Comments on: Thoughts on Re-Packaging

By: The Tom half of Ed & Tom

The Tom half of Ed & Tom — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:10:58 +0000

A new look to a favorite cigar wouldn’t bother me, assuming the blend was the same, and there wasn’t a major price hike.

For example, the new Dona Flor’s are keeping the same blend, using different tobacco sellers, and they added a foot band. They did up the price a little, and it bugs me, but damn they are good cigars…

By: jabba

jabba — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:13:43 +0000

I can understand why manufacturers try to do it… it’s expensive to think up and market a totally new brand, the only problem is once I have a bad experience with a brand I almost never go back to it, blend change or not.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:16:05 +0000

Actually, the new La Aroma is both…new addition to the line and it is reblended.

The original LaDC contains Cuban seed Nicaraguan and Honduran tobaccos.

The new LaDC contains Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian tobaccos.

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:08:26 +0000

Did I hear right or is the Oliva Serie V packaging getting a makeover?

By: L2H

L2H — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:27:47 +0000

It seems to me that most re-boxing of late is due to one of two reasons. Either, they are done with the original super-fancy box and going to something more typical. Or, they are going from a 25/box to 20/box and still asking the same price.

I don’t mind the former, but the later just sucks. It is like the incredible shrinking candy bar.

I hate 20 count boxes, and they do keep me from buying. Even with no blend change and even with a cigar I’ve kept on hand for years.

By: brent

brent — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:41:23 +0000

the new la aroma is actually called the edicion especial, its not really a reblending, just an additional line

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:57:34 +0000

A different look would make me wonder if it was reblended or if the crop used that year was different. Overall I wouldn’t care, but it would make me wonder if something else was changed that wasn’t visible to the eye.