Quality Control ......now we're talking.

[Smallclub]

1 hour ago, PamunkeyHub said:

I suspect many of them resurface as seconds on the secondary market. 

Even in the few countries that have a secondary market for tobacco products, habanos "seconds" have no legal existence.

"Habanos" is a denominación de origen protegida, a registered and  protected designation of origin.

[rhcolbert]

Where would someone who lifted off the factory floor unload em?

[RickHendeson]

27 minutes ago, rhcolbert said:

Where would someone who lifted off the factory floor unload em?

 

My question as well.  Once they're off-channel, with no legitimate provenance (even though they ARE legitimate!), what good does it do?

[rhcolbert]

4 minutes ago, RickHendeson said:

 

My question as well.  Once they're off-channel, with no legitimate provenance (even though they ARE legitimate!), what good does it do?

Guess selling on the beach at a deep discount is still 100% profit given the acquisition cost. 

[MrGlass]

1 hour ago, rhcolbert said:

Guess selling on the beach at a deep discount is still 100% profit given the acquisition cost. 

Turns out that maybe some of those glass top Cohiba's could actually be the genuine article.