Not sure how many levels of fake there are, but this is way up there. Sorry bud, but you've been duped! Do a search and you'll see all the imperfections. Sorry again!
Have seen a few reviewers vids about fake Cubans and having disturbing things inside them like human hair, plastic shreds, leaves & grass clippings etc etc
On a scale of 1-10, those are an 11 on the "definitely fake" scale. Try one though, I smoked about an inch of one of those that i received as a gift on the golf course from a supplier at work. It was probably the worst cigar I ever tasted but it didn't kill me. An inch was about all I could get through.
I just came back from the Dominican Republic and while I was there I bought a box of 25 Cohibas for $45 (haggled from $50)....We bought it from a stand outside the mall in Punta Cana.
without looking at pictures, these two lines are enough for me to know they are fake.
I just came back from the Dominican Republic and while I was there I bought a box of 25 Cohibas for $45 (haggled from $50)....We bought it from a stand outside the mall in Punta Cana.
without looking at pictures, these two lines are enough for me to know they are fake.
so true, I read $45 and didn't even need to look at the pictures. Funny thing is that is a rookie mistake, but even if the same box was sold for $200 after haggling from $300, a veteran could get burned.
To answer your first question, yes, those are definitely fake. As for your second question about whether they're safe to smoke or not...I'd suggest cutting one open first just to check. Just make sure there's no fecal matter, human hair, fur, twigs, newspaper clippings, etc. If it's all tobacco, it's good to go. Not real Cohibas, but some fakes are still somewhat decent.
I bought a fiver of similar Cohiba fakes in the same region. Spent $15 (chewed down from $100 lol) for the 5 them and figured they were fake. The good news is the smoked great and on a cruise I felt like they were real.
Cohibas seem to be the most faked cigars with Monte close behind. I don't see to many others faked so I don't think I'd buy either of those two outside an authorized store while in a tourist spot.
True Cuban Cohibas the bands will always be perfect. Plus they are always triple capped. And the C in Cuba is wrong this is one of the biggest give aways on most fakes. I used to say just smoke em if you like them but after reading up on what goes into a lot of the really bad fakes like the ones you got I'd toss em and get some Padron's.
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