Cigar Regrets

av8tor152d · 10-26-2008, 07:50 PM

I regret waiting so long to take cigars seriously.

groogs · 10-26-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

I regret waiting so long to take cigars seriously.

I also regret buying so many "Budget cigars" now that I really know what I like to smoke.

MajorCaptSilly · 10-26-2008, 07:57 PM

I regret not tking Cubans seriously for 20 years.

MCS

VirtualSmitty · 10-26-2008, 08:02 PM

I bought 30 Carmen Rodriguez custom rolleds some time back. They were outstanding, the best custom rolleds i'd ever had. Like some strange fusion of a VR Famoso and a Hoyo Epi2. And they weren't crazy expensive. I hate myself for not buying all of them

BlackDog · 10-27-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by groogs

I also regret buying so many "Budget cigars" now that I really know what I like to smoke.

Me too. And it's not that I didn't like the cheaper sticks at first, But being active here and on CS has shown me a lot more sticks I like better.

AriesOpusX · 10-27-2008, 02:27 PM

I regret buying Rocky Patel R4's. Twice.

Mark C · 10-27-2008, 04:24 PM

I regret not listening to the masses and buying small humidors. First a 20 ct, then a 100 ct, then another 100 ct, somewhere in the middle 2 ~30ct tupperdors... now I'm planning on converting a steamer trunk into a humidor

10-27-2008, 04:32 PM

My biggest regret was buying from Thompsons when I first started.
My second biggest was smoking their house blends.

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know which one would be #1 and #2. But the current #2 on the list tasted like #2.

chibnkr · 10-27-2008, 05:01 PM

Far too many...

- Not buying more Monte Mili jars at CHF 500
- Not buying more II Festival Marevas at $275 per box
- Not buying more LFDC Coronas at $130 per box
- Not buying those other 4 boxes of 1992 CoRos for <$500 each back in 2001
- Passing on that intact cab of 1980s Lusitanias
- Passing on those boxes of Super Coronas in LCDH Aruba
- Dunhill Atados for $32 per stick...and only buying 20 of them
- Letting Allan snag that box of 1970s Romeo Casa Reales out from under me

- Habanos 1994s at GBP 2000 per humidor back in 2001...who knew?
...and many, many more!

MTB996 · 10-27-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Python

My biggest regret was buying from Thompsons when I first started.
My second biggest was smoking their house blends.

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know which one would be #1 and #2. But the current #2 on the list tasted like #2.

Absolutely agree. Why didn't I find the internet before jumping in....

Don Fernando · 10-28-2008, 03:31 AM

I regret not getting more PBP's and not having a bigger budget!

TideRoll · 10-26-2008, 08:04 PM

It wasn't my doing, but I still regret it. A very generous BOTL who seems to have since fallen out of the scene hit me with my NST, and included not only a nice selection of sticks of a variety of origins but also some homebrewed beer and some kind of lambic concoction as well as a smokers candle. He had a Trinidad ISOM or two in there and the box they originally came in. It was a very nice NST.

Unfortunately, the package got beat up in USPS and by the time I opened it, the candle and its glass were smashed and the smell was on everything. A total write-off, as the fragrance from the smokers candle was really more than I wanted even as a do-dad box for the cigar box. I never told him about it, just posted the contents on what was intended to be a great NST and thanked him for it. Come to think of it, I might have PM'd him that the mail had dinged it up a bit a couple of months later, but I didn't tell him the sticks were ruined. Since he's no longer active that I know of, I figured I could let the cat out of the bag now without him finding out and trying to send me another batch of sticks.

Bax · 10-27-2008, 01:12 AM

Trying to load up on cheap sticks then deciding that I rather go for quallity then quantity.

renton20 · 10-27-2008, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bax

Trying to load up on cheap sticks then deciding that I rather go for quallity then quantity.

I think that I made the same mistake as so many others. I found c-bid and decided that, I couldn't not bid on these because they are such a great bargain!

Little did I know that there was a reason that no one had bid on these sticks

icehog3 · 10-27-2008, 02:09 AM

Not buying more VR Farm Rolled when they were available.

Prefy · 10-27-2008, 05:03 AM

The only thing I can really think of is not be able to smoke cigars with other BOTL as much as I would like

Pyro · 10-27-2008, 05:54 AM

I should have stocked up more than two bundles of The Edge Sumatra Toros while they were still availabe!

I should have convinced my wife that we needed a bigger house from the beginning so I could have my own walk in humidor and a place to smoke indoors!

mosesbotbol · 10-27-2008, 05:54 AM

Not buying the millenium jars when my girlfriend was in Cuba for month.

Not buying the maduro colored Cohiba robustos at Hajenus in 1992.

Not trading for more Davidoff Habanos from my Saudi friends in 1995...

