Do cigar bands play a role in your purchases?

[Big100HD]

:0 there's always a place for good looking bands....I'm a sucker for a good looking band and boxes.

As far as the cigar....I've smoked some really nice cigars with a plain or no band.....

Guess it's like having a "trophy wife" Good looking as hell but not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

 

[MiamiCubano]

I think there's something to be said for a good looking cigar band. There always has been. That's why people are fascinated, to some extent, by old cigar bands and cigar band art and why some of us (myself included) keep many of our cigar bands (I have a couple of old cigar boxes filled with nothing but bands). That said, it doesn't influence my purchases. If a good cigar happens to have a good band, all the better. Some the best have very plain or no bands whatsoever. So be it.

 

[vewyphishy]

If I find an aesthetically appealing band on a cigar, I'll buy a single to have the band. The cigar is just bonus. Otherwise, I'm buying a cigar for the cigar.

 

[blair]

A nice band is always a positive thing, but I don't see why this should make me buy bad cigars

I don't htink this is about buying a dog rocket because of the band - it's more a question of "When looking to try something new, as you peruse your tobacconist's shop, do the bands play any role in your choice to try an unknown brand or style."

Subconciously, most people would probably relate band quality to cigar quality in an untried / unknown item. And I think what started all this is that for those new / casual stogie smokers that don't know anything about cigars, the band is usaully the deciding factor. I've met people that in the military that turned down an ISOM (Monte #2) in favor of Drew Estate Acids because they didn't know the difference and the flashier band on a DE drew (pun intended) their attention. "The Monte looked to plain and *must* be an average cigar, but this nice shiny Acid One must be top rate because look at the band!"

But again, these are people that couldn't name 2 cuban brands wiothout five guesses to do it.

Me - I voted "Don't Care" and when looking for something new to try in a brand I haven't heard of - I go buy aroma, construction and wrapper (since I prefer darker smokes). If it looks and smells good - why not try it.

Well said :thumbs: !

 

[SFG75]

Kind of a superficial thing to do-but it is one of the first things to catch my eye. I stay away from the more outlandish and bright colored ones. I really dislike double-banded cigars-too much damn paper! I like the more simple bands-Punch and Fuente being good examples.

 

[BACCHUS]

To me, the band is purely marketing and packaging. And, like the rest of the packaging, I generally remove it before I smoke the cigar. My personal preference is unbanded.

 

[golfgar]

It nudged me to try my first and last DC Maximus.

I almost let that happen to me, but I got one in a trade. Looks suck you in if you are not careful.

 

[slowhand]

Maybe not the band specifically, but a cigar's appearance can enhance my enjoyment from smoking it. Of course I have smoked some ugly cigars that were fantastic and some beautiful ones that were garbage.

 

[KayakinBoy]

I would never base my cigar preference on a band, but I do keep every band from every different one I smoke. Kind of like a trophy case. Of course who would dare throw away there first favorite cigar band. My First opus x band will always have a little place in my heart. ha ha