North Side Chicago HERF!
Location:
The Cigar Lounge
1710 E Woodfield Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Time/Date:
December 2, 2017
7:00pm-11:00pm (close)
VS
Blackhawks vs Stars @8:00pm!
Accommodations/Information:
"The Cigar Lounge provides a great place to get some of the best cigars on the market for a good price. We pride ourselves in our cigar knowledge and we can help our customers find the cigar they are looking for. We’ve been in the cigar business a long time and try to only stock cigars that are quality made and that utilize premium tobacco from around the world.
We have comfortable chairs and t.v.’s to sit and relax while you enjoy a cigar from our humidor. If you’re dropping off someone at the mall or need to kill an hour or two we’re a great place to get some work done or watch a game."
I have yet to visit this lounge, but I plan on going sometime this week to get a bit more info. They have a free private parking lot there, free wifi, free to use the lounge, and it seems like a pretty casual environment with a great selection. Thanks to wonderful Schaumburg, there is no alcohol served and it is not BYOB. As I am new here, this will be a great way for me to meet and get to know some of the local brothers/sisters, as well as any other newbies or vets that would like to join! Please let me know if you can make it so I can add you to the "Going" list and closer to the date I'll try to reserve some space for us. Thanks and I hope to see you guys there!
Going:
@cyn06
@icehog3
@sweemzander
@tadpole
@ak2000
@joe45
@rdomfoto
@dscl
Maybe:
@Boozer
@VipermanGT2
Interested?:
@WindyCity_Wanderer
EDIT:
I just got back from The Cigar Lounge. First off, Jason and Mike are amazing guys! They gave me a full tour of all the rooms, walked me through the humidor and showed off everything they had (which was
hot damn!), and then we talked about the HERF. They have a couple different rooms, all with TVs and plenty of seating, including a more private conference room with a TV and table/chairs. They said they're working with the City of Schaumburg about a BYO license, which hopefully they can obtain after they start the renovations in February-ish. For us, they'd like me to give them a call back next week Tues/Wed with a roundabout head count to reserve our space. They said they will close off a section of a room for us, or if we have enough people an entire room for us. They said to reserve a space like that, it would be $100 no matter the amount of people (5 or 50). Since I took on creating the HERF, I'll front the money for the room reservation. Being the holidays and having lots of little nieces and nephews running around, I will absolutely take contributions for the room reservation, but I don't expect it.
As for pricing for lounging, they don't have strict rules on it. They said casually, if you're here using our lounge, buy a cigar or 2. If you come in and buy a $5 cigar and stay for 6 hours, you're a dick (which I agree!). But pretty much, if you're there, smoke their cigars. If you smoke your own, buy back what you smoke. Sounds fair to me! I was there for quit a bit which scares me because I have a feeling I'll be a frequent visitor. I was never there before they got bought by CDM about 7 weeks ago, but it sounds like they're headed in the right direction and they're striving to be the next big lounge in Chicago that everyone wants to visit. Kudos to them!
If you guys have any other questions about my visit, feel free to ask. Cheers to hopefully a great HERF and a big turnout!
PS: They promised to have some UF4s in stock for us that weekend. I don't know about you, but I'm excited to finally get my hands on a few!
Location:
The Cigar Lounge
1710 E Woodfield Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Time/Date:
December 2, 2017
7:00pm-11:00pm (close)
VSBlackhawks vs Stars @8:00pm!
Accommodations/Information:
"The Cigar Lounge provides a great place to get some of the best cigars on the market for a good price. We pride ourselves in our cigar knowledge and we can help our customers find the cigar they are looking for. We’ve been in the cigar business a long time and try to only stock cigars that are quality made and that utilize premium tobacco from around the world.
We have comfortable chairs and t.v.’s to sit and relax while you enjoy a cigar from our humidor. If you’re dropping off someone at the mall or need to kill an hour or two we’re a great place to get some work done or watch a game."
I have yet to visit this lounge, but I plan on going sometime this week to get a bit more info. They have a free private parking lot there, free wifi, free to use the lounge, and it seems like a pretty casual environment with a great selection. Thanks to wonderful Schaumburg, there is no alcohol served and it is not BYOB. As I am new here, this will be a great way for me to meet and get to know some of the local brothers/sisters, as well as any other newbies or vets that would like to join! Please let me know if you can make it so I can add you to the "Going" list and closer to the date I'll try to reserve some space for us. Thanks and I hope to see you guys there!
Going:
@cyn06
@icehog3
@sweemzander
@tadpole
@ak2000
@joe45
@rdomfoto
@dscl
Maybe:
@Boozer
@VipermanGT2
Interested?:
@WindyCity_Wanderer
EDIT:
I just got back from The Cigar Lounge. First off, Jason and Mike are amazing guys! They gave me a full tour of all the rooms, walked me through the humidor and showed off everything they had (which was
hot damn!), and then we talked about the HERF. They have a couple different rooms, all with TVs and plenty of seating, including a more private conference room with a TV and table/chairs. They said they're working with the City of Schaumburg about a BYO license, which hopefully they can obtain after they start the renovations in February-ish. For us, they'd like me to give them a call back next week Tues/Wed with a roundabout head count to reserve our space. They said they will close off a section of a room for us, or if we have enough people an entire room for us. They said to reserve a space like that, it would be $100 no matter the amount of people (5 or 50). Since I took on creating the HERF, I'll front the money for the room reservation. Being the holidays and having lots of little nieces and nephews running around, I will absolutely take contributions for the room reservation, but I don't expect it.As for pricing for lounging, they don't have strict rules on it. They said casually, if you're here using our lounge, buy a cigar or 2. If you come in and buy a $5 cigar and stay for 6 hours, you're a dick (which I agree!). But pretty much, if you're there, smoke their cigars. If you smoke your own, buy back what you smoke. Sounds fair to me! I was there for quit a bit which scares me because I have a feeling I'll be a frequent visitor. I was never there before they got bought by CDM about 7 weeks ago, but it sounds like they're headed in the right direction and they're striving to be the next big lounge in Chicago that everyone wants to visit. Kudos to them!
If you guys have any other questions about my visit, feel free to ask. Cheers to hopefully a great HERF and a big turnout!
PS: They promised to have some UF4s in stock for us that weekend. I don't know about you, but I'm excited to finally get my hands on a few!
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