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they ship them wrapped in lettuce... they'll be fine...

You're screwed. Your cigars, I mean. Those of us who care deeply about shipping time's ill effects on cigars have moved. We all live in Nicaragua on the edges of the tobacco fields and in the lofts of the factories. It's a wonder that anyone buys cigars that need to be shipped.....crazy

so funny and clever!

Congrats Zoid.
You are a first post Hall of Fame contender!
Cameroon will come along to fix your handle.
ZRX will move you up the camping list.

As far as your dried out cigars? The Padrons, Fuentes and Ligas need special treatment after that long shipping period. Given your noobish question, despite being here for 4+ years, it's apparent that you do not have the skills, or the equipment to properly restore premium cigars.
To that end, you should know that I provide exactly such a service for "stale noobs" such as yourself. Simply send me your premiums, and I'll restore them for you. After testing a few of them to be sure they're ready, I'll send them back to you........but you pay shipping.
PM me for details.

When the cigars arrive, you can refresh them with a rest in your humidor. Whatever they lost in a week should be replenished in a week or two. If you think they are in need of an extended nap, purchase extras next time so some can vacation in the humidor while others smolder in your ashtray.


Welcome to the boards.

Whatever, you should put your balls in the humidor cause I think you need to restore those too.

When I did research in the past, I read that although cigars can be re-humidified, they lose some of their oils as soon as they dry out. There seems to be some differing opinions out there, but in re-visiting the subject this morning, I've read most people seem to think it's no big deal for a week or so. I haven't read much about the oils being addressed specifically.

beetles drink it all up....

Your over thinking it. No one has problems with this.

A week transit time???? Where are you having them shipped? The dark side of the moon?

Suggestion: Call customer service (hint: the number is on right of center). Ask them to switch you to weekly shipping closing on Tuesday and that your cigars are shipped via USPS. My orders usually arrived by Friday of the same week. It will cost $7.95 per order.

HTH

Zoidberg, there are numerous considerations when thinking about your smokes and in reality the old 70/70 rule of thumb while not detrimental might not be optimal for smokes. In fact during summer heatwaves it's actually better for your cigars to be shipped with lower humidity in order to prevent mold from setting in.

In the winter yeah, it's 'better' for them to be shipped at a higher humidity since the temperatures are much cooler; however, consider the facts.

The smokes are always put in a ziplock bag which pretty much ensures a sealed environment for the duration of their transport. Stores usually keep their smokes at 70% so we can assume that they're shipped out at 70%. Then we have to acknowledge the fact that these cigars are sealed away in a box which was sitting in the store at 70% rh. Then we have to consider the thickness of the actual cigar wrapper. Is it a maduro? Yes? Maduros have significantly thicker wrappers than naturals and are much more optimal to smoke at 60-65%. Even yet still, there is much discussion and debate that most cigars can get as low as 55% and still retain full flavor.

The reality is that you shouldn't be concerned about 7 days shipping because the moisture loss is relatively slow considering the variables. What is a killer; however, are major fluctuations from dry to moist and moist to dry. You can see that in really crappy cigar shops where the lack of care has literally eaten away bits and pieces of cigar wrappers. I'll never forget walking into a liquor store in Ocean Springs, MS. They had a very well stocked walk-in but the wrappers were torn to shreds because they skimped on a good humidification system and the humidity would regularly swing 20 points in either direction over the course of a week. Translated over a few months that's something to worry about but a 5-10pt drop in humidity that's slowly aggregated over 7 days is nothing to worry about.

I've been doing my own research for 'round about 16 years now. I frequently take cigars on trips with me in a cigar caddy with no humidification. They're fine. You could leave it in a drawer for a week and it'd be fine.

Excessive heat and over-humidification are more worrisome than a week in a plastic bag in transit.

You be ayite, nome sayin'?

If you only have enough cigars that you have to smoke the ones as soon as you get them, you are doing something wrong and must be low. I don't think I have ever smoked a cigar (purchased online) sooner than three to four weeks from receiving them. Now if I receive them from one of the fine BOTL/SOTL on here, I don't have any problems lighting them up right away. A week in a Baggie does no harm unless they sit on your porch for four days in Key West sunshine. Not that that ever happened to me........more than once.

David

I worry more about the weeks to months they sit in shipping company warehouses before they're cleared to ship to retailers and online cigar sellers. Or the time they sit in oven like containers clearing customs, or import inspections. Now that I think about it, they're prolly ruined before Cbid ever gets their hands on them.

We need another voice of reason as much as we need another silly question.

^^He's not usually this dickish.

I believe he's just attempting to see if you have thick skin. Or if you're at least wearing a coat.

you are making too much sense tonight. one of us needs another drink. I'll volunteer.