Double Happiness

sol1821

kuzi16

jpclotfelter

I think that the Double Happiness was developed to avoid a tax increase on cigars that was tied to the S-CHIP that went into effect last year. Because it is technically rolled as one cigar they only have to pay the taxes for one cigar when it is imported into the USA. Then it can be split into two cigars and the tax will effectively be cut in half.

Heavy

jpclotfelter:

I think that the Double Happiness was developed to avoid a tax increase on cigars that was tied to the S-CHIP that went into effect last year. Because it is technically rolled as one cigar they only have to pay the taxes for one cigar when it is imported into the USA. Then it can be split into two cigars and the tax will effectively be cut in half.

That was always what I figured as well, but since I never saw it spelled out that way I thought maybe is was sort of hush-hush or a no-no to verbalize. Anyway, wasn't that the same general idea behind the culebra? Rollers in the cigar factories were allowed to roll themselves one free smoke so they found a way to get 3 out of 1 (?) Either way, if it is another way to circumvent some of these abhorrent taxes, then I say stick it to the man!! ;-)

sol1821

ndhaon91

I ordered the Double Happiness a few weeks ago and I'm most of the way through it. I've cut each stick in half to smoke, and I've had no construction problems whatsoever. It's a great package deal.