Cigar Purchasing Dollar Trends Poll

[LordAnubis]

I put 90% but really it’s more like 98% Cuban before and 98% Cuban after. I’ve stocked up a shit tonne. Literally 10x the cigars I had pre covid. Here in Aus covid has been the single greatest thing to ever happen to cigar buyers if you know what you’re doing. 
I’ve stopped buying now because 57 years worth of stock is enough I think 😂 There are still boxes on my want list but they’re not available and I can wait. 
I will never buy any Cohiba or Trinidad or any LEs going forward. 
I smoke NCs on the golf course as they handle the beating they get. 
Keep the CCs for smoking when I am sitting down for the enjoyment.

[westg]

I have tried some non Cubans Oliva,, RP, Padron , Opus X . Its like eating shit and trying to tell yourself its caviar...it just doesnt work. Stocking up on R&J No 1 Hoyo coronations any Punch tubos which are now really hard to find for work and fishing sticks . I have been buying Australia wide Perth Bisbane Sydney Melbourne a couple have plumitted to rock bottom and then there are couple who's service is simply outstanding .next level where harnessing customer satisfaction is a priority. As for FOH they have always been and always will be my home for purchasing Cubans🌴😎

[MrBirdman]

18 hours ago, Bijan said:

I resemble this comment.

Me too. Just looking to grab some Monte 4 if they ever come back into stock. Then I’ll be set for quite a while. Plus I find myself reaching for a NC Lancero almost as often as a Cuban these days. So many good ones have been released in the past few years. 

[Cabbie]

I didn't start smoking cigars until late 2021 (very unfortunately), but I bought a single 5 pack of Cubans early '22. Everything before that was non Cuban. Since then, I'd say my humidor is easily like a 60/40 split being Cuban/non, and I'm still acquiring the essentials before I get priced out, or I'm content. (are we ever though?)

 

On 4/13/2023 at 3:34 PM, westg said:

I have tried some non Cubans Oliva,, RP, Padron , Opus X . Its like eating shit and trying to tell yourself its caviar...it just doesnt work. Stocking up on R&J No 1 Hoyo coronations any Punch tubos which are now really hard to find for work and fishing sticks . I have been buying Australia wide Perth Bisbane Sydney Melbourne a couple have plumitted to rock bottom and then there are couple who's service is simply outstanding .next level where harnessing customer satisfaction is a priority. As for FOH they have always been and always will be my home for purchasing Cubans🌴😎

A lot of buzz going around for the Illusione Epernay Le Grande, have you tried it? I've got a few, but I've yet to try one. I'm 100% in agreement that Cuban > Non Cuban for my tasting preferences, but it is also nice to know that I've got cost effective fallbacks if Cubans go out of my reach.