The Death Valley Humidor Competition

[Stevieboy]

Couldn't tell you the figures, but just out of interest, I was discouraged from buying at the Barcelona airport humidor by the staff as they said the humidor was too dry!

I'm sure it was Barcelona where I saw boxes of Monte4 and Monte2 just sitting on the shelves out in the open....mental!!!

[whisky77]

MAD!

I have seen the same thing Steve, in a number of places throughout Europe; cigars sitting in a shlelf in a shop. As you say .....mental.

[RogMcDodge]

Especially as right now the humidity in Barcelona (on a rainy day according to the weather) is 62%!

[Robusto]

There used to be a tobacconist's in a row of beautiful Tudor cottages in Sandwich, Kent, which is six miles from my home. The owner used to display boxes of Montes and Punch in the bow window in full sunlight in Summer. No humidification or whatever.

I used to go in give them a sniff and a squeeze. One of them crumbled apart in my hand. I said nothing. Just put it back as the bloke in the shop dealt with an old man and his disgustingly foul pipe reek.

Over the years, this place lost that door-entry sex-whiff you get from tobacco / cigar shops. Eventually the old man snuffed it and the place became a sort of Laura Ashley piped-in-bagpipes Earl Grey catatonic pensioners' poser palace.

One more local tobacco whore-house down the toilet. Gone over to the less kick-starting leaf.

[eggopp]

Some Evidence....

I went to Peterborough today and took some pics, i even spoke to the little man at the store and asked him to move aside from the window as he was stood by the window when i arrived, when asked what i was doing, i said i was just surveying cigars and comparing content in different shops that the photos were to remind me where i 'might' come back to purchase... he stepped aside.. 'idiot...'

So here is the Chocolate Box at Queensgate Peterborough, sorry to Name and shame lol.. (not) You can see cigars in the window of the shop.. (dont know whys its called The Chocolate Box though

Now send me my prize lmao

[tippexx]

Good sleuthing Eggy ..... MI5 might want to recruit you soon!

[Boss Hog]

I'm surprised you werent arrested under the prevention of terrorism act or child protection for taking photos

[eggopp]

Haha Boss... Well he was a little man!

[nicwing]

Two days to go for the February prize and at 48% Humidity, yes 48% snr Eggyfart is way out in front.

I have a stogie ready to post is anyone going to beat that??

[moidoid]

I was in my local one yesterday and it was between 40 & 50% - I'll try & get a pic early next week. Don't send that stogie just yet!

[nicwing]

Competition ends on the 28th (for this month).

Later than that and you will be into March when things start getting really dry!

[eggopp]

Yeah Moidoid, hold back let me win a nice stogie hehe.. But ive seen another in Boston (thats boston UK not USA) which i reserve for March comp hehe

[nicwing]

Pressure EggyP, real pressure!

[eggopp]

Few more hours and that prize stogie is mine yaaayy... hope its not a blinkin hamlet!!!

[nicwing]

Not long now Pop!!