DR Monte #2 Knock-Offs

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Prospector

So basically they're just shabbily made. Anything about the color or imprint? They also appear to be carelessly applied.

They're very very poorly made and applied, and they're far too large for those cigars. The ends of the bands shouldn't overlap onto the white design. The fleur de lis don't look right to me either, nor does the positioning of the dots between "Montecristo" and "Habana" or the positioning of the word "Habana" itself. They wouldn't be banded that carelessly, either, nor would the feet of the cigars be cut crookedly.

I'd like to see pictures of the box, too. There are a lot more ways to tell fakes by the boxes than by the cigars or bands.