Cat I guess you need me to be more clear. I own Tobacco Leaf. Ian and I both
own Billboardtobacco. The reason I say Tobacco Leaf supplies Billboard is
that is how the business works. I’m sure there are other vendors out there advertisingPadrons lower than us. I hope they do they’re best to keep a low profile as it’s against Padrons Policy to sell below their msrp this also applies to Fuente. Don’t take my word for this ask Padron send them an e-mail. Both these companies will also tell the naïve cigar public they frown on gouging(which is in
they’re best interest) but are giddy behind scenes about what some of
they’re cigars sell for the reps will start drinking at the conventions and the next thing you know the cigar price fish
stories begin. You may want to try and call us sometimes you might find the price your looking for.
We were getting most of our Padrons from my father and uncle’s wholesale business ( Independent Wholesale please check them out at goiwi.com ) but recently received my own Padron account
which took about three years. This is why some of you may have noticed our selection grew overnight
as my father limited what he sold us because
him and my uncle also own 16 tobacco outlets (named Low Ball Louie’s which are located mostly in the Lakeland area of central Florida) he needs to keep stocked with Padrons. This all means I risk my father’s account as well as my own if I advertise Padron prices
to low. I apologized for my remarks which I don’t think means as much as me just admitting they were stupid. C’mon I read the comments they hit me right in the forehead. Threatening to not sell in a
free environment that we’ve been successful in is just plain ignorant and I am guilty it’s not my first.
So this is who we are, we’re not trying to cat and mouse anyone. In our very first attempt to sell Anejos
on Cigar Pass we tried to gouge (So shoot me for trying to be a greedy bastard like I said it wasn’t my first.) but quickly found out that’s not how things work here and have since respected the overall opinion
on gouging. It does happen at Tobacco Leaf though but not by my doing. Locals will come in that
do respect the house rule of asking permission to look through the non displayed stash (which is
packed inside a box so you can’t see the cigars or
they’re boxes) (Someone thought this rule didn’t apply to them because they were a Cigar Pass member. The reason for the rule is so we don‘t sell something on the site and then end up not having it. The humidor is 10 x 10 it’s not like there is a lot of space to hide stuff. ) . Sometimes when this happens and they want something that has been allocated to the internet they will offer a premium which I gladly share with Ian because I don’t want take away from what he can make by selling them on Billboard. Cat this about the best I can do but doubt it will satisfy.
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