Price increase

[Specialized_j]

Just had a bit of a shock. I bought a couple of Topes in June and paid ?33.79 each, I thought about getting some more so went to place the order and they?re ?57.99 now!!!

[Shaun]

Rip off UK strikes again. Disgusting really, these are 14euro in spain

[sheppsea]

Unfortunately when LEs start to get short in supply prices rise much high than normal (not surprising really as there will be no more coming)

No cigar is worth that much, but someone will inevitably pay it

[gojira]

Rip off UK strikes again. Disgusting really, these are 14euro in spain

Which is quite impressive since they are much more expensive in France and in Germany.

[Shaun]

Which is quite impressive since they are much more expensive in France and in Germany.

They are around 21euro in Germany. More than I would pay, but still much cheaper than even the release price in the UK.

[gojira]

They are around 21euro in Germany. More than I would pay, but still much cheaper than even the release price in the UK.

That's what I paid for mine. They still haven't hit the market here in France, but they will be roughly 1€ cheaper here than in Germany.

[sheppsea]

They are around 21euro in Germany. More than I would pay, but still much cheaper than even the release price in the UK.

The prices shouldn't go up in Germany - the law over there requires tobacco to be sold at the nationally set prices and they are not allowed to raise or lower them; its similar to Spain and Holland

[gojira]

The prices shouldn't go up in Germany - the law over there requires tobacco to be sold at the nationally set prices and they are not allowed to raise or lower them; its similar to Spain and Holland

And France as well. Prices are regulated by the government. That's why one can find aged stock at a decent price with a little luck.

[SHAMZ84]

I paid $250 in Dubai for a box

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[SHAMZ84]

Just had a bit of a shock. I bought a couple of Topes in June and paid ?33.79 each, I thought about getting some more so went to place the order and they?re ?57.99 now!!!

https://www.cigar-club.com/cigars/sa...-edition-2016/

These are a UK place with the original price...if.you email cgars they tend to price match



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[Alexw33]

Crazy price, I don't think I could bring myself to smoke something that expensive.

[sheppsea]

Crazy price, I don't think I could bring myself to smoke something that expensive.

The sad fact is that it just wouldn't be worth the money IMO, is it really going to be three times better than a RASS?

[Alexw33]

No, it won't be even close to twice as good as a RASS never mind three times. That's the same with anything though I suppose, diminishing returns the more something costs.

[Alexw33]

Rarity and collectibility obviously plays a part however.

[gojira]

Rarity and collectibility obviously plays a part however.

Absolutely. I'm somewhat a two band whore as I've mentioned before and I like to get one box to smoke and one to add to the collection (I know )whenever an (in my opinion) interesting LE/RE hits the market.

As for three times better than a RASS? Probably not. But the recent RE's are of a different vitola and some are really great cigars. Let's take both 2015 LE's for example, the Club Allones and the Mag 56. Both of them are outstanding cigars IMO and if I had enough of them I would rather smoke them instead of a RASS (which I love). I can't even imagine what the Mag 56 will develop into since it has been a killer stick right after it's release (a first in my book for a stick withe a RG this big).
On the other hand the RASS is cheap and always available (and a very good smoke on top of that) which makes it a favorite among some smokers (myself included) but I believe that it's hard to compare it to something like the Mag 56.