Blast from the past.....Your best bargain buy CC?

[EdmundGTP]

Being a late-comer to the CC game, this is a painful thread to scroll. 

[GP012]

On 4/18/2025 at 4:15 AM, Havanaaddict said:

03' Robaina 5th Anniversary Humidor $1300 intact with the 100 cigars!

Same, although I split it with a few guys back in the ICC days.

[gormag38]

I remember paying around $400 for a box of HUSW in 19 or 18. I was sick thinking about the price…man what a steal that was. 

[LOMTL]

 

[Ford2112]

On 4/19/2025 at 12:31 AM, Chas.Alpha said:

I’ll just add insult to injury. Mementos…

Seeing the price on Punch DC is so heartbreaking. 

[Greenhorn2]

I hear Billy Crash Craddock playing in the background. Rub it in, rub it in. I got in a little too late, when most reg production was running around $300 a box. I did manage to snag some CORO for around $450, Esplendidos and Lanceros for sub $800. That didn't seem like much of a deal at the time, though.

I wonder how many are going to Google, "Who the hell is Billy Crash Craddock?"

[Akd313]

Trinidad Topes LE 2016 $300

 

[BoliDan]

JL2 keeps me from getting into too many of my more expensive stash.

[avaldes]

I remember buying Partagas 898V and BBF for $180 back in 2001. I also accidentally bought 2 boxes of COLA for $700. The good old days.

[Rega25]

Por Larranaga Panatelas 2014-2015 were around ($62/box) $2.50 usd per stick when I switched to CC so that was my daily back then. I could order 16 boxes for $1k and give 'em out to friends left and right.

[Ybor]

My very first CC purchase was a 50 cab of Partagas shorts for $240 in December 2021 and I instantly got the bug. I managed to land a couple more purchases before prices went unhinged and now I envy those with deep stacks who were purchasing for decades prior to 2022
 

[Hammer Smokin']

In my mind, my best bargain buy was from 24:24. I just searched my emails for confirmation. 

May 21, 2021. 

Box of 2017 aged Cohiba Robustos (PSP)

$385 USD

The pathetic part is, it wasn't even that long ago!

[X-Man]

£500 quid for this.

 

$1000 bucks for this.

Really should have just bought all the boxes they had to offer.

[Mike Mecklenburg]

I purchased 3 packs of these at 53.70 USD per pack (17.90 per cigar in the tube) in February 2020 at the Media Cohiba Hotel Cigar Store in Havana. At the time I was thinking that this was a good deal.

[Bada_Bing_NJ]

Cohiba Siglo VI Tubos 3 pack for 100€ 

[SonGoku]

These are just some I remember having paid for out of the top of my head over the years:

• €330 for a box of Cohiba EL 2011
• $140 ERDM CC
• $205 Monte No. 2
• Did a box spilt on Cohiba Sublimes EL 2004 where we paid around $18 per stick.
• 2 box deal on PL Montecarlos for $140.
• $185 PLPC.

[djrey]

I miss the sub $100 HUHC and sub $180 PDS4's. What a time to be alive. 

[GVan]

The one's that I think about all the time as I smoke through the boxes that I have:

2 box deals of Boli CJ's for $250 on 11/2020 and still could find that deal through about mid-2021.  Luckily, I bought 12 boxes of 2018 through 2020 MSU and 2021 TUA boxes before these deals stopped.

I probably smoke more of these than any other CC -- 2017 boxes of RGP's  bought in 08/2020 and 09/2020 for $72 / box.  A few members here turned me onto these as a "cheep and cheerfuls".  I bought 14 boxes of Spanish Sourced RGP's back when you could ask the vendors for certain box codes.  At 7.5 years old these short-fillers all taste like JL2's at $2.88 / cigar - wow!  Only 5 boxes left.

[Boxer31]

• Parti P2 from ‘15 under 15 a stick 
• Mag 50 ‘19 10-12 a stick
• Monte 2 anything from ‘18-20.

[Bri Fi]

For everyday smokes 2018/2019:

P2-$270

D4-$185

HU2-$230

I went pretty deep buying back then and am still going through the stash but I wish I would’ve bought 10 more boxes of each. 

For special smokes 2018/2019:

cohiba Espi-15 for $500

Siglo 6-$840

SW-$500

😢

[Greenhorn2]

Some of the best deals I got were the Bolivar Libertadors for $129 and the Cohiba Piramides Extra 3 pack tubos for $90. I should have bought them all.

[X-Man]

$600 bucks for this cabinet...

At $12/stick, a super bargain😂😂😂

[Gamehawker]

 

Order has been accepted and the following items will be delivered.

Item Name Quantity Price Value Cohiba - Coronas Especiales 2 $289.00 $578.00 Shipping Charges   $0.00 Total   $578.00   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  >    H.UPMANN MONARCAS 25 Cigars JM-OSSU >    > >    >    Since the H.UPMANN MONARCAS are on the April list of 10% off >    Churhills can I get the aged box: >    > >    >    H.UPMANN MONARCAS 25 Cigars JM-OSSU >    > >    > for the April H.UPMANN MONARCAS sale price of $190.80.   Dear Tim Hoping you are doing fine. Please note that we have received your order without any problem Thank you for your order of H.Upmann Super Coronas 25c ECA JUN01 and your relative payment of USD 169    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order Information           €369.00  Qty. 1 #2030: Cohiba Siglo Vl ----------           €369.00  Subtotal in Euros           €15.00  Airmail ----------           €384.00  Order Total   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   S.No. Description Qty Price/Unit (US $) Amount (US $) 1 H. Upmann - Monarchs Box 25's 2 219.00 438.00 Shipping 0.00 Total 438.00   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for your order of  2 Boxes Upmann Conn no 1 BM NOSU and the relative payment of USD 328 which   we highly appreciate a lot ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   S.No. Description Qty Price/Unit (US $) Amount (US $) 1 H.Upmann - Monarchs A/T -- 25 Box 2 295.00 590.00 Discount 88.50 Total 501.50

 

[KCCubano]

21 hours ago, Gamehawker said:

 

Order has been accepted and the following items will be delivered.

Item Name Quantity Price Value Cohiba - Coronas Especiales 2 $289.00 $578.00 Shipping Charges   $0.00 Total   $578.00   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  >    H.UPMANN MONARCAS 25 Cigars JM-OSSU >    > >    >    Since the H.UPMANN MONARCAS are on the April list of 10% off >    Churhills can I get the aged box: >    > >    >    H.UPMANN MONARCAS 25 Cigars JM-OSSU >    > >    > for the April H.UPMANN MONARCAS sale price of $190.80.   Dear Tim Hoping you are doing fine. Please note that we have received your order without any problem Thank you for your order of H.Upmann Super Coronas 25c ECA JUN01 and your relative payment of USD 169    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order Information           €369.00  Qty. 1 #2030: Cohiba Siglo Vl ----------           €369.00  Subtotal in Euros           €15.00  Airmail ----------           €384.00  Order Total   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   S.No. Description Qty Price/Unit (US $) Amount (US $) 1 H. Upmann - Monarchs Box 25's 2 219.00 438.00 Shipping 0.00 Total 438.00   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for your order of  2 Boxes Upmann Conn no 1 BM NOSU and the relative payment of USD 328 which   we highly appreciate a lot ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   S.No. Description Qty Price/Unit (US $) Amount (US $) 1 H.Upmann - Monarchs A/T -- 25 Box 2 295.00 590.00 Discount 88.50 Total 501.50

 

Yep I remember those days. Almost everything you wanted was in stock somewhere. I remember doing a group buy on a private board and CCEs were $279.

[Habanoschris]