How Often do You Frequent a Cigar Lounge/Bar?

I just bought a membership to my local cigar lounge. It's about a 15 minute drive, but worth it in the winter months. I also used to purchase the NFL ticket and with my membership, I no longer need that as I go to the cigar lounge for all NFL games. So it's about a wash for me as far as the lounge membership fee goes.

Mostly I go on the weekends as I don't have a lot of weekday free time. I normally pretty much keep to myself unless I'm there with a friend or wife that will smoke with me on occasion.

Seasonally dependent. In the winter a lot, like every day. In the summer almost never.

I'll shoot the moon on cigar prices but not real keen about paying over $30 for a six pack of beer. It costs too much at the store all ready.

I'm fortunate in that I live in a climate which allows me to smoke outside, or in the garage, all year round. I never smoke indoors, but I can also smoke in my truck when I'm going here and there. Going to a cigar lounge to hang with people that I don't know or don't have much in common with doesn't interest me much. I'd rather go up to my neighbor's house and share a smoke with a guy I know and respect, rather than others...my free time is limited, so I'm pretty picky about who I spend it with, and how I'm spending it.

Now, there is the issue about meeting new and different folks, and yes, there's value there, but I treasure my close friends and my alone time. When I was younger, maybe that would have been different. I dunno...just now my thang, I reckon...

The closest such thing to me is 5 hours drive, and even then the venues are a bit too fancy for me. I am a blue collared country lad after all. Not to mention the prices at such places are enough to choke a mule. If there was one close by with a decent atmosphere I'd be in there a couple times a month, but given that these venues are getting slowly oulawed in this country means I will never frequent such a place. I'm more than content with my parcel of land and its wildlife to watch while having a smoke.

Voted Rarely.
But my real answer is never.

I voted a couple of times a month, but it used to be more.

I had class at the UALR main campus and there is a very good cigar shop right across the street called "The Pipe and Tobacco Shop" with one huge walk in humidor and one smaller one well stocked and the sticks kept very well. Huge selection of pipes and a decent amount of pipe tobacco. When I had classes on campus I would go after work every Monday and Wednesday afternoon for an hour or so and smoke a small stick or a bowl in the pipe.

Anyway it's not really a lounge but there's a couple of tables there that always have some guys smoking and shooting the breeze. I really enjoy going and it is only a 20-30 minute drive from my apartment depending on the traffic.

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Originally Posted by allusred

Voted Rarely.
But my real answer is never.

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Me as well.

My son took me to one and bought me a couple of sticks bit otherwise my answer is never. Here in NY you need public assistance to afford a pack of White Owls :).

I've been inside a few others but that was accompanying others. Sadly, very tough on these merchants.

I used to be a regular during the winter, especially during football season. But have dropped off this year. The only time I go now is if I am going out with friends or to a show or something and I can make it out early.

I also don't really consider the places that I go to be B&Ms. They are more like bars that you are allowed to smoke cigars in. The issues mentioned in threads that were going around before about buying at a B&M to smoke at, I have never had an issue. I always bring my own, rarely buy a cigar, and have never caught a hint of negative from the establishment. I do always buy my share of drinks and sometimes food though. Yay Portland!

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Originally Posted by fastnbulbous

I used to be a regular during the winter, especially during football season. But have dropped off this year. The only time I go now is if I am going out with friends or to a show or something and I can make it out early.

I also don't really consider the places that I go to be B&Ms. They are more like bars that you are allowed to smoke cigars in. The issues mentioned in threads that we're going around before about buying at a B&M to smoke at, I have never had an issue. I always bring my own, rarely buy a cigar, and have never caught a hint of negative from the establishment. I do always buy my share of drinks and sometimes food though. Yay Portland!

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Which Portland places do you frequent @fastnbulbous Adam? I go to the Mark in Beaverton quite a bit in the winter.