Cigar Registry 2.0 and other Inventory Tools

[Gargoyle]

I used to track quantities in CR, but it was too frustration on many fronts.

- I spent too much time adding new cigars to the database. If the stuff you like is already there, you are fine. I liked Gurkhas and other brands that seemed to have a new cigar every week... so I was ALWAYS adding new cigars to the database. (this is probably more of a problem with NC's vs. CC's)

- Cigars flowing in and out became stressful because I had to make sure the count was accurate. When friends came over, I had to write down what they took so I could update the inventory counts... made me feel like a cheap a$$ miser.

- Cbid shipments should have been a time of joy, but it became inventory receipt data entry time. Talk about buzzkill.

- Inventory WILL get off. Then the counts become useless once you can't trust the data.

- Most importantly... It is much better to not track invenory and be surprised by a buried gem that you forgot about vs. KNOW that you have something you want in your humi "somewhere" and you can't find it.

Originally Posted by Gargoyle

I used to track quantities in CR, but it was too frustration on many fronts.

- I spent too much time adding new cigars to the database. If the stuff you like is already there, you are fine. I liked Gurkhas and other brands that seemed to have a new cigar every week... so I was ALWAYS adding new cigars to the database. (this is probably more of a problem with NC's vs. CC's)

I am only tracking CC's so I don't find this to be a problem other than a few RE's or LE's now and again

- Cigars flowing in and out became stressful because I had to make sure the count was accurate. When friends came over, I had to write down what they took so I could update the inventory counts... made me feel like a cheap a$$ miser.Not hard again as incoming is mostly boxes other than the occasional trade pass or bomb

- Cbid shipments should have been a time of joy, but it became inventory receipt data entry time. Talk about buzzkill. I love adding boxes to my inventory

- Inventory WILL get off. Then the counts become useless once you can't trust the data.Naaaah I am way too anal retentive for it to be off, besides that is what test counts are for

- Most importantly... It is much better to not track invenory and be surprised by a buried gem that you forgot about vs. KNOW that you have something you want in your humi "somewhere" and you can't find it.

I have no desire to be surprised, and I track them by humi or fridge or cooler so this is not an issue.

Again, this wasn't a request about the merits of tracking but about what tools are out there and if they are any good.

[groogs]

I started to set up a spread sheet, but it became to much hassle. My collection isn't big enough that I forget what I have, it is just hard to find sometimes.

anybody who wants my spreadsheet just email me, or pm me your email and i'll send it. i have a couple hundred cigars stored in there from singles to boxes and this works great. i really love that i can sort by anything i want to look at. even msrp!

[Gargoyle]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I have no desire to be surprised, and I track them by humi or fridge or cooler so this is not an issue.

Again, this wasn't a request about the merits of tracking but about what tools are out there and if they are any good.

np I liked Excel the best in the end because I had the most control over how it worked... but CR was a 2nd choice.

Being anal is the #1 prerequisite to make it happen, though!

Something else to consider with the tracking. You could take things to an extreme (not that any of us do that around here) and get a small label printer & scanner so you can barcode the sticks. You can then just scan anything in & out just like a POS register... would make the actual data entry part go quicker.

Sadly, I do have a label printer... but I never implemented the tracking to that level.

Originally Posted by Gargoyle

np I liked Excel the best in the end because I had the most control over how it worked... but CR was a 2nd choice.

Being anal is the #1 prerequisite to make it happen, though!

Something else to consider with the tracking. You could take things to an extreme (not that any of us do that around here) and get a small label printer & scanner so you can barcode the sticks. You can then just scan anything in & out just like a POS register... would make the actual data entry part go quicker.

Sadly, I do have a label printer... but I never implemented the tracking to that level.

Ok that would be almighty cool

[Volt]

Fox, I use CR2.0 I like it and once I figured out the little quirks it works well for me. Maybe some band pics would be nice, but it works. For me it is about as simple as it get. right click after a smoke or pull, reduce the number. Drag to humi and drop to add. Even allows to mark where they come from (bombs).

So for me pretty easy to use. Regardless as to what you pick to do, there has to be some dedication to keep it true, other wise nothing is going to be accurate. I used to pull and say I'll edit later when the PC is on.... Not so good. What I did find that works well is a pad that sits on the coolador. I write down the 3 - 7 sticks, what ever I pull and the boxes they came out of and update the CR at the next update time. This works well and I'prolly 97% accuate, which is fine for me. Like I said, regardless as to what you pick, there has to be some disipline to the maintenace of any database.

As to what is in the stock cigar list, remember this comes from Hungrary or some country over in that area. They add what they can get and smoke. It starts with a decent NC base but does need to be built up. But adding sticks to the database is very easy. Use the sysnc button to stay current with theirs.

The software has "burn a stick" wich you can add your thoughts/review of that cigar. That's the one place I wish I would add more to but I suck as a reviewer. I am more a fan of Al's review system anyway.

I do label all my sticks with what I believe their "purchase date" to be and label all bomb ordinance with who hit me with that stick. Yell back if I can add more.

I just take the cello off and place them in theSquid-A-Dor... They taste exactly the same as if I spend hours tinkering with inventory thingies... <G>