B&M sticker shock

[Raralith]

Unfortunately, that's around the price it is in Southern California for the Opus tins. One store carries Opus year round, and at $40+ you can see why. Another was selling the holiday set that MSRP's at $80, they were selling them for $200. Even with the high tabacoo tax, and worsening economy, people seem to be still to be purchasing these.

[dunng]

Crazy!

For that price you could have picked up...

[BryanB]

Well, atleast they can say they have opus in all year round.

Originally Posted by Heliofire

First of all I am not going to name names. So I went into a B&M I had not been into before today and nearly had a heart attack when I saw how much this guy was charging for the 3 cigar robusto and perfection Opus X tins. So back in December I saw these tins both in GA and OH at B&M I go to regularly and both were priced about $50 for the robustos and $55-60 for the perfection. So the B&M I went into today was charging $149.95(no really) for the robustos and 169.95 for the perfections. I can't believe he was charging that for the 3 cigar tins. So when he asked me if I wanted to buy them I just said not for over $100.00 above MSRP and left his store. What's sad is some poor guy who does not know much will end up buying them and continue to foster this guys business.

Wow, just wow. I'm at a loss for words.

I guess some people just care more about showing off then enjoying a cigar and they will pay that price (insane though it is).

I think that the way things are these days with the easy access to the internet, those who care about value will get a good deal and those who have money to burn will burn it without thinking twice.

Cheers,
Rob

Kipp... Scottish Tobacco on Sydney Marcus? They're Opus prices are friggin ridiculous.. I think the last time I was there.. been over a year.. he wanted $44 for a Casa Fuente Robusto single...

[Heliofire]

Originally Posted by JKim

Kipp... Scottish Tobacco on Sydney Marcus? They're Opus prices are friggin ridiculous.. I think the last time I was there.. been over a year.. he wanted $44 for a Casa Fuente Robusto single...

Like I said I was not going to name names but if Ji wants to that's ok.

A buck fiddy for the FFOX Robusto tin?

Are they on crack or something?

[TheRiddick]

A friend of mine actually thinks this the right price for Opus X cigars, actually more than that. Just last month he was arguing with me that Padron 80th are $80 per cigar, wouldn't believe me they are $30 per, at most. As someone mentioned already, for some out there it is the point of showing off the price, they rarely discuss the flavor and such, simply the price point. I don't get it.

[FriskyDingo]

There's a B&M locally here that sells the Fuente Fuente Opus X "A" for $80!!!! A single coffin for $80!
The other shop I go to sells them for $25 a piece. They have a limit of 1 per day. The other shop doesn't care how many you buy at their price!

LOL.. that's the only shop in town that I know gouges like that. I've talked to the owner a few times. He's got no shame. :]. The rest of his stock was reasonably priced I think. There were a couple things if you dig around.. Some really old stuff that can be a decent find.

I've sworn his shop off though because of the prices on the Fuente stuff. I think he does alright though because he stocks or sells the cigars for the Lotus Lounge. Not sure if they're even open anymore. Never been there.

[neoflex]

Well now I know why he still has Sharks in stock at the end of January. That's just ridiculous.

[Heliofire]

Originally Posted by neoflex

Well now I know why he still has Sharks in stock at the end of January. That's just ridiculous.

True but compared to the Opus that price for the Sharks seems reasonable.

Originally Posted by Heliofire

True but compared to the Opus that price for the Sharks seems reasonable.

well it's crazy to think that they would allow pricing like this even after making threats but the reality is that it keeps their stuff rare and keeps it i high demand. they don't care. a local shop always calls me when they get theirs in and their prices are outrageous considering there are 7-8 other shops within walking distance who are sometimes almost half the price. they wanted 21.95 for a super belicoso and 17.95 for a xXx and 15.95 for a #5. that's triple their cost. i can understand wanting to make a profit but it's just downright moronic for people in my area to pay that kinda $ for them.

crazy thing is that two years ago they were one of the cheapest in the area.