Cigar Registry 2.0 and other Inventory Tools

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.

[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