Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

08-16-2009, 11:10 PM

Looks like fakes, some are harder to tell then others but there are many fakes around Playa Del Carmen.

http://acecigarmart.com/index.php?op...id=9&catid=9#9

Scottw · 08-16-2009, 11:14 PM

Got to love them Cohibos in the glass top box, nice. HAHAHA

Doctorossi · 08-16-2009, 11:40 PM

I just don't get why they go to all the effort of replicating the packaging and then blow the whole thing with the ridiculous glass-top boxes.

Awful kind of them to save us the trouble of having to inspect more closely, though.

Dunkel · 08-17-2009, 02:38 AM

They are soooo behind the times. Counterfeiting Swisher Sweets and Black & Milds is where the money's at! LOL

theonlybear4CORT · 08-17-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunkel

They are soooo behind the times. Counterfeiting Swisher Sweets and Black & Milds is where the money's at! LOL

elderboy02 · 08-17-2009, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I just don't get why they go to all the effort of replicating the packaging and then blow the whole thing with the ridiculous glass-top boxes.

Awful kind of them to save us the trouble of having to inspect more closely, though.

Because most people don't know that glass top boxes are counterfeits.

gbum · 08-17-2009, 06:06 AM

glass top counterfeits already being in the market for quit a long time.if i'm the counterfeiter.. by now i should realize bout this...

some people just never learn... which is good for us

Doctorossi · 08-17-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

Because most people don't know that glass top boxes are counterfeits.

Yeah, but by the same measure, those people aren't going to recognize the authenticity of the rest of the packaging, which these fakes have managed to ape pretty reasonably.

See what I mean? It seems to me like it really ought to be either an 'aim for exact replication' or a 'scribble COHEEBA on it with a crayon' kind of affair. It's this middle-ground stuff that makes no sense to me.

08-17-2009, 08:55 AM

Well counterfeiters prolly need to control costs even more so than Cuba. Counterfeiting an actual Cohiba box would be no cheap affair and if you don't have a connection to either sell them at retail or sell them to retailers no one is ever going to appreciate enough to buy them. Fake paper = cheap, fake wood = not so much.

Bax · 08-18-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I just don't get why they go to all the effort of replicating the packaging and then blow the whole thing with the ridiculous glass-top boxes.

Awful kind of them to save us the trouble of having to inspect more closely, though.

I would also imagine the average person would want to see what's inside a sealed box before they drop 500 bucks on it. The glass top allows you to see the goods without breaking all those fancy seals, those things aren't cheap

08-16-2009, 11:10 PM	#1
mugzy Guest Posts: n/a	Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Looks like fakes, some are harder to tell then others but there are many fakes around Playa Del Carmen. http://acecigarmart.com/index.php?op...id=9&catid=9#9

08-16-2009, 11:14 PM	#2
Scottw Going Commando Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Sussex, NJ Posts: 2,815 Trading: (6)	Re: Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Me Got to love them Cohibos in the glass top box, nice. HAHAHA

08-16-2009, 11:40 PM	#3
Doctorossi Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,684 Trading: (8)	Re: Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Me I just don't get why they go to all the effort of replicating the packaging and then blow the whole thing with the ridiculous glass-top boxes. Awful kind of them to save us the trouble of having to inspect more closely, though. __________________ Marvin Shanken is a terrific guy... for me to poop on!

08-17-2009, 02:38 AM	#4
Dunkel Maduro & Oscuro Whore-O Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Doug Location: West by God Virginia Posts: 2,232 Trading: (75)	Re: Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Me They are soooo behind the times. Counterfeiting Swisher Sweets and Black & Milds is where the money's at! LOL __________________ Blue Label,Any Filipe Gregorio,Acid,Don Elias,El Mejor Espresso,Tierra del Sol

08-17-2009, 06:06 AM	#7
gbum Feeling at Home Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Asyraf Location: Cyberjaya-Malaysia Posts: 772 Trading: (0)	Re: Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Me glass top counterfeits already being in the market for quit a long time.if i'm the counterfeiter.. by now i should realize bout this... some people just never learn... which is good for us

08-17-2009, 08:55 AM	#9
Addiction Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some Cohiba pictures from Playa Del Carmen, Me Well counterfeiters prolly need to control costs even more so than Cuba. Counterfeiting an actual Cohiba box would be no cheap affair and if you don't have a connection to either sell them at retail or sell them to retailers no one is ever going to appreciate enough to buy them. Fake paper = cheap, fake wood = not so much.