Gifting a Gifted Cigar....Rude?

[ssutton219]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

As several have pointed out, it depends on how it was gifted.

For PIFs, trades and bombs, I would think that regifting is okay. If you asked for a specific cigar (ala MAW), then I would think it bad form to regift.

I've used PIF and trade cigars to satisfy a specific request from others. I don't keep good records, but if I recall who I got it from, I tell them what I am doing because they are part of the chain that satisfied the wish. I think that is only polite.

But, with few exceptions, once it is in your humidor, I think that they are yours to do as you please. I've talked to some gorillas that have been regifted the gift they sent, including the original hand-lettered band.

In short, consider the feelings of the person who gave it to you. If it would hurt their feelings, avoid doing it or ask first.

Good Point....
I have received cigars I know I do not like and have smoked them just because someone thought enough to send them to me..now I have asked a few ppl who have gifted me a cigar if i could pass it along to someone else to enjoy. As long as the thought is whats important I think its ok...I still pm if I think of passing a stick I was gifted along..trades are open game...




Shawn

[wayner123]

I would not have a problem with a person re-gifting a cigar I sent them. Once I give it to you, it's yours to do whatever you want with it. If I gave you something with restrictions, then it was not a "gift" in the first place.

My analogy is this; Say I gave you a box of chocolate's. Half of them had nuts in them, and you do not like nuts. If a friend or family member came over and wanted some of the chocolate's. Are you going to tell them no, they can't have any, you must suffer through them even though you don't like nuts? No, you would share them glady and the person who got them would be grateful.

[bigben]

To add to things, as a guy who has a relatively small collection (like you state) I do not think ANY BOTL would want you keeping a smoke JUST for the sake of keeping it if you have sooo much else to keep. I have received 2 Carlo Torano 1916's, different sizes but same smoke, so i will pass one along (the smaller one of course) and i have the same situation with a pair of R&J Reserve meduro's that I will send one along again, I figure if i have gotten 2 of them they muct be decent why not passs the opportuniuty along to another botl!

[RHNewfie]

Personally I try not to give away cigars I have been gifted, however, accidents happen from time to time.

Now, once I pass a cigar on to someone else, I am fine with it if they pass it on again.

[zemekone]

if i gift a cigar to you its for you, and you dont like it, i wouldnt get mad if you told me that it isnt my profile or you dont like them.

if get them in a pif/or a bomb i dont give them away either. I have stuff that has been gifted to me from 2004 that i dont smoke, but it was GIFTED TO ME.

i will respect, and appreciate it more if i tried to give u a stick and you told me that you dont like them much or dont smoke those...

[str8edg]

I would not have a problem with it, of course I am a noob and what do I know

But I see it as the others do... in the end what we care about is that the cigar in question gets enjoyed, right? So if you know someone would enjoy it more than you then pass it on... or if you just want to be nice and share a great smoke I think it would be ok as well.

But I have a weird outlook when it comes to this stuff, I know I would not be upset if you regifted my gift cigar... unless you regifted it to my sworn enemy!!

[Advil]

I've never gifted one away, but recently had a friend pick an Indian Tabac from Bobarian out of my humidor. So I didnt want to be rude and let him smoke it. Luckily he LOVED it so I didnt feel too bad.

[MeNimbus]

Originally Posted by kjjm4

I usually keep the sticks that I recieve as gifts, but I wouldn't be offended if somebody passed along a cigar I gave them to another BOTL.

I keep all of the cigars gifted to me.

[Bax]

I think sometimes you have to. There alot of very generous people on here. Sometimes too generous if you get my drift. If you're not careful with whom you give your addy out too, your whole house will be full of tobacco.

[smokeyscotch]

Thanks again, everyone for the great advice and personal input. I think I have decided that said stick was a pretty great sacrifice on the original gifter's behalf. I like these cigars. Therefore, I have opted to go get my propane tank refilled for my heater, and smoke it on the porch tonight, with a nice glass of Bourbon, I was gifted by another BOTL.
In short, they thought enough of me to give a 8 year old stick.
I'm a smokin' it!

[str8edg]

Make sure you take some pics, so we can all enjoy it

[Bubba -NJ]

As long as your not giving it back to the Botl whom gave it to you , gift away .

[68TriShield]

Originally Posted by khubli

If there is a BOTL out there that received smokes from me as a gift/bomb, it would not hurt my feelings if you found another person that may enjoy the cigar more than yourself.

My thoughts on this too...

[nozero]

Rude? Not in my opinion, I think once you give something to someone, it becomes theirs to do with as they see fit. When you give it away, IMO it's no longer under your control.

I would not be offended if it happened to me and I would hope that anyone who gave me a cigar would not be offended if they were to find out that my son or a friend smoked it rather than me.

[RPB67]

Re gifting or passing on cigars you dont like and may never smoke to someone who likes them and will realy enjoy them sounds perfect to me. If I feel someone likes them or will smoke them take them and enjoy them. Someone should, everyone has different likes and taste.

As for selling this is definately a NO NO. But giving, passing donating cigars you may not like or have grown not to like to someone that does likey, I think that is a good thing.

Its all about enjoying the leaf and someone should enjoy them....