Popular Post rhcolbert Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 So I've been on a spree to stockpile up a bit b4 I head out overseas. Nothing like a trip to Force age your stash! i had anticipated going to some old mainstays from Ravi. How the 24/24 changed that plan...I've got tons on the way, and several cigars I've never even had. HdM DCs, those upmanns in the tins from last week, cohiba sig 1s to name a couple. I just couldn't resist the temptation to mix up the stock. anyone else done this? Rob completely change your buying habits or pull the trigger on things for the hell of it just because they were on 24/24 and the price was right? so many other sites just seem to have b.s. Descriptions of the smokes that I just don't fully buy into. I love the no nonsense here on the board rob and others have. Truly has made me feel confident to branch out a bit more. anyways, looking forward to all the new things on the way and a big thanks to rob for keeping me excited for 4:30pm/7:30pm eat 5x days a week! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stinkhead Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 For me I think it's the pictures of the average box that is being offered that does it for me. Really sets itself apart from the stock photos that other vendors use. Every 24:24 impulse buy has been because of the photos 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Not for me, no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zeedubbya Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 Temporarily. I was discussing this with @Ethernut the other day. I believe there's a progression of sorts you go through. At first I was an entitled feverish Kid in a Candy store. Then I started seeing most of the same thing I have a couple boxes of pop up and I said eh I'll buy a box anyway, it's a great deal and they look nice. Then I started smoking cigars more than I ever had because I have more than I've ever had. Next I started seeing boxes pop up of cigars I don't care for, but have in the humidor. Pass. Then I started being confident in what I really like the best and buying them when they came up. So when certain boxes pop up I am sending for them. Now I know exactly what I like and I wait patiently for those to come up. I still make the occasional hasty decision (cough Monte As), but there's about 6-8 different cigars I know I really like and I try and stick to them almost exclusively. Most are cheaper smaller ring gauge sticks now. If i miss a box I don't get upset anymore like I used to because I know another opportunity will come up. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 I never use to panic that I would meet the 7:30 am Monday and Friday kickoff. I never use to get e-mails seeking a CSI investigation as the timing of received e-mails. Conspiracy theorists abound.....they are worse when combined with paranoia.....yes...that means you buddy! The sweet offers of a lucrative payday for the selective leaking of the 24:24 a day early.... The trumped up indignation and "demanding" of a box when told all are gone. I suspect the days of 24:24 are numbered at least in it's current guise. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimmy_jack Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 I never use to panic that I would meet the 7:30 am Monday and Friday kickoff. I never use to get e-mails seeking a CSI investigation as the timing of received e-mails. Conspiracy theorists abound.....they are worse when combined with paranoia.....yes...that means you buddy! The sweet offers of a lucrative payday for the selective leaking of the 24:24 a day early.... The trumped up indignation and "demanding" of a box when told all are gone. I suspect the days of 24:24 are numbered at least in it's current guise. What!?! You sir are just going to create more suspicion with a post like this Prez. Perhaps you need a twitter account to throw around random thoughts about it I certainly hope the 24 won't go away. I can say that in my short time here it has changed. I can recall, not long ago, that you'd pull posts down with items that were not sold out. I don't think that's the case anymore. Some folks need to understand that what you and your team offer is unique. With that comes the risk of not getting what you want. At the end of the day...it's just cigars.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_jack Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 As to the OP. Yes my purchasing has changed. I've got some great boxes of cigars now thanks to FOH. This year I've held off on buying and I'm waiting on aged boxes and Cohiba. Those are my buys this year.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, El Presidente said: I never use to panic that I would meet the 7:30 am Monday and Friday kickoff. I never use to get e-mails seeking a CSI investigation as the timing of received e-mails. Conspiracy theorists abound.....they are worse when combined with paranoia.....yes...that means you buddy! The sweet offers of a lucrative payday for the selective leaking of the 24:24 a day early.... The trumped up indignation and "demanding" of a box when told all are gone. I suspect the days of 24:24 are numbered at least in it's current guise. Say it aint so!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I like the 24:24 as it lets me see what is looking and smoking good in current production. Unfortunately my budget won't stretch to more than a box or so a month, luckily for me this is far more than I can smoke and it's nice to window shop sometimes! It has changed my buying routine though. Previously I bought singles/5 packs from B&Ms, whereas now I am buying boxes. I'm not an impulse buyer which doesn't help with the 24:24 sales, I normally just wait until what I have decided I want comes up. It is a shame that some people take it a bit too seriously. Life's too short to worry about what cigars you have/have not been able to buy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignalJoe Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, El Presidente said: I suspect the days of 24:24 are numbered at least in it's current guise. Please don't let this be the case. I realize I am new here but allow me to offer some input on the subject. I signed up for the forum months ago and casually onserved as a lurker. Then as I had more time available