Appearance:
This humidor has a mirror like high lacquer rosewood finish with solid wood legs and is very nice. It has a beveled glass front and top. The glass on the front is useless as the trays block any viewing. This is probobly a plus as it helps keep out any light. The draw located at the bottom of the unit actually is well designed and executed. It holds humidity better than most I have seen. It has a useless lock on the top and none on the draw. There are 2 recessed handles on the side of the box which are done very nicely. The draw has a full sized pull handle which is needed to pull out the heavy draw. The size advertised is not real. They use the outer most dimensions, specifically the table top for the Width and depth and the legs for the height. The box is 20.25” wide by 14” deep and 16.5” high. It is advertised as 22” wide by 15” deep and 33.5” high. The pictures found at the various dealers do not do it justice. The unit ships with the legs off and requires assembly. The humidor is permanently attached to the table and can not be removed.
Function:
There are 2 trays and they can be cumbersome to retrieve cigars from the bottom. This unit will not store boxes very well. You cannot put a cabinet style 3 layer cigar box in without it hitting the trays. I would be nice if you could use only the top tray. But the top tray rests on the bottom tray. You could probably modify the unit to do that I suppose. I remove the cigars from their box and store them loose. I like that I don’t have to bend over to make a cigar selection.
I would categorize it as a 350 cigar humidor not a 500. It will require additional humidification then what they provide. There are more then enough dividers provided (8 in total). The cabinet and draw are lined with ¼” Spanish cedar. It holds humidity better then my other humidors including an end table cabinet I bought from Thompson Cigar a number of years ago.
Summary:
I am posting this to answer some question I had that were not addressed in another review for this humidor at stogiefresh.com. They rate this very high which I found surprising. I thought anyone here looking for a bargain might find this helpful.
Overall this is a nice humidor for storing loose cigars. It has a good appearance and holds humidity very well. The construction is nicely done considering the price. This unit is made in China and can be purchased form Cheaphunidors.com for $199.00 using the “name your own price” feature. The shipping ( UPS ) from Florida to New York was $27.00 which I thought was reasonable. Overall I would recommend this unit to store loose cigars. I think in todays economy this is a very good value. I don’t know about the rest of you but in this economy my cigar budget has shrunk as cigar prices have increased. Keeping this unit my end table cabinet and my 2 table top boxes filled is not as easy as it used to be.
This humidor has a mirror like high lacquer rosewood finish with solid wood legs and is very nice. It has a beveled glass front and top. The glass on the front is useless as the trays block any viewing. This is probobly a plus as it helps keep out any light. The draw located at the bottom of the unit actually is well designed and executed. It holds humidity better than most I have seen. It has a useless lock on the top and none on the draw. There are 2 recessed handles on the side of the box which are done very nicely. The draw has a full sized pull handle which is needed to pull out the heavy draw. The size advertised is not real. They use the outer most dimensions, specifically the table top for the Width and depth and the legs for the height. The box is 20.25” wide by 14” deep and 16.5” high. It is advertised as 22” wide by 15” deep and 33.5” high. The pictures found at the various dealers do not do it justice. The unit ships with the legs off and requires assembly. The humidor is permanently attached to the table and can not be removed.
Function:
There are 2 trays and they can be cumbersome to retrieve cigars from the bottom. This unit will not store boxes very well. You cannot put a cabinet style 3 layer cigar box in without it hitting the trays. I would be nice if you could use only the top tray. But the top tray rests on the bottom tray. You could probably modify the unit to do that I suppose. I remove the cigars from their box and store them loose. I like that I don’t have to bend over to make a cigar selection.
I would categorize it as a 350 cigar humidor not a 500. It will require additional humidification then what they provide. There are more then enough dividers provided (8 in total). The cabinet and draw are lined with ¼” Spanish cedar. It holds humidity better then my other humidors including an end table cabinet I bought from Thompson Cigar a number of years ago.
Summary:
I am posting this to answer some question I had that were not addressed in another review for this humidor at stogiefresh.com. They rate this very high which I found surprising. I thought anyone here looking for a bargain might find this helpful.
Overall this is a nice humidor for storing loose cigars. It has a good appearance and holds humidity very well. The construction is nicely done considering the price. This unit is made in China and can be purchased form Cheaphunidors.com for $199.00 using the “name your own price” feature. The shipping ( UPS ) from Florida to New York was $27.00 which I thought was reasonable. Overall I would recommend this unit to store loose cigars. I think in todays economy this is a very good value. I don’t know about the rest of you but in this economy my cigar budget has shrunk as cigar prices have increased. Keeping this unit my end table cabinet and my 2 table top boxes filled is not as easy as it used to be.
