I keep finding myself avoiding my best smokes and just grabbing yard gars. I know I could have a great La Flor Dominicana or Tatuaje, but instead I grab a 5 Vegas. I guess I'm trying to burn some excess stock. Maybe during these hard times I'm trying to save my best stuff for the future. Is this a hoarding behavior that I need a shrink to solve? :-)

Does anyone else put off the enjoyment of a great smoke for a mediocre cigar for no apparent reason?
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Because life is short
I like to smoke the good ones
Then I can buy more
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I wouldn't say "for no apparent reason." I'll smoke the lesser stick to free up room, because I am pressed for time, or in an environment where I can't enjoy a supa-dupa premium to it's fullest...
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I just smoke whatever.
I try to smoke what I like, but in the interest of trying new things I tend to smoke a crappy cigar now and then.
In the summer I smoke lots of cigars and keep a humi outside. It's always full of cheap smokes that I like a LOT and I smoke a lot of them because they're handy.

The angst is pretty much gone. Along the way it was pointed out to me that if I died this evening, I'd feel pretty stupid about letting that "special" cigar sit when I'd had so many opportunities to smoke it.
I don't have any "special" cigars left. I smoked them.
Now I just smoke whatever I want. :-)
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I find myself doing this on occasion. I'm trying to stop it though.
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I try to save my few ISOMs for special occasions, other than that I pick what strikes my fancy at the time.
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I have been doing this bigtime! I didnt even realize it until I read this thread. Luckily the asylum has some pretty good shrinks around :-)
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I used to, but not anymore. Why wait for a special occassion? Smoking a great cigar is a special occassion.
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Ditto!
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I did. But after reading the posts, I'm going to start smoking the better cigars....Starting now.:-)
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I'll toss a cigar if it doesn't taste good, so I try to choose something that I know I will enjoy.
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:-)
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I try to save the few ISOMs that I have because I don't know where or when I'll be able to get another.
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I used to do this as well, but then realized I won;t know if I want more if I don't smoke the ones I have now.
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I suggest trading up! that's what I did. Trade some lesser boxes/bundles for a fiver of premiums. In fact that's how I've been able to smoke many Opus and anejos without ever having to hunt them down.
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I'll smoke cheaper or less desirable stogies if I want to try something new or if Im afraid the conditions arent right to enjoy a fine cigar, i.e. Im rushed or my allergies are acting up. I do have special cigars though.
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I just smoke what I want....unless I have a specific celebratory event (then I may have one or two set aside), I don't save certain cigars. I don't want to die and realized I smoked a shitty cigar because I was saving a premium one that day.
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I used to have that problem... now I just think about baseball!!!:-)
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I'm sorry!!! What was the question???
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:-)
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:-)
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