Gifting a Gifted Cigar....Rude?

[smokeyscotch]

I have wondered if gifting a cigar that was gifted me/you is considered rude. I know of a BOTL on the board that would enjoy a cigar that I was gifted. However, I would never want to hurt the feelings of a generous BOTL that gifted it to me. How do you feel about this?

[bigben]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

I have wondered if gifting a cigar that was gifted me/you is considered rude. I know of a BOTL on the board that would enjoy a cigar that I was gifted. However, I would never want to hurt the feelings of a generous BOTL that gifted it to me. How do you feel about this?

I have gifted stick i received from PIF and NST trades, not necessarily a GIFT in the birthday/Xmas sense, but similar concept! I think if you are active on the boards that it is bound to happen!

[Scud]

Depends on the situation. I have gifted some cigars, that I know others would like and I wouldn't enjoy. As long as you thank the person who gifted them to you, and don't sell the gifts for profit, it's all good

[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.

[boonedoggle]

This has happened to me several times, and I am pretty confident I have done it without even thinking about it. I don't keep a good inventory, so I suppose that is bound to happen with me.

[JCK]

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.

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.

[St. Lou Stu]

I don't think that passing a gifted cigar along for someone else to enjoy is wrong.


Now,
If you were to request it in a MAW and pass it along....... that's another story.

To tell the truth, I sometimes have a hard time remembering what I have purchased and what has been given to me in one way or another.

As long as no 'gifting' goes un noticed or without a simple 'Thank You' at the very least.

[vintagejc]

I gift based on what I think people will like/want when I'm going through. Many times what you receive in a trade could be duplicate or something you know isn't to your liking.

[jjirons69]

Regifting is fine. Sometimes you may get a stick that you really don't care for. It will eventually find a good home and a fiery death. Give it to someone who may like it.

Try to sale gifted items isn't against any rules (that I know of), but it is looked down on.

I do believe I got back a cigar I once sent to someone...it may not have been the exact cigar, but was the exact style and size.

[bobarian]

Depending on the nature of the original gift, I agree with the others and dont see a problem. Most of us understand that we cannot always be 100% accurate in our gifts, bombs, PIF's and trades. It would be a shame for a stick to sit at the bottom of your humidor when another BOTL could be enjoying it.

[Troop_lee]

I don't think its a bad thing, you should always thank someone who gave you a gift. But if you recieve a cigar that you know you don't enjoy very much or think that someone else would enjoy it more, then why not give that cigar to someone that will enjoy it more that you will.

[smokeyscotch]

Thanks for all of the input guys. This particular cigar is one I know I would probably love to smoke. It has some age on it and such. However, I like the thought of BOTL in mind, being able to sit back and enjoy said stick. I don't have a huge collection, nor anything that special all of the time. Therefore, I want to do something that shows my respect and well wishes. I just don't want to hurt the awesome person that gave it to me.
As far as sticks I may not like, I hang on to some and gift some. If it is a bundle stick, I save them for yard gars or to add tobacco odor to the coolerdor. But if I got a Pepin Original and knew someone else would like it more, then off it goes. Just trying to let you know where my thought process is right now.
I'm a worrier, hell, I can't help it.

[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.

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Thanks for all of the input guys. This particular cigar is one I know I would probably love to smoke. It has some age on it and such. However, I like the thought of BOTL in mind, being able to sit back and enjoy said stick. I don't have a huge collection, nor anything that special all of the time. Therefore, I want to do something that shows my respect and well wishes. I just don't want to hurt the awesome person that gave it to me.
As far as sticks I may not like, I hang on to some and gift some. If it is a bundle stick, I save them for yard gars or to add tobacco odor to the coolerdor. But if I got a Pepin Original and knew someone else would like it more, then off it goes. Just trying to let you know where my thought process is right now.
I'm a worrier, hell, I can't help it.

I can appriciate that thought process as you have managed to use some Vulcan mind trick to steal it from within my head!

In other words, that's how I look at it too.

[bonggoy]

I was guilty of this a couple of times before. Both times I re gifted cigars when a fellow BOTL mentioned that they haven't had that particular cigar before. Both times I realized that it was a gift and thought it was too late to take it back.

My solution to this is to smoke the cigar as soon as I get them