Cuba cigar prices?

[Zeebra]

Anyone gone to cuba recently and could give me the price of Cohiba Siglo VI ? I have a friend going down and I want to give her enough money to pick me up some but i'm not sure how much they are down in Cuba.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Sunward]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

 

[sidewinder]

Just give her $500 and ask her to bring you the change. :thumbs:

 

[Zeebra]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

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Yeah I know, I already told her to buy at a government store, but I want a ballpark figure price so I can give her some advance cash for them.

 

[sidewinder]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

[snapback]244064[/snapback]​

Yeah I know, I already told her to buy at a government store, but I want a ballpark figure price so I can give her some advance cash for them.

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I just gave you a ballpark figure,36-24-36 Hahaha :laugh: no seriously,
$500 should be more than enough to get 1-2-3 boxes and she can bring you the change.

 

[Zeebra]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

[snapback]244064[/snapback]​

Yeah I know, I already told her to buy at a government store, but I want a ballpark figure price so I can give her some advance cash for them.

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I just gave you a ballpark figure,36-24-36 Hahaha :laugh: no seriously,
$500 should be more than enough to get 1-2-3 boxes and she can bring you the change.

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LOL, never thought of it that way. I guess i'll just give her more than enough of what 15 cigars should cost. (Yes I only get 15 cause she's bringing back "a few" for some other friends) I believe the limit is 22 cigars you can take out of the country at the Cuba customs.

 

[Sunward]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

[snapback]244064[/snapback]​

Yeah I know, I already told her to buy at a government store, but I want a ballpark figure price so I can give her some advance cash for them.

[snapback]244100[/snapback]​

I just gave you a ballpark figure,36-24-36 Hahaha :laugh: no seriously,
$500 should be more than enough to get 1-2-3 boxes and she can bring you the change.

[snapback]244116[/snapback]​

LOL, never thought of it that way. I guess i'll just give her more than enough of what 15 cigars should cost. (Yes I only get 15 cause she's bringing back "a few" for some other friends) I believe the limit is 22 cigars you can take out of the country at the Cuba customs.

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Cuba doesn't really care what you take out. They do want to see a passport if you pay with VISA in the airport. Canada has a limit of 50 cigars or cigarillos per person, which they will ask you to declare on the plane.
Dont forget the 5 or 7 year old rum too, if you like rum
edited for speeeellling

 

[Zeebra]

I tell people to put it on their credit card, and to buy at the airport (Canadian credit card or UK, any US wont work down there). I see so many torcedores down there, for cheap, and get appraoched often. Find a government store, its worth it.

[snapback]244064[/snapback]​

Yeah I know, I already told her to buy at a government store, but I want a ballpark figure price so I can give her some advance cash for them.

[snapback]244100[/snapback]​

I just gave you a ballpark figure,36-24-36 Hahaha :laugh: no seriously,
$500 should be more than enough to get 1-2-3 boxes and she can bring you the change.

[snapback]244116[/snapback]​

LOL, never thought of it that way. I guess i'll just give her more than enough of what 15 cigars should cost. (Yes I only get 15 cause she's bringing back "a few" for some other friends) I believe the limit is 22 cigars you can take out of the country at the Cuba customs.

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Cuba doesn't really care what you take out. They do want to see a passport if you pay with VISA in the airport. Canada has a limit of 50 cigars or cigarillos per person, which they will ask you to declare on the plane.
Dont forget the 5 or 7 year old rum too, if you like rum
edited for speeeellling

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OK I seem to recall something about 23 limit but I think that you could take out 23 cigars without having to produce a receipt, but if you have more than 23 then you have to show the customs guy the receipt where you bought the cigars.

 

[Great King Rat]

$485.35 USD.

 

[Zeebra]

$485.35 USD.

Is that for 25 cigars?

 

[dvickery]

50 cigars with an export reciept(top of the reciept says "venta factura")for return to canada...up to 6 more boxes can be "claimed" and duty paid.after 8 boxes/person different rules apply(you will be treated as a retailer by canada customs)

23 cigars...no bands no box...if banded and boxed(even if only 23 left)they will be confiscated(if no venta factura with passport/drivers license number).

last june...sigVI...box of 10@166 cuc...box of 25@397 cuc

a convertable peso(cuc) is 1.11$us or 1.32$canadian(100$ canadian is about 75$cuc)

derrek

 

[Great King Rat]

Yep, for 25 cigars.

 

[Zeebra]

50 cigars with an export reciept(top of the reciept says "venta factura")for return to canada...up to 6 more boxes can be "claimed" and duty paid.after 8 boxes/person different rules apply(you will be treated as a retailer by canada customs)

23 cigars...no bands no box...if banded and boxed(even if only 23 left)they will be confiscated(if no venta factura with passport/drivers license number).

last june...sigVI...box of 10@166 cuc...box of 25@397 cuc

a convertable peso(cuc) is 1.11$us or 1.32$canadian(100$ canadian is about 75$cuc)

derrek

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That's Derrek...this is just the info I was looking for!

 

[Jan Primus]

here are some examples for box prices from CI issue feb 05:

Monte 2: $172.50
Cohiba Esplindido: $458.75
PSD4: $151.25
Punch Punch: $151.25
RJ Churchill: $202.50
P Lusitania: $220

 

[mrjinglesusa]

397.65 (Cash)

441.39 (Credit)

See here:

http://marty.514crew.com/cigarprices.html

 

[dvickery]

mrjinglesusa et al

same price cash or credit card

it is a bit confusing but goes something like this...no credit card company/bank outside of cuba recognizes the cuc(convertable peso).so the price in a cigar store is in cuc and if you pay with cash(pesos)that is the price you pay...if you pay by credit card (since no bank/cc recognizes the peso)they will debit us dollars times 1.11(they add eleven percent).if i convert canadian dollars(or chf or euros for that matter(but not us$ cash...another story entirely))and buy cigars or if i charge them...the final price i pay is exactly the same.

so i change 100$ canadian and get 75$cuc and buy a box of boli coronas juniors

OR

i get a 75$cuc box of boli coronas juniors and my credit card gets charged(75 x 1.11)
83$us...and when i get my cc bill i pay 100$canadian.

derrek

 

[OpusX_steve]

give her $30 for the street vendor

 

[mrjinglesusa]

The cash price is in CUC, the charge price is in US (because they charge in US $). Comes out to ~$8 more US paying cash (do the conversions).

 

[Zeebra]

The cash price is in CUC, the charge price is in US (because they charge in US $). Comes out to ~$8 more US paying cash (do the conversions).

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Not a big deal for me. At this point to make it easier on my friend (since I've overloaded her with info) she can pay whatever means she likes better. I fear if I give her one more stipulation she'll say "go to Cuba and buy your own damn cigars!!" :whistling: