Private Cigar Club question ?

[Mirrorlure7m]

Well I just noticed a thread talking about how much a local cigar shop charged for a membership to there private lounge. Well my question is what are the prices your local cigar shops charge ? Names of cigar shops does not need to be said.
Our local shop charges 25 a month .
I was at a place this week where it is 2500 dollars a year.


PS. I just posted this on another forum just want to see the differences from state to state.

[SmokeyJoe]

There may be some Private Cigar Clubs in the area... but all of the local cigar shops that allow smoking (in compliance with stricter smoking laws) have free smoking lounges here in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina.

You could build a nice smoking deck on your house for $2500. My porch works year 'round - and free works well for me.

[68TriShield]

I bought a 20 dollar Padron at a smoke shop in Annapolis MD and was told I couldn't use his lounge.You had to be a member and/or pay a fee.
I promptly got my money back and asked for the next closest shop.It was there I bought the same cigar and enjoyed it.
25 a month(300 p/year isn't bad at all depending what you get,if anything.
There are clubs around here that are thousands of dollars per year.

[brigey57]

Other than a nice place to smoke what do you get for your money? Seems to be crazy where this is going. It seems that it all boils down to restricting the ability to find a nice place to enjoy your cigars with friends. When will we stand up and fight this stupidity? Ever? Just IMHO!

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

I bought a 20 dollar Padron at a smoke shop in Annapolis MD and was told I couldn't use his lounge.You had to be a member and/or pay a fee.
I promptly got my money back and asked for the next closest shop.It was there I bought the same cigar and enjoyed it.
25 a month(300 p/year isn't bad at all depending what you get,if anything.
There are clubs around here that are thousands of dollars per year.

[quantim0]

I would never patronize a shop that charged me to smoke there.

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by quantim0

I would never patronize a shop that charged me to smoke there.

I don't think I would either.

[Volt]

I can't imagine spending even $300 a year for a place to park my butt to smoke a cigar. Just isn't in the budget. In fact - I'd prolly be more interested in spending $300 a year if I had it to smoke in my shed with Barry, Mac, Tbone, Bo, etc with the rakes, lawn mower, and tools. We have some pretty decent Thurs. nights in the shed - hand bombing each other and chillin to the tunes. No "ettiquite" to observe except to have a good time.

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by Volt

I can't imagine spending even $300 a year for a place to park my butt to smoke a cigar. Just isn't in the budget. In fact - I'd prolly be more interested in spending $300 a year if I had it to smoke in my shed with Barry, Mac, Tbone, Bo, etc with the rakes, lawn mower, and tools. We have some pretty decent Thurs. nights in the shed - hand bombing each other and chillin to the tunes. No "ettiquite" to observe except to have a good time.

Well spoken Mike!! Nothing beats a Thursday Night VCM Southern Crew Shed Herf!!!

Not sure if any of the ones around me charge. I think only 1 of them actually has a lounge but I haven't asked about or tried smoking in there yet.

I could see charging if it comes with perks, Complimentary beverages and such. Maybe a cigar of the month type complimentary cigar pack or something. Unless they are serving up some primo cognac or high end wine, I can't ever see the justification of $2500 a year.

If they're charging me just to park my butt and light up, I think I would stop patronizing that establishment too. I'll take my $300 / year and go buy a box of something nice from another shop.

[Neuromancer]

The closest and newest cigar lounge to me costs $2 per year but for that you get use of the lounge and a membership card that stacks up points for everything you buy so eventually you get some discounted items...plus they have a beer and wine bar...worth it to me...

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

The closest and newest cigar lounge to me costs $2 per year but for that you get use of the lounge and a membership card that stacks up points for everything you buy so eventually you get some discounted items...plus they have a beer and wine bar...worth it to me...

Yeah, that's not bad at all. I'd consider it for maybe even $25 / year at that point. Long as there is a potential perk other than just a chair to keep my ass warm. I like the purchase tracking on the card for potential discounts thing. Kindof like a Subway sandwich card, buy 10 get 1 free.

[hotreds]

Would indeed depend on how close it was, the cost, and what you got for the money. Depending on the previous, I would happily spend a couple hundred a year for a nice cigar shop/lounge. But much beyond that is getting quite iffy.

[Neuromancer]

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

The closest and newest cigar lounge to me costs $2 per year but for that you get use of the lounge and a membership card that stacks up points for everything you buy so eventually you get some discounted items...plus they have a beer and wine bar...worth it to me...

BTW, this place is open til 10PM Sun thru Wed, and Thu thru Sat they're usually around until midnight or so...an added bonus is that they're about five minutes from where I live and as the nights get hotter through the summer will be a great place to go to smoke indoors in the evening when it's too hot to sit on the patio...

[kgraybill]

I don't know if any places around here charge. The guys at the local shop encourage you to smoke with them and he always has a great bunch of people in his place.

[thebayratt]

There is a shop by me that has "public" smoking areas around the shop. The public area has seating for about 12-15 with a TV, leather seats. On the other side of the building is a private area with seating for about 40+, with 1= 120" TV and 2 48"s. It has not opened up just yet, but had open house on it this weekend. It goes for about $2000 a year with 24hour access, $100 in free cigars, personal humidified lockers, free beer (which everyone walking into the B&M gets), and you can bring in a guest once or twice a week. OR about $1200 a year; all as above except no free smokes, and limited guest privilages. I smoked in there during the open house, it was nice and chill.

Its a good bit too steep for me to come up with all at once. One of the operators of it is a "smoking buddy" and I went to college with. I am not gonna cross the line and even think of asking for a deal, I'll just smoke in the B&M (aka: common folk club).
I wouldn't mind to join, but I am "common folk" and not that a private club is a bad idea (keeps the rif-raff out) but, its just not my cup of tea in the long run for the price.

I am rif-raf.
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[Sailchaser]

Our local B&M is an open house for smoking but if you want a locker they run $300-400 a year depending on the size of the locker

[loki]

the only way i'd join one was if i got an rfid card or key so that I could come in and smoke any time I wanted.

[icehog3]

Casa de Montecristo in Countryside IL requires purchases of $250 monthly to use their VIP lounge and have a private cigar locker. It is more than 30 minutes from my house so joining isn't a consideration for me, but at least one of my friends joined...and that gives his friends access to the lounge when they are with him.

Originally Posted by icehog3

Casa de Montecristo in Countryside IL requires purchases of $250 monthly to use their VIP lounge and have a private cigar locker. It is more than 30 minutes from my house so joining isn't a consideration for me, but at least one of my friends joined...and that gives his friends access to the lounge when they are with him.

I don't think that's really bad. It's a perk for buying a lot of cigars there. They aren't charging an -extra- fee just to use one of their chairs to sit down.

It does effectively forces people to hang out with their own 'class' though. One of the great things about Cigars, and even Cigarettes, is that a Company VP and a Janitor can stand next to each other and have something in common. Two people that normally would not even talk to each other can have a real conversation with each other when smoking. I've witnessed the effect first hand multiple times.

In this case they're keeping the Janitor out of their club cause he can't afford to hang out with them, even though he may enjoy cigars and good company just as much as any of the others.