I started to realize what all was offered by site, you the host and the members. I then found the 24:24 and decided it was something I wanted to participate in. Initially I failed miserably, missing out on some prime BCG's. I went through the seven stages of grief: SHOCK - You just sold the last box What? How? Come on! DENIAL - No way that many people got emails in before me! ANGER - Dirty rotten lousy no good sheep herding @#$%^*#$!!! GUILT - Ok, I may have skipped this stage DEPRESSION - The world is over I shall never again have an opportunity to buy this discontinued cigar. Where is my pistola?. ACCEPTANCE - I accept that I shall never again have an opportunity to buy this discontinued cigar. EMBRACING LIFE - What the hell it's just a cigar? Besides there is another 24:24 tomorrow! This process took all of about 5 minutes perhaps even a little less. One because I'm an adult and two because I'm a Texan. We don't spend much time worrying about things we can't control (unless it involves BBQ, I'm still obsessing about how to improve my smoked brisket). The other stuff you're describing is unfortunately yet predictably part of the human condition. Everyone believes they are entitled, everyone tries to gain a competitive advantage, everyone's imagination runs away from them on occasion (it must be a conspiracy). The only variable is to what degree and are they able to control themselves. Please don't allow those few without self control to ruin this for the rest of us. 24:24 is both unique to the forum and the hobby and though I have only been actively participating in it for a few weeks I would genuinely hate to see it go or be altered from its present form. It gives me something to look forward to each day. Post script: I have since gotten a properly formatted email in on time and was able to purchase an offering on 24:24. Though it wasn't the BCG's I was looking for. Say Rob If I were to offer you a lucrative payday might you be willing to tell me when these will be offered again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 No, not really. It didnt change me, however I added boxes here and there what were not part of my original plan. Standard story I guess No one should be scared about 24:24 is going off the table. Will be something else, something better, something different as always. We had LFTH/LFTW before 24:24 and was fun but over a point wasnt manageable by the team. We got 24:24 then. It was good and fun but the forum has grown again we possible have reached the point where it is not doable anymore as it is... then what? Changes arent bad at all. It will progress to somewhere something...still with the team and cigars at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 99% of members are fantastic. The team and I are always trying to devise a better system that achieves a fairer outcome. That may mean 24:24 in a different guise. We are still a little way off that but I will keep you in the loop. We simply outgrew the old "Live From The Humidor" (as much fun as that was) and we may be coming close to the day of outgrowing "24:24" I still have to go through cigars and thoroughly enjoy that part. To be able to answer the simple question of "what's looking good Rob" is a core part of my role. Well that and the follow up question of "How are they smoking" The key to whatever we propose will be in achieving the balance of great cigars made accessible to the widest element of the FOH community regardless if you are on super high internet speeds or living with near dial up. With your input we will work out any evolution that may come to pass. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 While I think 24:24 is and has been a good feature it really doesn't impact me that much. Due to the time differences I am not in a position to make a daily check until around five o'clock am EST. Some nine hours on average after the daily posting. So most of the stuff is gone by then. No problem. If I see something then I'll go for it. Otherwise I move on. All part of becoming an educated consumer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcolbert Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Unfortunately, folks are way braver and ballsier behind a keyboard. Hell, I see it with my sons elementary school. You can run your mouth off, but now you settle it in the school yard and the cops get involved for assault. Amazing what having no consequences will embolden people to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Thinking back at the madness of the LFTH effects in their prime, I don't even know how the crew managed it. Just unadulterated wall to wall pants on head madness. To think it ended up with Sven taking a forced sabbatical in the Yukon delta.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdiesel Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 6 hours ago, El Presidente said: 99% of members are fantastic. The team and I are always trying to devise a better system that achieves a fairer outcome. That may mean 24:24 in a different guise. We are still a little way off that but I will keep you in the loop. We simply outgrew the old "Live From The Humidor" (as much fun as that was) and we may be coming close to the day of outgrowing "24:24" I still have to go through cigars and thoroughly enjoy that part. To be able to answer the simple question of "what's looking good Rob" is a core part of my role. Well that and the follow up question of "How are they smoking" The key to whatever we propose will be in achieving the balance of great cigars made accessible to the widest element of the FOH community regardless if you are on super high internet speeds or living with near dial up. With your input we will work out any evolution that may come to pass. Turn a section of this site into an ecommerce site. at the same time each day offer 4-10 specials as you currently do. Don't require emails, instead have a shopping cart. First come first served. Sold out pops up when gone. bingo bango bammo...I have watched many iterations of these sales and hold a soft spot for each, the next has always been an improvement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jfire Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm not sure how much of the stock is affected. But there are flippers buying your 24 stock. And I'm not talking about buying a box to keep a few and sell the rest to even out. I'm talking your your grading stickers and codes, over half a dozen or more boxes in a week being sold by several individuals on certain sites.I'm all for a free/open market.But maybe:A 1 box limit on some items needs be inforced?Something like a max of 1 box clearance CoRos can only be had if you buy something else from the 24 that's most likely not the hot item of the day?Maybe limiting members to so many boxes total a week. Once they hit the total they are done for the week.It's not my business. But I wish the FoH team well in whatever decision they make.Now onto smoke #1 of the blind taste test........ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cep Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I have to agree that I dont think someone should be allowed to send one email and grab more than 1 or 2 of the same boxes at a time. Not sure if thats happening anyways. Just my opinion obviously.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatypusMaximus Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm not sure how much of the stock is affected. But there are flippers buying your 24 stock. And I'm not talking about buying a box to keep a few and sell the rest to even out. I'm talking your your grading stickers and codes, over half a dozen or more boxes in a week being sold by several individuals on certain sites.I'm all for a free/open market.But maybe:A 1 box limit on some items needs be inforced?Something like a max of 1 box clearance CoRos can only be had if you buy something else from the 24 that's most likely not the hot item of the day?Maybe limiting members to so many boxes total a week. Once they hit the total they are done for the week.It's not my business. But I wish the FoH team well in whatever decision they make.Now onto smoke #1 of the blind taste test........ Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI think the majority of us here use the 24:24 offerings as a way to get good to great quality cigars (with the varying degrees of quality well explained and/or disclosed) for ourselves at an affordable price. However, if in fact others are buying multiple boxes in an attempt to flip them for profit on other sites, then (other than cutting their b@!! s off) I too feel a box limit (of say 2 boxes) might be the best way to let everyone get a chance at the offerings. As a further suggestion, I would say you could request as many boxes as you would like. But that person would be limited to 2 boxes during the first hour or two (of the usual feeding frenzy) of 24:24, and be put on a list for the remaining boxes. If after a specified amount of time boxes are still available, then let them have more. Anyway, I am just very happy to have found this site and the ability to purchase excellent cigars and a reasonable price-- thank you Prez! P The above is just my 2 cents in an effort to keep the system running well and allowing as many personal consumers the chance at the daily offerings. Because let's face it ... El Presidente sure has been putting up some amazing smokes lately. Who doesn't want a chance at such goodies?!?! Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dominattorney Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2017 14 hours ago, El Presidente said: I never use to panic that I would meet the 7:30 am Monday and Friday kickoff. I never use to get e-mails seeking a CSI investigation as the timing of received e-mails. Conspiracy theorists abound.....they are worse when combined with paranoia.....yes...that means you buddy! The sweet offers of a lucrative payday for the selective leaking of the 24:24 a day early.... The trumped up indignation and "demanding" of a box when told all are gone. I suspect the days of 24:24 are numbered at least in it's current guise. I'm saddened to hear that there is negativity associated with 24 24. Sorry to hear that. Diana is so pleasant that I can't believe people would act badly toward her. Maybe we just block people who act poorly entirely? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcolbert Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 I feel so sheltered. Didn't even know their are other boards/sites where individuals can sell their stock. I've newer here and was a active member of HabanosBrothers from 2006ish to 2009 (hardly smoked from 2010 until recently), socmy exposure is fairly limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foursite12 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Along with @PlatypusMaximus I, too, had the thought of letting people order as much as they want but with a fulfillment box limit for the first few hours to allow for others to share (including those in hard to sync time zones possibly) and then let the extra demand be filled if any offered stock remains unsold in the later hours of the sale. Admin headaches doing this, I can only guess. Is there an online order fulfillment app to help here? Just random musings; I confess complete ignorance on the subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen North Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm an impulse buyer. If I like em' I buy em'. No deep thinking for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcolbert Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Side bar, just got the JL S2 today in the post! Let the addiction begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnmlst Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 24:24 has certainly 'encouraged' me grow my collection faster than I probably would have otherwise all due to the combination of scarcity, pics and Rob's descriptions as well as the 'game of chance' aspect (who doesn't love getting that "You have yourself a box" email from Di when you're not sure if you were quick enough or not). 14 hours ago, El Presidente said: The key to whatever we propose will be in achieving the balance of great cigars made accessible to the widest element of the FOH community regardless if you are on super high internet speeds or living with near dial up. As much as I like 24:24 as it is, I'm confident however you evolve it will be as good or better, Rob. I would just add that it would seem reasonable to institute a one-box per item per member rule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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