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DSturg369 · 07-06-2012, 09:39 PM

Package arrived today... Thanks Andy!! Woot!

Ring Leader · 07-06-2012, 09:53 PM

No problem. Enjoy!

Briandg · 07-07-2012, 10:11 AM

Mine got in yesterday, and they look great. A few principales, an 843, and a good assortment of corona sized. I'm gonna be loving them.

The last time I bought 733/principales they were awe inspiring.

DSturg369 · 07-07-2012, 11:41 AM

NON-Connie smokers just don't understand Brian.

07-20-2012, 10:39 AM

i love em i was handed one many moons ago after a nice meal in Trout Town USA Roscoe NY.this was when you could still smoke inside a resturant.this older gent was smoking a cigar and I remarked at how nice it smelled he handed me one and explained that they were seconds from J&R cigar.Well i smoked that thing down to the nub,Now fast foreward , i have a coolerdor filled with them diffrent sizes colors ya know the drill.sure every now and then you get one thats plugged or just plain ugly but for the price hey who cares.the other plus is if your smoking one and have to put it out it dont hurt as much as stubbing out a monti .between them and alts J&R got a lot of cashfrom me over the years.My tastes and budget may have gotten better but istill enjoy them.I understand the contest is over just wanted to add my story since they often get a bad rap i feel its my duty to protect her sullied reputation

grtrx · 07-20-2012, 10:58 AM

I have bought a lot of connies over the year, and they are/were villazon and I like/liked that flavor profile especially in maduro. So connies were a nice value access to the flavors I like/liked.

The problem with JR IMHO was the over the top, bombastic, in your face ads which seemed to promise so much. It was schtick but you promise the moon and deliver a rock and eventually people lose track of the humor and feel like they were let down.

Or so I think. I could be wrong.

07-20-2012, 11:04 AM

when lewran the catalog it was fun to read and i found to be pretty honest i mean Flor De Baloney thats pretty honest now that they were bought out i agree to a degree.i still buy from them when they have agood sale or price i do well with the dutch auctions since moving to PA i started using CI more but they do the same 5 vegas man o war etc house brands that charge hefty prices

grtrx · 07-20-2012, 02:11 PM

buying from outside of PA might lower your costs a bit on tax...

07-20-2012, 02:39 PM

thats why i was using J&R tried a few others meh

07-06-2012, 09:39 PM	#31
DSturg369 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,198	Package arrived today... Thanks Andy!! Woot! __________________ Dale

07-06-2012, 09:53 PM	#32
Ring Leader Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 376	No problem. Enjoy! __________________ It is no great accomplishment to hear a voice in your head. The accomplishment is to make sure that it is telling you the truth.

07-07-2012, 11:41 AM	#34
DSturg369 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,198	NON-Connie smokers just don't understand Brian. __________________ Dale

07-20-2012, 10:58 AM	#36
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I have bought a lot of connies over the year, and they are/were villazon and I like/liked that flavor profile especially in maduro. So connies were a nice value access to the flavors I like/liked. The problem with JR IMHO was the over the top, bombastic, in your face ads which seemed to promise so much. It was schtick but you promise the moon and deliver a rock and eventually people lose track of the humor and feel like they were let down. Or so I think. I could be wrong. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

07-20-2012, 02:11 PM	#38
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	buying from outside of PA might lower your costs a bit on tax... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

07-07-2012, 10:11 AM	#33
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Mine got in yesterday, and they look great. A few principales, an 843, and a good assortment of corona sized. I'm gonna be loving them. The last time I bought 733/principales they were awe inspiring.

07-20-2012, 10:39 AM	#35
huffnpuff Guest Posts: n/a	i love em i was handed one many moons ago after a nice meal in Trout Town USA Roscoe NY.this was when you could still smoke inside a resturant.this older gent was smoking a cigar and I remarked at how nice it smelled he handed me one and explained that they were seconds from J&R cigar.Well i smoked that thing down to the nub,Now fast foreward , i have a coolerdor filled with them diffrent sizes colors ya know the drill.sure every now and then you get one thats plugged or just plain ugly but for the price hey who cares.the other plus is if your smoking one and have to put it out it dont hurt as much as stubbing out a monti .between them and alts J&R got a lot of cashfrom me over the years.My tastes and budget may have gotten better but istill enjoy them.I understand the contest is over just wanted to add my story since they often get a bad rap i feel its my duty to protect her sullied reputation

07-20-2012, 11:04 AM	#37
huffnpuff Guest Posts: n/a	when lewran the catalog it was fun to read and i found to be pretty honest i mean Flor De Baloney thats pretty honest now that they were bought out i agree to a degree.i still buy from them when they have agood sale or price i do well with the dutch auctions since moving to PA i started using CI more but they do the same 5 vegas man o war etc house brands that charge hefty prices

07-20-2012, 02:39 PM	#39
huffnpuff Guest Posts: n/a	thats why i was using J&R tried a few others meh

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