How to ship cigars

ShadowInTheMoon

So being really new to cigars and stuff is there a right and wrong way to ship cigars? I have had a few orders shipped to me and it was just the general celephone stuff around the cigars. But sites like this ship with a water pillow thingy. So how does one ship cigars?

New Boots

Either way is fine. Water pillow are nice, but not needed if its only in there a few days.

catfishbluezz

If you are shipping priority, I see no reason to put a pillow in, but it does not hurt. However, if they get smashed, they ooze out a goup that will get on non-cello cigars and ruin them. As far as packing them is concerned, the answer is easy. Think about it this way... If you opened up the package you are sending, would you think it was packed well? If not, then start over. They should not be free floating and moving around; rather, secure without being able to move within bubble wrap or some other packing material. When cigars get tossed around, they break.

New Boots

catfishbluezz:

If you are shipping priority, I see no reason to put a pillow in, but it does not hurt. However, if they get smashed, they ooze out a goup that will get on non-cello cigars and ruin them. As far as packing them is concerned, the answer is easy. Think about it this way... If you opened up the package you are sending, would you think it was packed well? If not, then start over. They should not be free floating and moving around; rather, secure without being able to move within bubble wrap or some other packing material. When cigars get tossed around, they break.

yeah, what he said

flowbee

One of the guys here gave me a good tip; place your cigars in bubble wrap or whatever you are using, and then lock the entire package with newspaper inside the box. If you shake the box and anything moves, insert more paper. ( thankyou Bob Luken)

Bob Luken

The longer it's in transit, (overseas) the better quality baggie you want to use. The zipper bags that ccom sends us cigars in are OK, but if its a long trip, get a better baggie.

New Boots

I keep all the Ccom baggies, and what ever baggies I'm bombed/traded with in stock. Also, the bubble wrap. You know, recycling and all.

Cigary

Whatever you ship cigars in ensure that it has enough packaging inside to minimize any damage to the cigars...wadded up paper, etc. Pillows are fine but not necessary as mail moves pretty fast these days...4 days at most.

kuzi16

flowbee:

One of the guys here gave me a good tip; place your cigars in bubble wrap or whatever you are using, and then lock the entire package with newspaper inside the box. If you shake the box and anything moves, insert more paper. ( thankyou Bob Luken)

this is exactly what i do. no motion should be heard/felt when you shake your packed cigars.
only difference is that i use paper towels and not newspaper.