I would like to take a moment to personally and publicly thank The Thompson Group (Thompson Cigars - Tampa, FL) for following through on their commitment to generously supply some of their cigars, free of charge, for our 1st annual Cigar Pass HERF in Las Vegas. After a few emails back and forth, Thompson's overnighted (via UPS) 6 boxes of their smokes to me for the HERF.
Joe Silvestri (the buyer for Thompson's) took the time from a Far East trip to answer my original email. He didn't hesitate to offer up some of their smokes. Simply enjoying their cigars and taking a few photographs with the boxes is all he asked in return. The lovely Francesca Cefali (Thompson's) was the go between and saw to it the smokes and catalogs were shipped ASAP.
This is my first experience with Thompson's and have to say I am pretty impressed. Without any hesitation, them sending the smokes to make our HERF a successful one is a positive sign (to me) of their commitment to Cigar Pass and the cigar community in general.
I am excited and warmed by this display of support by Thompson's. And because they are a business, in the business of making money, the appropriate sign of gratitude is a heart felt thanks and a few bucks in orders for the forseeable future. I again thank them for their hospitality and will most definitely make them part of my monthly cigar purchases.
I hope other cigar manufacturers and retailers choose to be as classy and generous as Thompson's in making our HERF a resounding success.
M. Gipson :thumbs:
Joe Silvestri (the buyer for Thompson's) took the time from a Far East trip to answer my original email. He didn't hesitate to offer up some of their smokes. Simply enjoying their cigars and taking a few photographs with the boxes is all he asked in return. The lovely Francesca Cefali (Thompson's) was the go between and saw to it the smokes and catalogs were shipped ASAP.
This is my first experience with Thompson's and have to say I am pretty impressed. Without any hesitation, them sending the smokes to make our HERF a successful one is a positive sign (to me) of their commitment to Cigar Pass and the cigar community in general.
I am excited and warmed by this display of support by Thompson's. And because they are a business, in the business of making money, the appropriate sign of gratitude is a heart felt thanks and a few bucks in orders for the forseeable future. I again thank them for their hospitality and will most definitely make them part of my monthly cigar purchases.
I hope other cigar manufacturers and retailers choose to be as classy and generous as Thompson's in making our HERF a resounding success.
M. Gipson :thumbs: