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My mate has returned from Cuba. He ended up going out on his own, as his travelling companion had to pull out at the last minute. Being on his own, my friend told me that he met loads of the locals and had an amazing time. One of the people he met worked in the Partagas factory, and was selling cigars on the side - my friend bought a fair few boxes, which I have just had a route through. It seems that the cigars (Cohiba Esplendidos and Robustos, Monte N. 4s, Partagas SD4s etc.) are all in pretty good condition, and look like the real deal. Unfortunately, the cigar bands are definitely fakes, and so are the ribbons that hold them together inside the boxes. I bought a box of Cohiba Robustos from him, and have just smoked one - it was pretty damn good, and I'm definitely glad with the purchase! The guy he bought them from had given my mate all the official stickers to add to the boxes so they could get past customs - He had completely forgotten to stick them on though, it was very lucky that he didn't get searched!
I've got some more cigars coming in the next week or so (cheers Dale), and I'm feeling fairly broke - I'm thinking of selling a few of the Robustos if anyone's interested?? I'm probably only going to sell 5 or so... Let me know if you're interested.
I'm also provisionally in for the 28th.