Ordering cigars online

[kzm007]

Originally Posted by ellisb

Welcome,

All the links you will ever need:

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showpos...4&postcount=81

-EB

Originally Posted by Gov

EB is on point. I use this thread whenever I order online. Pretty much anything I want I run through the list of sites to see who has it and who has the best price. Takes some time but saves $$$$. Sometimes it will be a big difference in price from site to site. I have ordered from several of the sites and none have ever asked for ID verification except for Holt's. They actually sent me a form to fill out and wanted a copy of my DL. Shredded that document. I have had my bank account tapped once to identity theft already. Nobody is getting a copy of my DL sent in the mail to buy smokes. Plenty of other sites out there.

As for the suggestions on smokes. Some of my favorites: Oliva V lancero (but all are awesome), and LFD double ligero Chisel.

Hope this helps and good luck with your cigar quest as well as this coming school year!!

I will definitely keep that filed away; most likely go through it tomorrow. I created a folder in Firefox of all my cigar sites, I'm going to file them eventually and go from there.

Still looking for a humidor, I'll try the sites listed. If anyone can direct me to one of those Little Havana cutters or something as good, let me know. I saw they'd been discontinued.

Marvelous site though, I am grateful to you all =)

Kegan

[kzm007]

Gentleman! Fantastic sites and info, I thank you (as well as Gov for the kind words)! What say you to this for a first-timer:
http://www.humidorvault.com/The-Capr...r-p/hum-25.htm

I know that it's been said one should order a humi at least 4x the size of what they anticipate they'll need, but I love the look of this, and the price seems decent.

Now, as for the matter of using beads, are they recommended? Are they used for serving the same purpose as a hygrometer? How's that whole aspect work, in layman's terms?

Geez, you'd never get this complex with a cigarette or a chaw, I guess that's why cigars are so appealing to so many; you can certainly make them your own and let them immerse you.

Kegan

[ellisb]

Kegan,

Right now you are probably overwhelmed with choices. I have the Cigar Jar from Duke City myself as it was my first humidor. I now have that in my desk drawer at work. Its pretty easy to operate because it has a nice thick seal. I'm not so sure that I would recommend this just yet as you may find better choices.

If you are new to all of this and really want to do it on the cheap, I would go for the cooler or tupperware style with a puck of beads. This will allow you to store lots of cigars on the cheap (nothing wrong with that, I have a cooler packed to the gills where I age my sticks).

If you just want to keep a dozen sticks on hand as you are still experimenting with the hobby, then the jar might be the best solution.

If you are positive that you will be smoking for a while and you are willing to monitor a humidor until you get it to steady state, then I would go for a more traditional desktop humidor. When I say monitor a humidor, I mean that during the winter when the ambient RH is low and you are not smoking frequently, you will have to open the humidor weekly to verify the humidity and add water as needed. Once I went a month without opening it. There is nothing worse than opening a humdor and seeing the hydrometer reading 50% RH.

That little number you posted looks OK, however you might be better off getting a humidor that comes stocked with cigars as you will save money. Here are some suggestions:

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...13&cat=6&page=

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...C6&cat=6&page=

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...07&cat=6&page=

Aficionado's Gift Pack:
http://www.holts.com/category.html?id=86664

If you have plenty of sticks (and I dont know anyone who does) here is a nice selection of just humidors:

http://www.cheaphumidors.com/Merchan...vc?Screen=SFNT

(I own the Milano)

Have fun shopping around,

-EB

[kzm007]

Originally Posted by ellisb

Kegan,

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If you are new to all of this and really want to do it on the cheap, I would go for the cooler or tupperware style with a puck of beads. This will allow you to store lots of cigars on the cheap (nothing wrong with that, I have a cooler packed to the gills where I age my sticks).

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-EB

Would a Playmate from Igloo be OK?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160257973219

If so, what else would I need besides a puck? I'm guessing a hygrometer, at least for my peace of mind (as I have NO idea what the hell I'm doing, and probably couldn't tell a Cuban from a bubblegum cigar if you asked me that was too corny, sorry)

Anyway, I'm looking for a small airtight cooler, really, really cheap. I've got a box of old cigar boxes (lol) I bought years ago for a craft project and never used, I'd probably layer the bottom with cedar sticks, maybe do rows if that was OK for the smokes (but I'd fear poor circulation)?

