There's nothing wrong with the tabbaco they make. It's my preference to support smaller tobacconists. STG owns a incredible amount of the market and is constantly consuming smaller companies. I have experienced them change some of my favorite cigars after new management took over. Just my take on the tabbaco giant for what it's worth.
Just wait til you see what Swisher Int is going to be doing the next few years. Gobbling up DE was just the beginning. They're also trying to circumvent the new menthol-ban and introduce people to "nicotine on demand" with their new "Rogue" offerings. One may think, so what does menthol snus have to with anything...
Well, since they bought DE, Swisher is now lumped into the
premium cigar space. So any upcoming scrutiny on their other products will include their premium offerings just by default.
And we all know how logical and reasonable the FDA is.
Grr.. I can't stand that premium cigars are associated with all that
shit tobacco nonsense!
@Eqwhipped said:
Had me a Room 101 muzzleloader after reading this. I won't buy from STG if I can help it.
That's gonna get harder and harder my friend. Once they bought General, it was all over. Unless you now count Swisher/DE, they're basically a monopoly.
While buying up and comer brands is nothing new, and usually encouraged in a capitalistic free-market, if they don't sell for what STG considers FMV, then they'll just direct .0023% of that month's gross revenue into destroying you.
Most of these smaller outfits usually don't want to sell.. especially to self-assessed valuations. But at the end of the day, they have to eat and it often includes STG retaining many of their employees. To many business owners that's more important.. so it's not really much of a choice.
Oh well.. At least we'll always have moderately priced Cubans to fall back on...
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