Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Scientologist View Post
You're right, it's not a true bar, but he does get the alcohol from a distributor at wholesale prices, so he's not paying what we'd pay. And some beer is cheap - Bud, Miller, etc is $2-3. The beer I had yesterday (New Belgium 1554) was $4.50. A (plastic) glass of bourbon was $10, typical bar pour. His profit margin is larger on alcohol than cigars, I've asked.

Oh, the replacement cigar doesn't have to be equal value. If I smoke a $10-12 stick, I could buy his cheapest cigar as the replacement (Quorum, Flor de Oliva, or his $5 clearance cigars, for example). So how much more money is he making that way?

I'll comply with the policy, but I won't be buying any more boxes there. And since I'll have to spend more buying cigars (because I don't want Quorums), I'll probably start bringing a coffee or coke with me and not buy beer. At least until they institute a no outside food/drink policy.
he is making the money because you are still buying a cigar from them. i know personally at our lougne we all normally only buy boxes at the events and get a hand full of singles when we just use the lounge. i personally dont mind grabbing sticks when i smoke my own because its usually just to replenish the stash. only reason i like smoking my own is because of the way i store my sticks at a lower RH. Thats just the way i do it because i love to make sure i have a stock at home for aging/smoking.