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Average markup per stick in B @ M

ZAPZAP Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 164

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  • EulogyEulogy Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,295
    It is cheaper buying sticks online, but B&Ms have other factors that they have to include in their prices.
  • webmostwebmost Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,131
    This is going to depend so much upon the state. Nearby Merryland, for instance, imposes a 70% tobacco tax; while Dull-Aware imposes a 15% tobacco tax.
  • SleevePlzSleevePlz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,408
    In general, B&M's charge MSRP (wholesale price x2) plus tobacco tax and sales tax. Most online shops don't have any taxes. Cigar.com is extra special because it is owned by Scandinavian Tobacco. So they can sell cigars that are made by their parent companies for less than their competitors. Many other brands, however, are price protected so that everyone sells them for, more or less, the same price (exclusive of taxes).
  • onestrangeoneonestrangeone Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,423
  • rwheelwrightrwheelwright Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,294
    Depends and what the product is too. My 2 local b&ms sell Anejo sharks for ~$14 a piece which is a great price with not that much markup. Their pardon prices are competitive as we'll.
  • youngryan216youngryan216 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 868
  • J.S.J.S. Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 751
    It depends on the B&M too. I can go right up the street and pay $2 over MSRP on everything. It is a standard mark up for them. I can go a little further and get some really great deals. Pardon cheaper then ccom. Bargains that start at buy one get one 1/2 off. Buy 20 (mix and match) get a 20% discount on the purchase. For every 6 times I go in the 7th is 1/2 off my average 6 purchases. So I average $100 purchase 6 times the 7th I get $50 off my purchase. When you are careful and see that box prices are not really discounted that much the 20% often beats it when the sticks are lower to start with (Pardon especially in this specific case). But this is not always true some online cigars are cheaper and boxes are discounted much more. You just have to be aware of what you want and what it is going for. Each has their place.
  • catfishbluezzcatfishbluezz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,993
    Depends on local taxes and distribution licenses. If the shop has to buy through a distributor, that distributor marks up 15% plus shipping to the cost of the cigar. Then you add state tax, sometimes twice depending on the state, and prices increase dramatically. Even if the company is self distributing, some states like ca still have hoops to jump through and taxes get added back in unless you know the loopholes. Shops get screwed until they grow. If you want to know raw cost, that's another discussion.
  • Ken LightKen Light Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,524
    rwheelwright:
    Depends and what the product is too. My 2 local b&ms sell Anejo sharks for ~$14 a piece which is a great price with not that much markup. Their pardon prices are competitive as we'll.
    And one day they might even have them in stock long enough for anyone else to get 'em!! XD
  • PatrickbrickPatrickbrick Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 808
    I have two shops that I go to (same owner) that sell straight retail+tax (8.75%). Then I have a shop that is a min of $3.00 per stick over Msrp. I do not go to that one because of the price, the ambience is amazing and is worth one stick at a time especially in the winter. And the Msrp shops have a ridiculous selection that a lot of cant be found online such as Monsters. Love my B&Ms, and Love my Ccom.
  • rwheelwrightrwheelwright Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,294
    Ken Light:
    rwheelwright:
    Depends and what the product is too. My 2 local b&ms sell Anejo sharks for ~$14 a piece which is a great price with not that much markup. Their pardon prices are competitive as we'll.
    And one day they might even have them in stock long enough for anyone else to get 'em!! XD
    Gotta go around Xmas time. They usually have them for a few days...
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