Funnily enough, I just googled "cigar" and CCom came up. I got my first cigar while I was in the Army from a friend (and I'd rather not say what cigar, since it would be quite shameful to) and it sparked my interest. I bought a few things, then I joined the forums. CCom and CCom forums has definitely enhanced my cigar experience. Hell, I learned more about tobacco and cigar blending here than I ever thought I'd learn in my lifetime by myself.
Well oddly enough my step-dad got a catalog from here and he doesn't even really smoke! So hundreds of dollars later here I am! Also yes to all the questions Hays sorta bullet-pointed.... I was a customer long before I dared to post on the forums but have been post-whoring ever since!
I just randomly guessed that cigar.com might bring me to a cigar website, back before I was a cigar smoker, but was interested in the hobby, and was reading up.
I was an occasional cigar smoker before ccom but now, it's taken to a whole other level. I had a 50 count humidor and would keep around 20 sticks in it. That would last me about a year. Between the birth of my first and second child, it was March and we a had a decent night out so I grabbed my first cigar in months and lit it up. I had cabin fever from the winter and was bored when my daughter and wife would go to bed. I brought my computer out with me and started surfing the web. I had heard of the "T" and "J" companies but had never ordered online. I just always purchased bundles for around $30 from my local B&M. My dad is HUGE into cigars and was telling me that he orders most of his cigars online, so that night I googled cigars and the rest is history.
I'm a googler too..... I found Ccom by accident, really. I started getting into cigars last October and found Ccom in December. The rest is, as they say, history...... It has been my main source of info on cigars and it gets a big portion of my business. But I still go to the B&M and I also use some other forums.
My story is similar to the rest. I googled cigars to find a place to purchase them before I knew you could buy them online. CCOM was the first on the list and I placed a small order. I had bought from T&J in the past and was amazed at the nice website ccom had to offer. It was a month or two before I found the forum.
I'm kinda like a couple other guys around here, I just typed in cigar.com to see what came up and boom! Found this place. I had been smoking for a little while a couple times a week and buying all of my smokes from B&M's, so I was pretty much just looking for more info on cigars and a couple brands I hadn't been able to find, like Tatuaje, at the 1 shop we had out in East TX. I stumbled on the forums and lurked around for a week or so then signed up. Been here ever since and have almost 3,000 posts, met a ton of great people, and learned a lot about this awesome hobby!
Google as well. Tho I was readn on the forums before I ordered, but only by maybe a day. Its been down hill ever since. So much knowledge in one place. Why go anywhere else?
I started with the forum....was looking for info on Vegas cigar bars and Googled "cigar forums" and been here ever since. Was buying from J and local B&M (didn't even know enought to call it a "B&M" lol) but now am buying all my online sticks from ccom. I have learned so much over the past year or so and tried so many great new brands. Also, as we all know, ccom service cannot be beat! Love reading the forum posts, learning about cigars et al. and getting to know the personalities on the forum. I'll have to branch out soon and do some trades-thanks to all for helping me expand my cigar hobby and enjoyment of the leaf.
only been about 2 months now but enjoyed every minute. I originally started getting into cigars because of my buddys wedding. i jumped online googled RP and came across this amazing site. i bought first and then joined the Forums since i didnt know anything about my new humi that was coming. 2 months and several pass's and trades here i am. Dont see my self anywhere else.
My buddy had a mild interest in cigars, and like most adventures we have, he suggests something to me due to one of his passing thoughts, and then I mull it over for a week and then spend too much money in some sort of debilitating obsession. He is from philly, so he could just walk into a Holts and buy a stick and move on, but since I live in NY and far away from any reasonable B&M, I had to turn online. A simple google search brought me to this site, but I did check out other sites. The way CCOM is set up is much more beginner friendly, at least thats what I noticed, and more organized than most of the other sites I looked at. They had cool looking samplers and great pictures of their products, and I dunno, I just felt comfortable getting started here. And that was all before I discovered their FANTASTIC customer service and all the perverted brain damaged people on the boards, which sealed my CCOM loyalty deal.
I found ccom by just putting cigars in my browser. I had only had a few cigars to that point. I joined the forums and learned as much as I could. Shortly there after I placed my first order with Kelly. Been a customer ever since.
Hi,
I'am Rodolphe
I discovered Cigar.com by an advertisement in U.S. magazine Playboy.
I live in France and my first contact was with Jeff. I can tell he is very professional.
The site allowed me to discover cigars Drew Estate.
The forum has given me good advice.
I will stay faithful to the site and forum.
Rod
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