I had the H99 robusto btw.

Hoping I get the same great flavors in a shorter and much cheaper smoke.

Danm’s fault…. Bought some of the pages version of opus tat and something else…. Damn danm 😂 thanks for the reviews

^ nothing like revisiting a blend you loved before only to find out it’s still fantastic

Ironclad Resolution update...ten months in...the cladding is beginning to peel away...I've been perusing the online shpos...trolling for deals...

I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...

I was thinking about how much face I'd lose after all this time and not crossing the finish line...then I considered the fun of digging into the old stash and enjoying long forgotten smokes...2 months doesn't seem all that insurmountable...


IR.2... continue smoking older stash when buying new stuff commences

so...you been doing some other kinda smoking, eh?

Never ceases to amaze me that I’ll get an e-mail from a vendor, announcing the availability of OX and for s&g when I go in to peek, they’re sold out! Granted, sometimes, because of the time difference it may be almost 6 hours before I click on their link but gawd, there are people out there eagerly willing to shell out $30-ish, upwards of $80 for a single cigar! I like OX but not enough to shell out mid-$30 for a Lost City Robusto.

I guess the people that are buying them musta downgraded to $50 bills while lighting their cigars and mebbe chuckling instead of guffawing at us.

I've been exercising my cigar acquisition ability, looking around, doing research for when the IR expires...

the "crown" or "circle" cigar place has a 20% off sale during Presidents Day weekend, code PREZ...had to leave 6 items in the cart...sigh...these deals will be gone in April, but there'll be other ones...

The monkey page is having pretty good sale. Had 35 solid sticks in the shopping cart for 72 dollars.

Hopefully I can stay strong and let the sale expire.

Today makes 30 days without me buying any cigars!

Last February, in the discussion about New Year's resolutions, I said I wanted to go a month without buying anything. It took me a year to go a month. But I finally did it! It seems to be getting a little easier too. The sales will always be there. I'm content to smoke what I have for now (unless some really killer offer comes along).

I need to get my storage situation under control. I think some reorganizing this spring will help with that a little.

I believe that I'll be happier if I take a reasonable and measured approach to buying cigars. I've learned during the past 10 months of this buying hiatus that I can live without "the next best thing." I've returned to some old parts of my stash that were "the next best thing" at one time...some were still good, some lost something over time.

I don't intend to go back to the willy nilly spending sprees that caused the cigar explosion in my office; end table humidor, three desk top humidors, 4 snap lid tupperdors, one large snap lid container that has a capacity of 12-15 boxes....approx 2,000+ cigars.

I've gotten rid of 2 of the tupperdors, and plan to retire the other two by transferring their contents into the humidors.

There are only 12 boxes left in the box storage bin, and most are half full or less. I'll keep that for box purchases. The end table humidor has room for a few boxes in the bottom compartment also, but it's a PITA to get on my knees to get them. I've put them in a slide out tray that helps somewhat...

The singles/loose cigars will go into the three desk tops and the end table humidor drawer and trays/shelves.

This will be a reset to about 7-8 years ago, before I caught a severe case of CAD...

What?

Thats smart.

I've dived headfirst into trying by the box again...

Yeah I screwed up again. Cigars coming from 3 different places including here at cbid….

Lee.
Tell the truth.

Not buying

Or

Just not buying for yourself?

🧐

That's right quitting is for losers.
Be a winner

Yah, it’s basically pointless for me too BUT, seeing someone like Delta stick to his Ironclad Resolution inspires me to keep trying.

I was doin' alright. Hadn't bid/bought on CBid in 5 mos. Won an auction last night. Then the monkey's discord put out a round up this morning of their rare/exclusive (not so rare or exclusive) and a couple benjamins gone in 3 minutes flat.

I was wanting to try some DT&T and one of the offers is a 8 cigar sampler for a li'l under $9.50 each. Guess I'll be trying 8 different ones.

I screwed it up. Illusione epernay on the page

Me too but different place has 40 off 150 or more so I bought a box of AF Cuban Corona MD (5.25 x 45). Their price was 152/box so I paid 112 with free shipping. 4.48/cigar how could I not?

I bought a box.

I thought you were removing yourself from this thread?

But I should talk. A week after ordering the Sharks, I bought some AF Rare Pink Happy Endings.

Mr. Whiskey twisted my arm and made me buy some of those Cuban Coronas.

So, my name is Lee, and I haven't bought in cigars in 1.5 hours.

Talk to me, Goose.


Where and for what?

I forgot danm twisted my arm to buy some Espinosa Laranja. That was only a 5ver, but that was enough to trigger the full-on relapse with the box of Fuentes. It always starts small ...