Cigar Bar etiquette

BeardedYeti

Schrooz

I'd imagine it would be frowned upon. It would be like bringing your own donuts to a donut shop and having their $1 a cup coffee with it.

Krieg

Bringing your own cigar to a cigar bar is generally allowed. I have never been somewhere that didn't let you do that. The logic behind is, they'd rather have u there smoking and buying drinks, than not show up at all because you have buy a cigar. When I usually go to my cigar bar, I usually buy a cigar just to support my local B&M, but bring a few from the house too, that way I don't go broke purchasing the over priced sticks. I also get a couple of drinks while I'm there. I think it would be considered tacky to show up w/ your own cigar, smoke it, and not get a drink or buy a B&M cigar. See my point?

kuzi16

Krieg:

Bringing your own cigar to a cigar bar is generally allowed. I have never been somewhere that didn't let you do that. The logic behind is, they'd rather have u there smoking and buying drinks, than not show up at all because you have buy a cigar. When I usually go to my cigar bar, I usually buy a cigar just to support my local B&M, but bring a few from the house too, that way I don't go broke purchasing the over priced sticks. I also get a couple of drinks while I'm there. I think it would be considered tacky to show up w/ your own cigar, smoke it, and not get a drink or buy a B&M cigar. See my point?

i do the same with my B&M. i get most of my cigars online but when i go to the B&M i pick something up to support them.

Rob1110

BeardedYeti

crzydimnd68

In Arizona there is a statewide smoking ban.However there are a couple cigar bars in the state that were somehow grandfathered in.They had a license in place prior to the ban and sell beer and wine only.The owner of one told us that he has to sell a percentage of tobacco based on his alcohol sales.So to bring your own smokes would put his license in jeopardy if enough people were doing it.I figure paying a buck or two more per smoke is a small price to pay for the privilege of being able to enjoy a cold beer with my cigar in an air conditioned establishment.

xmacro

In my local cigar bar, it's really frowned upon (as in, the owner will ask you to leave if he catches you) - but then again, my local place (Havana Room or Central Cigars) roll their own house brands (that they charge $8-$12 for each stick, half of which is short-filler tobacco), and ask for full MSRP on brand-name cigars, even when buying a box. So what do I do? Just walk in with my own cigar in my pocket, take off the cigar band, and pretend like it's one of their unbanded house cigars - no one ever bothers me and I can enjoy the plush chairs and ESPN on the flatscreen plasma's.

TheDrifter

Luckily the B&M around here is BYOB and they usually don't care if you bring your own after you establish yourself as a customer, they recognize me and wouldn't be mad if I brought my own every once and awhile. More importantly it's also a good idea to bring some to share with the guys working, it's be a good way to get some brands you don't normally see into a B&M, and you start building a good rapport.

NYHCx516x

The cigar bar I go to: Can bring in your own sticks, no problems. The Humidor sticks there, over priced. I purchase them however. Saving money does not trump having a great place to smoke. There is a state wide smoking ban now in WI. There are a handfull of cigar bars, and they are grandfathered in. If they close, thats it, no more. AND... in order to remain a smoking cigar bar... a % of the place's income MUST come from the sale of tobacco. So... if he wants 8 bucks for a nub, and 7 bucks for an Oliva cameroon, ill gladly fork it over if i have a fantastic place to go and smoke indoors. Gotta support the places that support you.

phobicsquirrel

I sort of stopped supporting my local shop since they started making you pay to use their "bar" or pay a 50 some dollar month fee with a 5% or so discount off stuff. I figured they had a good thing going and screwed it up. But usually there is a cutting or lighting fee or if you just pick one up while at the shop you should be fine. I never did spend much time at the shop, usually only smoked one and left. Then again it's a ways out of my way so I rarely trek there.

Krieg

phobicsquirrel:

I sort of stopped supporting my local shop since they started making you pay to use their "bar" or pay a 50 some dollar month fee with a 5% or so discount off stuff. I figured they had a good thing going and screwed it up. But usually there is a cutting or lighting fee or if you just pick one up while at the shop you should be fine. I never did spend much time at the shop, usually only smoked one and left. Then again it's a ways out of my way so I rarely trek there.

