Where did you get the Tatuaje? I'm sure the retailer would replace the set, if it was all jacked up.
I received it from the good folks down @
SmokeInn in Florida. I have done business with them plenty of times before. I am always grateful for the way they treat their customers and the attention to the proper packing of shipments. I even wrote them a e-mails and a letter before thanking them for such great customer service. It's funny too, our good brother Israel wrote a note thanking me for the continued business and the packaging was great. (Pretty sure he didn't realize the Austen Miller he sent it to was me or not, but I got a chuckle when I saw the name. Small world) I can assure that the damage due to the cigar WAS NOT the retailers fault.
I blame the fool who pulled a little too hard on the twine and the guy/girl who saw the cigar with all it's flaws and clearly wrapped it up to go out for sale (after realizing that a little more effort went in to getting the cigar box to closed due to the fact that the culebra was just too big). I know things happen, and mistakes are made. It just blows when your the unlucky one that pulled the winning ticket from sh*t lottery. Not to mention, I'm a bit of a collector ( to a degree ) and like to take such things as this box and set that aside a couple years for the right occasion. How great would it have been if I kept it sealed, only to bust it out a couple years from now with a bunch of buddies to find a complete mess. Just hate to see quality control slip sometimes...
Looks like I will be buying another one.