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Title: Robbed a B&M during lunch today...
Post by: ninfiction on 11/06/2015 03:14 PM
...or further proof this B&M has no idea what they are doing.

This particular B&M is notorious for mold issues. As Kent can attest you need to be very careful selecting cigars there and for the most part want to avoid anything not in cello or anything that might have been there for more than a week or 2. I went today to pick up some chew...yes, dirty dirty habit, do not let your kids pick it up...but did a quick check to see if anything new that I couldn't do without was available.

The sell massive quantities and have 4-5 locations so they often get some htf stuff in. They sell everything tobacco related and seems that even though they have a very impressive selection of cigars they don't know jack about them(it's plume!) and sell 95% of them just under MSRP.

Today the Gods or something were shinning on me because they had a full just opened box of the Don Carlos 80th Eye of the Shark. I looked and looked again, picking up the box to check again. At first I was just going to grab five but quickly latched the box shut and walked out of the humidor. I hold it in the air and ask "Can I buy this box?" "Yep" was the answer.

They will even give a 10% discount if your total is in the $100+ dollar range except on Opus and other "special" cigars but got it on this box. Might have to buy a lottery ticket tonight.

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Post by: cavenbk on 11/06/2015 03:17 PM
If you need help smoking those i will volunteer my services. Nice score
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Post by: appollo on 11/06/2015 03:21 PM
Wow nice looking sticks.Yea you better go out and get a lotto ticket Brian  :thumbsup:  :drool:
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Post by: StogieDad on 11/06/2015 03:40 PM
That is a lucky hit, nice dude!
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Post by: ntanner on 11/06/2015 03:46 PM
Nice find.
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Post by: benchjockey on 11/06/2015 03:47 PM
Always great to see our side win one.
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Post by: Mojo66 on 11/06/2015 03:57 PM

Quotecavenbk - 11/6/2015  6:17 PM  If you need help smoking those i will volunteer my services. Nice score

That makes two of us  :drool:

That's a nice find

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Post by: Brlesq on 11/06/2015 04:04 PM
Damn, Brian!  I've been looking for them.  Scarce around here, not even singles.  Lucky bastige! :biggrin:



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Post by: MacMac on 11/06/2015 04:11 PM
Wow... What should they normally sell for?
Title: Re: Robbed a B&M during lunch today...
Post by: ninfiction on 11/06/2015 04:41 PM
QuoteMacMac - 11/6/2015  7:11 PM

Wow... What should they normally sell for?

MSRP is around $12 I think, they are going anywhere from there to $30+ per. Very difficult to find as most B&Ms only got 1 box and they had to buy something like 25 boxes of regular line to get them.

http://halfwheel.com/arturo-fuente-don-carlos-eye-of-the-shark/98654
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Post by: toby2 on 11/06/2015 04:48 PM
nice find!
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Post by: headfirst on 11/06/2015 05:34 PM
You are one geek that deserves a lucky strike, glad it happened to you! :thumbsup:
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Post by: ThinBlueLine on 11/06/2015 05:36 PM
s**t I've seen boxes go for $800 at reputable online retailers.
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Post by: Longhorn on 11/06/2015 05:46 PM
Great find!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: chacocii on 11/06/2015 06:58 PM
They had 3 boxes available at my b&m last week. 1 left when I stopped in tonight. $15.95 singles and $340 for the box. I almost bought one but just got some singles instead. At the price they have them marked at ur place I don't know how u pass on a box.
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Post by: johncw on 11/06/2015 08:00 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: cibolodave on 11/07/2015 05:18 AM
awesome find/awesome score. enjpy
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Post by: lubrix on 11/07/2015 05:31 AM
Awesome!.
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Post by: Cfickter on 11/07/2015 07:06 AM
Great score :-0
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Post by: Vroomp on 11/07/2015 07:35 AM
That's half the price of CAYP~!  Although, I don't understand why 20x15.95=340.....:confused:
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Post by: chacocii on 11/07/2015 08:19 AM
QuoteVroomp - 11/7/2015  12:35 PM

That's half the price of CAYP~!  Although, I don't understand why 20x15.95=340.....:confused:

15.95 is per stick with no tax. 340 is whole box plus tax.
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Post by: C130Driver on 11/07/2015 09:30 AM
I have to admit, when I first opened this thread, based on the title and the photo, I thought you were going to say you somehow managed to get the whole box for $10.59...  :-0  :-0  :-0  :-0  :-0  :-0  You still got a good deal though.
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Post by: sevencardstud on 11/07/2015 10:15 AM
Great Deal and they look great.