I'm very new to ordering cigars online, and I recently ordered 10 Ashton VSG's of various sizes and shapes from two shops online. The packages arrived no problem, however about 5 or 6 of the VSG's have something visually wrong with the outer leaf, ranging from holes to strange clumps on the cap to a loose wrap to the point that it was falling off from the foot. A few from both orders had something wrong with them, so it's not a bad batch from an individual shop (although maybe a bad batch nationally?).
I realize this is an inherent risk of ordering online and not being able to inspect the cigars individually before purchasing, but this is a fairly expensive cigar; I expected much closer to perfection than what I received. Is this a common occurrence in online ordering?
I realize this is an inherent risk of ordering online and not being able to inspect the cigars individually before purchasing, but this is a fairly expensive cigar; I expected much closer to perfection than what I received. Is this a common occurrence in online ordering?