But a couple members have been nice enough to offer me some starter samplers, so at the moment, I'm just trying to save money and make this endeavor as painless as possible for a newbie.

Good stuff though, I've been reading an eBook from cheaphumidors.com, and this could prove to be a worthwhile investment if I let it be.

Kegan

[generic]

I'm in a similar situation in that I'm gonna be a sophomore in college (I'm 19) so I'm old enough to purchase tobacco, but not old enough to order from those sites. I didn't have any good B&M place nearby until I found this site and discovered that the Taboo cigars store is just a little drive away from my housing.

I've found that just putting 1985 as the birth date works fine. They don't check when they deliver. I've ordered quite a few times and have yet to have a problem.

[kzm007]

I'd do that, but all our mail stops at the mailing center, I don't know if they *could* stop at the dorm, which is on-campus anyway...Doubt the post office is going to look hard at the packages, anyway.

Thanks for the info.

Kegan

[generic]

Our mail does too. It's just a UPS package if it's from CI, nothing suspicious.

[kzm007]

Originally Posted by generic

Our mail does too. It's just a UPS package if it's from CI, nothing suspicious.

True, and I'm not getting busted for tobacco I'm sure; I once ordered cigarettes for my then-17y/o cousin, and I bought 'em cheap from the Ukraine...I like to avoid being judged for doing something 'bad', so I do online when I can.

Kegan

[robofan]

To help avoid any problems I would make sure you order from a company who ships through the USPS. I know that Cigars International and Cbid ship via UPS with adult signature required. Every once in a while I get a driver who knocks on the door to get a signature instead of leaving them on the front porch. It's conceivable that you could encounter a hard core driver who would check id. So to be safe have them shipped using the USPS. I have never had a problem with them they either leave them in my mail box or on the front porch. I know that Taboocigars.com and Seriouscigars.com use the USPS.

[brigey]

Originally Posted by GrtndpwrflOZ

taboocigars.com
fumeeworld.com
Famous-smokes.com
cigarbid.com

try those.

Taboo hooks you up. Ask alot of people here. They love'em
fumee is pretty quick about things.
and the other two most have started out on.

Good Luck

B

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Heck I love Taboo cigars and I don't think I need to worry about showing proof of age. (___{@}______]]]]~~~~

Smoke em if you got em!

[generic]

Yeah Taboo is a good idea. They ship USPS and you get some amazing sticks and service, can't go wrong.
If I recall, there is nothing on their site that mentions having to be over 21 either, so you'll be in the clear.

[kzm007]

Originally Posted by brigey

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Heck I love Taboo cigars and I don't think I need to worry about showing proof of age. (___{@}______]]]]~~~~

Smoke em if you got em!

Originally Posted by generic

Yeah Taboo is a good idea. They ship USPS and you get some amazing sticks and service, can't go wrong.
If I recall, there is nothing on their site that mentions having to be over 21 either, so you'll be in the clear.

I'll look into them; I glanced at the site earlier, but didn't care for the look of it altogether; I feel a aesthetically appealing site is nicer, and that's a bit harsh, but they just seem more trustworthy...

Anyway, moving back. Would an Igloo Playmate cooler be good for a first humidor. I need to know if they're airtight. Also, if someone has used a cooler for storage, could you kindly direct me as to how I would set it up properly?

I plan on lining the bottom with cedar, if I can find my sticks, but from there, I'm lost.

Kegan

[pearson]

It is good so see another young stogie smoker, I am in the same boat as you being only 20.

[kzm007]

Originally Posted by pearson

It is good so see another young stogie smoker, I am in the same boat as you being only 20.

Well, glad to meet you

And as for my cooler issue, I think it's been solved:
http://www.************.com/09/26/20...ld-a-coolidor/

video near the end.

Kegan

[generic]

Originally Posted by pearson

It is good so see another young stogie smoker, I am in the same boat as you being only 20.

Do you get the "shit I hope he doesn't break anything" looks in cigar shops too? Takes a few visits before most of em will let me look around without keeping a super close watch.

I guess I don't blame them, not many young people enjoy cigars, so I'd be a little wary if I were them too.