So, I was at a local shop in Hoboken and was picking out cigars. Now, I love this shop, though their prices seem seriously inflated now that I've compared with online retailers. Anyhow, I picked up a few cigars and found a nice looking batch of Montecristo's on the bottom shelf. Well, thank God I started learning about cigars (still a noob) and learned how to inspect them, cause I found a whole bunch with holes burrowed by tobacco beetles! I told the wife about it and showed her and she demanded I put them down and get away from them But, I told her I should mention it to the owner to which her nervous self objected thiking he might be offended. But I was determined to tell him for his own good and for the safety of his stock. So, at the point I was paying for the cigars he went in and started messin' about so I went in to tell him. I pointed it out and he instantly took concern and thanked me, as well as apologized, for the find. I started talking to him since I love his own brand of cigars (called Don Donato) and it turns out the guy used to work for Arturo Fuente - guess that's how he got his learning. I gotta say, as a total noob it felt kinda good to be able to apply some of my learning!
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