Buy online or in store? - Page 2

elderboy02 · 11-14-2011, 10:57 PM

In store. My B&M beats most online prices.

irratebass · 11-15-2011, 04:51 AM

I do both, I usually pick up singles at the B&M's when I am there and I like the deals online.

Stephen · 11-15-2011, 05:45 AM

Do most of my purchasing online simply because the B&M that I frequent doesn't carry a lot of the stuff I'm wanting to buy (although that is slowly changing). However, whatever they do carry that I smoke I purchase there, even if a cheaper price is to be had elsewhere. To me, there's something to be said for supporting your local businesses.

thechrisdotcom · 11-15-2011, 06:10 AM

Majority of my cigar buying is online. I tend to buy stuff that a B&M usually doesn't carry cuz it's probably not something spectacular and would end up sitting on the shelf for a long time and taking up space.

But I usually do try to grab a few sticks of something new and exciting when I am in at the B&M.

SteelCityBoy · 11-15-2011, 06:14 AM

Both for me. As I have been venturing out more to B&M's I am finding that some have really great selections. As my knowledge around cigars continues to increase I don't mind going to B&M's as much because I know what I am looking at.

Blak Smyth · 11-15-2011, 06:25 AM

I would rather buy cigars at a B&M, it is just a better all around experience.
Plus I can drive to Famous or CI if I want to. I do buy most online though just to save a couple bucks.

yourchoice · 11-15-2011, 06:29 AM

I buy from B&M's at times, but mostly on-line.

11-15-2011, 07:28 AM

i always like supporting my local, but a lot of times I just cannot find that good of a selection unless I look online.

dave · 11-15-2011, 07:36 AM

Mostly online. But, I love going into a nice B&M. The company, the smell inside the humidor, the chance to try something recommended by a knowledgeable tabaconist that I'd have never ordered, etc. I have trouble passing a B&M without going inside (unless I've been before and found the place unsatisfactory.) And I won't walk out of a B&M without buying something - something tugging at me that says I should support the little guy, even if it cost me a couple bucks more than online.

ktblunden · 11-15-2011, 08:18 AM

I tend to buy mostly online, though I do support the good B&M near me. If there was a real indoor lounge closer to me than 70 miles away I would frequent it a lot, but unfortunately not. It's a shame CA hates cigars so much, it makes it very difficult for people to open up lounges.

loki · 11-15-2011, 08:20 AM

the sticks that online venders sell are of a lower quality then what gets sent to shops.

E.J. · 11-15-2011, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loki

the sticks that online venders sell are of a lower quality then what gets sent to shops.

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kaisersozei · 11-15-2011, 08:48 AM

Excluding CA WTS threads, I make one or two on-line purchases per year. Almost all of my cigar budget goes to my local B&M.

BlindedByScience · 11-15-2011, 08:55 AM

I have a buddy that runs a cigar store in FL. When I want something, I call him up and place the order. Great prices, killer selection....can't beat it.

colinb913 · 11-15-2011, 12:10 PM

I do both, because I get a discount at the shop I work at, I tend to get better prices than online on the sticks we have in stock. But for the select few cigars we don't carry, I grab them online.

OLS · 11-15-2011, 12:16 PM

Online Only, and even that's over for me. One thing about the internet, when I tell it I am just looking,
it doesn't blab non-stop in my ear and shadow me from one corner of the humidor to the other.

stearns · 11-15-2011, 12:16 PM

mostly in store. your local tobacconist needs your support

loki · 11-15-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by E.J.

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someone had to say it

kelmac07 · 11-15-2011, 12:42 PM

Most of my stuff is grabbed online.

11-15-2011, 01:11 PM

When I was near the cigar bar in San Mateo I would try to give them money in some fashion, whether it be lots of pool, beer (even though I'm not a beer guy) or a couple sticks. I usually smoked my pipes then though and they didn't stock pipe stuff, so it was more beverage sales. Since I have moved away recently I don't have a local outlet. Most of my cigar and pipe tobacco purchases are online though. Selection, pricing, and not having to leave the haus makes it far too convenient not to, but I still tried to support local if I felt they deserved it.

Chris

View Poll Results: Where do you buy your cigars?
Online	69	29.61%
Cigar Shop	22	9.44%
Both	138	59.23%
Other	4	1.72%
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11-14-2011, 10:57 PM	#21
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: Buy online or in store? In store. My B&M beats most online prices.

11-15-2011, 04:51 AM	#22
irratebass EMPEROR TOMPKINS Join Date: Aug 2011 First Name: Mickey Location: Mooresville, Indiana Posts: 8,313 Trading: (48)	Re: Buy online or in store? I do both, I usually pick up singles at the B&M's when I am there and I like the deals online. __________________

11-15-2011, 05:45 AM	#23
Stephen Sultan of Cigars Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Stephen Location: Where the Pony Express began and Jesse James ended. Posts: 1,582 Trading: (18)	Re: Buy online or in store? Do most of my purchasing online simply because the B&M that I frequent doesn't carry a lot of the stuff I'm wanting to buy (although that is slowly changing). However, whatever they do carry that I smoke I purchase there, even if a cheaper price is to be had elsewhere. To me, there's something to be said for supporting your local businesses.

