March Madness Forum Sampler

Been following the MM posts. Last year we got a ton if feedback that people wanted price over selection which has been a focus. Sales are great but it would appear we have upset our base here on the forums. Not my intention and I will see about making some some deal subs here at the end. That said, is much prefer to craft a special march madness deal just for you guys. I won't put it online, just one I will post here tailored to your suggestions. So hit me up by adding to this thread with some brands/stuff you guys have been wanting to try and I will cook something up. It will be hard to ease everyone but ill give it a shot!

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Trident

Alex, Your generosity and willingness to work with us crazy folk on the forums will never cease to amaze me.

Vulchor

Alex youre the man.......here are some of my ideas (wishful thinking or otherwise.

Partagas Benji Series, L'Atlier, Reconquista, Ortega Series D Maduro, San Cristobal del Sol, Asylum, Ditka. Of course the usual suspects----Padron Anny, Opus, L.Privada are nice too but Im sure those are hard to come by and will be quite popular.

curtpick

Good to see your taking care of all the Riff Raff Alex. I would like to see some Padron ( Maybe the 3000 ) Or if your fancies tickling you the Anni Series 64. Maybe some Oliva V 's ... oh so many I would like to see..... AB Tempus Imper. are also tasty. Oh WTH throw some Man O Wars out there ! Surprise us !!

lonewolf2011

How about some Armada Coronas? or a corona/ lancero / small ring gauge sampler?

crazystix

Thanks. This is great.

Loved everything in the 1st sampler on Monday (Opus, Padron, Armada, etc) and also the Recon deal.

Wish list for other March Madness samplers include:

Oliva V
San Lotano Oval Maduro
Liga 9
L’Atelier
AB Black Market
Ashton VSG and ESG
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor
anything My Father.

Thanks Alex!!!

buckeyecigar

Vulchor:
Alex youre the man.......here are some of my ideas (wishful thinking or otherwise.

Partagas Benji Series, L'Atlier, Reconquista, Ortega Series D Maduro, San Cristobal del Sol, Asylum, Ditka. Of course the usual suspects----Padron Anny, Opus, L.Privada are nice too but Im sure those are hard to come by and will be quite popular.

I agree with Vulchor, I think a Ditka would be awesome. I am down for this. I would like a higher end sampler

C-LOVE

I'd like to see some Oliva V lanceros.

Martel

Alex, this is awesome. As far as the deals go, some good, consistent sticks mixed with some things I want to try might include any of the cigars below.
LFD anything, really, with my preference in this order: Airbender, Double Ligero, Mysterio
JdN Celebracion would be great for a deal
+Another on the Ditkas
Edgar Hoill

illinoisgolf99

Alex Svenson:
Been following the MM posts. Last year we got a ton if feedback that people wanted price over selection which has been a focus. Sales are great but it would appear we have upset our base here on the forums. Not my intention and I will see about making some some deal subs here at the end. That said, is much prefer to craft a special march madness deal just for you guys. I won't put it online, just one I will post here tailored to your suggestions. So hit me up by adding to this thread with some brands/stuff you guys have been wanting to try and I will cook something up. It will be hard to ease everyone but ill give it a shot!

This is why I love this community. Cigar.com, like any great business, knows how to take care of their customers. Alex, I applaud you as well as all of the workers at Cigar.com. I'd love to see a few of the newer releases in a sampler. Diesel Wicked, Ditka, Flor de Antilles, Black Crown, Edgar Hoill, and Genesis would be a great way to try out some of the new offerings out there. I only speak for myself, but funds have been tight lately so I haven't been able to try as many of the newer cigars on the market lately. Just my thoughts, but again thank you guys so much for all that you do for this forum and the cigar industry as a whole, it's very much appreciated.

Bigshizza

+Ditkas, LGC trunk show, FDLA(if you have them back in).. I like the Lancero pack(bracket buster) that was set-up for Drew or "Underdog" Corona showcase or "Cinderella" collection of items that we don't see on the website? Damn I should be in Marketing, you hiring Alex? Thank's for soliciting our input, lots of great ideas headed your way! Thanks!

gio164

I would love to see, La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva, Camacho Pre Embargo, LFD Air Bender, DPG Legado, Espinosa Habano thank you!

KingoftheCove

Thanks Alex.
Not going to suggest what to include, you already know what that is, and there's been plenty of good suggestions already.....and...you know what not to include.
Higher End Smokes March Madness suggestion:
1) Put together six different "high end" fivers at the same price-point (MF, LFD, Fuente, Padron, LP, etc.)
Then, pricing as follows:
-Buy one - $25 (or whatever ccom considers "madness")
-Buy two - $45
-Buy three - $63.75
-Buy four - $80

Caveats (to "protect" ccom somewhat, and to give everyone a chance):
a) only "one purchase" per customer
b) if buying multiple fivers during your "one purchase".....they have to be different fivers (you can't buy multiples of the same fiver

NitroMan

CYB Lonsdale Club, DAVIDOFF PURO D'ORO DELICIOSOS, ACID Toast, ASHTON Churchill.... These are some of my fav.'s

timb

Oliva Serie V lanceros? I have something for those of you looking for that...

email please!

