Evolution of my personal humidors.

[Keystone_Raider]

Back when I started smoking cigars I decided I needed a humidor. So off I go to the local shop and come back with this little baby here which was made by Decatur Industries:

It did not take long before my OC disorder kicked in and I realized that I needed a BIGGER humi. Back then coolerdors had not been invented but the cigar cabinets were in and so I went out and bought this:

I'm sure I'm going to catch crap over the Acids but I actually like the Atom Maduro for a change up every now and then, besides I needed something to hide the good stuff in the back off the unit . This unit was made by Cigar Chest Company and is a really great unit. But times change and once again I need MORE room. Also interesting to note that both of the previous companies are no longer involved in humidor manufacturing - I believe they may both be out of the business.

So after searching online I decide I want to get one of the cigar towers. One of my vender's has a blowout sale on them and after communicating back & forth with a few board members who have the units, I order one. Humidor # 1 arrives via Fed EX & after a QUICK examination of the front I decide it is O.K. and off the driver goes. I was so excited to get the unit I did not completely remove it from the box and examine it. BIG MISTAKE!!! :0 Much to my surprise once I cleaned the sawdust off the glass I noticed a small crack in the one pane. Further inspection resulted in finding damage to the back of the unit- it appeared to have been dropped and the back ( base and side supports) is split and cracked in numerous places. The door also bulges when it is unlocked and does not seem like it would be airtight. So I call my vender, he calls the supplier and they tell him to bad I signed for it - it is mine. :angry: The shipping on these is $150.00 and no one, myself included wanted to pay to ship it back. After haggling back and forth my vender calls and says they will replace it for me FOC and I can dispose of the first, use it for a curio cabinet, firewood etc.. So unit number two shows up -again by Fed Ex & again it is damaged in the rear so I send that one back ( apparently I learned my lesson! ). Thursday #3 arrives via a different trucking company. Quality Importers has strapped this one to a pallet and it appears to have been handled with kid gloves. Upon opening & removing the packaging I notice this:

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The first two units did not have this so I have to assume that they were not inspected once arriving in Florida from China. ??? So now I have this:

I have a Cigar Oasis XL II I need to get running and Heartfelt beads.

If you can notice the one on the right is also slightly larger and I believe that the door is going to need sealed if it is to work.

Nice units but if you get one make sure you go over it with a fine tooth comb before you sign for it.

Thanks for the read!

KR

 

[cody5thou]

WOW that sucks it took so long, but know you have two, that kicks ass. If you need to get it off your hands, I cant take care of it for you :laugh: Thanks for the story!

 

[nicktressler]

Nice Humidors. I really liked that chest you had. We will have to get together sometime and smoke one of those opus' you have there.

 

[Anthony]

So what are you gonna do with the damaged one? try to fix it up or use it as a curio cabinet?

 

[jfields]

Nice Read Jim. I had a problem with mine that was not Shipping related. The manufacturer left some stuff off of it. I called Mike at Tampa Humidor and he got me another.

 

[Keystone_Raider]

So what are you gonna do with the damaged one? try to fix it up or use it as a curio cabinet?

I'm going to tinker with it and see if it will hold the humidity. I'm not sure that it will without some major sealing.

Nice Read Jim. I had a problem with mine that was not Shipping related. The manufacturer left some stuff off of it. I called Mike at Tampa Humidor and he got me another.

John - just wondering if they picked up the first one?

 

[StogieFarts]

Nice cabinets. I would LOVE to get one like that, but the wife already put the kibosh on that one! Apparently, things like remodeling our kitchen take precedence over my cigars.

 

[jfields]

So what are you gonna do with the damaged one? try to fix it up or use it as a curio cabinet?

I'm going to tinker with it and see if it will hold the humidity. I'm not sure that it will without some major sealing.

Nice Read Jim. I had a problem with mine that was not Shipping related. The manufacturer left some stuff off of it. I called Mike at Tampa Humidor and he got me another.

John - just wondering if they picked up the first one?

Yes. Mike said he wanted to pick it up so that he could use it as a floor display model. He actually gave me full credit on shipping and all. Plus, he gave me a break on the bigger model I bought.
The defect I sent back was similar to your first end table type humidor. I traded up to the Trivoli type cabinet. It's the one with the "A" shaped top. I was not to sure about the appearance at first, but now I love it.