....how do you know if you don't try, right..?? SI had a great 10 pack deal on 5 of the most popular Camacho cigars at ~$5.50 a stick. Heck yes, let's try them. This one, the Camacho 'Equador' is going surprisingly well. Really smooth, a little bite on the front of my tongue, but....a very well...

....see, this is how the seasoned smokers here can be a tremendous help to the new guys. The hot ashy part goes INSIDE the ash tray, not all over the counter. Follow along for more valuable tips...🤣

Thanks for letting me play along, gentlemen...!!

Happy Birthday...!!

Happy Birthday, Matt...!!

...hell yes i'm in..!! Thank you, Michael.

Reasonable deal on the Petite Corona from FOH. Seems like these guys have stuff on sale often, but this is a decent deal....

Picked up a couple of the Tatuaje 'secret motherlode flight" samplers from Cigar King. A good deal, with some I likely wouldn't have tried otherwise. Like this one, a Surrogates "Closing Time" toro. Nice smoke, starting off surprisingly mild->medium. Well made, nice flavors..!! I've bought a few...

Great review....thanks for the write up..!!

...the smart guys never left... 🤣 Welcome back..!!

....I see my streak being threatened....🤣 Congratulations, brother..!!

...another one bites the dust... 🤣 Well done, all around...!!

...not the news I wanted to read this morning: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/actor-martial-artist-chuck-norris-dead-86

Happy Birthday, Gary..!!

Padron 3000 Maduro. What looks like a nasty vein, on close inspection, shows where a vein was pulled out. Not awesome cosmetically, but the cigar burned like a champ and smoked great. Solid if not beautiful sticks, flavor worthy of the Padron name. No complaints, it was a very nice smoke, if not...

Happy Birthday..!! Dig out a couple "you've been saving" and set fire 🔥 to them...😎

Bond Roberts BR109. Wonderful....

IMHO, sharp eyes and an attentive membership is the best answer. As I said, I've seen cases where one or two word posts were used to get the count up. But, having clear rules posted is the key to making it all work.

....I'd like to see an update on the mandatory minimums for buying / selling. Something in the rules the members can refer folks to. Since we indeed are a community, an into thread and a year / 100 posts doesn't seem crazy for a buying requirement. One man's opinion....

...buying may be different. Maybe. If a guy wants to buy, wants to build cred, sends his end first...seems reasonable. Maybe 6 mos / 50 good posts to buy, 12 mos / 100 posts to sell. Maybe. Thinking out loud.... Edited to add....intro thread mandatory seems good, and of course every sale gets...