CAO Italia Humidor

[Jwrussell]

Anyone seen this in person?

Looks gorgeous. At $250+ I don't think I'll be grabbing one, espsecially since I haven't even tried an Italia yet, but she sure is perty in the pictures! :lol:

 

[1f1fan]

A local shop has one, very nice looking humidor. However, I can find lots of other goodies to spend $250 on and don't really like the Italia that much. I do think the humidor looks good and would be appreciated more if you're into the Italia line.

 

[Halon]

I couldn't justify $250 on an Italia humidor, but those Brazilia ones I could go for!



TYLER

 

[gonz]

Honestly, i've seen better looking humidors.

Also, i don't care for Brazillias or Italias. I've had some CAO sticks that were pretty good, just not those.

$250 goes a long way in terms of storage, so i'd be putting that towards a cabinet of sorts, instead of a desktop, but that's just me.

 

[Jwrussell]

Yeah, I'd rather be putting it towards 'gars personally!

It can be had for right around $200 if you look hard enough, but that's just still too much for a hundred count humi. Though I do like them Brazilias, the one torp I had was yummy.:smt110

 

[Poni]

Would be a nice gift for your favorite Italian :smt047 . A shop by me has one, its a nice looking box. I actually bought an empty italia box for a buck the other day. As for CAO's the blacks or Maduros are my fav's.

 

[sucol]

Saw one on e-bay a few weeks ago - $135 and no takers!

 

[smokinafuente]

I like these but I wouldn't pay to much for one, because they were GIVEN to the smoke shops (along with the hats) in a 9 box deal that they had going. Our local shop is about to give the one they received away in a raffle.

Hopefully, in aweek or so I'll be able to tell you how well they hold humidity.:smt082 :smt081 :smt082

 

[ELDC]

I have a CAO Brazilia humidor and I really like it. I paid about $150. I'll grab an Italia if I can get it for about the same.

 

[Matt Fury]

I like the Italia cigar and humi a lot, but I have my doubts if the quality really lives up to the price. $250 gets you a very nice Daniel Marshall "second."

 

[Jwrussell]

I've seen them as low as $150. I'd only be buying for the looks so I doubt if I'd pay much over $75. Though it would look pretty cool next to my Brazilia humi (thanks Sucol!). :twisted:

 

[mike toro]

It's going for $300 at the Tinder Box in Savannah. It is a beautiful humidor, but like gonz said, $200-$300 goes a long way on storage. I spent $300 on a wine-cooler, now I have a temp controlled humidor that could hold 10 CAO jobs.

 

[Jwrussell]

Exactly, just can't see myself spending that kind of money on a humidor unless it was something like a wine cooler setup.

 

[stogies&hoagies]

Our local Tinderbox sponsored a golf tourny with CAO. The first place team got 4 of the Italia Humidors. Nice prize.

 

[mike toro]

Exactly, just can't see myself spending that kind of money on a humidor unless it was something like a wine cooler setup.

The best storage deal I've seen is in the Trading Post at CW right now. That brother from NC as a 52 bottle unit (the nice model w/ built in hygrometer) for $385. It has two fans the beads and the cedar singles trays. Figure a new one on sale runs $525 + $30 for fans + $60 for 2 lbs. of beads + $20 for trays + the time of installing and testing.

I wish that was up 3 months ago. I spent almost $385 on a brand new, lesser quality, smaller unit. I'd get a cheap hotel and make a weekend trip out of it with the girlfriend.

 

[mike toro]

Famous Smoke Shop has a CAO Italia on the bidding block. It starts at $100. www.famous-smoke.com