B&M Pricing

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by pnoon

On a sample of one?

I'm not saying the Drac is good or bad. I've never had one. I just don't see the logic in drawing conclusions on a sample of a single stick.

You do make a good point, but I mean a ~$15 stick has to suck pretty damn badly for me to put it down half way. I might have actually tossed it quicker thinking about it. I just kept thinking why do people like these? Usually I try to tough it through, even to the point of sickness , just in case it goes somewhere. But there was NOTHING there. Air...musty leathery air.

That and I'm also basing my opinion on the general feedback of it being a lackluster "monster release" so I guess you can say I borrowed everyone else's opinion as well when making my conclusion. I can prove this by the fact that it is the least gouged Monster release (Franks are now widely accepted as $30-$35 sticks. Boris can still get $23-$25. Face/Wolfy and Drac are still stuck at release prices, maybe a bit more if you're desperate.)

So I guess my methods are probably a bit sketchy but I usually get the desired result despite my often poor ways of going at it. I probably should explain some of my posts a bit more thoroughly.

I do know when I taste a quality cigar, I can't guarantee it's for me or something I like but I can at least acknowledge why some people would. This was not it.

Originally Posted by pektel

while i understand what peter is saying, i'd have to draw a proverbial line in the sand when it comes to these highly coveted tat monsters. at the sheer exclusivity and supposed quality of those cigars, one should expect a similar experience out of each stick. is that the case? dunno. never smoked one either. but when i pick up something like a behike, i never get a 'bad stick'. and i don't expect to, based on production numbers and implied quality.
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That is also exactly the point, they are a HUGE hype machine, and I have to tip my hat to Pete when he thought up this scheme. How one could release half good and half so-so/bad sticks and generate so much insanity.....he needs to be working at a large marketing firm he could be making A LOT more doing that.

You sir have better luck then me. I was not impressed. At least now, I will admit there was something there....but maybe in 3-5 years. Right now I couldn't imagine having paid ~$65 or so for those 2 cigars. They weren't worth it.....yet. Now I keep hearing the 52's are better but I'll wait till I can get a 3 year old box to do further testing. I refuse to smoke another "fresh" Behike.