I've said this before - but this is just a reminder. I'll be breaking BOTL over time in order to get it into a far better place. Just be patient if you can't reach us! We'll be back
Almost all Cubans boxes I buy are without having the cigar before. Now that I've had most of them that isn't the case anymore, but for a couple years it was. I also bought a warped FdV Cristales box after only having one.
Depends on your budget. My wife and I are on a pretty tight budget (I'm working on my 3rd and 4th degree...) but we do budget 'fun money' for each of us to spend each month on stuff we want. I just use that pretty much solely on cigars and spend wisely. I also use any and all birthday/Christmas...