The slope is stupid. No, wait. I'm stupid.

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baglorious

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I am thirty-two years of age.

I have a professional degree.

I am engaged, with a wedding date in June.

I have a significant amount of outstanding student loans.

I am shopping for a house.

I have 300+ cigars. (Maybe even 400.)

I have purchased three full boxes of cigars in the past month.

I bought a box of Cabaiguan Corona Extras last week, because Fredster (to whom I have never spoken) liked a Cabaiguan cigar that Moki (to whom I have never spoken) said was similar to a Cabaiguan Corona Extra. Sold!

I have purchased several five packs within the last month.

My coolerdor is full. (And the Cabaiguans aren't here yet.)

I just started an accessory tupperdor.

I smoke (as it is currently winter) an average of .5 cigars per week.

I may average 2-3 cigars per week in the summer.

I thus probably have 3-4 years worth of cigars.

I have 5-10 Opuses I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 Anejos I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 30-40 Habanos I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 VSGs I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 miscellaneous cigars (Partagas 160, Hemingway Maduros, etc.) I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I thus have cigars for the next 75-100 special occasions. (May have to designate "Wednesdays" as special occasions.)

I have never smoked a Rocky Patel Old World Reserve cigar. I have had one in the Humi for at least 6 months. Been saving it for a special occasion.


Can someone please advise me why I feel compelled to purchase 1 box each of Rocky Patel Old World Reserve Maduros and Rocky Patel Old World Reserve Corojos?

And we're not just talking boxes of twenty-five. We're talking boxes of FIFTY. That would be ONE HUNDRED cigars. Because they're on a spectacular sale! 66% off MSRP! Under $4.00 per stick!

I feel I'd be stupid NOT to do it!!!


Now, mind you... I'm not actually going to do this. My self restraint... and the pure fact that I have gone crazy in the last month... and the fact that I don't actually have anywhere to put them... and the fact that I've never smoked one... and the fact that I've already got 300-400 cigars...

...are cumulatively helping provide a boost of logic that is making it possible to resist.

Barely.

Plus, I was able to buy a fiver of each off of the guys who couldn't resist. That helped a lot.


My point is this. I'm fed up with the slope. I think it is entirely asinine that I seriously "want" to buy the damned things. I want it to stop. It is stupid. Or I is stupid. There is no logical reason for me to have the desire to purchase more cigars. I should be adverse to buying cigars. I should hate the theory. They're expensive, and I have more than I need.

For example. I have one personal vehicle. I also have a work vehicle. Thus, I'm not trying to buy any more vehicles. Because they're expensive, and one is all I need. And I already have two.

Yet, with cigars... I'm like my future nephew, who, mind you, is currently two. He has some ice cream. My future niece (also two) has ice cream. Rather than eat his ice cream, which is right in front of him, my nephew tries to steal my niece's ice cream... and then cries when he doesn't get it.

And that's what the slope has reduced me to.

I want your cigars.

Give them to me.

All of them.

I have money.

And no reason not to spend it that currently comes to mind.
 
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Haha! That was a much needed respite from writing university research papers. Thank you for making my day!

P.S. I sympathize.
 
I spent $204 with Holts on Friday. Half of these sticks will get saved...for some SPECIAL occasion.

$300+ with CI YESTERDAY. Everyday sticks.

Bought a box of the RP OWR's tonight ANYWAY. Too good a deal to pass up.

I have ZERO room left when last Fridays order arrived yesterday. I now need to find a short term cooledor for the last two orders.

I've got an Aristocrat on the way that is most likely FULL to the brim already , it just doesn't know it yet.

On the plus side......I do smoke a stick or two a day.

Think of it as a collection. A collection You can enjoy accumulating and at some point SMOKE. You need to stop this .5 cigars a week crap though. At mimimum You should do one a day; Fri, Sat and Sun.

FN in MT:cb
 
baglorious said:
I have 5-10 Opuses I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 Anejos I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 30-40 Habanos I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 VSGs I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I have 5-10 miscellaneous cigars (Partagas 160, Hemingway Maduros, etc.) I never smoke because I feel I need a special occasion.

I thus have cigars for the next 75-100 special occasions. (May have to designate "Wednesdays" as special occasions.)
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Smoking a great cigar makes it an occasion special! Smoke 'em!! :tu

Thanks for the chuckle. :)
 
Interesting. . .

I am thirty years of age.

I have a professional degree.

I am married.

I have a significant amount of outstanding student loans.

I am shopping for a house (actually just made an offer).

I have 500+ cigars. (Maybe even 1000.) :hn

My coolerdors are full.

I smoke an average of 1 cigar per week.

I thus probably have 15-20 years worth of cigars.

I have too many Opuses I don't smoke because I want to age them.

I have way too many Anejos I don't smoke because I want to age them.

I want to buy boxes of Pepin's I have never tried. . .


That about covers it for me. :hn :D :r

Actually, I have finally found something that has flattened the slope. The thought of being about to sit on my porch or my balcony and smoke a cigar has finally stopped the madness and has made me come to the conclusion I have way too many cigars for my own good.

With that said, I am sure glad I have a nice stock pile as I won't be buying cigars for a long long time! :hn

Well that is not entirely true, I am definitely going to have to grab a jar of the black label Tatuajes when they are released! :D :r
 
baglorious said:
I want your cigars.

Give them to me.

All of them.

I have money.

And no reason not to spend it that currently comes to mind.
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I am 22 years of age.

No one loves me.

I am a professional student (read: can't find a job with my BS degree)

I am now a lowly engineering graduate student working for LESS then $4/hr

I live in a small apartment with 4 other lowly grad students in the middle of the biggest corn field you've ever seen.

I started with a 20 ct humidor from Amazon.com (yes, i'm THAT guy)

I have now a 75 ct humidor (2 weeks salary) that is my pride and joy and is what i believed to be one of the greatest achievements of my life.

My only motivation to study and graduate is to build a walk in humidor.. the size of a house.

...

I want your cigars

Give them to me

I have no money... but i have a pointy object and i know how to use it!

:D
 
Dittos to the remarks above.

I have gone from 100+ everyday cigars and a few special occasion one to 500-600. I am lucky enough to have a Sun Room, with computers, TV, and a good heater so I can burn 3-5 a day.

I am a RP ho and probably about 14 varieties of them alone. The slope is a bottomless pit. Plus I need to start celebrating a new day so I can enjoy some of my special gars too. Good thing the herf is this Sat.

Now I have a converted China cabinet (former doll case) for a Humi. Good thing it will hold 1000+.

If you haven't smoked any of the Olde Worlds yet you are in for a treat and will wish you would have jumped on 50 for $3.75 each CI deal. I found 10 tonight on the WTS thread and cured my quandary of to buy or not to buy.

Hey look on the bright side. You have a humi project in you future :D
 
Oh man... now I'm worried I'll be sliding headfirst down the slope like that since I've got some of the mentality described. My only saving grace is my darlin' holding picking up a frying pan every time she notices I'm debating a new box purchase when I've still got half a box left (which just seems to few!).
 
Hehehe... Welcome to the world in which all of us CS members live in every day. It's a good thing that I have 5 REALLY expensive guitars, 3 humi's (100 ct) and a coolidor pretty much full. ( It's hard to find time to smoke a stick every day in Iraq.) I'm still like a kid on Christmas morning when I open my email and see what deal CI, cigar.com, holts, ect is peddling me today... It's a good thing I have a bunch of friends who smoke here too, or I'd be broke just from shipping all these back to the wife!!! Damn you, slope!!!
 
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