I Love an accurate description.

[Habana Mike]

Did these actually go up on BR? Where's the QC?

[NSXCIGAR]

Are we past even asking why all the standard bands have been removed? 

Definitely a candidate for worst cigars of all time (although @Ken Gargett might take these over a Monte C).

[Ken Gargett]

2 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Are we past even asking why all the standard bands have been removed? 

Definitely a candidate for worst cigars of all time (although @Ken Gargett might take these over a Monte C).

Cs aspire to look like that.

from the unfortunate 'rob's dodgy humidor stuffed up my cigars' of about 20 years ago, those have seen water. whether briefly or extended, they have been swimming. 

[El Presidente]

19 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

Cs aspire to look like that.

from the unfortunate 'rob's dodgy humidor stuffed up my cigars' of about 20 years ago, those have seen water. whether briefly or extended, they have been swimming. 

That would be the humidor where running late for a plane, you topped up the humidifier with water from the kettle.....which then seeped all over your Cohiba Double corona. 

From memory you then claimed it on insurance. 

I had to write a letter to the insurers detailing replacement value. 

Claim was denied. 

You then took it up with the Insurance Ombudsman

Claim upheld. 

You pocketed the money and I never saw a cent. 

Situation normal 

 

[Ken Gargett]

Just now, El Presidente said:

That would be the humidor where running late for a plane, you topped up the humidifier with water from the kettle.....which then seeped all over your Cohiba Double corona. 

From memory you then claimed it on insurance. 

I had to write a letter to the insurers detailing replacement value. 

Claim was denied. 

You then took it up with the Insurance Ombudsman

Claim upheld. 

You pocketed the money and I never saw a cent. 

Situation normal 

 

oh the utter perfidiousness to which i am so regularly subjected...

your memory is on a par with megan and harry. 

i followed your instructions to the letter. the result? 3 boxes of precious cigars destroyed. a tragedy to rank with the titanic. did i whinge? did i complain? well, probably yes, but that is not the point. i had an accidental damage policy and every expert i approached assured me that as this was accidental damage, i should be paid in full. unfortunately, i was with a truly awful sinister insurer whose first response to everything was to eat your first born and then (as i was later told by a bloke who quit them as he was so disgusted by their tactics) to deny, deny, deny. no names as to the company involved of course (although they do act as a sponsor to one of the more hated AFL footy clubs - a match made in heaven, i would think). 

i was forced to get quotes and yes, it is true, that you had to put yourself out in providing that four line letter providing three prices. i have struggled to live with myself ever since, for the inconvenience i must have caused. i have remained eternally in your debt (which by any reasonable standard has been repaid so many times over). i had not realised that this was, in fact, the magic pudding debt. 

i then had an 18 month battle with this evil corporate spawn - granted i have rarely enjoyed myself so much - before it was off to the ombudsman where he instantly found 100% in my favour. which did allow for lots more fun. 

may i apologise most profusely for not realising that my 18 month battle with the forces of satan should have involved me giving you regular sums of money. how appallingly ignorant of me. 

good to see that the old catholic church mentality has not lost its touch. 

[El Presidente]

4 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

oh the utter perfidiousness to which i am so regularly subjected...

your memory is on a par with megan and harry. 

i followed your instructions to the letter. the result? 3 boxes of precious cigars destroyed. a tragedy to rank with the titanic. did i whinge? did i complain? well, probably yes, but that is not the point. i had an accidental damage policy and every expert i approached assured me that as this was accidental damage, i should be paid in full. unfortunately, i was with a truly awful sinister insurer whose first response to everything was to eat your first born and then (as i was later told by a bloke who quit them as he was so disgusted by their tactics) to deny, deny, deny. no names as to the company involved of course (although they do act as a sponsor to one of the more hated AFL footy clubs - a match made in heaven, i would think). 

i was forced to get quotes and yes, it is true, that you had to put yourself out in providing that four line letter providing three prices. i have struggled to live with myself ever since, for the inconvenience i must have caused. i have remained eternally in your debt (which by any reasonable standard has been repaid so many times over). i had not realised that this was, in fact, the magic pudding debt. 

i then had an 18 month battle with this evil corporate spawn - granted i have rarely enjoyed myself so much - before it was off to the ombudsman where he instantly found 100% in my favour. which did allow for lots more fun. 

may i apologise most profusely for not realising that my 18 month battle with the forces of satan should have involved me giving you regular sums of money. how appallingly ignorant of me. 

good to see that the old catholic church mentality has not lost its touch. 

 

I accept your apology. 

[Ken Gargett]

Just now, El Presidente said:

 

I accept your apology. 

as i said, that old catholic church mentality has not lost its touch. 

[mprach024]

I’m saving this exchange to my hard drive for reading when I’m having a crap day

[MrBirdman]

The owner of that box made a mistake by not listing it at a modern-art auction. Slap on a fancy name and you’d get a far better return. 

[KavalanWhisky]

At least the box is RYJ...

[Tstew75]

Remember plume is flavor

[cigcars]

19 hours ago, El Presidente said:

 

Not quite Bond Roberts material. 

 

 

BOX WITH 19 SHORT CHURCHILLS

Start date: March 9, 2021 11:18:32 CET

Starting price:   € 25.00

Items: 1

Status: Some defect

 

 

            These do look like they got rained on, washed out, etc. then dried. Just look at those cigar bands...the way they would if they got really wet. Whoever is trying to get a buy for these has apparently read joke threads about Cuban cigars being able to be pushed up somebody's rectum and then still sold because of their priceless, desirable nature.  The only things that can hold bodily spewings and still be desirable is whale ambergris (throw up), and gold nuggets that might have been crapped on. BTW - the price says C 25 for 1:  Do they mean that's the price for ONE of these?  Or the price of the whole box?

[Drguano]

They don't look so bad. What's the box code?

 

[Woody Hayes]

I could see the owner walking into the Pawn Stars shop, Rick examining them and stating.....I know they're Cubams but I can only do ten cents and I'm taking a huge risk here.

[helix]

27 minutes ago, Woody Hayes said:

I could see the owner walking into the Pawn Stars shop, Rick examining them and stating.....I know they're Cubams but I can only do ten cents and I'm taking a huge risk here.

Hahahahaha I'll have to call a buddy of mine Rob , to evaluate these . 😄  

[Connoisseur Kim]

Hmm, these cigars exactly look like a worse version of Blue Cheese for sure LOL 🤣.