Joya de Nicaragua price increase?

[SeanGAR]

JdN Antano lanceros

JR
7/09 $67.95
today $104.95
54% increase

Famous
8/5 $75.99
today $97.99
29% increase

I read someplace that Drew Estates took over distribution a few months ago .. has anybody else seen big increases in JdN prices or know why?

[guy g]

There has been a serious increase in the entire inventory at my BM. It was bound to happen.

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by guy g

There has been a serious increase in the entire inventory at my BM. It was bound to happen.

Crap, I like JdN's.

[Beer Doctor]

That is horrible. I got 10 antano for $20 from Joe and only two are left. I should have stocked up earlier.

[ChasDen]

I wonder if this is a sign of things to come from all the manufactures

Chas

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by ChasDen

I wonder if this is a sign of things to come from all the manufactures

Chas

Actually, that has been the case across the board for about 9 months. Very steady price increases but not the big jump as JDN's. Alot of retailers have just eating the increase but I suspect that will change.

[ChasDen]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Actually, that has been the case across the board for about 9 months. Very steady price increases but not the big jump as JDN's. Alot of retailers have just eating the increase but I suspect that will change.

They must have since I have not noticed it much at the local stores here.

I must stock up now, at least that's what I will tell the wife

Chas

[guy g]

I noticed it with Padron several months ago. Even the bundles of Punch/Hoyo are up $3-4.

[andrewhac]

Originally Posted by ChasDen

I wonder if this is a sign of things to come from all the manufactures

Chas

The best way to avoid feeding the shark is to wait for sale on Joe's Daily or Monster, stock up on a couple favorite brands, wait out the toad stool mushroom boom that every Joe's cigar makers out there are claiming their new and up coming cigar will rock the world. Lay low and wait, sooner or later with the way the U.S economy is heading, these manufacturers and B.M will have to do a fire sale, that's when you jump in, buy good cigar for a quarter on a dollar and smile to yourself in the mirror: "I AM NO KOOL-AID DRINKER !!!"

[bazookajoe]

BestCigarPrices still shows them at $65 with retail at $95. Maybe just older inventory.

http://www.bestcigarprices.com/joya-...tml#item_10549


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[ChasDen]

Originally Posted by andrewhac

... buy good cigar for a quarter on a dollar and smile to yourself in the mirror: "I AM NO KOOL-AID DRINKER !!!"

That's why I have a vino and one on loan,

Oh crap what will I do when I have to give it back

Chas

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by ChasDen

They must have since I have not noticed it much at the local stores here.

I must stock up now, at least that's what I will tell the wife

Chas

I'll call your wife to back it up and you call mine

[oldforge]

A friend of mine is taking a marketing class and he said he was supposed to discuss how vendors determine "the price".

That set me off on one of my long MBA lectures. "There is no such thing as 'the price', I explain. Let's look at cigars, for example. We have Joe and Monster and Taboo and Holts weekly and daily and dozens of other vendors figuring out new ways to lower 'the price' to move that expensive inventory...."

I have enough JDNs to get me through several years of "prices increases". I can wait them out--how deep are their pockets?

;-)

Originally Posted by andrewhac

The best way to avoid feeding the shark is to wait for sale on Joe's Daily or Monster, stock up on a couple favorite brands, wait out the toad stool mushroom boom that every Joe's cigar makers out there are claiming their new and up coming cigar will rock the world. Lay low and wait, sooner or later with the way the U.S economy is heading, these manufacturers and B.M will have to do a fire sale, that's when you jump in, buy good cigar for a quarter on a dollar and smile to yourself in the mirror: "I AM NO KOOL-AID DRINKER !!!"

[Trajan]

i don't know what they are smoking at JDN but it isn't their cigars