I stopped in a B&M today to pick up a few cigars. I got a Nording robusto, an Edge Missile, & an Edge Missile maddie.
I don't have these particular smokes in my collection & am fond of the Nording.
The salesguy, seems nice (I gave him a Padilla Habano robusto), tried to get me to place a box order because he knows I have a fairly sizable collection from previous conversations.
I explained that I live 120 miles from the city, smoke a coupla cigars a day, & get most of my smokes on-line.
He just couldn't resist throwing a rock.......a big wild-ash rock too.
He proceeds to tell me that the General cigar rep told him that they band & box up seconds to send to the on-line vendors (selling them as firsts) & that the firsts are sold through the B&M's.
Then he tells me that Rocky Patel told him that the cigars sent to the B&M's have an extra wrapper leaf plus they use better quality tobaccos in the B&M "versions" of their popular brands.
To prove these claims, he tells me a story about some damaged Ghurkas that he bought from Thompson claiming that the cigars were sold cheap to Thompson's that way because they were split.
I didn't say much, but couldn't resist saying that sometimes salespeople will tell you anything to make you feel better (or worse as the case may be).
He, of course, re-acts a little defensively to this comment & says that he'd heard it straight from the man.......Rocky.
I thanked him & left.
I don't have these particular smokes in my collection & am fond of the Nording.
The salesguy, seems nice (I gave him a Padilla Habano robusto), tried to get me to place a box order because he knows I have a fairly sizable collection from previous conversations.
I explained that I live 120 miles from the city, smoke a coupla cigars a day, & get most of my smokes on-line.
He just couldn't resist throwing a rock.......a big wild-ash rock too.
He proceeds to tell me that the General cigar rep told him that they band & box up seconds to send to the on-line vendors (selling them as firsts) & that the firsts are sold through the B&M's.
Then he tells me that Rocky Patel told him that the cigars sent to the B&M's have an extra wrapper leaf plus they use better quality tobaccos in the B&M "versions" of their popular brands.
To prove these claims, he tells me a story about some damaged Ghurkas that he bought from Thompson claiming that the cigars were sold cheap to Thompson's that way because they were split.
I didn't say much, but couldn't resist saying that sometimes salespeople will tell you anything to make you feel better (or worse as the case may be).
He, of course, re-acts a little defensively to this comment & says that he'd heard it straight from the man.......Rocky.
I thanked him & left.