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Fyi about scan codes

Jfire

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Email from a vendor this a.m. about a question of removal of scancodes and holograms on boxes.
"Hello, B

Distributors are not allowed by habanos to sell into more than their respective country. The hologram gives away who the distributor is, as does the new bar code. most of the time we try to remove them. On occasion this does not happen.

You will find this to be true of all online duty free sales, since they are all cross border transactions"
 

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I'm not sure why the vendor would take the time to remove these. It would only verify where these are coming from. I would worry about "gray market" cigars. But I'm a worry wart.
 
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