that I have, but is sounds like a damn good way to start the day.

[Mugen910]

I've done it a few times...It's nice to do random acts of kindness to offset my random acts of meanie.

[Skywalker]

You ever been in a cockpit before?
Do you like movies about gladiators???
You ever seen a grown man naked?
Have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?

[TripleF]

Didn't vote, cuz the option:
"Actually, Yes I've had a stranger hand me a cigar" wasn't available.


However, that was one of my first experiences in fine hand-rolled cigars.

In Connecticut, I walked thru the park to go fishing, all the while my nostrils experiencing the pleasant aroma of a cigar. I commented how nice the smell was to the retired gentleman and he opened up a conversation with me that delayed me from getting to my fishing spot, but ended up in him giving me a magnificent cigar. It was the generousity we all share on here......and I may never see this stranger again, but what an impact he had on me.

cheers!

[cobra03]

I was sitting at my local b&m one night. It was just me and the owner, when a strange guy popped his head in and inquired if this was a cigar store, despite the large sign that read "CIGARS". He entered the store and began talking to us. He had never smoked a cigar before but purchased a large PG for himself and a short story which he handed right to me. I declined but he insisted i smoke with him so after"twisting my arm" i relented and accepted the gift. After smokeing his entire cigar the man looked at me glassy eyed and advised " these are better than weed" . At this point i found out he inhaled the entire cigar......

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by cobra03

At this point i found out he inhaled the entire cigar......

Just spit water all over the computer screen. That was funny!!!

[cobra03]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Just spit water all over the computer screen. That was funny!!!

Lol yeah next time your at Winstons, ask Kevin about that guy.

[mmblz]

I struck up a conversation with a guy in a restaurant in San Fran (we were both sitting at the bar). He ended up giving me a cigar after dinner and we smoked out on the pier and drank rum. It was pretty cool.

[maninblack]

Never had this happen in my little podunk town (I'm the only one that walks around town with a huge stogie hanging out of my mouth) but it would be nice if it happened.