Yep, Altadis.
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I have had "personal" issues with Mr Rothman for some time, but in all
fairness, I have to say the JR's is still one of the best places to
buy cigars. The prices are reasonable, the shipping is fast, the few

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:05:48 -0600, Mickey <Mic...@NOSPAMFatHounds.com>
wrote:
I have pretty much shifted over to Famous & Mike's as long as they have
what I am looking for. That fact, coupled with Cigar Cyclopedia price
comparison, I haven't done much with JRs this last year.
-
Pegleg
U.S. Navy Retired

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Couldn't have said it better m'self.
JRs is STILL my go-to for domestic smokes, even though I've bought
many a box from other vendors.

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I agree - I now purchase about 90% of my cigar purchases from Holts because
of this reason. I find they've got great customer service, and I'm willing
to pay a bit extra for quality service.
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A years worth would get me about a $100 S&H charge, or about $25 at other
places.
Well, first, I want to order when and how I want, not how it suits JR's.
Also, on many JR is no longer the best price, including most that I
gravitate towards. MOF, he doesn;t carry many lines that I buy regularly,

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I agree with Bob ... yah, Lews hype is amusing, but some of his
specials are really good, and his local store is a lot more reasonable
than most of the boutique stores around here for a few singles. If I
want to beat his prices big time, then it's a big internet search
(Cigar Express is good) We like a number of the Fuente products and

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In 11 years, I've only had one other issue that had to go to customer
service and that was probably 7-8 years ago.
This most recent instance was handled in an arrogant, "tough shit" manner.
My answer to that is "Bye".

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CI, Atlantic, Mike's (for some things).
Mike's, CI, Atlantic...
Yeah...like a cheap cutter for the golf bag. He dropped the price to one
cent (yes, $0.01), yet you pay $2.50 shipping.
See above...and those are just the ones I deal with regularly now.

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Yes, they're good...but not what they used to be, and others have taken up
the slack.
The one CS response I got this past week was more than enough to smash the
years of good service I got.
BTW, the issue was Camacho Havana and the price in the X-Mas catalog ($68)
vs the web site ($102). Yes, their packaging went from 20 to 25, but do the

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Quite.
And, like I said, when you add S&H for more than three items (especially
five packs).
Yes, JR does sell five packs at a discount rate, but many times the saving
are obliterated.
I guess he needed to hire people that could only do simple math :~)

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