humidor inventory

[jgaeta]

does anyone keep an "inventory" of their humidor(s)? i have a friend that does this with an excel spreadsheet and is SUPER anal about it. half of me thinks its a good idea and i'll be able to see exactly what i have available to smoke/trade/bomb. The other half says just smoke the sticks and enjoy them! no need to keep track of what you have. any thoughts?

 

[Craig Mac]

Yes I do, but it isn't a spreadsheet it's just a page on my website. Definitely not anal about keeping it up to date, but when I have some free time I'll usually update it about once a month or so.

 

[hdroadglide]

half of the fun is to go rummaging through your humi and finding an old stick you'd forgotten about!

 

[derfatdutchman]

When I started smoking I used to keep an inventory, but as time went by I'd forget to write something down or take something off, so I regulated it to the round file.

 

[elderboy02]

I don't. I thought about it, but I think it would be too hard to keep up.

 

[Soundwave13]

I don't keep an inventory.
Maybe I would if I had a substantial amount aging.

But, for the most part (aside from a few specials), I smoke my cigars.

I'm not loaded, so my collection isn't vast enough for me to really loose track of.
(Although, I'm ready to start another coolidor...)

 

[Soundwave13]

I also kinda like coming across something I forgot that I had.

I did that just last night... I was running on a tangent reading reviews on a particular stick & salivating on getting a box. But I have yet to actually try one.... Wait a minute....

I went downstairs & check the bottom portion of my desktop & low & behold... There is the exact cigar! I think I'm gonna smoke it on the way to Philly on Thursday...

 

[Swampfox21]

heres my complicated system for keeping track of what i got:
1) open tupperdor
2) look in
3) close tupperdor
hahaha

 

[dpmrpa]

I have two humidors. Why? I don't know.:dunno: I think one is for aging and the other for smoking. Yesterday I took one out of the aging box to smoke. There goes accountability:crackwhip

 

[MrRockabilly]

Yeah, I usually like to keep an inventory once a month or so. Though smoking may be most of the fun . . . I think looking through the humi and being able to find something you forgot about is better than finding money in your pockets.
imp2:

 

[jgaeta]

i have two humidors but one (~20 count) has drew estate flavored stuff and the other (~50 count) holds, well, the other stuff. haha.

 

[rabbgp]

half of the fun is to go rummaging through your humi and finding an old stick you'd forgotten about!

Agreed! I maintain 4 humidors (kinda a pain in the a$$) and normally go from one to the other each night to pick out a smoke.

I have started labeling cigars as I get them in. I like to date receipt and from who.

 

[Volusianator]

I have an extensive Excel spreadsheet that I keep information on for my cigars:

Inventory #
Qty
Brand
Vitola
Length
Ring Gauge
Wrapper
Binder
Filler
Cost
Where Acquired
And extended value (cost x qty)

I gave it up a couple years ago when I looked at the bottom line extended value and realized what I had into cigars. That, plus it was just to time consuming and I came to the realization that I'd rather just smoke them than count them.

 

[hdroadglide]

I gave it up a couple years ago when I looked at the bottom line extended value and realized what I had into cigars. That, plus it was just to time consuming and I came to the realization that I'd rather just smoke them than count them.

THAT is always a GIANT buzz kill!!!!

 

[Volusianator]

THAT is always a GIANT buzz kill!!!!

Actually it was more of a buzz kill when Linda saw it! :eyebrow:

 

[Moro]

I used to. Had registered EVERYTHING and had space for a review of each. Until I realized it wasn't doing anything interesting for me.

 

[Wagz]

No, but I do keep a review book of everything I've smoked.

I've been considering an inventory for quite a while, but haven't got around to it yet. It won't be too difficult, I only have 150-200 sticks or so.

 

[Volusianator]

No, but I do keep a review book of everything I've smoked.

Yep, been there done that too, then I realized that I was thinking too much about my smoke and not just sitting back and enjoying it.

 

[dpmrpa]

I have an extensive Excel spreadsheet that I keep information on for my cigars:

Inventory #
Qty
Brand
Vitola
Length
Ring Gauge
Wrapper
Binder
Filler
Cost
Where Acquired
And extended value (cost x qty)

I gave it up a couple years ago when I looked at the bottom line extended value and realized what I had into cigars. That, plus it was just to time consuming and I came to the realization that I'd rather just smoke them than count them.

Can someone please explain the meaning of vitola to me:dunno:

 

[jgaeta]

vitola is the shape of the cigar...

corona
robusto
churchhill
etc

are vitolas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitola_de_galera