Tue, 28 Feb 2006 at 5:03 pm
A customer sent in a box of fine cigars to me. No, it wasn’t a thank you gift or kickback. We are a printing company, and they wanted to see if we could print on the glass cigar tube with a “laser”. When I was finished sample printing, I had a whole bunch of cigars left. Nice cigars, too (well, I think they were nice cigars. You don’t put cheap cigars into a glass tube).
The customer didn’t ask for the remaining cigars back, and, not wanted to waste any, I decided I would try one. Now, normally I’m not a cigar smoker, I’m a pipe smoker, but these were free, so what the hell, eh? Well, the cigar was excellent. As I said, I’m far from an expert, but I really enjoyed the cigar almost as much as I enjoy a pipe.
So, I went down to the Corner News today to browse their selection of cigars. I bought a tin of 10 cigars (Acid Cigars, was the name of the company). I had one at lunch time and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I’m sitll primarily a pipe-smoker, but It will still be nice to have a cigar every once in a while.
Kathleen Says:
February 28th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
I’m not one to smoke anything really, but I have, a handful of times, been privvy to going to swanky cigar bars in New York City and one in Chicago. I imbided *one* each time I went – though, truth be told, I really more let it burn, and only occasionally puffed on it.
A truly fine cigar is a thing of beauty, and a smoke smell I can actually tolerate. And, someone once told me that it’s sort of hot to see a chick puffing on one.
I have bad associations with pipe smokers, present website keeper excluded. : )
And, it’s always weird to see you writing about places (Corner News) I have been to tons of times.
TJ Says:
March 1st, 2006 at 11:43 am
Bad associations with pipe smokers? I thought we were a rare enough breed that knowing even ONE pipe smoker would be unusual.
I’ve never been to a swanky cigar bar, although I did go to a smokeship in Harvard Square in Boston a few years ago. Half of the clientele were women. There is something mildly sexy about a woman smoking a cigar, but that only works if the women are somewhat sexy to start with. Rosanne Barr smoking a big fat stogie wouldn’t be terribly sexy.
Fitting, but not sexy.
mary ann Says:
March 1st, 2006 at 2:08 pm
So, leaving you with one to try certainly worked out well for them!
cube Says:
March 1st, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Advertising through freebies. Such a deal.
TJ Says:
March 1st, 2006 at 3:30 pm
I can’t say the name of the customer who sent me the cigars to print on, but it wasn’t Acid Cigars or any of their affiliates. So, it actually worked out well for their competitor. ^_^