Popular Post Baccy Posted October 9, 2019 Popular Post Posted October 9, 2019 I knew this day would come!Good prices too Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 8 1 3
Popular Post dangolf18 Posted October 9, 2019 Popular Post Posted October 9, 2019 Too bad those are horrible fake.... 5 1
UnionCityCubano Posted October 9, 2019 Posted October 9, 2019 That Cohiba label is all wrong. Looks bogus to me....what do you guys think? 1
Baccy Posted October 9, 2019 Author Posted October 9, 2019 100% authentic!...don't mind the beetle holes Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 1 3
BarryVT Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 I bet you got a good price! They were prob giving them away! Lol 1
Diabolicalpherpher Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, Baccy said: 100% authentic! ...don't mind the beetle holes Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk The beetle hole makes it more authentic; Cubans bought in Cuba is never frozen! 2
Popular Post Baccy Posted October 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Posted October 10, 2019 PEOPLE... obviously they're fake as they were sitting on a shelf in a brick and mortar US cigar shop! I just thought I'd give you guys a good laugh. I was shocked when I saw them laying there for sale. Then I picked them up and realized that they were chock full of beetle holes. I was like holy cow I gotta snap a picture of this! 8 2
mrmessy Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 What shop is this? Need to avoid it! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
lovethehaze Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 I was gonna say this had to be a joke. Pretty ballsy of the owner to display them. Is the us
Baccy Posted October 10, 2019 Author Posted October 10, 2019 The Cohiba should be a dead giveaway, no way that band is real... No embossing/detail, horrible alignment. If you guys would have seen them in person you would have really laughed. When I picked the bag up the bottom was full of that powder from the beetles boring away at the tobacco, lol.
kalibratecuba Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 I have mixed feelings. It can be funny, interesting and educational to customers who see these at the shop.But who puts beetle infested cigars in a shop humidor, even if bagged? Isolate this shop from all the others and wipe down the area will a damp cloth.Sent from my GM1917 using Tapatalk
Baccy Posted October 10, 2019 Author Posted October 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, kalibratecuba said: I have mixed feelings. It can be funny, interesting and educational to customers who see these at the shop. But who puts beetle infested cigars in a shop humidor, even if bagged? Isolate this shop from all the others and wipe down the area will a damp cloth. Sent from my GM1917 using Tapatalk It's a little walk in humidor inside of a liquor store. Actually looks like its about to go out of business. I did think about it like... what if somebody who doesn't know any better actually buys this crud??? ?
MigsG Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Baccy said: It's a little walk in humidor inside of a liquor store. Actually looks like its about to go out of business. I did think about it like... what if somebody who doesn't know any better actually buys this crud??? ? Did you get to talk with the storekeeper about these cigars, find out the story behind how they got these fakes? And maybe even let them know they were bad cigars?
Baccy Posted October 10, 2019 Author Posted October 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, MigsG said: Did you get to talk with the storekeeper about these cigars, find out the story behind how they got these fakes? And maybe even let them know they were bad cigars? Yea he told me all about how his cousin picked them up at the factory in Cuba and how they were 100% legit, rofl... So I didn't even argue with him about that but I did tell him that they were infested with tobacco beetles and that he needs to toss them before someone buys a bag full of bugs. 1
MigsG Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Baccy said: Yea he told me all about how his cousin picked them up at the factory in Cuba and how they were 100% legit, rofl... So I didn't even argue with him about that but I did tell him that they were infested with tobacco beetles and that he needs to toss them before someone buys a bag full of bugs. Everyone always has an interesting story how they got those authentic Cubans hehe. Good for you for telling him about the bugs.
nKostyan Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 The most important thing is the first step to check the reaction of the government authorities. Later, when everyone gets used to it, you can gradually replace it with the original Habanos 2 1
pgwdaddy Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 I bet you got a good price! They were prob giving them away! LolThey shouldn’t even do that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1
BrightonCorgi Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 The Pyramid Cohiba??? Very unlikely even at a legit Habanos dealer. They look awful.
joey rockets Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 It remains a violation of federal law to buy/sell Cuban cigars inside the USA. There is also a general federal law against selling reproductions/fakes of the same product which carries the same penalties as selling the real thing. My feeble understanding of law puts this vendor in violation for simply pricing those units? Remove the price sticker and the cigars are open for discussion among the cigar customers.
Markspring1978 Posted October 11, 2019 Posted October 11, 2019 On the same vein- a local cigar shop owner told me that he could get me Cohiba Talismans. I asked how much and what was his source. He didn’t know price but “guaranteed” that they were authentic, said he would text me a price. About a week later he texts me that he can get them for me for $320 a box. I told him, that’s strange, that is $10 cheaper than they are in Cuba. He gives me some line about his buying power, etc. I laugh and tell him to feel free to bring them in but I’m 99% sure they will be fakes. A couple days ago he triumphantly sends me these pics via text. Of course there is a lot wrong with this. Also the box code was LMS MAR 17, about 6 months prior to any Talismans that I am aware of were rolled. The real bad news is this: His response? “Thanks for the lesson. I guess I’ll just sell them as fakes”. Wow.
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