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Just wandering if there decent cigars. I always have friends that smoke with me and I don't want to give them any of my nicer sticks. There on sale at my local cigar shop for under 30 for a box and 5 more free cigars. So 25 cigars for right around
$30 should I go for it?

[Emjaysmash]

Never heard of them. For that cheap, I have a feeling they aren't great, but who knows?

I have never heard of them either but here is a picture I believe.



It also looks like Thompson really pushes these. Here is a snippet from a review I found online from a fellow BOTL. (For those newer guys, I would not order from Thompson as they hound you like hell and mostly have higher prices than all other vendors. I just recently moved TWICE (due to school) and they have found me. I get a catalog every month even though I specifically have called them twice to remove myself from the list. Now I just use it as packing paper or to do any kind of dirty jobs on haha.)

The pre-fire draw produced no flavor. The smell, nothing special, about 2 wrungs up the ladder from a Tampa Jewel, or Philly. The draw however, was one of the smoothest I'd ever experienced (though I am new to this). Every draw producing thick clouds of grey/white smoke. With hints of coffee, and chocolate. After the 1st third the coffee flavor seems to wear thin, and remind me of a cigarette, which stayed until the end. The burn was very good it stayed true through the entire cigar only getting weird once towards the end but corrected it's self before I was done.

Final thoughts. I guess it's not terrible for a $1.50 cigar, and maybe I'm snooty since the first cigar I ever smoked was a Fuente kinda set the bar high from the get go.

I would smoke this again if it was gifted to me, however I would not buy them again.

Link: http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=65865

Not much other information could be found other than it seems that they are made by Felipe Gregorio.

[Cornrow_Wallis]

How about tampa sweethearts?
http://tampasweetheart.com/?page=sho...6ed3e9d631a2f1

People seem to like them and they are only a couple extra bucks.

[Skywalker]

First I've heard of these!

Nothing wrong with cheapos for the mooches!

Lol yea but are they decent sticks you think?

[WittyUserName]

For my mooches, I like to buy bundles or 2nds and hand them out like candy. My days of giving out $10 sticks to randos are over.

Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis

How about tampa sweethearts?
http://tampasweetheart.com/?page=sho...6ed3e9d631a2f1

People seem to like them and they are only a couple extra bucks.

Sorry Rob but those seem to always be sold out in the yummy maduros.

You should check out the cheap smoke thread for good suggestions of, well duh, cheap smokes.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...+smokes+thread

And if you like maduro cigars check out Mac's Maduro Banter thread.

Although they are not all cheap (though he has a budget category) he suggests some very good maduro cigars. He is our resident maduro whore haha.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ht=macs+maduro

Alright thanks guys.. I was just thinking they were cheap and it would be a good filler smoke or maybe a good smoke for fishing or somthing.. Ill check that thread tho.

We have a popular saying around here, "smoke what you like, like what you smoke". The same is true here. If you try one and you enjoy it then buy a bundle. Who are we to tell you what to smoke? Everyone has unique tastes which is what makes this hobby so fun as well as keeps all of the cigar companies in business.

[NCRadioMan]

They might be the best $1.50 NC I have smoked. Really surprising. I would recommend the Red label Sumatra.

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

They might be the best $1.50 NC I have smoked. Really surprising. I would recommend the Red label Sumatra.

The 809's ? Yea I was going to get the sumatras if I was to get them.

[guado]

Tampa humidor has then for $30 a box right now. The red ones are mixed filler and the black/blue are long filler.

They are an ok stick. For a hair over a dollar they are a great stick!

Sumatra is definitely the better of the two. I keep a few on hand for moochers.

They are made by Pride cigars which here in tampa and some of florida are selling well...they arent really out in the rest of the US yet. Their new Pride Bandolero is a nice stick!

[maninblack]

I let my buddy's smoke whatever they want, on the condition they smoke the whole thing. Thats the best part of cigars is sharing the experience and hoping one day they slip down the slippery slope like I did.

Originally Posted by guado

Tampa humidor has then for $30 a box right now. The red ones are mixed filler and the black/blue are long filler.

They are an ok stick. For a hair over a dollar they are a great stick!

Sumatra is definitely the better of the two. I keep a few on hand for moochers.

They are made by Pride cigars which here in tampa and some of florida are selling well...they arent really out in the rest of the US yet. Their new Pride Bandolero is a nice stick!

Yep thats where I'm getting them from and I'm getting the sumatras to lol.. and I love that shop its the best I found so far. Are there any other decent cigar shops? I've been to tampahumidor and cigar castle.

Originally Posted by maninblack

I let my buddy's smoke whatever they want, on the condition they smoke the whole thing. Thats the best part of cigars is sharing the experience and hoping one day they slip down the slippery slope like I did.

I would do that but I'm a broke student man lol I have a hard enough time keeping nice sticks in my humi for myself lol.

[dwoodward]

My buddy hands out Cuban Delights to randoms. They are dead cheap and a really nice flavor and aroma which is great for noobies. Very solid, not much complexity. But for 80 cents a stick or cheaper, how can you go wrong?

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...EQA7050&cat=90

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by guado

...they arent really out in the rest of the US yet.

We have had them at my shop, in NC, for a while.

[guado]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

We have had them at my shop, in NC, for a while.

They are out in a few accounts but for the most part they are not a "national" brand.

On a side note have you tried their new Bandolero? Its got a nice kick to it.