Picked up 2 boxes while I was at Cfest.. the deals at the events were hard to beat.. got the box of San Lotano Ovals for $106 out the door.. and they threw in a 5ver sampler of San Lotanos on top of that.. the Ramon Bueso's were $61 out the door (including tax, etc..)..
This is MOST o the Cfest sticks and swag.. I found another handful of sticks after I took the pic.. and am too lazy to go back and re-take... in short.. its about a 60/40 split between what I would classify as yard-gars (5 vegas, black pearl, etc..).. and what I would consider premium sticks (undercrowns, JdN's, DPG's, etc..etc..).. certainly more $$ value in sticks than the price of admission though.. and when you add in the swag (cap, torch, cutter, ash tray, humidor, etc.. you are definiately walking away with far more value in "stuff" than you pay to get through the door.. add in the entertainment (live music, booth bunnies, meeting the industry celebs and owners, etc..).. the meals (I ate breakfast and lunch there), etc.. and Cfest is actually quite a bargain..
That said.. I will likely not smoke about 1/3 of what I got (nothing wrong with it.. just things I have tried before and is not to my taste).. or use some of the swag... (thats one UgLy desktop humi lol..)... but.. anything I wont use or smoke personally.. will make excellent bombing material...
Dont know that I will go again anytime soon... but its checked off the bucket list now.. and Im glad to have attended.. I think its worth checking out at least once just to see what all the fuss is about if you have never been before..
just my .02..