canadianbeaver Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just got back from a lovely week in Cancun with my daughter. We were on the Isla Mujeres, about a half hour boat ride off of Cancun. Lovely resort, very expensive called Zoetry. Other than we had no hot water and our room smelled like poop, we really did have a good time. Found a couple of lads to smoke cigars with, and they got theirs at a walk in humidor in "el gift shop". Now, you have to understand, there is absolutely no shopping on this island, so after a day or two even the itchiest guy might need to spend some dough. A petit corona was at least $50US. He said it was terrible. Surprise surprise. I went in and checked and every box was fake. The green tax stamps were color photocopies, there were no date/factory codes on the bottom and the one box of Cohiba Maduros they had loooked like they were dipped in brown paint. When I asked Matthew if I should say anything, he said, "What? You think they don't know? Who do you think you are? Let them have their fun (he meant the customers) and quit pretending you are miss cigar know it all". Fortunately I had cigars to give the guys I met so they did not have to suffer any longer. Oh if that were only true for me... Today I took dog Blue to his friend Harley's for a romp outside. Harley's dad John just got back from Cuba. You know what is coming. I TOLD HIM PLEASE DO NOT BRING ME ANY CIGARS! Not one. Not two. But three boxes of this. It was very nice of him but... The bidding starts now. Do I hear $50..50..50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoCigarSmoker Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 50 haha. Sorry about the poopy cold water room lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Are they PSP or HQ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Those Partagas cigars have such shiny wrappers....they must be PSP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Mine! 50 cents. Shipping on you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Are they PSP or HQ? some new categories..........POOP and HACK PTUI........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 And how do you like how they have the chutzpah to put a code on the bottom? That's new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo17pip Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Do you think the cigars themselfs could be real or at lease cuban? Maybe someone stole them from the factory and stole all the other "parts" (box, labes bands) and sold them? Does this happen? Those cigars dont look to bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGipper Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Is that an unused new style warranty seal (with hologram) next to the Fundadores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Lisa, Is be interested in acquiring these for study. Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 I have no idea what the story is. I am very grateful for the gift, don't get me wrong. I did not even think anyone would go to the trouble to fake a box of Trini fundadores. I cut one open carefully and filled with pieces. :-( Here is a close up of a couple of interesting points. 1. Never saw the small label before. 2. The green tax stamp has the UPC code AND the hologram 3. the PSD4 wrapper looks triple capped 4 note in first post, the Trinis has a date stamp. In Mexico, none had anything even resembling a date stamp or a legitimate tax stamp. Wilkey, you are welcome to them... samples or all? pm me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 did you check the bar code # against the Habanos SA website? Interesting to find out if they show up or do all three show the same #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Those Trinis look better than most that have come from Tabacuba in the past few years.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 did you check the bar code # against the Habanos SA website? Interesting to find out if they show up or do all three show the same #. Only the PSD4 had that and interesting enough, it is the only one with what looks like MUL NOV 14 on the bottom? the UPC code is 000003 394043 Hologram is a POS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Are these fake? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Send them to ubb and catfish compliments of myself please Lisa.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I agree with jorge - from the pics they do LOOK nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro2486 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have no idea what the story is. I am very grateful for the gift, don't get me wrong. I did not even think anyone would go to the trouble to fake a box of Trini fundadores. I cut one open carefully and filled with pieces. :-( Here is a close up of a couple of interesting points. 1. Never saw the small label before. 2. The green tax stamp has the UPC code AND the hologram 3. the PSD4 wrapper looks triple capped 4 note in first post, the Trinis has a date stamp. In Mexico, none had anything even resembling a date stamp or a legitimate tax stamp. photo-1.jpg Wilkey, you are welcome to them... samples or all? pm me I think the small label is supposed to be the tabacuba one that's usually hidden beneath the seal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Just got back from a lovely week in Cancun with my daughter. We were on the Isla Mujeres, about a half hour boat ride off of Cancun. Lovely resort, very expensive called Zoetry. Other than we had no hot water and our room smelled like poop, we really did have a good time. Found a couple of lads to smoke cigars with, and they got theirs at a walk in humidor in "el gift shop". Now, you have to understand, there is absolutely no shopping on this island, so after a day or two even the itchiest guy might need to spend some dough. A petit corona was at least $50US. He said it was terrible. Surprise surprise. I went in and checked and every box was fake. The green tax stamps were color photocopies, there were no date/factory codes on the bottom and the one box of Cohiba Maduros they had loooked like they were dipped in brown paint. When I asked Matthew if I should say anything, he said, "What? You think they don't know? Who do you think you are? Let them have their fun (he meant the customers) and quit pretending you are miss cigar know it all". Fortunately I had cigars to give the guys I met so they did not have to suffer any longer. Oh if that were only true for me... Today I took dog Blue to his friend Harley's for a romp outside. Harley's dad John just got back from Cuba. You know what is coming. I TOLD HIM PLEASE DO NOT BRING ME ANY CIGARS! fakes.jpg Not one. Not two. But three boxes of this. It was very nice of him but... The bidding starts now. Do I hear $50..50..50 Shoulda PM'd me. For $50 I would have had some delivered to your room, along with some anti-poop air freshened. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthson Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Send them to ubb and catfish compliments of myself please Lisa.... They would just claim they were real because the bands looked good and the cap was triple! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 The cigars look lovely. They even smell nice. The ones that came with labels had them inside the box. I sliced open one of the Fundadores and guts spilled out of it like when they opened the shark on the dock in JAWS. I think I saw Jimmy Hoffa's wedding ring. Oh jeez I could go on. Like I said, I am grateful for the gift from my neighbour from Cuba. Honest. He just dipped his toe in my pool, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Send them to ubb and catfish compliments of myself please Lisa.... They would just claim they were real because the bands looked good and the cap was triple! Thank you for testing out the new film thing on my macBook keyboard. I just spit Diet Coke on it. You guys are hilarious! And they do look nice... I think he paid $40 a box. Before he went, I told him unless he pays over $200US a box, he is not in the right store. And I do not want him spending money on cigars I have not inspected. SO DON'T DO IT. zzzzzzzzz..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 They would just claim they were real because the bands looked good and the cap was triple! zing...nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgop Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 did you check the bar code # against the Habanos SA website? Interesting to find out if they show up or do all three show the same #.I was at a gift shop in Jamaica and every box had the exact same bar code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 ***NEWS UPDATE*** How many times did I say, "Don't get me wrong, it is not that I ungrateful for the gift?" I did not want anyone to think I was some kind of brat that only likes my beautiful Czar cigars and does not appreciate the thought that counts etc. Got the call. The fellow that gave the fake cigars wants to be paid for them. Not only that, he insists they are real and his friend got them straight from the factory. He wanted to go on and on about it. My girl friend, his sort of wife, who delivered them, wanted an explanation and that took me almost 15 minutes in person, over and over. You know how long 15 minutes is??? Add to that, an argument that 100 pesos is NOT worth ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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