barbourjay 08:41 AM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by neoflex:
+1! First thing I thought when I saw that pic. Those definitely look like they have been stored wayyyyyyyy to wet. Nice grabs on everything else but those La Riquezas should go back in a hurry.
agreed, it's mold, not plume. i would take them back ASAP. if they try telling you it's plume then i don't think i would keep shopping there.
neoflex 08:46 AM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by barbourjay:
agreed, it's mold, not plume. i would take them back ASAP. if they try telling you it's plume then i don't think i would keep shopping there.
Yeah, if they try to pull that crap tell them to smoke one on you and let them tell you later in the day how their feeling. Seriously though, if they refuse to refund your money I would snap close-up pics and send it to Pete Johnson and let him at least see how his product is being sold. If they order from him direct I bet they will get a phone call letting them know what he thinks of their so called plume, but with the amount of coin you just dropped there they should have no problem keeping you happy.
pnoon 08:55 AM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by Adriftpanda:
At first I thought... hmm that's weird, never seen LR in foil wrapped before. To be honest with you, not sure from the picture if that's plume or mold. :-) if I offended you but looks weird to me.
:-)
I had a similar thought, Huy. My first reaction was that they looked like those NC ERDMs that are wrapped in tissue paper.
Plume? It looks more like a mold culture that has a cigar in it.
:-)
I would most certainly be looking for replacements or refund.
elderboy02 08:58 AM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by pnoon:
:-)
I had a similar thought, Huy. My first reaction was that they looked like those NC ERDMs that are wrapped in tissue paper.
Plume? It looks more like a mold culture that has a cigar in it. :-)
I would most certainly be looking for replacements or refund.
I though they were the CC Fonseca's with the paper they wrap them in
Chris. 10:58 AM 01-27-2010
If it wipes off easily it is mold. It does look like way to much to be plume though...
whodeeni 11:41 AM 01-27-2010
Thanks guys! You're right, it is mold and i'm headed over there to take them
back now!
MarkinAZ 11:54 AM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by neoflex:
Seriously though, if they refuse to refund your money I would snap close-up pics and send it to Pete Johnson and let him at least see how his product is being sold.
:-)
Originally Posted by whodeeni:
Thanks guys! You're right, it is mold and i'm headed over there to take them
back now!
...and let us know how things turn out for you...
Skywalker 03:04 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by elderboy02:
I though they were the CC Fonseca's with the paper they wrap them in
:-)
jmsremax 03:07 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by MarkinCA:
:-)
...and let us know how things turn out for you...
Yikes! Good luck with returning them. How could they sell these with all that mold to begin with?
:-)
neoflex 03:12 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by jmsremax:
Yikes! Good luck with returning them. How could they sell these with all that mold to begin with? :-)
Knowing they can use the Plume Gimmick rather than pull them off the shelf and lose money on the inventory. I would love to find these sticks in a local and have them try the whole Plume spiel. That would make for a fun afternoon.
:-)
good luck on getting those sticks returned
Adriftpanda 04:16 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by whodeeni:
Thanks guys! You're right, it is mold and i'm headed over there to take them
back now!
tell us how it went.
dubs chops 04:30 PM 01-27-2010
I'd be Irate as A newB (im talking about me being a newB not you) if I bought those them came here and found out they were moldy!
sikk50 05:04 PM 01-27-2010
To be honest, I'm impressed/digusted by the amount of mold on them!
chippewastud79 06:14 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by sikk50:
To be honest, I'm impressed/digusted by the amount of mold on them!
:-) Those should have been in the trash weeks ago
:-)
Emjaysmash 06:17 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by chippewastud79:
:-) Those should have been in the trash weeks ago :-)
Aww c'mon! If anything those babies would help you fight a small infection when you smoke em! They look "rich" with Penicillin!
Chris. 06:41 PM 01-27-2010
seriously, they are the prime example of a moldy cigar. Someone should take a macro shot of them and post them to the internet showing the difference in mold and plume! LOL
Am I the only one who has heard of the new La Riqueza that is coated in powder sugar? They are great with syrup
:-)
Chris. 06:52 PM 01-27-2010
Must be another one store only special!
:-) I gotta get a fiver!
Sauer Grapes 06:53 PM 01-27-2010
Originally Posted by Cort:
Am I the only one who has heard of the new La Riqueza that is coated in powder sugar? They are great with syrup:-)
They deep fry them first, then coat them with powder sugar. Kind of like a cigar funnel cake.