It’s finally happened! Never knew the brother in factory was real!

[LordAnubis]

So I was at work last week and it’s been a pretty full on two weeks on site. Had only 6 cigars to cover me. Normally I only have a cigar on washing days so this would’ve done me but the week I was having necessitated a rapid consumption rate. So then ofcourse I ran out with a week on site still to go. Catastrophe! 
 

It turns out there’s a bloke who works in the camp who has a box of cigars. I hunt him down. He tells me he’s got a box of ten. I immediately think fake, but somehow wasn’t expecting it. I’m thinking what comes in ten? Probably RyJ. Dude turns up to my room with a box of cohiba robustos. It was like a dream. Got the whole package! The story about his brother who knows someone in the factory, the guy who had to steal the seals and stickers seperately. the box with no date stamp, off centre cohiba tainos, the fake seal inside the box. The whole nine yards. The worlds shittest looking cigars. It was classic.
 

I always thought these were made up stories on the internet. But I got the full package. I would have actually bought them as my situation was quite dire. But then the bloke was asking 50 bucks per stick for them and I ain’t paying that much for fakes. besides the dude also tried to tell me “nah don’t need to pay me but I’m looking for a job in your department if you can help me out....” so bribes I don’t do ??

I didn’t even have to go to Cuba or Mexico to get shafted. I got perfectly well stitched up on a mine site in the middle of Western Australia ?

[westg]

Ha classic. Did you tell him they are fake 

[LordAnubis]

I told him they aren’t genuine habanos cigars. Would’ve bought them at a cheaper price but then after the job thing I said nah man don’t want to go to jail for corruption. 

[Derboesekoenig]

I would never knowingly smoke fakes. You never know what they are made of. Might as well juat get some good cheap custom rolls

[SansSin]

 

47 minutes ago, Derboesekoenig said:

I would never knowingly smoke fakes. You never know what they are made of. Might as well juat get some good cheap custom rolls

same, pres just posted a story talking about people getting sick from mercury poisoning or something from some fake cubans.

[cigcars]

        Yeah, Mus you did good not to indulge him in his bid to get a "good" job with your company too. I know I've been approached by individuals who supposedly do us a "favor" (supposedly out of the goodness of his heart)  that would actually save us a lot of cost...only for that guy to sidle up to me later wanting some kind of monetary compensation for himself on the side for doing this favor.  And I mean I was caught on the spot: go ahead and compensate him, only to hate myself later for being so shafted and to save face (I had a companion on the side with me) or to say no and have him rescind his offer - again causing me to possibly lose face in front of this guy I was with. So - thinking quickly (James Bond tune LOL) I decided to put HIM on the spot and I said rather loudly, "What - ARE THEY ON TO OR ARE THEY AFTER YOU??" of which he quickly waved me down in a "Shhhh!!" gesture, and then disappeared, not to be seen anymore that evening. And I mean I had to resort to something to get rid of him because he kept following and seeking us out no matter how much I tried to tactfully lose him (I guess I didn't want to believe he was doing something this crass, as I'd thought highly of him previously).  A short time afterward this same individual approached me wanting ME to get him on to MY job as a favor to him. I thought, "How nervy!" I decided to share with my co-worker the story of this individual - the whole thing from the first incident with him, etc., and how now he wants a job with us. And of course my co-worker just lowered and shook his head saying, "No-no-no-no-no-no PLEEEASE don't bring that guy onboard with us!!" You know the old saying: Paying attention to the tip of the iceberg...