Counterfeit Cigar Received

Vulchor

I have discussed this with the person already, and not trying to jump to any conclusions or anything of the sort...but did want to put this out there.I received my end of a PIF game with member, BIGJ51, and got my sticks in the mail. After taking time to put them in the humi I realized one seemed odd to me. Long story short...The Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo was a fake. It was a very light, almost Connecticut wrapper and poorly constructed for a Rocky. The smell was distinctly incorrect, and I took it to my local B&M where there owner was in total agreement. In additon, the band on the cigar was similar in look, but not in color. BigJ51 stated he got this as part of a sampler from CCOM and it had never been in sunlight, ect. to fade the band. I do not know what is or isnt going on here or who to say would be at fault, but I just wanted to put it out there for people to be aware. P.S. I do not have pictures of the cigar, I should have taken them but I did not.

Renaissance_Man

So did you smoke it then? You can't take photos now? That's very interesting. I'd be interested in finding where it came from...

Vulchor

I did smoke a bit of it, just to try...and it was average and I put it out way early, but not at all a Decade in taste, appearance, anything. I would too Ren, very odd indeed.

kuzi16

Krieg

Sorry to hear about that counterfeit stick. Hope you don't find anymore!

Lasabar

Renaissance_Man

Mmmm... I see a lot of yummy decades there, Lassy... You can send the lighter-colored ones to me !

Vulchor

Lol Ren-----I agree something should be asked, or at least come sort of clarification. The Decade I recvd was lighter that the one you even posted the pic of on here my man. The Decade was roughly the same color as the Natural Wrapper Red Dot Cohibas (2) I recvd as a part of the same PIF.....Which is a light colored cigar as you know.Those two Cohibas, the band was VERY loosely pressed on the cigar and the lightest touch caused the band to fall off. I hate to add any other fuel or speculation to any fire, but after knowing for certain the Decade was fake...for the bands on the Cohibas to be so poorly pressed or held together has also made me rather curious.

laker1963

Vulchor:

Lol Ren-----I agree something should be asked, or at least come sort of clarification. The Decade I recvd was lighter that the one you even posted the pic of on here my man. The Decade was roughly the same color as the Natural Wrapper Red Dot Cohibas (2) I recvd as a part of the same PIF.....Which is a light colored cigar as you know.Those two Cohibas, the band was VERY loosely pressed on the cigar and the lightest touch caused the band to fall off. I hate to add any other fuel or speculation to any fire, but after knowing for certain the Decade was fake...for the bands on the Cohibas to be so poorly pressed or held together has also made me rather curious.

These sticks may have been poorly stored some time in their past lives as well. Perhaps that could explain the bands coming off (apart) so easily. Just a thought.

gmill880

kuzi16

Lasabar

Renaissance_Man

Thewelder

gmill880

cabinetmaker

Hey, how in the he l l did a conversation about fakes and counterfeits get to obama? .... Oh, wait....never mind...dumb question

kuzi16

Renaissance_Man

kuzi16:

ever hear of "gay-dar"

Yeah... it means "backpiper" in Bulgarian... A man who plays the backpipe...

laker1963

PuroFreak

Renaissance_Man

PuroFreak

laker1963

Thewelder

laker1963

betasynn

The thing about healthcare, and really just about any political debate, is that belief and the 'personal' ethic code of individuals involved in the debate will always color the argument. It doesn't matter if you are conservative or liberal, we're all guilty of pushing our own agendas.

Thewelder

laker1963

gmill880

kaspera79

cabinetmaker:

Hey, how in the he l l did a conversation about fakes and counterfeits get to obama? .... Oh, wait....never mind...dumb question

... well the subject now looks correct.

Lasabar