Cubans - next door!

[DeanoUK]

I cannot believe it when I walked into get a bag of ice in the off-license*, literally NEXT DOOR to my flats**, this morning.

Havanas! Romeo y Julietas, Upmans, Bolivars, (and I think I saw Diplomaticos, but can't remember).

Ok so they're fairly expensive - £9.50 ($18ish USD) for a tubed Romeo y Julieta no.2, but sheesh what a local resource for a Cuban!

I'm pretty lucky, as I work about 100 yards from a big seller too - but they're prices are extreeme - e.g. £30 ($60 USD) for a Cohiba Robusto.


Hopefully this doesn't contradict the sources rule, as I'm not posting where I live!


The quick haul I got considering the lack of cash on me at the time:

UK to US English Index:
*Off-license=Tobacco/Liquor store
**Flats=Apartments

 

[ironpeddler]

I cannot believe it when I walked into get a bag of ice in the off-license*, literally NEXT DOOR to my flats**, this morning.

Havanas! Romeo y Julietas, Upmans, Bolivars, (and I think I saw Diplomaticos, but can't remember).

Ok so they're fairly expensive - £9.50 ($18ish USD) for a tubed Romeo y Julieta no.2, but sheesh what a local resource for a Cuban!

I'm pretty lucky, as I work about 100 yards from a big seller too - but they're prices are extreeme - e.g. £30 ($60 USD) for a Cohiba Robusto.


Hopefully this doesn't contradict the sources rule, as I'm not posting where I live!


The quick haul I got considering the lack of cash on me at the time:

UK to US English Index:
*Off-license=Tabacco/Liquor store
**Flats=Apartments

Sometimes Life throws you a bone....enjoy it!

Nice unexpected haul I must say...makes it even sweeter :thumbs:

Let us know how they smoke

PS: how was their humidification in this little shop?...just curious how serious they were about carrying them. If it's substandard, you may have to go back and rescue a few more :laugh:

 

[DeanoUK]

Only a tiny haul but all from pocket change, which was nice. About $60 worth.


They have them in an a large plastic container, which had ceder-wood inlays on the base.

Seeing as they're all tubed, I suspect they can get away with it.

Next time I'm in, I'll grab a pic. Was a surprise to say the least, you only find them in specialist shops usually. Looks like a few have been sold already too (besides the ones I bought!)



Edit:
Just smoking a small no.3 at the mo - it's fine, it certainly has the soft squish of a decently humidified cigar, not dry at all.

 

[DeanoUK]

You can never guess what - after talking to the owner, she said there's now a big offering down the road too.

5 mins walk and I find this:

So I bought a few, and a new bottle of 7 year old rum:

Just amazed whats popping up so local at the moment.

 

[Breedy]

Wow, great find. I am remember the thrill of finding Opus at my local B&M, not the forbidden fruit but hard to find.

So the conversion is like 2 of your dollars to 1 of mine. So that means 25-30 dollars US for the Cohibas? Does that price include tax and import fees? Makes me not mind paying 8% here.

Anyway I got of topic, great find, its nice to know that you have a nice selection just down the road. Plus its always easier to justify I ocassionaly small purchase of fine cigars than one large bill.

 

[DeanoUK]

No it's two US dollars to one of our pounds. Depends what Cohiba's you're looking at - the robustos in the 2nd pic are £20.99 which is $40...

But yeh, nice to pick up one or two.

Thing is, I find it more expensive in my mind to buy one or two at individual prices than a whole box - just seems an awful lot to burn!

 

[tone-ny]

Congrats on your find, enjoy them!

 

[grateful1]

Very cool!

 

[Rebel Herfer]

You can never guess what - after talking to the owner, she said there's now a big offering down the road too.

5 mins walk and I find this:

So I bought a few, and a new bottle of 7 year old rum:

Just amazed whats popping up so local at the moment.

THIS clearly violates the rules.

You are hereby assesed an appropriate fine to be sent directly to ME! :sign: :laugh: :laugh:

Drool! Drool! Drool! :blush:

Nice find!

 

[Breedy]

No it's two US dollars to one of our pounds. Depends what Cohiba's you're looking at - the robustos in the 2nd pic are £20.99 which is $40...

But yeh, nice to pick up one or two.

Thing is, I find it more expensive in my mind to buy one or two at individual prices than a whole box - just seems an awful lot to burn!

Thats what I meant to say, just got a little confused over the metric conversion :blush:

 

[chainer]

That is not cheap. Ouch.

Cool find, but sounds like a wallet breaker!

 

[Renefatdude]

If live in Holland and there are a lot of "sources" in my area
I try try to drive past them and not to stop, because it wil hurt my wallet

Cheers Rene

btw got friends in the UK and I did not see a single sigar being smoked while I was out there in July.
Accept for my self

 

[DeanoUK]

If live in Holland and there are a lot of "sources" in my area
I try try to drive past them and not to stop, because it wil hurt my wallet

Cheers Rene

btw got friends in the UK and I did not see a single sigar being smoked while I was out there in July.
Accept for my self

Yeh you don't see too many cigar smokers out in the wild tbh.

 

[Rdef1]

Your prices seem on par with what we pay here in Toronto give or take a few dollars. The way only way I know to deal with the high prices is to plan a trip to Cuba and bring back

 

[TBaGZ]

Wow, thats great!! Hope they are well kept in that cabinet.

 

[jeht2000]

Nice pick up