Excellent Info! I'm new at buying cigars online and didn't know about some of the sources you listed. I've also found cigarbid to be a good source if you do your research well and use autobid to set the upper limit.
Or at least how I do it.
First there is a little set up to be accomplished.
Establish a list of good on line dealers and add them to your favorites. I use the following:
www.atlanticcigar.com
www.bestcigarprices.com
www.cigarsinternational.com
www.famous-smoke.com
www.showmeyourash.com
www.holts.com
www.jrcigars.com
www.mikescigars.com
www.tinderbox.com
www.tntcigar.com/store
Next I search each website for there current offers and write down the ones that appeal to me.
I evaluate the offers by first going to cigar cyclopedia.com and use the comparison shopper to see if it is really a good deal. Sometimes the price offered is not as good as other vendors or is just a minor price reduction.
When the list is narrowed down to a few best buys, I will review ratings from top25cigar, cigarinsider (on cigar aficionado's website) and of course clubstogie.
The results of my search today came up with three potential purchases:
Atlantic Cigar: CAO Crillo Mancha $99.00 for a box of 20.
CI: 10 Graycliff Profesional Presdente & 10 Gurkahs Legend Toro $139.95, comes in a nice jar.
JR: Quintero Churchill EMS $63.95 for a box of 20
Really like the Quintero and the price is very good, so that is my purchase this time!
I also subscribe to all the email notifications the vendors offer. This notifies me when good deals are offered. About 50% of my purchases are from the email offers. I use the same process to evaluate the deal prior to purchase.
So that's it!
Everyone have a happy holiday and a great and safe New Year!
Just curious if anyone has ordered from Bestcigarprices.com, lookiing for some feedback on how their transaction went ie. good or bad, slow or fast, customer service quality, product quality, etc. Peace.:cb
It has been a few days since this was last updated so I thought that I would add another recommendation to the list. Acting upon the advice of a member of Herfer's Paradise who I trust completely, I used www.cigarplace.bizfor an online order. I got a great deal on what I wanted (Gran Habano #5 Roths) when I ordered, buy a box and get 10 free. I ordered 2 boxes and they sent me my 20 free in a sealed box rather than in baggies as other dealers do. Their prices seem to be competetive on most items and their inventory also appears to be real time. I have no connection to them other than being a happy customer.:tu