Well, I just bit the bullet on a cigar lounge membership. It's a $750 annual membership which includes $50 bar credit (use it or lose it) each month. The space is beautiful with a huge seating area, several TVs and a full bar. As part of my membership I also get a humidified locker and...

It’s definitely going to see some ashtivity!

Holy Jesus, I hope your wife is OK! Glad you are enjoying!

LMAO! I was hoping this would be a story about a reversion to "normal" pricing with some news on Chen Zhi.

This article is from April 2022.

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Yeah, it's big. They have a 15' version too but I can't fit that on my patio. For a moment I thought I could set it up over my small 3' fire pit, but that's probably a Darwin award waiting to happen.

Well, you guys sure sent me down a rabbit hole. Looking at this Vevor 12' hexagonal gazebo. It has side panels and a removable top which may avoid the Cheech and Chong effect @rbbrock reported.

Thanks! 24” to the ashtray, and 29” to the top of the handle.

I believe this was electroplated brass and I lost a lot of that during the initial cleaning, so I went with a gloss gold spray paint. I tried to keep it accurate to the period but I think I ended up channeling my Grandma Iannucci! (Which might be accurate to the period!) She had a massive...

The Warden spotted this one and said “I don’t hate it, get it.” Made by Loevsky & Loevsky of Carlstadt, NJ. My research says probably 1960s. I purchased some crystal pendants on the cheap to replace what’s missing on the spindle in the middle. Not sure about the patina. It’s painted cast metal...

I got a rock.

Every time I hit flea markets/antique shops with the Warden I am on the lookout for the Swiss Army cigar knife at non-eBay prices.

Was taking pictures of similar items and thought I’d receive this zombie thread. All my cutters in one pic. A couple promos, a Montecristo cutter (maroon) and key punch, the wooden punch was my first ever cigar accessory from 1993, a Xikar Xi3 and V2, an Aging Room scissor cutter and a Les Fines...

Five Pack Fever worked out to $4/stick. I’ve had the Revelation, AVO Nic and Melanio before, and the Banker and Flathead were highly recommended. I know NOTHING about the Man o’ War Armada or the entire Marca. Everything I read said “great but really expensive.”

It’s not too big but it’s heavy as hell. That’s a slim Zippo next to it.

I picked up this Parker No. 125 for $20 at a local flea market last weekend. These were made for Parker of London (USA) by Dunhill and from what I’ve researched, it’s simply a rebranded Dunhill. This one dates to the ‘50s-‘60s. Not much work needed for this one. Just a quick polishand a repack...

This one is coming to the house on Wednesday. My second Meer from Meerschaum Gallery AKA Pipes Depot on eBay. Very reasonably priced and the quality is exceptional. Very excited!

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One cigar and an empty box? You can't build up a humidor like that!