AlohaStyle Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 If you really don't want to be giving up any of your cubans, be honest and tell them that. Just say you want to be aging your cigars and don't feel you have enough to be selling any samplers. Suggest helping them place their first order etc, but your reason is understandable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonowns Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Definitely. Would never do that. He kinda was asking for like 30 or so Sticks. I wouldn't chip a 30 stick sampler off my stash, but I'd point him in the direction of a retailer that sells samplers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwgan Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Everything is relative.....those I call friends have free rein, why "tax" a friend??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 For 30 or so sticks personally I'd invite him over for some cigars and a drink and help him plan out a 30-cigar sampler order based on what he likes and what you think he would enjoy from that etc. You could always order two of each cigar and go halves on the order and then you have 30 mini herfs for the future where you can explore the hobby together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I don't charge anything ridiculous, maybe a dollar or so extra, gives me the opportunity to buy more boxes and different boxes too. Always just give them to my family members but sell to friends 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreese Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 When I do the ordering in a split I keep the odd stick and charge for the foreign transaction fee. I'll trade with friends, it usually "works out in the wash." If friends are coming over, I hand out smokes that are in concert with their ability to appreciate what their smoking. I never upcharge friends. One "friend" sold a box I got for him for twice what he paid. He's out of the club..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bresdogsr Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Share with my friends and they share back. Will go in on splits and buys with them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbuAmelia Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Smoking with one of my buddies tonight, and I showed him this thread, he laughed his ass off! He brought me 8 Padron 1946 to trade for a mix of 8, as I love my Padrons. I told him I won't sell him any, as I really don't want too. He understood and said he will trade me whatever he has that I want, I told him I want his Fuente Sharks as they are my favorite NC. What made the evening ever better, he is buying my Aristocrat End Table and wants most of my NC's and the cheaper ones to sell in his liquor store. I'm a happy guy this evening. On another note, as I was wrong this, a SKUNK just walked right past me in my backyard as I was sitting down. Scared the **** out of me. 10 feet in front of me. Never been that close to a stinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhenry Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I will share a stick with almost anyone,that being said i don't sell my sticks. I take the risk ,if they want some I will order them for them. If it gets to be to much to often I tell them how to get them. I never up charge and have been blessed to be able to buy back some of those boxes back. I have gotten boxes from two guys that bought a lot years ago but don't smoke much anymore. You reap what you sow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Given the risks I have to take to bring in Cubans. (Duties, not embargo). I'd resent people trying to take a shortcut by asking me to sell to them. That's just lazy. ^^^this I'm on another forum as well and I always see people asking the members to put together samplers for them. The funny thing is, one of the more popular NC retailers sponsors the forum and has links up on every page. I often comment that if they want samplers, the sponsoring retailer has plenty on their site to order. If they want CC's there are a number of legit sources that also sell CC samplers. Anyone who constantly hits theirs friends up for sticks is either too lazy to take the 10min to order themselves or just a cheap bastard hoping they'll get a good deal from someone trying to help a brother out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 ^^^this I'm on another forum as well and I always see people asking the members to put together samplers for them. The funny thing is, one of the more popular NC retailers sponsors the forum and has links up on every page. I often comment that if they want samplers, the sponsoring retailer has plenty on their site to order. If they want CC's there are a number of legit sources that also sell CC samplers. Anyone who constantly hits theirs friends up for sticks is either too lazy to take the 10min to order themselves or just a cheap bastard hoping they'll get a good deal from someone trying to help a brother out Agreed. And either way, it may be best in the long run to just find better people to spend your precious leisure time with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 i dont tax friends, i tax acquaintances. i give to friends, unless they ask for a larger amount and then they pay me exactly what i paid for the cigars. never a penny more, most often quiet a bit less. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semifan1 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Man, guess I got good friends that don't smoke cigars. I'm lucky to have them, but they will try to drink up all my alcoholic beverages so I guess it's a trade off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aes8 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 ? Would I be considered a villainess if I were to give "posers" who don't know a EL Producto from a Edicion Limitada one or more of the fakes I have on hand that I ended up with through the years but just didn't toss yet? yes, and a righteous villainess at that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanCowboy Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I have friend that always says "I'll buy a 5er off you" whenever he sees that I have a new box. I rarely sell him any. I told him if I only wanted a box of 20 I wouldn't be buying boxes of 25. He never gets the hint though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingMeadery Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 As a naturally generous kind of guy i simply go with what leaves me feeling good in regard to other people. Tonight was a classic example, my wife and I were out enjoying a nice meal together at a local restaurant and on paying the tab I spontaneously felt like covering a nice young couples meal who were eating in the restaurant too. "no reason"...just passing it forward because I can. Would have been a nice surprise for them. If I find myself feeling resentful in anyway I just bring balance to the equation... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerburner Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I tend to give away a fair bit. Occasionally it irks me but then I remember a friends party all those years ago when a good mate gave me my first CC to try... the rest is history, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Last week I gave to a friend 30 NC's. I simply do not smoke them anymore. I can't see a point taxing him. If I go to a friend's house I always take with me 3 cigars and share with him or someone else. If someone asks me I do not tax as well. But if it is a hard to find cigar I don't give it unless it's a cigar smoker like us. Not even sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bclass1 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Mooches pay. Good friends ride for free. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Think I've given out half of my epi 2s and jl2s since I got the box a couple months ago LOL. Just gave one to a coworker today who is a really good guy because I've been talking about it for awhile. This past friday also I had a nail in my tire, went to the local tire shop and the guy patched it after pulling the nail. Asked him how much he just waived it off, he said it's ok. I asked him if he smoked cigars and he said yes so I hit him with an epi 2. Cigars are my currency. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWC Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 The closest I've come to what could be called 'selling' was when I was obsessed with the idea of trying a Behike. I didn't want to spring for a whole box, so I found a few guys at work willing to 'buy in' on the box with me. They are casual smokers but I sold them on the idea of trying a $35. cigar. They each got one at my cost and I kept and gifted the rest to family. I actually only buy Siglo I's because my daughter loves them. I keep trying to steer her towards other marcas but she's stuck on them My other hobby is pyrotechnics. Strange coincidence, but all the old traditional Italian style builders also happen to be cigar smokers. Every time we get together we all bring cigars and champagne to try and outdo each other as to who can gift the best. I don't drink, but I always have good cigars for everybody. No interest in 'selling' to anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headstand Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I agree with the general theme of giving being better than selling. Mind you I have not had to deal with mooches: that would be such bad form in the circle I run in. One friend is priced out of regular cigar smoking so he gets free access to the humi when we get together. Last year he picked up a few Monte 3s and Siglo 1s at Canadian retail to contribute to the humi - must have killed his budget. Great guy. I told him that my wife tolerates my cigars only because I am happy to share with others. I have on occasion ordered a box to be split, but with the clear caveat that there is a risk of confiscation by customs or risk of customs surcharges - so long as everyone is happy with the risk of paying for nothing or paying more, then I'm good with doing the work. Over time they ended up ordering direct from our host. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbuAmelia Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 As my boxes have grown to 71 since January 27, I see myself handing out more and more. I don't mind. I have a few friends that we share, trade for Booze. It's all equals out. Passed out of few the bother day at a cigar shop because the employee sold me a couple boxes of Cigars that had a limit 2 and he didn't know. I just got one guy that won't stop asking me for some. I just gave him my source and hope he orders from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I gave some dude a cigar last night who came up and asked for a light for his nc and found out later his wife thought I was trying to one up her, what kind of twisted logic is this? I was at an utter loss for words, might make me reconsider giving sticks out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I give cigars to friends all the time. Had a friend that hooked me up with some solid sources when I was just starting. He fell on some tough times for a bit and I would give him a bag full of singles every couple of months for quite sometime. A few times he offered me a few bucks but would not take it. Though after 6 or 7 boxes I did get a little mad when he one day stopped by out of blue and hand picked a bag full of my best PSP cigars. I have to say, the man had great taste. Have learned to keep some NC's around for the moochers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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