10-26-2008, 07:57 PM	#3
MajorCaptSilly Sklee Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,523 Trading: (30)	Re: Cigar Regrets I regret not tking Cubans seriously for 20 years. MCS

10-26-2008, 08:02 PM	#4
VirtualSmitty WiP!? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joe Location: The Evil Empire Posts: 2,084 Trading: (0)	Re: Cigar Regrets I bought 30 Carmen Rodriguez custom rolleds some time back. They were outstanding, the best custom rolleds i'd ever had. Like some strange fusion of a VR Famoso and a Hoyo Epi2. And they weren't crazy expensive. I hate myself for not buying all of them __________________ We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid - Benjamin Franklin

10-27-2008, 02:27 PM	#6
AriesOpusX Goodfella Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 215 Trading: (0)	Re: Cigar Regrets I regret buying Rocky Patel R4's. Twice.

10-27-2008, 04:24 PM	#7
Mark C Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 674 Trading: (4)	Re: Cigar Regrets I regret not listening to the masses and buying small humidors. First a 20 ct, then a 100 ct, then another 100 ct, somewhere in the middle 2 ~30ct tupperdors... now I'm planning on converting a steamer trunk into a humidor

10-27-2008, 04:32 PM	#8
Python Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cigar Regrets My biggest regret was buying from Thompsons when I first started. My second biggest was smoking their house blends. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know which one would be #1 and #2. But the current #2 on the list tasted like #2.

10-26-2008, 07:50 PM	#1
av8tor152d Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jason Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 1,152 Trading: (21)	Re: Cigar Regrets I regret waiting so long to take cigars seriously. __________________ W.O.L.F. pack member since 2002

10-27-2008, 05:01 PM	#9
chibnkr Pedestrian Habano Elitist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glenview, IL Posts: 287 Trading: (2)	Re: Cigar Regrets Far too many... - Not buying more Monte Mili jars at CHF 500 - Not buying more II Festival Marevas at $275 per box - Not buying more LFDC Coronas at $130 per box - Not buying those other 4 boxes of 1992 CoRos for <$500 each back in 2001 - Passing on that intact cab of 1980s Lusitanias - Passing on those boxes of Super Coronas in LCDH Aruba - Dunhill Atados for $32 per stick...and only buying 20 of them - Letting Allan snag that box of 1970s Romeo Casa Reales out from under me - Habanos 1994s at GBP 2000 per humidor back in 2001...who knew? ...and many, many more!

10-28-2008, 03:31 AM	#11
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Cigar Regrets I regret not getting more PBP's and not having a bigger budget!

10-26-2008, 08:04 PM	#12
TideRoll It is what it is. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: North of the 'Ham Posts: 154 Trading: (5)	Re: Cigar Regrets It wasn't my doing, but I still regret it. A very generous BOTL who seems to have since fallen out of the scene hit me with my NST, and included not only a nice selection of sticks of a variety of origins but also some homebrewed beer and some kind of lambic concoction as well as a smokers candle. He had a Trinidad ISOM or two in there and the box they originally came in. It was a very nice NST. Unfortunately, the package got beat up in USPS and by the time I opened it, the candle and its glass were smashed and the smell was on everything. A total write-off, as the fragrance from the smokers candle was really more than I wanted even as a do-dad box for the cigar box. I never told him about it, just posted the contents on what was intended to be a great NST and thanked him for it. Come to think of it, I might have PM'd him that the mail had dinged it up a bit a couple of months later, but I didn't tell him the sticks were ruined. Since he's no longer active that I know of, I figured I could let the cat out of the bag now without him finding out and trying to send me another batch of sticks. __________________ “If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride, and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.” - Paul W. Bryant

10-27-2008, 01:12 AM	#13
Bax C A P S...CAPS CAPS CAPS! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Ringgold,GA Posts: 2,173 Trading: (70)	Re: Cigar Regrets Trying to load up on cheap sticks then deciding that I rather go for quallity then quantity. __________________ I'm the most interesting man in the world... but only if you find stupid stuff really interesting.

10-27-2008, 02:09 AM	#15
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,832 Trading: (60)	Re: Cigar Regrets Not buying more VR Farm Rolled when they were available. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-27-2008, 05:03 AM	#16
Prefy Connoisseur of Pucks Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Matt Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 549 Trading: (5)	Re: Cigar Regrets The only thing I can really think of is not be able to smoke cigars with other BOTL as much as I would like

10-27-2008, 05:54 AM	#17
Pyro Just in from the Storm Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Per Location: Sweden Posts: 30 Trading: (0)	Re: Cigar Regrets I should have stocked up more than two bundles of The Edge Sumatra Toros while they were still availabe! I should have convinced my wife that we needed a bigger house from the beginning so I could have my own walk in humidor and a place to smoke indoors!

10-27-2008, 05:54 AM	#18
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Cigar Regrets Not buying the millenium jars when my girlfriend was in Cuba for month. Not buying the maduro colored Cohiba robustos at Hajenus in 1992. Not trading for more Davidoff Habanos from my Saudi friends in 1995...