B&M Smoking etiquette

EricF · 03-09-2011, 06:43 PM

All the local B&M's I frequent either by myself or when herfing, let me bring my own in but I feel it is only right you do purchase something while there as a thank you, in a small way, for letting you smoke there.

Luckily none of the B&M's I go to charge a cutting fee.

hscmit · 03-09-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EricF

All the local B&M's I frequent either by myself or when herfing, let me bring my own in but I feel it is only right you do purchase something while there as a thank you, in a small way, for letting you smoke there.

Luckily none of the B&M's I go to charge a cutting fee.

pretty much the same answers as most here I tend to like my smokes a little drier than most bm humidors are kept so I always bring a few sticks and purchase a couple as well, also purchase first and if I am smoking something they dont carry I take the band off before I even light it

markem · 03-09-2011, 07:27 PM

Sometimes the B&M doesn't have any sticks you really want to purchase at that time. Doesn't mean that you can't ask the owner/staff person what they like and buy it for them. I've made good friends by doing that.

Ismith75 · 03-09-2011, 07:34 PM

Where do you go to school brother?

CasaDooley · 03-10-2011, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by markem

Sometimes the B&M doesn't have any sticks you really want to purchase at that time. Doesn't mean that you can't ask the owner/staff person what they like and buy it for them. I've made good friends by doing that.

Never thought of that, but I will remember it. Great idea Mark!

03-10-2011, 12:58 AM

Zeuceone:

The reason I dispose of a band from a cigar that was not purchased at that store is I believe its poor etiquette to show products from somewhere else. Why? That does nothing to promote the store you are frequenting. It may be OK to smoke a cigar purchased from somewhere else if you ask permission first. I think its a delicate balance. Try bringing a bag of Burger King burgers into McDonalds, sit at a table and start eating! Would you do that?

Cheers,

Mike T.

Stephen · 03-10-2011, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by md4958

Not sure if its been mentioned already, but it is bad form to walk into ANY establishment with your own items and not purchase anything.

I always buy at least one cigar, and always smoke my own. I also make a point of telling them that I plan on doing that.

A simple "If I buy out of the humidor, do you mind if I smoke my own?" avoids stink eye later on.

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Originally Posted by markem

Sometimes the B&M doesn't have any sticks you really want to purchase at that time. Doesn't mean that you can't ask the owner/staff person what they like and buy it for them. I've made good friends by doing that.

03-10-2011, 08:29 AM

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by NCRadioman:

Its not that you can't use your own stuff. A cutting fee is basically a cover charge so you can smoke there not not exactly a fee to cut cigars.

One local around here will charge a $7 "cutting fee" if you want to smoke there but don't buy a cigar from there. So either way, they get some money coming in.

Instead of a cutting fee, I would just buy some of their cigars. If i were able to engage one of the employees about one or two cigars they have in stock that I never tried, I might get a recommendation/suggestion as to which one or two cigars I might like based on what I already smoke. Or, ask about a cigar from somewhere other than the Dominican, which I normally smoke.

I don't like "cover charges", but I understand that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Cheers,

Mike T.

N2 GOLD · 03-10-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by EricF

All the local B&M's I frequent either by myself or when herfing, let me bring my own in but I feel it is only right you do purchase something while there as a thank you, in a small way, for letting you smoke there.

Luckily none of the B&M's I go to charge a cutting fee.

WOW, some have a cutting fee...

md4958 · 03-10-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by N2 GOLD

WOW, some have a cutting fee...

Some establishments have a "cutting fee" if you dont purchase cigars from them. can be anywhere from $5- $25.

Sometimes it just makes more sense to buy a cigar out of their humidor. Sometimes (Stanza di Cigari in Boston is an example) the cutting fee is half the cost of their least expensive cigar.

03-09-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
EricF Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Eric Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,004 Trading: (116)	Re: B&M Smoking etiquette All the local B&M's I frequent either by myself or when herfing, let me bring my own in but I feel it is only right you do purchase something while there as a thank you, in a small way, for letting you smoke there. Luckily none of the B&M's I go to charge a cutting fee. __________________ It might taste crummy, but at least it's huge.

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markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,653 Trading: (47)	Re: B&M Smoking etiquette Sometimes the B&M doesn't have any sticks you really want to purchase at that time. Doesn't mean that you can't ask the owner/staff person what they like and buy it for them. I've made good friends by doing that. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

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Ismith75 Tin Cup Chalice Join Date: Nov 2010 First Name: Ian Location: Chicago Posts: 373 Trading: (8)	Re: B&M Smoking etiquette Where do you go to school brother?

03-10-2011, 12:58 AM	#6
Miket156 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: B&M Smoking etiquette Zeuceone: The reason I dispose of a band from a cigar that was not purchased at that store is I believe its poor etiquette to show products from somewhere else. Why? That does nothing to promote the store you are frequenting. It may be OK to smoke a cigar purchased from somewhere else if you ask permission first. I think its a delicate balance. Try bringing a bag of Burger King burgers into McDonalds, sit at a table and start eating! Would you do that? Cheers, Mike T.