How to turn down bad cigars

[Djaric]

     I'm with ColbyPants, lucas and B-Dub here.  Good friends are harder to find than good cigars.  Burn the Swisher Sweet... then go home and smoke an Oliva V to get that nasty taste out of your mouth. 

     Then again, perhaps I'm more tolerant... I'll gladly smoke a Perdomo Lot 23. 

lol yea, I'm a fan of the lot 23 and Habano lines.

I would have just smoked it then smoked a real cigar at home.

[US_Tank]

I smoked the Perdomo with Nick!  Then I tossed it after he left.   It was not for me.   I had better sticks with me that night.

[carl609]

I think I would smoke it, to be polite.  If it was a real close friend, then I would tell him he is dead to me.  Swishers are made from all of the cigarettes thrown in the urinal's in the entire state of Texas.

[Pete]

I smoked the Perdomo with Nick!  Then I tossed it after he left.   It was not for me.   I had better sticks with me that night.

     Just messing, Tank!  [lol]

[crowb8]

In this situation, I'd smoke the cigar. And I would try to notice something about it that I liked and mention it. Then, next time, I would bring cigars from my humidor and turn my host or guest on to them. [pirate2]

[fishhound]

Wow. I have to ratify NANP on this one.

However, being that you actually brought it up, I would actually sacrifice my body to smoke that short little piece of SHIT. LOL! Dude, he offered you a cigar out of BROTHERLY LOVE, man!!! It was all that that poor bastard had in his stash, and he tried to make you happy! After serving you a homemade dinner! OMG!!!

But that is a bona fide Cigar Ambassador talking. Most do not possess the inner strength necessary to carry out the diplomatic duties required with such a lofty calling.

On the other hand, shame on you for not bringing A+++ cigars to dinner! WTF!!!

Do you guys not realize that we are in the minority??? Most of the world smokes cigars of this calibre. Be careful what you wish for... you might just get it.

Wow Brent, I am very impressed. You are truly a gentleman, and a far better man then I. Tom-ass running closely behind you. [bravo2] [thumbsup]

I will have to admit, under no circumstance....no matter how much I like you and treasure our friendship could I bring myself to smoke one of those molasses dipped dog rockets.   [nono]

[bipolar]

to chime in on a serious note...

I'd smoke the damn thing, and be grateful I had a friend that wasn't anti-smoking.  Maybe it would give me a new appreciation for the ultra premiums I'm smoking with impunity, and a new perspective on what most folks think of when they think "cigar".  Then I'd start a conversation on what goes into creating the wonderfully crafted stogies we all enjoy.  Never miss an opportunity to usher in another BOTL... if indeed this person is not already (and just doesn't know it.)[thumbsup]

[Keith]

to chime in on a serious note...

I'd smoke the damn thing, and be grateful I had a friend that wasn't anti-smoking.  Maybe it would give me a new appreciation for the ultra premiums I'm smoking with impunity, and a new perspective on what most folks think of when they think "cigar".  Then I'd start a conversation on what goes into creating the wonderfully crafted stogies we all enjoy.  Never miss an opportunity to usher in another BOTL... if indeed this person is not already (and just doesn't know it.)[thumbsup]

If he is really a friend, return the favor and let him know that he is smoking shit.

I had a buddy/employee  come into work proud that he scored a box of Cubans. He gave me a stick to bring home and smoke. I brought it home and it was shit, I mean really unsmokable.  I opened it up with a razor five minutes into smoking it. It was full of scraps, and huge stems.

The next day he asked me how it was and I said great I really appreciated him thinking of me. He said he loved them and I kept my mouth shut. About a month later he told me he was going back to this local source to buy another box. It sucked to do, but I had to tell him that box of H. Upmann Monarcas he just paid $345 for ware really shitty counterfeit. Friends don't let friends Smoke Shitty Cigars.

There are times when you don't want to embarrass a friend so you keep your mouth shut. Then there are times when a friend should speak up.

[TheFife]

Here's my take on it.  Personally I would have smoked it.  I wouldn't enjoy it, but I have smoked lots of cigars I thought were crap.  In fact, I would guess that 1 out of 5 cigars I try I think aren't worth ever smoking again.  So there's no reason to turn something down just because it won't be good.



Brad

[bipolar]

[user=699]Keith[/user] wrote:

If he is really a friend, return the favor and let him know that he is smoking SHIT.

I had a buddy/employee  come into work proud that he scored a box of Cubans. He gave me a stick to bring home and smoke. I brought it home and it was SHIT, I mean really unsmokable.  I opened it up with a razor five minutes into smoking it. It was full of scraps, and huge stems.

The next day he asked me how it was and I said great I really appreciated him thinking of me. He said he loved them and I kept my mouth shut. About a month later he told me he was going back to this local source to buy another box. It sucked to do, but I had to tell him that box of H. Upmann Monarcas he just paid $345 for ware really SHITty counterfeit. Friends don't let friends Smoke SHITty Cigars.

There are times when you don't want to embarrass a friend so you keep your mouth shut. Then there are times when a friend should speak up.


 

Agreed!  That sucks about the 345 dollar box of Monarcas...