somebody shoved MY cigars up THEIR nose & gave them back to me!

[Bax]

Cigar Snob. Nuff said.

[mrreindeer]

Originally Posted by Bax

Cigar Snob. Nuff said.

Your post went to the next page; which person are you referring to? I'm so confused.

[pro2625]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

WTF!

I'm just wondering why somebody would do this.

So, the wife & I and some friends were hanging out at a British bar/restaurant we love in Santa Monica over the weekend. Best Fish 'n Chips in the city. Seriously, amazing stuff. Despite what happened after dinner, I'm sure I'll be back for more of that damn fish.

After dinner, we're hanging at the 'small bar' at the back of the restaurant and chatting with the manager of the joint.

Turns out he used to be in the cigar business so I happened to have two on me in my case and I thought I'd hand them over to him to get his opinion.

Inside were a Gurkha G5 Avenger Toro (a tasty full-bodied $10 cigar) & a Fonseca Cubano Viso Fuerte Toro (just got this in NY on a recommendation, prob. $8 - $12 cigar, can't remember). Before I could do anything about it, he had taken one, then the next, out of the case and shoved one, then the next up his nose and took deep long whiffs (one at a time, of course, not both at once). As he said, 'to smell the ammonia' and by his determination, felt my cigars were cheap and therefore bad.

Then he handed them back to me and I'm seriously considering throwing out the whole lot, case & all.

Am I overreacting?

You paid $10 for a gurkha OMG

[mrreindeer]

Originally Posted by pro2625

You paid $10 for a gurkha OMG

now that's funny Tom - while i am, uh, mostly loyal to my B&M so I'm used to paying somewhat inflated prices here in Cali, I was unfaithful, went to another B&M over in San Pedro and won a box of the G5's (but list is $10)

[Abom]

Originally Posted by khubli

I think this brings up a good point. Unless he was totally playing you, what if he honestly did not think he did anything wrong. Should he or the restaurant be blamed for a cultural difference?

Did you tell him that you were offended? Or did you let it slide? If you let it slide, then I don't think anyone has a bone to pick with this guy.

Personally I would have thanked him for giving me his opinion. Then I would have given him the cigars telling him that I would not smoke them now that they've been up his nose.

Who knows, maybe he was trying to scam a few cigars off of ya!

+1. If one doesn't know anything about cigars or cigar culture, then they may not understand they did something wrong or inappropriate.

Since you're lighting the tip on fire anyways, most people, even people I know who enjoy sticks, don't really care if someone smells their cigars and touches them to their nose. A co-worker of mine had a Montecristo #4 they were about to fire up. Another co-worker was curious and smelled it, putting their nose (touching) along the whole wrapper and then the foot. The co-worker didn't seem to mind at all, and lit it up promptly after getting it back. Some people just don't care about that sort of thing.

Personally, I'm more particular, and I would not smoke the sticks after someone did that.

[stfoley]

I find it pretty rude myself...but I'm one of those people that are REALLY picky about the way things like that are handled. I don't mind stuff like my friend does...he will grab a ziploc full of smokes, open it up, jam his nose inside the baggie (but nowhere near the smokes), and take a deep inhale to get the smell....he just loves the smell of fine tobacco.

On the other hand, what this guy did was rather rude...not just the way he sniffed, but his whole demanor as reported was horrible. Honestly, I'd avoid going there again.

[pbrennan10]

Challenge him to a 10 pace duel.

[koolbooy]

wow man, thats a crazy story lol .... kinda disrespectful in my opinion. sniffing your cigar like that? **** that!

[pro2625]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

now that's funny Tom - while i am, uh, mostly loyal to my B&M so I'm used to paying somewhat inflated prices here in Cali, I was unfaithful, went to another B&M over in San Pedro and won a box of the G5's (but list is $10)

Oh ok....you scared me there for a second!

[Abom]

Originally Posted by stfoley

On the other hand, what this guy did was rather rude...not just the way he sniffed, but his whole demanor as reported was horrible. Honestly, I'd avoid going there again.

Actually +1 to that. I forgot to tag that onto the end of my post, his comments after smelling the sticks were quite rude. Even if he didn't know proper cigar smelling etiquette, his rude comments afterwards are unacceptable.

[madurolover]

Too bad you didn't hand him a Nub. Would have been funny watching him shove that log up his nose.

[mrreindeer]

Originally Posted by madurolover

Too bad you didn't hand him a Nub. Would have been funny watching him shove that log up his nose.

Damn it, and I just got bombed one from doubledown! I knew I should have brought that with me. Yeah, I'm still waiting to hear from some Brits on here, if the 'shove the 'ol cigar up the nose trick' is common or approved form of etiquette'. Still boggles the noggin'.

[Snake Hips]

I've seen people do this at the B&M and put them back...I just think "Did you seriously just do that?" But if they were my sticks and he still decides to also slam the quality of my choices, I would have put the beatdown on him.

[scottw]

David, I am still pissing my pants over this one just so you know. I read this thread every day. I know how pumped you were about the sticks you got in NYC too. I'm sorry this happened to you, but jeez is it great entertainment!

[Darrell]

Ugh, that's really a rank thing to do.