Price of the cigars that I enjoy has always been a factor for me at 18 and now at 34. Pipes are an expense, to be sure, but a more long term payoff than cigars. The idea of pipe smokers as "old" has many flaws. Most non-smokers who make this comment are stuck on an image from the past. They see the pipe as old-fashioned but what they fail to understand is that throughout time, pipe smoking was very trendy and many age groups participated. I don't particularly care what others think of my pipe smoking but if they get the impression that I am smarter or more mature, that ain't bothering me. They are decidedly incorrect but what they don't know doesn't hurt me.
