Brickhouse said:I've run into many a situation where someone has brought me back a "Cuban" cigar from their vacation.
I just say thank you very much, I appreciate it, I will enjoy it.
Saying anything else is probably rude, and certainly a waste of time.
There was a time around here when a big to-do would have been made about this issue. The passing of fakes only serves to make us look like idiots. You should have said something sooner.kona1000 said:I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
Devil Doc said:
There was a time around here when a big to-do would have been made about this issue. The passing of fakes only serves to make us look like idiots. You should have said something sooner.I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
Doc
kona1000 said:I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
BlindedByScience said:
There was a time around here when a big to-do would have been made about this issue. The passing of fakes only serves to make us look like idiots. You should have said something sooner.
I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
Doc
kona1000 said:I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
About the only justification is if the member didn't know it was fake. Personally, if I passed off a fake by mistake I would want to know about it ASAP. As for the topic at hand, I would just tell people I knew that were going abroad to not purchase any cuban cigars period.
BlindedByScience said:
About the only justification is if the member didn't know it was fake. Personally, if I passed off a fake by mistake I would want to know about it ASAP. As for the topic at hand, I would just tell people I knew that were going abroad to not purchase any cuban cigars period.
Not to completely thread jack, but as I said, we're supposed to know better. Trust but verify, know your sources, etc. And the last thing I'd do would be to gift or trade a stick where I had < ANY > questions about the smoke's authenticity. There are lots of guys in these forums that know how to tell the difference, the resources are available. IMHO the SS needs to be notified, not burned at the stake. But, notified, to be sure.
And yes, I tell people traveling abroad that there are more fakes in circulation than the real article, and if they are casual or infrequent smokers, I'd tell them where to go and what they should expect to pay. Usually I tell them the risk of fakes, even for someone with some experience, is too high and not to bother. Appreciate the gesture, of course, but please don't waste your money, etc. Hey, I'd want to know.....
Devil Doc said:
There was a time around here when a big to-do would have been made about this issue. The passing of fakes only serves to make us look like idiots. You should have said something sooner.I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
Doc
golfgar said:I always tell my friends who want to bring back cigars not to do it. Saves a lot of nonsense and acca-awkward situations.
Putting a faux-hiba in a pass is bad form.
There was a time around here when a big to-do would have been made about this issue. The passing of fakes only serves to make us look like idiots. You should have said something sooner.
I got one just like that from my secret Santa.
I still have it. Maybe we should start a fake Cuban pass.
Doc