3% 'ers

[jcgoldner]

I never realized that we were so far in the minority when it comes to cigar smokers. Interesting!

http://www.cigarcyclopedia.com/news/news.php?c=journal&id=671

 

[Wasch_24]

Wow!

• 97% of all cigars sold worldwide are machine-made and only 3% are premium handmades.
  
• 72% of the monetary sales volume comes from mass-market cigars and just 28% from premiums.

That is really hard to beleive!

 

[jcgoldner]

Blew me away too!

 

[Fox]

The premium statistic does not surprise me, but that 97% for machine made is almost unbelievable. Must be one heck of a lot of people still smoking Swisher Sweets. . .:nodlaugh:

 

[Electric Sheep]

I had heard similar numbers a few months ago; it's certainly shocking...I can't believe so many people smoke that gas station/drug store dry cured crap.

What I find most interesting is the disproprotionate amount of money the preimums generate for their market share.

 

[joshua]

I guess there are a lot of casual smokers, people who use these as a cheaper cigarette replacement, and of course the people who fill them with other natural substances.

 

[indyrob]

Not surprising when you go to any convienience store and see philies, al capones and white owls.

 

[Headbanger]

The dominant cigars in the U.S. are not Macanudo and Romeo y Julieta, but Swisher Sweets, Phillies and White Owl!

Fking halarious. At least this is the case at the Wascher home.

 

[Jwrussell]

LOL, not all that surprising. The Swisher-stuff cigars are cheap. Every look at the counter or aisle for this stuff in your local stores? There's a ton of it. But really, the premium, hand-rolled cigar industry is it's own industry aside from that crap.

 

[cvm4]

I really don't think they should be compared like that. But in the end it's very believable.

 

[caudio51]

I can believe it. People use those things to smoke blunts all the time.

Hell, this one conveince store by me has the biggest colllecion I have ever seen.

 

[tubaman]

Not surprising when you go to any convienience store and see philies, al capones and white owls.

Just what I was thinking.

 

[Terrasco]

We sell those blunts and flavored White Owls hand over fist. College kids especially love them. Some put weed in them and the rest are wannabe's. Most people I know haven't had a real cigar and have no idea.

 

[tripp]

I chewed on a tampa sweet yesterday at the auction. A guy that works there knows I smoke cigars and he wanted to be nice to me and share one of his with me.

I have to admit I smoked many of them back about 10 years ago.

 

[DocLogic77]

I cant wait to share my Swisher and White Owl vintage with you guys. I have been aging these babies for years.

 

[tripp]

I could of smoked one today to celebrate the BENGALS VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[DocLogic77]

I don't believe beating the Browns can be counted as a victory.

 

[cvm4]

:rofl: Crazy Shawn!

 

[yoink]

Shawn what are you talk about beating the browns is a huge win, the only thing bigger then that is if they were to beat the Raiders.



Just wait Bengal fans the Steelers are going to rip you limb from limb the same way they do to every one.

 

[tubaman]

Shawn what are you talk about beating the browns is a huge win, the only thing bigger then that is if they were to beat the Raiders.



Just wait Bengal fans the Steelers are going to rip you limb from limb the same way they do to every one.

While I hope you are right, let's not count our chickens before they're hatched. :roundtheh