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Why it's fun to be a cigar n00b

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Jaster

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Because I still get excited when I get shipments like this:

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Why I got these:
- I keep hearing that RP Vintage 1992's are great
- I enjoyed the 5 Vegas Gold and I LOVE the Series 'A's, so I thought I'd try something in between
- A friend recommended H. Upmann, and these were really cheap :) (I plan on using them as a "mowing the lawn" smoke)

Wheeeeeee...
 
Nice buy. The RP Vintage '92s are pretty tasty for the cost.
 
I've always been a fan of RP 90s, but from what I hear they're both good. If you're looking for something in that price range that will knock your socks off try a Padron 2000 Maduro. They're really great cigars.
 
[quote name='5 O'Clock Somewhere' post='647811' date='Apr 8 2008, 06:55 PM']I've always been a fan of RP 90s, but from what I hear they're both good. If you're looking for something in that price range that will knock your socks off try a Padron 2000 Maduro. They're really great cigars.[/quote]
Cool. Thanks for the recommendation!
 
Jaster said:
- I enjoyed the 5 Vegas Gold and I LOVE the Series 'A's, so I thought I'd try something in between
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The Series 'A' is a pretty good cigar for the price - the Classics have a different taste but are also pretty good, all IMHO. If you like the A, the Padron maddy is a good recommendation, one of my favorite "cheapies". Of course I've quickly become a Padron whore so my views may be slanted... :whistling:
 
i get excited every time a shipment hits my door, its still good to be a noob. except when i buy cigars that suck :laugh:
 
Haha I know how you feel bro I bught my first box recently and it was like i won the lotto! If being a noob means that I can be this excited every time i get shipment in, then ill stay a noob forever.


-Pat
 
Yup, I just wish I wasn't addicted to CBid now. Though the amount of money I spend there pales in comparison to the more seasoned guys here, I'm sure. 90% of the stuff I get is 5-packs, as I'm feeling my way around to see what I like and what I don't like.
 
5 packs are the way to go for us newbs when we are still trying to figure out what we like/don't like. It's enough to give you a good sample, so you don't get turned off by one bad stick, but it is still few enough that if you don't enjoy them your not out a lot of money and storage room.
 
Bsneed51 said:
5 packs are the way to go for us newbs when we are still trying to figure out what we like/don't like. It's enough to give you a good sample, so you don't get turned off by one bad stick, but it is still few enough that if you don't enjoy them your not out a lot of money and storage room.
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Yup, my thoughts exactly. Though even 5-packs can start to fill up a humi pretty quick, as I'm finding out...
 
Jaster said:
Bsneed51 said:
5 packs are the way to go for us newbs when we are still trying to figure out what we like/don't like. It's enough to give you a good sample, so you don't get turned off by one bad stick, but it is still few enough that if you don't enjoy them your not out a lot of money and storage room.
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Yup, my thoughts exactly. Though even 5-packs can start to fill up a humi pretty quick, as I'm finding out...
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NOW you know why I said Buy a big(er) humi in your intro thread! :laugh:
 
Those RP Vintages are great - I recommend looking for the 'seconds'. They're usually MUCH cheaper, and still taste just the same. Yummy sticks.

I remember that excitement! I remember getting my first 2 boxes of cigars at the same time: two 10-cigar boxes of RP '90 and '92 Vintage Churchills in glass tubos. I was so excited I could feel my heart beating like crazy! :laugh: I slowly opened the boxes and took about a million pictures.

Now here it is a few years later. I recenly got a box that had a total of 15 VSGs, 5 God of Fires, 5 La Aurora Sapphire tubos, and a 20ct humidor. I opened, counted it all, then set it aside and went back to reading my book. :laugh: I guess the magic is gone.
 
NOW you know why I said Buy a big(er) humi in your intro thread! laugh.gif
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You weren't kidding, were you? Yup, it's getting mighty crowded in there already. And I have another shipment on the way this week! (5er of some Indian Tabac Super Fuerte maddies, and another 5er of the Series A's). I guess my next order should have another humi in it...

[quote post='648980' date='Apr 10 2008, 08:11 AM']Those RP Vintages are great - I recommend looking for the 'seconds'. They're usually MUCH cheaper, and still taste just the same. Yummy sticks.[/quote]

Cool, I've been wondering about the "seconds". They come up a lot on CBid, and I didn't know if they were worth it or not. I'll give them a shot - thanks!

mealstrom said:
I remember that excitement! I remember getting my first 2 boxes of cigars at the same time: two 10-cigar boxes of RP '90 and '92 Vintage Churchills in glass tubos. I was so excited I could feel my heart beating like crazy! :laugh: I slowly opened the boxes and took about a million pictures.

Now here it is a few years later. I recenly got a box that had a total of 15 VSGs, 5 God of Fires, 5 La Aurora Sapphire tubos, and a 20ct humidor. I opened, counted it all, then set it aside and went back to reading my book. :laugh: I guess the magic is gone.
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Good lord, that must have been a nice chunk of change... Some impressive stuff, to be sure.
 
i am excited too...i get my first shipments from CigarBid either today or tomorrow.

First shipment
556266 CAO Gold Maduro Churchill (20 sticks) at $64.00
555609 La Aurora 1495 Series Cameroon '94 Corona 5er at $19.00
555111 Gurkha Fuerte Toro - 12 Cigars at $43.00
555075 5 Vegas Series 'A' Atomic - 5-Pack at $13.00

Second shipment
557238 Gurkha Fuerte Torpedo Grande - 5-Pack at $17.00
555867 Gurkha '8-Year Aged' Legend Torpedo 5er at $23.00

mmmm... this site is the devil :evil:
 
I still find myself actually having dreams about cigars I want to try.

Maybe that never goes away...
 
JayDee said:
i am excited too...i get my first shipments from CigarBid either today or tomorrow.

First shipment

Second shipment
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To save on shipping you might want to select the option of saving all your orders and shipping them out on Thursdays. I usually get them the following Tuesday or Wednesday. That way you only pay 1 shipping fee per week instead of a whole bunch of separate ones.
 
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