Do you Punch, Cut or VCut ? Does it make a difference:

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It wasn't 'til I read this fred that I realised I was doing something wrong.

It explained why I was having such difficulty lighting the buggers. Not so much as a difficulty really, more an impossibility.

I just thought the people selling me the cigars were farming off all their plugged stock on me.

Anyway, as you blokes are experts I've tried some of your tips & I'm not totally convinced. The punch didn't work out too well. I borrowed a glove off a mate & gave it a go but just ended up with a splayed out mess of tobacco.

So then I thought I'd give the guillotine a go. Couldn't find one locally, so a quick search on the web found a bloke in France flogging one off. Bit pricey I thought, but the French bloke reckoned it was an antique & had been used by some pretty famous people. Anyway, it arrived in a truck with four blokes. Jeez! It's 8 foot tall!

Bloody hell!

Caused some strange looks from the neighbours.

Rigged the thing up & gave it a go. Christ, the blade travels at a fair speed & it makes a hell of a row! Makes the house vibrate a bit too.

The dog runs a bloody mile when she sees me go anywhere near it.

Wife's not too keen either.

You wouldn't want to get your fingers in there, eh.

Lining the cigar up takes a bit of effort but I don't get plugged smokes anymore.

Still, seems a bit extreme. Or is it just me?

Might have to find a smaller version. Any ideas?