Cigar Geeks

So I'm in the Jeep on the way to a gig when my cellphone rings.  It's the wife and the first thing she says is "You're cigars are here."  I'm thinking she means I left my little travel humidor.  I look in the passenger's seat and it's sitting right there.  I say"No, I've got them."   To which she replies "No, I mean some came UPS today.  Who's Leslie Chamness, anyway?"  So I go into the story about how I posted (half jokingly, btw) that I might have to settle for the $29.99 humi combo from Thompson, instead of the $149 5Vegas humi deal from CI because my discretionary funds were going to be needed to fix musical gear and how Les pm'd me, something about saving me from cheap cigars.  I told our man Les (aka Hot Stuff x) I'd be fine, but if he felt so inclined to do what he felt necessary.

What "he felt necessary" amounts to what appears to be a 10 cigar Hollywood Sampler from Mike's Cigars.  I've briefly searched Mike's site, but have yet to find a Hollywood sampler listed, so bear with me on the descriptions:

2-Fonseca Cedar in a huge ring
2-Cubao #3
2-Reyes Family Classic Pyramid
2-Siglo VI
2-A Fuente something or other (the band says Gran Reserva)

Thanks, Les.  You rock!

Nice  :shades:

Way to go Les. :bigthumbs:

I'm still waiting for my savior from bad cigars.  Congratulations! I have a humi filled with bad cigars. I won't go cigar hungry, just quality hungry. They are the leftovers from all those lousy Cbid 5-packs. Especially the $3/5 ones. Although some were decent.

I was thinking about a pass called Clean Out Your Humi

Quoteljlemer - 7/4/2009  12:22 AM

I'm still waiting for my savior from bad cigars.  Congratulations! I have a humi filled with bad cigars. I won't go cigar hungry, just quality hungry. They are the leftovers from all those lousy Cbid 5-packs. Especially the $3/5 ones. Although some were decent.

Now you're making me feel guilty...

Way to go Les!! A cigar bomb is such a pleasant surprise. Congrats there Git. :bigthumbs:

but a clean out your humi pass would just move your crap to another persons humidor while you import new crap and think to yourself its not crap when in fact it is crap.

Quotegitfiddl - 7/4/2009  12:41 AM

Quoteljlemer - 7/4/2009  12:22 AM

I'm still waiting for my savior from bad cigars.  Congratulations! I have a humi filled with bad cigars. I won't go cigar hungry, just quality hungry. They are the leftovers from all those lousy Cbid 5-packs. Especially the $3/5 ones. Although some were decent.

Now you're making me feel guilty...

Now I feel guilty for making you feel guilty, which is impossible because I'm as innocent as the freshly fallen snow. Shame on you! You made me feel guilty for making you feel guilty!

Quotemattmancool34 - 7/4/2009  4:07 AM

but a clean out your humi pass would just move your crap to another persons humidor while you import new crap and think to yourself its not crap when in fact it is crap.

What would I do without your positive attitude to cheer me up? That was a rhetorical question. Don't answer it.

Nice bomb Les!

That was goodly of you, Les.  Members like you are what makes this site great.

Quotegitfiddl - 7/4/2009 2:07 PM  I've briefly searched Mike's site, but have yet to find a Hollywood sampler listed, 

Quotegitfiddl - 7/4/2009 2:07 PM  I've briefly searched Mike's site, but have yet to find a Hollywood sampler listed, 

Feels good to be generous and send some cigars to a BOTL.

This sampler isn't posted on Mike's web site yet... I subscribe to their email specials.   It'll probably show up on their website eventually.

Here is the info on this sampler and a link:

Reyes Family Classic Piramides 6 x 56
Siglo Limited Reserve No.VI 6 x 54
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Presidente 6½ x 50
Cubao No. 3 7½ x 38
Fonseca Reserve No. 2 6¼ x 54

10 cigars (2 of each) $28

20cigars (4 of each) $56

50 cigars (10 of each) $140

http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686 (http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686)

Nice job Les!!!!!!

Quotenukbucko - 7/3/2009  11:24 PM

I was thinking about a pass called Clean Out Your Humi

I'd be up for that. I, too, have the curse of the $3/5 CBid.

QuoteHot Stuff x - 7/4/2009  11:10 AM

Quotegitfiddl - 7/4/2009 2:07 PM  I've briefly searched Mike's site, but have yet to find a Hollywood sampler listed, 

Feels good to be generous and send some cigars to a BOTL.

This sampler isn't posted on Mike's web site yet... I subscribe to their email specials.   It'll probably show up on their website eventually.

Here is the info on this sampler and a link:

Reyes Family Classic Piramides 6 x 56
Siglo Limited Reserve No.VI 6 x 54
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Presidente 6½ x 50
Cubao No. 3 7½ x 38
Fonseca Reserve No. 2 6¼ x 54

10 cigars (2 of each) $28

20cigars (4 of each) $56

50 cigars (10 of each) $140

http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686 (http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686)

Thanks again Les!  Any 4th of July rumblings?

Quotegitfiddl - 7/5/2009 1:13 AM  Thanks again Les! Any 4th of July rumblings?

I'm sure you already saw the news about the several short range (anti-ship type) missiles they fired off.  If they want to waste 'em by shooting them into the sea, that's fine with me.

Other than that, nothing unusual.  I went up on a rooftop tonight and watched fireworks from the US Army base, while enjoying a RP Decade.

FYI, it's after midnight here, so actually July 5 right now....probably just around lunchtime on the 4th for some of y'all.

And if this doesn't deserve a separate post;  A Mike's sampler was shipped with no substitutions!  :-0  :biggrin:

Great Bomb Les.  Keep your head down !!!

QuoteHot Stuff x - 7/4/2009  11:10 AM

Quotegitfiddl - 7/4/2009 2:07 PM  I've briefly searched Mike's site, but have yet to find a Hollywood sampler listed, 

Feels good to be generous and send some cigars to a BOTL.

This sampler isn't posted on Mike's web site yet... I subscribe to their email specials.   It'll probably show up on their website eventually.

Here is the info on this sampler and a link:

Reyes Family Classic Piramides 6 x 56
Siglo Limited Reserve No.VI 6 x 54
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Presidente 6½ x 50
Cubao No. 3 7½ x 38
Fonseca Reserve No. 2 6¼ x 54

10 cigars (2 of each) $28

20cigars (4 of each) $56

50 cigars (10 of each) $140

http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686 (http://www.mikescigars.com/SearchCategory.aspx/search_type/offer/offerid/686)

A very cool gesture, Les.   :bigthumbs:

Way to go Les  :bigthumbs:

Considering me starting out new into the cigar world,until i get more cigars under my belt (the good ones) and find my picks.I think one mans crap cigars, could be another man treasure.And you might be cleaning out yours at a time money might be tight.So it could be a act of cigar charity.My wife has gone part-time (the economy) i might need some "crap" cigars soon. So it sounds like a good idea.  "That"s just one mans opinion"

Also, congrats gitfiddl !!! :cigarman:

Very nice.   :thumbsup:

Maybe I'm dumb, stupid, or both (and if so, feel free to point that out), but I can't find the Fonseca Reserve No. 2 6¼ x 54 in the database, nor can I find any info online.  There's a Cedar #2 in the DB, but the length and ring are wrong.  I know durn well they exist, because I've smoked one and have three in my humidor.

opps I did it again!  (Channeling my inner Britney :-0 )

Submit it as a new entry and add some points.   It might be a Mike's Cigars exclusive.

But I have no info other than brand and size, hence my conundrum.