Best place to buy Illusiones 68?

bigloo · 06-21-2009, 05:49 PM

The idea of minimum advertised price sucks. If a retailer wants to run his business with less margin and higher volume, he should be allowed too. Anyway, not the forum or place for this argument. Eric is a still a great BOTL with great pricing who has earned our business like the other great retailers who join us on these boards.

Drazzil · 06-21-2009, 05:52 PM

Well, if anyone knows anyone else *read someone who isin't now forced to sell at retail* can you give me a PM? Thanks.

elderboy02 · 06-21-2009, 06:08 PM

Illusione just lost all of my business b/c there are better cigars out there for cheaper than Dion's "awesome" price. When I could get them cheaper, I could justify the purchase. I am not going to pay some ridiculous inflated price.

chippewastud79 · 06-21-2009, 06:13 PM

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Illusione just lost all of my business. I won't buy Dion's cigars anymore. I am not going to pay some ridiculous inflated price.

I would be more upset with the people who couldn't compete with the price and thusly called Illusione on it.

elderboy02 · 06-21-2009, 06:16 PM

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I would be more upset with the people who couldn't compete with the price and thusly called Illusione on it.

Yep, I wish I knew who it was b/c they wouldn't see another dime of my money. I have my suspicions who it is b/c on other boards they have done the same. They are happy as hell making a zillion dollars on a box of cigars. That is not the BOTL spirit.

GreekGodX · 06-21-2009, 06:56 PM

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Yep, I wish I knew who it was b/c they wouldn't see another dime of my money. I have my suspicions who it is b/c on other boards they have done the same. They are happy as hell making a zillion dollars on a box of cigars. That is not the BOTL spirit.

Searching for info on a retailer, I stumbled across another forum that a retailer was ratting out other retailers for pricing. It is wrong in many ways. I understand why retailers would not want other retailers selling at lower prices but they should not be reporting them to the cigar manufacturer. The retailer that rats out other retailers will no doubt lose all our business, and we will tell other BOTL/SOTL's not to purchase from them either. If a great retailer ie Party Source understands how the cigar community works and rewards us with a great price that should be the retailer's decision. It blows that a competitor would rat out a fellow retailer and ruin it for the consumer. I hope whoever did it is not part of the boards on CA...

chippewastud79 · 06-21-2009, 06:58 PM

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I hope whoever did it is not part of the boards on CA...

Sadly, I feel that it was a member here who did this.

VirtualSmitty · 06-21-2009, 07:40 PM

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I understand why retailers would not want other retailers selling at lower prices but they should not be reporting them to the cigar manufacturer. The retailer that rats out other retailers will no doubt lose all our business, and we will tell other BOTL/SOTL's not to purchase from them either.

I recall Famous blowing the whistle on a small vendor who was undercutting Davidoff prices not that long ago. Not that I really care much, but just to play devil's advocate, why is it wrong for retailers to report other retailers who are breaking their agreements with the manufacturer? Unless i'm mistaken, many high end NCs such as Tat, Illusione, Davidoff, etc will only allow a vendor to sell their product at a certain rate. If they sell below the rates given they lose their account. How is it fare how to the B&Ms that follow the rules that carry these products to sit by and watch others break these agreements?

mcmoyer · 06-22-2009, 04:01 AM

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I would be more upset with the people who couldn't compete with the price and thusly called Illusione on it.

Dion is a member here and can read as well as the rest of us...why assume someone called him on it?

chippewastud79 · 06-22-2009, 07:58 AM

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Dion is a member here and can read as well as the rest of us...why assume someone called him on it?

Just an educated guess I suppose, based on some of the conversation earlier in the thread, in PM's and conversation with members outside of CA.

06-21-2009, 05:49 PM	#1
bigloo Crazy like a fox Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Lu Location: Rose City Posts: 905 Trading: (27)	Re: Best place to buy Illusiones 68? The idea of minimum advertised price sucks. If a retailer wants to run his business with less margin and higher volume, he should be allowed too. Anyway, not the forum or place for this argument. Eric is a still a great BOTL with great pricing who has earned our business like the other great retailers who join us on these boards.

06-21-2009, 05:52 PM	#2
Drazzil Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: David Location: Boozetown Posts: 355 Trading: (31)	Re: Best place to buy Illusiones 68? Well, if anyone knows anyone else read someone who isin't now forced to sell at retail can you give me a PM? Thanks.

06-21-2009, 06:08 PM	#3
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,521 Trading: (133)	Re: Best place to buy Illusiones 68? Illusione just lost all of my business b/c there are better cigars out there for cheaper than Dion's "awesome" price. When I could get them cheaper, I could justify the purchase. I am not going to pay some ridiculous inflated price. Last edited by elderboy02; 06-21-2009 at 06:13 PM.