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Do you plan your smoking choices?

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How do you usually decide on what to smoke during an average evening? I usually just pick through and when I see it I just know. A lot of the time something related to the board will influence my decision. I actually know a few guys that plan out their entire week of smoking complete with a daily timetable!
 

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shifting through the humi and picking one. Funny yesterday I went looking for the tat cojuno 2009 at the bottom of the humi. Don't know why I thought of it. It was great too. Tonight I plan to smoke a t110. Never had one and the box came in yesterday. I rarely plan what I smoke but I guess this time I did
 
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Depends on the day, what I had to eat, what I just got in, what has be given to me, what is bombed to me, what is new, what is going on in the industry, what I feel like, who I'm with, where I am, what... etc/etc/etc

There is a lot that can influence my decision...
 
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I'm about 50/50. Some days I'll get a certaint stick set in my mind, and will have to smoke it! Other times, I just open the humi and see what's calling my name!


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usually just sort through and find one that makes my mouth ater and grab it...other days ill be at work and think about a certain smoke i have and go home and torch it
 

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One of my bins is easier to access than the rest, and in that one I keep 2 uncovered tupperware full of sticks that I plan to smoke soon (some faves, some 1st-timers, etc). I'll pick a stick out of that batch about 90% of the time. Each time I go through my stash (whether to make up some trades/bombs or put away some new aquisitions, I'll usually grab a few sticks to add to that "go-to pile."
 
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it does depend on several things. as i am heading to my humidor i figure our what body i want. am i in a mild mood? full?

after that point its whatever looks good at the time.
 

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I usually have an idea of what i want but not a specific cigar and choose after looking. Once in a while I go to the humi with 1 stick in mind and smoke it
 

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Interesting question....usually I head downstairs, open the door and look at the boxes. If something jumps out at me, I go with it. Other times it's a new box that I've been waiting to try. Otherwise if someone mentions good things about a particualr vitola, I go with that. Sometimes picking the accompanying beverage proves even more difficult :halfgrinw
 
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Most of the time I open the humi and grab what ever looks good, but sometimes I'll have specific smoke in mind.
Ditto. I know a few people that decide what they are going to smoke for the week and then dry box 'em. That doesn't work here. It's been so hot and dry that some of the thinner wrappers will crack and unravel while I'm smoking, as it is.
 
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