Troubling sights at my local B&M

[BlindedByScience]

Originally Posted by T.G

What they do, by request, with cigars that a customer already owns, isn't my concern.

....except I'll bet money they were repairing their own cigars, to put back on the shelf. How many time have you heard someone taking their cigars in to get "repaired"...?? Smells bad to me.

In any event, right or wrong, good or bad, truthful or bold faced liars....I would never go back.....

[Boz]

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

....except I'll bet money they were repairing their own cigars, to put back on the shelf. How many time have you heard someone taking their cigars in to get "repaired"...?? Smells bad to me.

In any event, right or wrong, good or bad, truthful or bold faced liars....I would never go back.....

This is precisely what I was thinking.

[neoflex]

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

....except I'll bet money they were repairing their own cigars, to put back on the shelf. How many time have you heard someone taking their cigars in to get "repaired"...?? Smells bad to me.

In any event, right or wrong, good or bad, truthful or bold faced liars....I would never go back.....

I like to bring my aged sticks in for an oil change at least once a quarter.

TG and DaBear, thanks for the reality check. Did I mention that I USED TO love pepperoni.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

How many time have you heard someone taking their cigars in to get "repaired"...?? Smells bad to me.

I have personally repaired several customers cigars when they asked me.

[BlindedByScience]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

I have personally repaired several customers cigars when they asked me.

I'm curious; what kind of damage did you repair...??

I've got a lot of cigars at home in my Staebell, and I have a hard time imagining what kind of repairable damage they could incur...??

[neoflex]

I repair my own all the time. Usually cracked wrappers. Always tends to be the sticks without cello. Sometimes I will drop one while re-arranging(3ft drop onto hard woods) or every once in a while the foot or head gets caught while opening the draw in my cabinet or just physically handling them from time to time you can accidentally crack or tear a wrapper. I've also had sticks that came in through a trade etc that I have had to repair. A little pectin and voila, good as new.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

I'm curious; what kind of damage did you repair...??

Just typical wrapper damage like cracks or splits. Some guys are very cheap, or maybe cost conscious is the right term, and will not toss a cigar for anything and will jump through hoops to be able to smoke it.

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

I've got a lot of cigars at home in my Staebell, and I have a hard time imagining what kind of repairable damage they could incur...??

Ever drop a cigar or drop your travel humidor when it's not full and the cigars have plenty of room to jostle?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by BlindedByScience

....except I'll bet money they were repairing their own cigars, to put back on the shelf. How many time have you heard someone taking their cigars in to get "repaired"...?? Smells bad to me.

*shrug* Whatever you want to assume...

I fix cigars for people all the time, and I've seen shops do it too. Beetle damage, cracked caps, damaged & torn capas. No big deal and not that uncommon really.

If someone has a sizable or valuable collection and suffers an outbreak of beetles or other issues that goes unnoticed for some period of time that result in cigars being damaged, what are they supposed to do with the damaged cigars? Not everyone is willing to just throw cigars away.