11-15-2011, 06:10 AM	#24
thechrisdotcom . Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 601 Trading: (2)	Re: Buy online or in store? Majority of my cigar buying is online. I tend to buy stuff that a B&M usually doesn't carry cuz it's probably not something spectacular and would end up sitting on the shelf for a long time and taking up space. But I usually do try to grab a few sticks of something new and exciting when I am in at the B&M.

11-15-2011, 06:14 AM	#25
SteelCityBoy 7th Heaven Will Commeth!! Join Date: Sep 2011 First Name: Ken Location: * THE WOOD * -Cigar Zombies- Posts: 1,236 Trading: (21)	Re: Buy online or in store? Both for me. As I have been venturing out more to B&M's I am finding that some have really great selections. As my knowledge around cigars continues to increase I don't mind going to B&M's as much because I know what I am looking at. __________________ It's Just THIS Easy To Help Out The Troops

11-15-2011, 06:25 AM	#26
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Buy online or in store? I would rather buy cigars at a B&M, it is just a better all around experience. Plus I can drive to Famous or CI if I want to. I do buy most online though just to save a couple bucks. __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

11-15-2011, 06:29 AM	#27
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,095 Trading: (36)	Re: Buy online or in store? I buy from B&M's at times, but mostly on-line.

11-15-2011, 07:28 AM	#28
kickerb Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Buy online or in store? i always like supporting my local, but a lot of times I just cannot find that good of a selection unless I look online.

11-15-2011, 07:36 AM	#29
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: Buy online or in store? Mostly online. But, I love going into a nice B&M. The company, the smell inside the humidor, the chance to try something recommended by a knowledgeable tabaconist that I'd have never ordered, etc. I have trouble passing a B&M without going inside (unless I've been before and found the place unsatisfactory.) And I won't walk out of a B&M without buying something - something tugging at me that says I should support the little guy, even if it cost me a couple bucks more than online.

11-15-2011, 08:18 AM	#30
ktblunden Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Sep 2011 First Name: Kevin Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 350 Trading: (6)	Re: Buy online or in store? I tend to buy mostly online, though I do support the good B&M near me. If there was a real indoor lounge closer to me than 70 miles away I would frequent it a lot, but unfortunately not. It's a shame CA hates cigars so much, it makes it very difficult for people to open up lounges.

11-15-2011, 08:20 AM	#31
loki H.A.T.E Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,484 Trading: (7)	Re: Buy online or in store? the sticks that online venders sell are of a lower quality then what gets sent to shops.

11-15-2011, 08:48 AM	#33
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Buy online or in store? Excluding CA WTS threads, I make one or two on-line purchases per year. Almost all of my cigar budget goes to my local B&M. __________________

11-15-2011, 08:55 AM	#34
BlindedByScience Proud USMC Dad Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Tom Location: Vancouver WA Posts: 237 Trading: (0)	Re: Buy online or in store? I have a buddy that runs a cigar store in FL. When I want something, I call him up and place the order. Great prices, killer selection....can't beat it. __________________ "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

11-15-2011, 12:10 PM	#35
colinb913 Workin' at a Cigar Shop Join Date: Feb 2010 First Name: Colin Location: Indiana Posts: 540 Trading: (1)	Re: Buy online or in store? I do both, because I get a discount at the shop I work at, I tend to get better prices than online on the sticks we have in stock. But for the select few cigars we don't carry, I grab them online. __________________ Carpe Diem.

11-15-2011, 12:16 PM	#36
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Buy online or in store? Online Only, and even that's over for me. One thing about the internet, when I tell it I am just looking, it doesn't blab non-stop in my ear and shadow me from one corner of the humidor to the other.

11-15-2011, 12:16 PM	#37
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,391 Trading: (50)	Re: Buy online or in store? mostly in store. your local tobacconist needs your support __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

11-15-2011, 12:42 PM	#39
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Buy online or in store? Most of my stuff is grabbed online. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

11-15-2011, 01:11 PM	#40
Benwoo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Buy online or in store? When I was near the cigar bar in San Mateo I would try to give them money in some fashion, whether it be lots of pool, beer (even though I'm not a beer guy) or a couple sticks. I usually smoked my pipes then though and they didn't stock pipe stuff, so it was more beverage sales. Since I have moved away recently I don't have a local outlet. Most of my cigar and pipe tobacco purchases are online though. Selection, pricing, and not having to leave the haus makes it far too convenient not to, but I still tried to support local if I felt they deserved it. Chris