Is it just me or do Gurkhas suck

[carterwsu]

Is it just me or does Gurhka cigars never live up to the hype. I mean for the amount of money that your must pay per cigar, and with all of the advertising hype that goes into the "Rolls Royce" of cigars, I have never smoked one that deserved this prestigious title. Granted, since im not made of millions, I have not tried the His Majesty's Reserve or their other $500+ per cigar line, I can not comment on those SUPER HIGH END cigars.

I tried the Beast awhile back, along with many others lines of Gurkha. The other day I reluctantly bought the Titan, and the wrapper ran more then an escaped convict. I was constantly repairing the burn. This isn't a fluke either, this burning problem has happened to me from most Gurkhas that i've smoked. The flavor was nothing spectacular, in fact just plain forgettable. The reason why I write this is, it's the first time that i've smoked a cigar, and couldn't wait for it to be done.

Anyone else disappointed by the "Rolls Royce" of cigars?

[roarknumber1]

Originally Posted by carterwsu

Is it just me or does Gurhka cigars never live up to the hype. I mean for the amount of money that your must pay per cigar, and with all of the advertising hype that goes into the "Rolls Royce" of cigars, I have never smoked one that deserved this prestigious title. Granted, since im not made of millions, I have not tried the His Majesty's Reserve or their other $500+ per cigar line, I can not comment on those SUPER HIGH END cigars.

I tried the Beast awhile back, along with many others lines of Gurkha. The other day I reluctantly bought the Titan, and the wrapper ran more then an escaped convict. I was constantly repairing the burn. This isn't a fluke either, this burning problem has happened to me from most Gurkhas that i've smoked. The flavor was nothing spectacular, in fact just plain forgettable. The reason why I write this is, it's the first time that i've smoked a cigar, and couldn't wait for it to be done.

Anyone else disappointed by the "Rolls Royce" of cigars?

It's not you.

[icehog3]

It's not just you....I think they suck too.

But tens of thousands disagree with us, 'cause they sell a chitload of cigars.

[dantzig]

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I don't think that Gurkhas suck but all of their advertising, hype, and packaging turns me off to their products. Their cigars are quite decent for the most part but I hate how they have 100000 different lines.

[pbrennan10]

I beg to differ.

[dphouse]

ditto, they suck.

[roarknumber1]

Originally Posted by pbrennan10

I beg to differ.

I beg you to tell us why when you post that "(you) beg to differ".

[paul95se]

Solid first post

[carterwsu]

Originally Posted by icehog3

It's not just you....I think they suck too.

But tens of thousands disagree with us, 'cause they sell a chitload of cigars.

That is a valid point. They do sell way, way more then much better cigars out there.

[mjr955201]

I've had good Gurkhas and bad Gurkhas. I wouldn't classify it as a 'luxury' cigar. There MSRP is outragous and I think it is a marketing ploy. It possibly could be genius marketing strategy trying to convince the customer that they are getting a deal all the time with their 'MSRP' prices.

Sometimes I laugh when reading a catalog with some of the 'suggested retail' prices of their cigars. 12 perfectos for $370 retail, on sale for $40. Sounds great, a STEAL, but I've bought those 12 perfectos 6x60 black dragon ( shit, I forgot the name of the things, who knows w/ the amount of names Gurkha uses, more marketing ) and they weren't great. Never would pay over 10 a piece, $20 a piece, ah!

[RUJohnny99]

Originally Posted by carterwsu

I mean for the amount of money that your must pay per cigar

Welcome to the board. Apparently you haven't been introduced to the Devil Site yet. Gurkhas aren't bad for a $3 cigar and you can fill up your humidor with Gurkhas for $3 a stick at the Devil Site.

[Fortune500]

Originally Posted by mjr955201

I've had good Gurkhas and bad Gurkhas. I wouldn't classify it as a 'luxury' cigar. There MSRP is outragous and I think it is a marketing ploy. Sometimes I laugh when reading a catalog with some of the 'suggested retail' prices of their cigars.

I've had some Gurkhas, though, that are excellent smokes. It's hit or miss with me, but there are very few brands that aren't "Hit or Miss" to me.

[aracos]

I've only tried a couple of them, but have liked all of the ones I have tried... I do tend to think they are over priced, there are a lot of others sticks I would rather spend my $$ on...

[roarknumber1]

Originally Posted by RUJohnny99

Welcome to the board. Apparently you haven't been introduced to the Devil Site yet. Gurkhas aren't bad for a $3 cigar and you can fill up your humidor with Gurkhas for $3 a stick at the Devil Site.

I still think there are better sticks to be had at $3 a piece. CI Yellow, CI White, Joya Celebracion, etc.

I've tried the beast, beauty, titan, and most of the others. I thought the beast, beauty, and titan were sub par, and as to the others, while not terrible, I'd rather spend my money on cigars I like.

[carterwsu]

It seems that they put most of the money into their packaging and advertising and not into making a cigar worth the price. I mean who really wants a metal or leather case with a box of cigars. They have "more talk, then walk"