ScottTDawg

How about including MOW Puro Authentico Maduro, LP Undercrown, Genesis, AB Prensado, My Father, 5 Vegas A

bearb

Alex, again...thanks! Demonstrating the amazing customer service....way easier to keep a customer than find new ones.
A lot of great ideas already. I especially like the 5 pack idea above, with LIMITS, esp on corona, lancero idea. Here is another, which is a modification to the expert picks collection:

How about an 'expert' with a 'theme' special? ie. an Alex's go to Maduro's, 'Tim's top shelf', 'Andy's rare/hard to find', 'Josh's favourite vitola', 'Tina's etc.

Unthought_Known

timb:
Oliva Serie V lanceros? I have something for those of you looking for that...

email please!

Interesting. Much like last weekend's buy-one-get-one-free offer, I'm hesitant to email Tim because I'm afraid I won't be able to resist the deal

jgibv

bearb:
Alex, again...thanks! Demonstrating the amazing customer service....way easier to keep a customer than find new ones.
A lot of great ideas already. I especially like the 5 pack idea above, with LIMITS, esp on corona, lancero idea. Here is another, which is a modification to the expert picks collection:

How about an 'expert' with a 'theme' special? ie. an Alex's go to Maduro's, 'Tim's top shelf', 'Andy's rare/hard to find', 'Josh's favourite vitola', 'Tina's etc.

+1

Don't know if I'd be able to jump on any of them, but this is a very unique idea.
If nothing else, I'd be very curious to see what you come up with.

catfishbluezz

L'Atelier
Zulu LAncero's
Anything Avo lol
Maybe Davidoff?
Anything San Cristobal-hardly ever see it dropped, a lot of people like it
100 anos or Padron FR stuff maybe?

I don't know man...so many people, so many palate's to please really.

bbass2

+1 on San Cristobal

ehehat

and +1 on the L'atelier. Maybe some Air Benders.

jliu

Thanks Alex!

Box sales of DPG blue. I want to buy boxes and stash it away for 6-7 years.

bripper

Pueblo Dominicano, MOW Side Project 52c (yummy!) & Skull Crusher, 601 Blue, Edge Habano by Rocky Patel, Liga Privada Undercrown (awesome smoke!), Nica Libre Potencia, and Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial. Thank you so much Alex.

Lee.mcglynn

Thanks Alex this means a lot to us forum guys!!

90+ Irishman

Thank you to the ENTIRE Ccom staff, I have seen a huge influx of the staff getting involved in the forum even more than their normal amazing top shelf quality and it is noticed and greatly appreciated! Thank you Alex as well for the special consideration for the forum, that means a great deal and can't wait to see what y'all come up with!

Rail Jockey

thanks Alex....this means a lot.

ndhaon91

As someone who has been ranting all week, I would like to see this is why I continue coming back to CCOM over and over for all my internet purchases. You guys are a model of how all businesses should operate: don't be afraid to do what you need to do in order to make money off the masses, but also go out of your way to keep your most loyal customers happy. My checkbook is out, Alex. Make it happen. EDIT: Forgot to make my suggestion. Alex, I think the current weekend blitz (My Father Sampler) is a great example of what a lot of us expect out of march madness: undeniably super premium smokes in the $5-6 range. That is too tempting to pass up, whereas the Opus, Padron Anny, etc. sampler from Monday wasn't even close to getting me to bite at $12 per stick. I know you are thinking sampler, which is great. How about pairing it with a box deal, maybe offering an additional discount for purchase of both the sampler and box? I'd suggest something along the lines of Oliva V (except not that, since I just bought a box from the Beard!), AVO, LADC Mi Amor Reserva, Liga, etc.

OchoZacho

LFDs, My Fathers, Davidoffs, Avos, Don Pepin Blues

Goatmilk

bearb:
Alex, again...thanks! Demonstrating the amazing customer service....way easier to keep a customer than find new ones.
A lot of great ideas already. I especially like the 5 pack idea above, with LIMITS, esp on corona, lancero idea. Here is another, which is a modification to the expert picks collection:

How about an 'expert' with a 'theme' special? ie. an Alex's go to Maduro's, 'Tim's top shelf', 'Andy's rare/hard to find', 'Josh's favourite vitola', 'Tina's etc.

I don't think the world can handle the beard's top shelf!

MVW67

Sure it will be great, whatever you choose! Thank you Alex and all the staff at ccom! :-) :-) :-) :-)