LPs how much?

oooo35980 · 07-07-2012, 05:31 PM

So I went in to a local B&M earlier. They are a big fancy place with tons of wine and a lot of good cigars at average prices. I look back in the back of the walk-in and there is this door, secured with a thumbprint lock. So the lady lets me in to the back and there are the usual overpriced suspects, those 125.00 Gurkhas, 25.00 Opus. But what really surprises me is they have the entire Liga Privada line for 25 bucks a pop. I mean really? They were only 18.00 in Hawaii, where taxes are insane... 25 bucks in Alabama? For Serious?

Could they be buying these retail and reselling them or something? I can't imagine why anyone would ask 25.00 for a LP. Much less pay 25.00... Has something changed since I saw them selling at a shop in Atlanta for 13.50-15.00? Some tobacco plague destroyed all but a small supply? Who would drop 1/4 of a c-note on a LP9 or T52? FFP maybe, but it's still a stretch.

I guess I'm just wondering if it's remotely normal for a B&M to charge that much?

07-07-2012, 05:31 PM	#1
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	LPs how much? So I went in to a local B&M earlier. They are a big fancy place with tons of wine and a lot of good cigars at average prices. I look back in the back of the walk-in and there is this door, secured with a thumbprint lock. So the lady lets me in to the back and there are the usual overpriced suspects, those 125.00 Gurkhas, 25.00 Opus. But what really surprises me is they have the entire Liga Privada line for 25 bucks a pop. I mean really? They were only 18.00 in Hawaii, where taxes are insane... 25 bucks in Alabama? For Serious? Could they be buying these retail and reselling them or something? I can't imagine why anyone would ask 25.00 for a LP. Much less pay 25.00... Has something changed since I saw them selling at a shop in Atlanta for 13.50-15.00? Some tobacco plague destroyed all but a small supply? Who would drop 1/4 of a c-note on a LP9 or T52? FFP maybe, but it's still a stretch. I guess I'm just wondering if it's remotely normal for a B&M to charge that much?