How do you get the bands off un-lit cigars ....

[tippexx]

Though of that .... but a scalpel will cut 'em .... want them virgo-intacto!

[Robert747]

Ask an American - they are expert at getting bands off Havana cigars!

[kingcohiba]

Dry box them for a couple of days and they will prolly just slip right off the cigar. Then when your friend gets them slip the bands on and if their humi is working properly they should swell up a bit and snug up to the band! Yeah....I know! Genius! Hahaha

[TJCoro]

Ask a Yank!

Ask an American - they are expert at getting bands off Havana cigars!

Good point, senor wide-body.

Yoo Hoo!

Are there any Yanks out there who would care to share their secrets for safely removing the band from an UNLIT PURO*?





El Perro, don TJ taught me to gently twist 'em back and forth until they break loose of the glue, then carefully twist 'em off in the direction of the wrapper.



*How's that, senor tripleXXXrated?

[cohibaIV]

Good point, senor wide-body.

Yoo Hoo!

Are the any Yanks out there who would care to share their secrets for safely removing the band from an UNLIT PURO*?





El Perro, don TJ taught me to gently twist 'em back and forth until they break loose of the glue, then carefully twist 'em off in the direction of the wrapper.



*How's that, senor tripleXXXrated?

Hmmm! Some good advice from a mad man....

[El Yanqui]

I'm a Yank, hence my username. I think the best advice was offered up very early on - don't.

I have never had a reason to remove them and never asked a vendor to do so because of the damage that is very likely to occur. If you're worried about shipping to, say some country where Habanos would be a no-no compared to a Nicaraguan, you are worrying too much. Ship them and be sensible about what you write on certain slips of paper. The odds of your one, single little box getting pulled out of the thousands it travels with are very slim indeed.

[kingcohiba]

I'm a Yank, hence my username. I think the best advice was offered up very early on - don't.

I have never had a reason to remove them and never asked a vendor to do so because of the damage that is very likely to occur. If you're worried about shipping to, say some country where Habanos would be a no-no compared to a Nicaraguan, you are worrying too much. Ship them and be sensible about what you write on certain slips of paper. The odds of your one, single little box getting pulled out of the thousands it travels with are very slim indeed.

Best advice yet! Its not like you're shipping something the dogs are going to be barking at! Just tear em off and send em! Who needs bands on a cigar to enjoy them anyway? They serve no purpose but identification really.

[PoohBore]

Re: How do you get the bands off un-lit cigars ....

I've sent 2 statesside without a problem so far. Why not put a blank band over the top with some writing on it. You know " steve's 60th 2009"

[Robert747]

Who needs bands on a cigar to enjoy them anyway? They serve no purpose but identification really.

True enough although bands certainly are designed to encourage the smoker to buy one brand over another. I swear some cigars have more band than leaf visible. More cabinet cigars have bands these days - I think it takes something away from the powerful image of a cabinet 50.

[Robusto]

So this is about getting under the wire?...

Didn't realise that.

Once off, are the bands to be posted separately so they just slip under the guard poodles?

I say this as a man who posted a package off three weeks ago today to a non-Cuberoid countried BOTL which appears not to have by-passed the snifferage. I think I should have de-banded them and slung the coloured papers over later via FedEx.

Some lucky bas.... person somewhere is having rich whiffing fun in the evenings out on the porchswing.

[Simon-JG-hr]

More cabinet cigars have bands these days - I think it takes something away from the powerful image of a cabinet 50.

I agree with that. I certainly enjoy looking at pics of cabinet cigars with no labels. There's a certain air of unassuming and understated quality about them. Very classy.

[kingcohiba]

I agree with that. I certainly enjoy looking at pics of cabinet cigars with no labels. There's a certain air of unassuming and understated quality about them. Very classy.

Good point! I have to agree. A large portion of my cigars are bandless. That's cuz they weren't rolled in a factory I guess though so no brand to show on a band!

[G-man]

Tip

So that they can be posted ..... and the intact bands put back on later!

Just ship them as said earlier odds of getting checked is 1 in 10,000
In 1 + yrs. 3 have gone missing .And I ship all over the globe. So the posties got 59 or 60 smokes . Even they deserve a reward for all the good they do for us. Without them none of us would be able to smoke the finer things in life.

[TJCoro]

Give it more time, amigo!

Once off, are the bands to be posted separately so they just slip under the guard poodles?

I say this as a man who posted a package off three weeks ago today to a non-Cuberoid countried BOTL which appears not to have by-passed the snifferage. I think I should have de-banded them and slung the coloured papers over later via FedEx.

Keep the faith, senor big guy. From what mis amigos tell me, sometimes it takes a wee bit of time to arrive at it's final destination. Slipping the bands off would not have hurt if they were replaces with other, more suitable ones, but it's my understanding that in some lands of the free treat naked puros as contraband.


So lad....are you sure you posted the package to the correct addy? Has your friend noticed any neighbors strutin' about the hood with a big, fat stick and a stupid grin?




Hey El Perro! Someone's knocking on the door!

[El Yanqui]

If Cuban cigars get confiscated going to the States then the addressee will receive a letter from Customs. They don't just disappear with no word. Sometimes it can take a while for a package to arrive so I wouldn't despair prematurely.