| In this day and age, when someone says that they | | | | to disagree. Yes I prefer cigars that cost more for |
| are a "cigar smoker" there's a good chance that their | | | | one than Gramps paid for his whole box of stogies. |
| cigar of choice is not what your Dad used to smoke. | | | | But it's not about the economics. Rather it's about |
| When my Dad was a child, his father (Gramps) used | | | | the quality of the cigar and I guess since I prefer the |
| to be a cigar smoker. This meant that every week | | | | best (or as close to it as possible) I might appear to |
| when shopping at the grocery store, he wander over | | | | be a bit snobbish. |
| to the smoke shop next door and buy a box of | | | | Fine cigars today come in a multitude of sizes, styles |
| White Owl Invincibles for $20 or so. | | | | and price ranges. I can enjoy a nice Macanudo for |
| Gramps cigars were kind of nasty, IMHO. | | | | $5.00 or so or I can splurge with something more |
| Today when I refer to myself as a "cigar smoker", | | | | lavish. |
| I'm referring to the many fine cigars available today. I | | | | The whole point of it for me is to enjoy the smoke. |
| dig the exotics; Acids are nice and indulging in a | | | | If that's the case then I've been successful. |
| Cohiba now and again is heaven to me. | | | | And the whole key for someone new to cigar |
| I've had people (non cigar smokers) accuse me of | | | | smoking is to try a few different types of cigars until |
| being a bit snobby about my hobby but I am quick | | | | you find which ones please you the most. |