Illusione and Rev. Jim Jones

[Footbag]

I like Illusione, but perhaps he should drop Jim Jones. Not really the type of thing you want your business to associate with.

[GrtndpwrflOZ]

Lets all get righteous.

[kansashat]

I guess I don't get the marketing strategy.

[Addiction]

I like Illusione cigars. I am not overly offended by the jim jones reference but I can 100% understand why some would be. It could be funny I suppose but its in poor taste.

[Costa]

I could care less about his marketing strategy or his "beliefs".

His cigars are, imo, some of the best I have smoked, very distinct.

[shilala]

I get it, and the cigars still suck, so they don't get any of my money.
I'm far more likely to try a cigar that's aligned with boobs and football rather than evil, tragedy, and poison.
I guess I'm just weird like that. *shrug*

[SmokeyJoe]

Love the cigars... but Dion seems truly whacked!

Hey... there are other cigars to love so I can feel better about it - like from RAUL.

[oldforge]

Originally Posted by SaltFlyTyer

Very wierd interview..
..kris..

Well at a minimum he contradicts himself. He designs a cigar to age ten years and then says the world will end in 2012.

Hmmmm.



..but I really enjoy his smokes.

[Boomer]

I have never seen a more judgemental bunch than this group. Give it a break.

[UPHOTO]

Originally Posted by dannysguitar

FWIW Illusione means illusion in spanish. Maybe that has some meaning to it?

exactly.

Come on people!

I think the cigar world at times is to "old school" in not only it's smokers but the mentality. The mentality that you must have the guys standing in the tobacco fields with stupid grins on their faces to market your product is so boring.

The guy has a quirky personality! That's it. He is just messing around and at the same time just not taking himself so seriously. Everybody should try that once in a while.

If he was making cigars for everybody then he would make 50 million cigars a year BUT he is nowhere near that. He knows not everybody will like his product OR him.

Good for him. Appealing to everybody is a waste of a persons time.

[kansashat]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I have never seen a more judgemental bunch than this group. Give it a break.

Are you judging us?

[bazookajoe]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I have never seen a more judgemental bunch than this group. Give it a break.

So we're not entitled to our own opinions?

[SmokinApe]

Did he have nudie mags at his booth?

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I have never seen a more judgemental bunch than this group. Give it a break.

The thing is Boomer, your life is made up of mostly judgments. Every decision you make is a judgement. So, we are all very judgemental. Example: I made the judgement to come to work today instead of calling in. I made the judgement that I could beat a slow truck at an intersection. I judged whether I should post thread or not. so on and so on.............



I appreciate everyones response. I was just taken aback by the campaign and wondered if others were too.

Originally Posted by SmokinApe

Did he have nudie mags at his booth?

[Costa]

Originally Posted by UPHOTO

exactly.

Come on people!

I think the cigar world at times is to "old school" in not only it's smokers but the mentality. The mentality that you must have the guys standing in the tobacco fields with stupid grins on their faces to market your product is so boring.

The guy has a quirky personality! That's it. He is just messing around and at the same time just not taking himself so seriously. Everybody should try that once in a while.

If he was making cigars for everybody then he would make 50 million cigars a year BUT he is nowhere near that. He knows not everybody will like his product OR him.

Good for him. Appealing to everybody is a waste of a persons time.

Couldn't have said it better myself.