Interesting, was there a difference with the cello on compared to it off?I recently put this to the test by splitting a bomb of a eight cigars into two test group (4 & 4) and comparing. The four that I froze seemed to have a muted flavor profile along with a slightly "stale" note. I made sure to follow all of the recommended procedures in moving the cigars slowly from warmer to colder temperatures and then back again- even going a little further to split the fours into further test groups (cello on and of; 2 & 2) and triple wrap the gars in plastic baggies. My overall impression is that cigars are better having not been frozen.
I have also heard that a lot of companies will "pre-treat" their cigars during production in order to avoid beetle infestation. My understanding is that they don't "freeze" them- more just reduce the temperature for an extended period of time. I can see how people would feel more comfortable having frozen all their sticks, especially when receiving them from a source who's cigar knowledge is limited, but I, for one, don't feel the need to. I'm relatively confident that my sticks are stored properly enough to avoid any problems that aren't already contained within the cigars from before I got them. My best advice is that if you're worried about beetles, but your not sure whether you should freeze, just grab a couple sticks and do a quick test to see what you think. Then go from there.
Doesn't sound very casual to me! lol