How susceptible are you to good photography?

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PAtoNH
PAtoNH Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 430
When the photo spread over at sprint or at any online vendor is staged nicely or really flatters the cigar… when they've taken the time light it well and capture the sheen on a stick… does it influence you?

I've bought a few cigars just because of the photos posted on the "What are you smoking…" threads. I guess I'm a sucker for a centerfold.

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  • pokerstar22
    pokerstar22 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 62
    i try not to be but is has happened.
  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,182
    How they frame and light the cigar does have an influence, but I'm far more susceptible to advertising when they use a stunning model, like this...

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  • PAtoNH
    PAtoNH Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 430
    Puff_Dougie:
    How they frame and light the cigar does have an influence, but I'm far more susceptible to advertising when they use a stunning model, like this...

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    I NEED THIS CIGAR… !!! :)
  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,182
    ^^^^^^^^^^ hahahaaa!!!!^^^^^^^^^^

    See what I mean??? ROFL!!!
  • MorganGeo
    MorganGeo Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,606
    At first glance I thought you wrote pornography and I was like yeah I'm susceptible. Hahahaha
  • PAtoNH
    PAtoNH Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 430
    as long as it's "good" pornography :)
  • brianetz1
    brianetz1 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,898
    not good photography, but i am a total sucker for attractive packaging and an attractive band. For examply i would NEVER buy a Tat if it wasn't for this board, but i would be grabbing peredmo sitcks left and right because of how nice their cigars look
  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,182
    brianetz1:
    not good photography, but i am a total sucker for attractive packaging and an attractive band. For examply i would NEVER buy a Tat if it wasn't for this board, but i would be grabbing peredmo sitcks left and right because of how nice their cigars look
    Very true. Marketing and packaging matters. Picked up a Foundry yesterday, which I probably wouldn't have given a second look if it hadn't had that awesome gear thingy around the band!
  • jd50ae
    jd50ae Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,109
    How about the photos that show 2 different cigars..? If you aren't up on the cigars what are you ordering..?

    And how would you like to be the person who writes the captions...every cigar is a gem....must suffer from terrible headaches.
  • Thanatos0320
    Thanatos0320 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 444
    Yes, it has happened before. I see the cigars and i think "omg a cigar sounds so great right now!" Sometimes it seems as if everyone on here are just a bunch of people from companies advertising cigars so we can buy them.
  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,182
    jd50ae:
    How about the photos that show 2 different cigars..? If you aren't up on the cigars what are you ordering..?

    And how would you like to be the person who writes the captions...every cigar is a gem....must suffer from terrible headaches.
    Good question. That's probably where it comes down to personal preference. I'd be more likely to pick the one with the darker, oilier wrapper.
  • bbass2
    bbass2 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,056
    brianetz1:
    not good photography, but i am a total sucker for attractive packaging and an attractive band. For examply i would NEVER buy a Tat if it wasn't for this board, but i would be grabbing peredmo sitcks left and right because of how nice their cigars look

    +1 and add Padron to that, mainly the standard line. Plain band and they don't really look that good.