what he said. and further - is the b&m seriously portraying these cigars as the real deal? if so, and i think we can all agree they are not, i'd question whether i'd continue patronizing them. just my two cents.
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It's not the usual place I go to, it's a chain place that advertises cheap cigs. They have a pretty nice walk in with very good selection and as always before I buy I check the Hygrometer. The girl working the counter was about 16, so i didn't think she would be a good source of info.

I don't feel scammed, I saw the label and the price and said what the hell. I was kind of hoping for a decent smoke for $7.50. I kind of assumed it was not the real deal.
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WOW
A 16yo sellling tabacco that she can't even smoke????
Like a 17yo selling Jack Daniels! I think there is laws against that... owell

I have a PE Camacho 1962.... I didn't drop the $25 they want on CI. But I will try it, doubt its any better than a regular 1962.
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Good point, she must have been at least 18.:-)
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A true PreEmbargo Cuban (not a Clear Havana mind you) is very hard to come by...those that have them usually don't want to give them up...and when they do, they are NOT cheap (think over $100 each)...

I just did a review on one from the 1920's here, fwiw:

http://tinyurl.com/288ncfe

If it is a true Cuban rolled with cuban tobacco, they can still be quite good, despite the age...

As for the cigars that have "Pre Embargo Cuban Leaf" in them...I would not believe it, unless I had proof otherwise :-)

Hope that helps!

~brooks
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I ran out to my B&M, Are these what you smoked?
They were on the shelf in a black box with no markings.
big enough to hold 100 or more. I'm assuming these are bundle sticks.
Oh and only $6.50 here. Jersey Rocks :-)

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That is the exact one. Let me know what you think.
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Believe it or not Brother, in my opinion, worse. I thought the regular Camacho 1962's were much better than their PE counterpart.
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Brought the one I picked up yesterday to work.
I will torch it and review to the best of my abilities.
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What did you think?
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Never got to it. Going down today.
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Not gonna get to it today either. I'm really dropping the ball on this but work has been to busy to smoke and concentrate. It's at work and the first one going down, as soon as I can.
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The Four Seasons in Phoenix has a desert item, a 1950's partagas pre-embargo, and some high dollar scotch or whiskey (can't remember) for $500. I wouldnt drop the kind of cash on a cigar, but it was interesting.
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Don't worry you're not missing much:-)
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FWIW, the three on the left are Pre Embargo Cubans. On the right is a "Clear Havanas", rolled in a bonded US factory with Cuban tobacco(1950's)

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Those are in really good shape! You are definitely doing something right!
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I tell everyone that all my cubans are "pre regime change"

it's gotta happen some time
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Lol, I like that. I'm totally using that :-)
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local b&m in my area had some for sell but the 100.00 a pop.
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ujponds, was the the smokes for less in poughkeepsie?
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