Tubos: Cigar Protection or Marketing shtick

Lucky_Hippo · 12-15-2009, 11:06 AM

Back in the 90's a lot of rumors floated around about tubos just being a way to hide flaws, off colors, patch jobs...etc. I don't know if any of these were true or not (although I could see it being easier to sell off color smokes in the same box this way) but I really havn't run across any more issues with sticks in tubos than those without. I always kind of liked them in my younger days if I was out and about town and happend to grab a few sticks on the fly to throw in my pocket. This of course was before I became a regular cigar smoker and carried a cigar case for my everyday choices.

12-15-2009, 11:06 AM	#1
Lucky_Hippo A Cigar = 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gary Location: Kansas Posts: 494 Trading: (2)	Re: Tubos: Cigar Protection or Marketing shtick Back in the 90's a lot of rumors floated around about tubos just being a way to hide flaws, off colors, patch jobs...etc. I don't know if any of these were true or not (although I could see it being easier to sell off color smokes in the same box this way) but I really havn't run across any more issues with sticks in tubos than those without. I always kind of liked them in my younger days if I was out and about town and happend to grab a few sticks on the fly to throw in my pocket. This of course was before I became a regular cigar smoker and carried a cigar case for my everyday choices. __________________ Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips. -J.Candy