When did this start?

[El Presidente]

....and why?

Check your second half 17 boxes

[Puros Y Vino]

Odd. On a similar vein. We found a whole bunch of RASS 50 cabs in Havana with no box codes at all. 

[Ken Gargett]

perhaps you should stop sourcing the boxes from the bloke on the corner outside the factory.

[chris12381]

I have a nice box of Upmann No. 2s from you with no stamp whatsoever.

[El Presidente]

29 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

perhaps you should stop sourcing the boxes from the bloke on the corner outside the factory.

.....he needs to have a serious talk to his brother inside the factory

[LordAnubis]

What boxes are they pres? Smallish cigars? As if some bloke was stamping DCs and couldn’t be arsed changing the jig and just thought “yeah this’ll fit on”.

I’ll start a “fake or not” thread


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[Ken Gargett]

11 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

.....he needs to have a serious talk to his brother inside the factory

like his brother wouldn't rip him off.

[Bartolomeo]

Seen all Cohiba Talisman boxes(both from IG and from Euro release) w that lower stamp and boxcode at the bottom rather than centrally located 

have not seen it on other 2017 boxes I have bought

[Lotusguy]

With the new huge warning labels in Europe, moving the stamp location made sense so they aren't completely covered by them.

[Cubadust]

With the new huge warning labels in Europe, moving the stamp location made sense so they aren't completely covered by them.

I think this is the reason. Squared Slide Lid Boxes like Cohiba Robusto and Epi2 and smaller boxes usually have the box code covered with the warning sticker.


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[Ryan]

I think the health warning stickers are the reason too.

France has the big stickers in place already, I haven't been able to read a boxcode on a box of cigars in Charles de Gaulle airport since February last year or so.

The new location will help for a while. Soon boxcodes will have to go inside the lids too.

[Fugu]

5 hours ago, Lotusguy said:

With the new huge warning labels in Europe, moving the stamp location made sense so they aren't completely covered by them.

This!

[Bartolomeo]

10 hours ago, Lotusguy said:

With the new huge warning labels in Europe, moving the stamp location made sense so they aren't completely covered by them.

Makes sense to me

[Akela3rd]

With the new huge warning labels in Europe, moving the stamp location made sense so they aren't completely covered by them.

He's a bright lad that one. Ockam's Razor all the way!

Thunder & Lightening '75 - '15

[SignalJoe]

This should slow down the counterfeiters...for a week or two.   

[PapaDisco]

On 12/5/2017 at 8:04 PM, chris12381 said:

I have a nice box of Upmann No. 2s from you with no stamp whatsoever.

I have that exact same box.  Turns out they're pre-embargo, that's why Customs let them through.  So go ahead and pencil in "AGO 61" on the back with a sharpie! Trust me!  

My unmarked box was from a couple years ago, and it has turned into some of the darkest, yummiest cigars in my humi.  Lovely Upmann!

[Zedman05]

The latest one I have is normal.

[BrandonW]

As mentioned before, its to offset those stupid warning stickers. It started with EL Laguito. I have a few 2017 boxes with same offset stamp.