No, I wouldn't have thought it was a case of a vendor trying to one-up another vendor who has come around offering some really good deals lately, hence taking away from their business. However, as a vendor you would think it common knowledge that not everyone gets their product for the same exact wholesale prices. And like Cigardawg mentioned, it's entirely possible that for reasons of expediency, he didn't buy some of those directly through his fuente account. If it was just a regular member calling them out, then I would be even more curious about where they got their information from.
Either way, it's entirely possible, and it seems likely that Gabriel paid the wholesale prices he posted for his cigars. Just because someone has a different method or way of thinking for how they aquire their cigars doesn't mean that everyone has to use it. It's simply bad form to call out another vendor when you don't have your facts strait, or haven't even attempted to resolve or question the matter privately.
Also, last time I checked, being around for 30 days, or six months, or even a year doesn't really make much of a difference. What I'm saying is you can't call someone a newbie and use that as justification for your actions when you yourself aren't exactly a veteran around here. Neither am I, or anyone who has the 05 after their join date.
I would never use a distributor to buy low end Fuente or Padron cigars because I would not get the high end products. So maybe you should get your facts straight before you post.
Al
Exactly what you said, you would never do it that way. Doesn't mean that Gabriel follows the same philosophy. And last time I checked, stating an opionion i.e. "You know, the first thing that occurred to me in this little spat was simple mudslinging by Puffstuff" does not warrant "getting my facts strait". I was simply stating the way your accusations came accross to me.
