havanaal:Come on JZ, one always takes a cigar gift with a smile, even if the giver is overweight, 72 years old, and toothless! Right?
Hawk55:Drop some hints or leave your favorite bands on her desk...lol
kuzi16:ask for nothing or ask for a non cigar related gift.
havanaal:Good time for another update of this thread. Our office Christmas party was this weekend, and I got an Ashton Box from my staff (didn't know what was in it till I got it home). Jackpot! 4 GOF's, 2 ESG's, 2 Padron Family Reserves, and 2 Davidoff 702's. So again, I thank everyone here for the great suggestions on how to drop hints to maximize one's odds for getting something decent. I don't see how I can ever outdo this year's selection. My only regret is that some of those cigars are too elegant and expensive to smoke on routine occasions!
betasynn:You have a few options: 1. Each year, the person who is in charge, (and who gets you bad cigars) just fire them. In this economy, quality replacements are abound. 2. Use rob's ideas. Hiring a BOTL would be a great idea; you could smoke outside together, and he/she can be in charge of your gift. 3. Fake your own death. Leave a 'coroners report" on your desk. Have you cause of death listed as 'bad cigars, specifically ___________." A day later 'rise from the dead.' Attribute it to smoking an Opus, or whatever you want. 4. (My real advice.) You can never have too many sticks, and even the low-end ones can be passed on to friends who smoke casually. Be happy, be healthy, brother.
1. Each year, the person who is in charge, (and who gets you bad cigars) just fire them. In this economy, quality replacements are abound.
2. Use rob's ideas. Hiring a BOTL would be a great idea; you could smoke outside together, and he/she can be in charge of your gift.
3. Fake your own death. Leave a 'coroners report" on your desk. Have you cause of death listed as 'bad cigars, specifically ___________." A day later 'rise from the dead.' Attribute it to smoking an Opus, or whatever you want.
4. (My real advice.) You can never have too many sticks, and even the low-end ones can be passed on to friends who smoke casually. Be happy, be healthy, brother.
havanaal:I manage a medium sized office (20-22 staff, mostly female) Every birthday or Christmas time, they are thoughtful enough to take up a collection and buy me what they know I’ll like--cigars. But they never seem to get it right. For example, this year the designated buyer was a secretary who claimed to know cigars, because she buys them for her boyfriend, who’s a real cigar connisseur. (His favorite? Garcia y Vega!). So I ended up with a box of low end cigars that I mostly smoked on the golf course. How does one handle this situation? or should I just shut up and be grateful for whatever I can get? After all, beggars can’t be choosers.
dowjr1:You could also do what my wife just did for Xmas: "Here is a check for X dollars. Go order yourself a nice box of cigars...one you wouldn't normally buy a box of." Done.
