The triple band?

[in0gravity]

As long as the cigar is to my liking (taste wise), I don't care how many bands they put on. 

regards

Lars

 

[Fugu]

Unless they are very carefully glued and applied avoiding sticking to the wrapper - and that's highly unlikely to happen, as the same techniques will be applied as for standard bands - that will only introduce additional and unnecessary risks of wrapper damage to the foot. Unless of course you don't bother taking the band off before lighting up...

 

[garbandz]

"The extra bands don't bother me, as long as it isn't the direct reasoning for price increases"

Well, be bothered.

Can anyone name a double banded stick cheaper than the single banded one?

and, a second band is a second chance to wreck a wrapper and ruin your cigar.

[HarveyBoulevard]

9 minutes ago, garbandz said:

"The extra bands don't bother me, as long as it isn't the direct reasoning for price increases"

Well, be bothered.

Can anyone name a double banded stick cheaper than the single banded one?

and, a second band is a second chance to wreck a wrapper and ruin your cigar.

Monte Open ?

[rhcolbert]

I think it's true that the ring thing was a new invention relative to the history of tobacco smoking. Was considered kinda classless to have em on there. 

I'll have to get on the google and see if I can dig up this historical literature. 

[in0gravity]

1 hour ago, garbandz said:

"The extra bands don't bother me, as long as it isn't the direct reasoning for price increases"

Well, be bothered.

Can anyone name a double banded stick cheaper than the single banded one?

and, a second band is a second chance to wreck a wrapper and ruin your cigar.

Epicure No. 2 is cheaper than the D No. 4 and the Romeo Petit Churchill is cheaper than the D No. 5 in my area

 

regards

Lars

 

[oliverdst]

IMO one of the extra band(s) purposes is to make the customer feel less cheated and justify the extra price. And I am sure many smokers wouldnt buy a limitada/regional/reserva without the extra band. You know, band smokers.

[garbandz]

"Can anyone name a double banded stick cheaper than the single banded one? "

must be the same stick.........

[dangolf18]

IMO one of the extra band(s) purposes is to make the customer feel less cheated and justify the extra price. And I am sure many smokers wouldnt buy a limitada/regional/reserva without the extra band. You know, band smokers.

Well to be far, how would you differentiate (by looks) a Gran Reserva or Reserva from it's normal production counterpart?


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[Fugu]

5 minutes ago, dangolf18 said:

Well to be far, how would you differentiate (by looks) a Gran Reserva or Reserva from it's normal production counterpart?


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Good point, and exactly this is why I am not overly happy with the fact that in particular in the Rs and GRs the bands are almost never sticking (glued) to the wrapper....

[oliverdst]

3 hours ago, dangolf18 said:

Well to be far, how would you differentiate (by looks) a Gran Reserva or Reserva from it's normal production counterpart?


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this would be the exception.