purpleloki Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Hi all. I missed out on the recent HDM ED offering and have been rooting around looking for a box of ten. The box offered by our host was AME OCT 12 (I believe). I can find boxes of AME NOV and DEC 12. Does anyone have or know how the months after compare? Appreciate any comments.
ErikB Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 My advice would be to just take a chance. Never be too anal about boxcodes - you can have three boxes with the exact same codes and still find one box inferior to the other ones. 4
earthson Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Box codes offer a rough estimate at best and are meaningless at worst. If I hear about a boxcode I want to chase down, getting the factory and year right (or close) is good enough for me. Wrapper color/appearance is often a better indicator of what I can expect versus what was stamped on the box. I will parrot what I have read before: box code months from May or before are rolled with tobacco that is, on average, one year older than tobacco from June onwards. Don't know if it's true, but I am amazed that more than half of the boxes I currently hold are stamped with a May month code. Happy hunting! 1
purpleloki Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Wrapper color/appearance is often a better indicator of what I can expect versus what was stamped on the box. Exactly. The ones that Rob had up looked AMAZING!!!
El Presidente Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Exactly. The ones that Rob had up looked AMAZING!!! Yes but Rob rejected plenty/ a fair few. It is the reason why box codes are a guide at best. If I see a highly consistent box code I will generally call it.
purpleloki Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Lol, I bet. Amazing there is that much variation.
mk05 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 They are the same. Let them rest for at least six months if they come from the East, in order to get the chemical smell out.
Onelove Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 If you're worried about it, order through *****int/ as depending on your locale.
earthson Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Box codes offer a rough estimate at best and are meaningless at worst. If I hear about a boxcode I want to chase down, getting the factory and year right (or close) is good enough for me. Wrapper color/appearance is often a better indicator of what I can expect versus what was stamped on the box. While I agree completely with your first statement, the second is patently false. It's false that getting the factory and year code right is good enough for me??? And why you no comment on my third statement?
Smallclub Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It's false that getting the factory and year code right is good enough for me??? The false part is: I will parrot what I have read before: box code months from May or before are rolled with tobacco that is, on average, one year older than tobacco from June onwards.
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