Verifying Habanos

[PoohBore]

i had 3 boxes delivered yesterday by family from cuba. I'll check the codes tonight.

[tippexx]

I've also had all my barcodes rejected as "fraud" by the Habanos web tool. These are all cigars bought recently from established businesses in Havana and I have the facturas with the barcode s/n listed.

I sent Habanos a note. I think every barcode is being rejected. I don't know anyone who has been successful checking codes on boxes they bought in Cuba.

This sounds like Habanos bureaucracy and technology not working in conjunction. And lets be honest the NHS arn't exactly famed for that either. How many billions did the latest 'axed' system cost.

[tippexx]

Doh!! Of course they would

Doh ..... No you were right Steve .... there is no printed Serial Number on the new Warranty Seal once the barcode has been removed. Might solve all problems if there was.

One up to you Matey!

[Vision]

I sent Habanos a note. I think every barcode is being rejected. I don't know anyone who has been successful checking codes on boxes they bought in Cuba.

I've had it work correctly on a box of Monte Regata.

[tupacboy]

if they're making fakes... how hard could it really be to put 1 single valid number on there...

[El Greco]

I had some boxes (limitadas and 1 HdM Petit Robusto) with the new bar code system.
Other than the Dukes that were successfully verified, the rest bounced or produced a result for a different vitola+brand. I am not surprised.

Ask me, Habanos don't know what they are doing. Their system sucks.

I hear that these new bands are very trendy now

[wingman01]

I had some boxes (limitadas and 1 HdM Petit Robusto) with the new bar code system.
Other than the Dukes that were successfully verified, the rest bounced or produced a result for a different vitola+brand. I am not surprised.

Ask me, Habanos don't know what they are doing. Their system sucks.

I hear that these new bands are very trendy now

This is Cuba, known for their cigars. Not for their technology
I also got some bar codes cut off of my Magicos and some other sticks I bought. Who knows, I think its a conspiracy There will be a transistion period though I would think.

[Deano]

The bar codes are always cut off from various internet sources, so that they can't be sourced back to the place they're meant to be from.

[wingman01]

This is what my source said whenasked about the practice
"As regards removed codes, please do not worry, we cut off the serial
number to protect our business. We sell only original Cuban cigars.
Authenticity is 100% guaranteed!"