I need to find that sweet spot between your intellect and my OCD.
I got a good Black Friday deal on a box of Liga Privada no 9, it shipped Monday, arrived Friday morning. They looked drier than usual cigar shipments (looked drier at the foot, and wrapper color was slightly lighter in patchy patterns), so I threw them in a small container with a hygrometer- 6 hours later, it read 60%. That bothers me, as I'm accustomed to seeing new deliveries register around 67%. The company stores it at 70%, and I bring them down to 65%... I'm not sure I like the idea of 70%, down to 60, then drive them back up to 65 or so. I'm not even sure that cigars should be able to dry that much in 5 days under normal conditions.
I've ordered plenty of times from the same place, with no issues, and they are sending me a return label to exchange these.
So, I need your opinion/knowledge. I know I'm very picky about how cigars arrive, but am I being TOO anal this time? I'm patient enough for the return and re-ship... so no rush, because I rest cigars for quite a while anyway. My concern is proper care and quality.
Should I go ahead the exchange, or do you think the cigars weren't/won't be affected by this ordeal? Yes, I want shit to be perfect, but I try to be cool to companies if there's no real harm.
I got a good Black Friday deal on a box of Liga Privada no 9, it shipped Monday, arrived Friday morning. They looked drier than usual cigar shipments (looked drier at the foot, and wrapper color was slightly lighter in patchy patterns), so I threw them in a small container with a hygrometer- 6 hours later, it read 60%. That bothers me, as I'm accustomed to seeing new deliveries register around 67%. The company stores it at 70%, and I bring them down to 65%... I'm not sure I like the idea of 70%, down to 60, then drive them back up to 65 or so. I'm not even sure that cigars should be able to dry that much in 5 days under normal conditions.
I've ordered plenty of times from the same place, with no issues, and they are sending me a return label to exchange these.
So, I need your opinion/knowledge. I know I'm very picky about how cigars arrive, but am I being TOO anal this time? I'm patient enough for the return and re-ship... so no rush, because I rest cigars for quite a while anyway. My concern is proper care and quality.
Should I go ahead the exchange, or do you think the cigars weren't/won't be affected by this ordeal? Yes, I want shit to be perfect, but I try to be cool to companies if there's no real harm.
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