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[NeedaBehike]

[quote author=Boss Hog link=topic=55303.msg211079#msg211079 date=1656811406]
Fucking hilarious.
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I know a few pretty heavy hitters who actually do that. Pull all the wax paper and booklets and ribbons and everything out for aging so it MIGHT be true. Not defending anyone, just saying. Personally I leave the boxes as they are.

[Boss Hog]

[quote author=NeedaBehike link=topic=55303.msg211083#msg211083 date=1656821836]
I know a few pretty heavy hitters who actually do that. Pull all the wax paper and booklets and ribbons and everything out for aging so it MIGHT be true. Not defending anyone, just saying. Personally I leave the boxes as they are.
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Paper based inserts and such, I can certainly understand.

Personally, I remove those as well.

But, the ribbons? That’s fucking hilarious.

To each his own, right?

[nick2021]

[quote author=Boss Hog link=topic=55303.msg211103#msg211103 date=1656893644]
Paper based inserts and such, I can certainly understand.

Personally, I remove those as well.

But, the ribbons? That’s fucking hilarious.

To each his own, right?
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Anybody saying the ribbon hinders aging, or removing the ribbon improves aging—-feel free to plant a tulip on top of your head….make sure to add fertilizer….

[Boss Hog]

[quote author=nick2021 link=topic=55303.msg211105#msg211105 date=1656897338]
Anybody saying the ribbon hinders aging, or removing the ribbon improves aging—-feel free to plant a tulip on top of your head….make sure to add fertilizer….
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Classic.

[tstoner86]

[quote author=NeedaBehike link=topic=55303.msg211083#msg211083 date=1656821836]
I know a few pretty heavy hitters who actually do that. Pull all the wax paper and booklets and ribbons and everything out for aging so it MIGHT be true. Not defending anyone, just saying. Personally I leave the boxes as they are.
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Sounds like something they “learned” on Facebook.


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[TheNinja]

In the early aughts I had more than a couple cigars with ribbon-caused deformation, so I did pull them for a while. Now I just cut them.

[nick2021]

[quote author=tstoner86 link=topic=55303.msg211116#msg211116 date=1656954956]
Sounds like something they “learned” on Facebook.


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Could be worse—-you could be trying to sell a fiver of cigars at $20/stick which includes ones that were punched/cut by somebody else handling—-still like new though lmao

[UBB]

[quote author=nick2021 link=topic=55303.msg211130#msg211130 date=1657032138]
Could be worse—-you could be trying to sell a fiver of cigars at $20/stick which includes ones that were punched/cut by somebody else handling—-still like new though lmao
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selling fakes and not making good on busted Opus X is worse I think.

[Boss Hog]

[quote author=nick2021 link=topic=55303.msg211130#msg211130 date=1657032138]
Could be worse—-you could be trying to sell a fiver of cigars at $20/stick which includes ones that were punched/cut by somebody else handling—-still like new though lmao
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That is truly mind blowing. Just when you thought you had seen it all.

[nick2021]

[quote author=UBB link=topic=55303.msg211131#msg211131 date=1657034629]
selling fakes and not making good on busted Opus X is worse I think.
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I retract my last statement, you are correct.  I would classify the other as “gross.”