I'll start this off!

[Pablo]

With CAO being sold, what has been the impact to the existing company? What changed do you expect to see?

[CAO Cigars]

Ahhhh....seems like a question I've heard once or twice before over the last 9 months. ;^)

Truth be told, YES there have been some "changes." The reality in any business is that whenever a company experiences rapid growth, the company will either adjust accordingly and continue growing OR simply implode, as a result of it's growth.

For me to say that today's version of "CAO" is the same as the time when I started with the company in 1996 would be a boldfaced lie--and quite frankly, I'm HAPPY it's not the same because our existing stream of business would never have survived had we retained the '96 infrastructure version.

Yes, we are a bit more 'corporate' today--yes, we have a much larger work force--and YES, we are bigger, badder, and better than ever before and only have plans to become even more so in the months and years to come!

But one thing we have never lost focus on is that we are only as good as the products we deliver and we are only able to do what we love for a living because of the grass-roots support we've received from our loyal customers.

So THANK YOU(!) to everyone who has supported CAO over the years!

[Bob]

Isn't CAO releasing some Humidors filled with CAO Golds? Could you tell us about these or is it just a rumor?

[CAO Cigars]

Bob - NOT a rumor, and actually, they are CAO 'Concept' Series cigars from our 'Escaparate' that spawned our CAO Gold Maduro release:

http://www.top25cigar.com/a_apps/ANM....asp?a=555&z=3

[Bob]

Originally Posted by CAO Cigars

Bob - NOT a rumor, and actually, they are CAO 'Concept' Series cigars from our 'Escaparate' that spawned our CAO Gold Maduro release:

http://www.top25cigar.com/a_apps/ANM....asp?a=555&z=3

Sorry I missed the article and thanks for the link.