The latest on VRAT

[RamonBocAllone]

[quote author=NeedaBehike link=topic=54607.msg213279#msg213279 date=1665875233]
stop resurrecting old dead shit
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[OtotheD63]

Another one?

[H Upmann]

To quote Emmitt Smith, "A leopard can't change it's stripes".

[mastershake72]

[quote author=OtotheD63 link=topic=55303.msg215282#msg215282 date=1675135524]
Another one?
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He's like DJ Khaled.

[mastershake72]

For those that don't know, Jason has once again been found listing a fake box. This time for listing a Siglo VI box that was allegedly purchased at LCDH Cozumel.

[H Upmann]

You can get some genuine Escogidos from him right now. Probably take $100

[NeedaBehike]

A few years back in 2018 one of the best cigars I smoked was a 2014 coro. I was given a single by a friend at a herf. A year later I found a box on LCDH knokke for what I thought was pretty pricey but I grabbed them hoping to recreate that magic. Still smoking through that box today and they are gorgeous cigars. An absolute masterpiece.

Fast forward a couple years later, (approx 7 months ago) I'm on here and I see VRAT selling a fiver of 2014 coro for a definite grey market markup. They were so good I couldn't help but snag them so I could refill my supply. About 3 weeks ago after resting at 65/65, I busted a couple out with a friend of mine and they were the most flavorless one-dimensional cigars ever. Not a single hint of that beautiful cohiba flavor profile that I'm so accustomed to. Supreme disappointment.

What made me feel extra stupid was bragging to my friend how amazing of a treat we were about to have. I'm not sure if they were counterfeit or stored wrong or maybe farm rolls banded with old school bands. I havent reached out to VRAT after seeing all the stuff in the battle zone and the shout box. I knew it would just create an argument and I would never get my money back anyway. Thankfully it was just a fiver.

Anyway I still don't know what the deal is with those sticks but the remaining three are in quarantine and I'm probably just going to end up tossing them for fear that they might be fakes. I don't have access to my cigars right now but when I do have some free time I will post a couple of pictures and you guys can be the judge. I can't say for sure if they were counterfeit or not but I can tell you one thing they definitely don't smoke like a 2014 coro.

An embarrassing story to tell but I figured I might as well throw it out there for anyone interested. The worst part is every time I look at the feedback he left on my profile I cringe knowing that everybody knows I bought from this known scam artist. Feel free to laugh at my stupidity. Lesson learned.

[moose77]

^^^^ about the 25th person to complain about this dude VRAT. However, always see him peddling his cigars. Travis, how the hell is VRAT not banned from OLH???

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[mastershake72]

@NeedaBehike I’m not one to defend VRat as this very thread shows. But it’a worth asking if you think your issue could be box code related? Being that there are no fewer than 8 different factories rolling CoRo at any given time, the difference between, say, MUO 14 and XYZ 14 would probably loom large in your assessment of the cigars. Even people who regularly smoke provincial codes will readily admit some factories seem to be knocking out much better quality than others.

[RamonBocAllone]

Who do you guys think is gonna win the super bowl?