I think if my cigar bar charged $50 a month or some kind of "cutting" fee, I would never go back...that's just how I feel...either let me bring my own sticks in or don't...don't try to drum up some BS fees on me. If you let me bring in my sticks, great, I'll buy some of yours too, it's just the nice thing to do.

BeardedYeti

tkohler

I pay $30 a month for a membership to my local club, which gives you access to the clubhouse and 10-20% off sticks. They don't serve booze, but you can bring your own. Their prices may be a little higher, but I still stock my locker with all their smokes. I'll gladly pay 30/month and a buck or two more on a stick to have a great place to smoke and socialize.

The Cank

Here is what I did. I took the owner a cigar of mine, A nice one, and I told him no offense but I am picky about my cigars and I only smoke ones that I have aged. Now the owner is a great friend of mine and we hang and smoke all the time. I always bring in my own cigar but I buy a good amount of drinks when I go in to make up for it.

Fourtotheflush

Hayblet

Whatever cigar-ish bar we hit for the Herf didn't seem to mind that we all brought in herf-a-dors but combined we also dropped a lotta money between food n booze, also seemed that the owner person? dunno... didn't seem to mind that I brought in about 30 sticks to Tobacco World, course I also bought a ton while there.. just kinda my rambeling thoughts on this.

Lasabar

kingjk729

There is a place that i goto on a regular basis and everyone in there always brings their own sticks ...... The selection the place has isnt the best and the prices are a little high, but i have never seen any backlash for bringing your own and iam talking guys showing up with travel cases with 10 sticks .... But the place is great and has over 150 beers in bottles and 12-15 on tap ... and every so often they have a make your own bloody mary bar or some other kinda crazy drink special .

phobicsquirrel

Krieg:

phobicsquirrel:

I sort of stopped supporting my local shop since they started making you pay to use their "bar" or pay a 50 some dollar month fee with a 5% or so discount off stuff. I figured they had a good thing going and screwed it up. But usually there is a cutting or lighting fee or if you just pick one up while at the shop you should be fine. I never did spend much time at the shop, usually only smoked one and left. Then again it's a ways out of my way so I rarely trek there.

I think if my cigar bar charged $50 a month or some kind of "cutting" fee, I would never go back...that's just how I feel...either let me bring my own sticks in or don't...don't try to drum up some BS fees on me. If you let me bring in my sticks, great, I'll buy some of yours too, it's just the nice thing to do.

yup.

Thewelder

My local place doesn't mind that you bring your own. He just asks that you bring something they sell. I also make sure to buy one on my way out or I play poker were the buy in is a 5$ or more cigar. Gotta support the local biz

KCW

Krieg

Hayblet:

Whatever cigar-ish bar we hit for the Herf didn't seem to mind that we all brought in herf-a-dors but combined we also dropped a lotta money between food n booze, also seemed that the owner person? dunno... didn't seem to mind that I brought in about 30 sticks to Tobacco World, course I also bought a ton while there.. just kinda my rambeling thoughts on this.

Yeah, I think Tim was saying Red doesn't mind...but the old owner Robert would have been pissed...but oh well, I wouldn't think they would have a problem with it since we bought some cigars from him. And I usually buy a box of cigars from him every year at the Anniversary....so spence, did u like TW's humi??

Hayblet

I would be more broke than I normally am if that place was near me if I had more money currently I'd ask ya to get me a fiver of the Don Carlos 3 but that'll hafta wait a few weeks.

Fourtotheflush

Krieg

Hayblet:

I would be more broke than I normally am if that place was near me if I had more money currently I'd ask ya to get me a fiver of the Don Carlos 3 but that'll hafta wait a few weeks.

I know what you mean, lol. If you ever want me to pick u up something, let me know.

Jetmech_63

kaspera79

laker1963

havanaal

I asked a local club member if it was okay to bring in my own. He said sure, but he was assuming I bought it there I think. I was really embarrased when someone asked me what I was smoking and I said MOW Ruination, without thinking that the B&M doesn't carry the brand! Total silence. The only way I could live it down was the next time in I bought a Padron 1926 to make up for it. Moral: if you're going to bring your own be discrete.

Unthought_Known

I always buy one at my B&M, but I also bring my own. As long as I buy one, I can smoke whatever I want. So if I really want a specific cigar that's in my humidor, I either smoke that and take the B&M cigar home, or I smoke them both.