First of all I am not going to name names. So I went into a B&M I had not been into before today and nearly had a heart attack when I saw how much this guy was charging for the 3 cigar robusto and perfection Opus X tins. So back in December I saw these tins both in GA and OH at B&M I go to regularly and both were priced about $50 for the robustos and $55-60 for the perfection. So the B&M I went into today was charging $149.95(no really) for the robustos and 169.95 for the perfections. I can't believe he was charging that for the 3 cigar tins. So when he asked me if I wanted to buy them I just said not for over $100.00 above MSRP and left his store. What's sad is some poor guy who does not know much will end up buying them and continue to foster this guys business.
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*speechless*
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Yeah and I thought online sites had high prices for Opus X. Oh and he had Anejo Sharks for 22.99 a stick.:-)
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When we got Fuente's little holiday "Goodie Bag Shipment" we priced them all at standard keystone and that was it. Not a gouge anywhere...
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and that's what the B&Ms I normally go to do as well. This guy is just something else.
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That is insane, I sure hope nobody pays that price, but unfortunately I know somebody will.:-)
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Are you sure you didn't start driving and kind of "zone out" until you woke up in Canada? Those prices are (unfortunately) about par for a B&M here. :-)
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wow thats insane
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I think I just threwup in my mouth:-)
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Someone will be desperate enough and pay those prices, sadly. I picked up a tin of robustos this year for MSRP.
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No different than any other pruduct we purchase. I always try to learn a little something about high end buys before I pull the trigger....
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That's insane. I thought $61.99 for the robusto tin that I saw at a local B&M here was bad, but that's straight up gouging. I refuse to support places like that.
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I'd think about reporting that guy to Fuente. I don't think they tolerate a B&M gouging to that degree.
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they put up with it all the time. no one there really cares.
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are they the only shop in the area that has them? maybe they know this and think that if someone really wants them they will pay it. thats how it goes for limited production products unfortunatly
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Now that is a markup... and I thought the Casa was a bit high on things...:-)
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Unfortunately, that's around the price it is in Southern California for the Opus tins. One store carries Opus year round, and at $40+ you can see why. Another was selling the holiday set that MSRP's at $80, they were selling them for $200. Even with the high tabacoo tax, and worsening economy, people seem to be still to be purchasing these.
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Crazy! :-)

For that price you could have picked up...

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Well, atleast they can say they have opus in all year round. :-)
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No I live in Atlanta. Now they might be the only shop that still has them and you can guess why.
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