Hey gang,
I finally did it. After years of smoking anything but Cubans because of
financial constraints, I finally ordered a box of cigars from Puroexpress.
I got them today, a box of Partagas Serie D #4.
Because of my extremely limited experience with Cubans, I wanted to ask my
dear friends on the board a couple of questions.

First, what are the chances that I got anything other than the real thing?
I have heard good things about Puro but I just need to know...
Second, I assume I should freeze these before I throw them in my humidor?
Third, once I opened the box, it no longer wanted to close properly - it's
like the top portion is warped or something. Ever seen this before?
Finally - and this one freaked me out a bit... I pulled out a cigar and
noticed a white spot on the foot of the cigar. I pulled at it and ended up
pulling a thin white thread about two inches long from the cigar. Is this
as bad as it seems?

They smell great and look good - perhaps I am paranoid.

Comments, anyone?

Irving

p.s. Sara is due in seven weeks.... Sam is almost here!

Pretty much zero.

If there is any risk of the cigars going above 70F for more than a few days
then yes... Put the cigars in a couple of ziplocs and freeze for 2 nights,
then put in the fridge for 2 nights, then on the kitchen counter for one
night, then back in the coolerdor.


Yes.. Nothing to stress about.

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Hmm... Never heard of a "thread." Weird. I suggest you smoke the cigar
immediately as a test

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
= Fez =
geoff [[at]] glave [[dot]] org
Vancouver Area Cigar Herfing Ensemble (VACHE), Canada
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vache_vancouver
"Port? Some guys drank it all."

I have bought from PuroExpress a couple of times, and have been very
pleased. No problems at all.

Mickey

Likely they are not fakes


Can't hurt - freeze a few days, fridge a few days and then dor for a few
weeks to re-stabilize.


Not to worry.


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Nah, typical third world quality control.

Enjoy them!!

Sandy K.

Just got a box of R&J Exhibicion #4 from Puro this week. They are the real
thing and Puro was very easy to deal with.

Tony

Immediately box up all cigars and send to me. I will do an in depth
testing of all to make sure they are safe. I will send a report and the
ashes. Unfortunately to do the testing they must be burned, one at a
time ;-)

--
Lawrence Wade

Registered Nurse and/or Nut

"You come to the land of opportunity, (but you're)
slowly losing all the voices, the opinions that could
have been voiced..."-Ali Bahmani


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Just a follow-up.
So far, the concensus is that this company is a thumbs-up firm.
My dealings with them were great, to say the least.
All came to me quickly, there were e-mails to confirm receipt, etc.
But as this was the first time I bought cubans this way, I really wanted a
reality check!

Thanks for all the help.

Irving

Just make sure you bring some of those to HITS!
;=>

Rick Neglia
Carpe Diem