It keeps getting bigger

I seriously got in to this hobby almost 2 years and my cigar collection keeps growing faster than I smoke them. I have gotten very picky on what I buy and the quality of my cigars has greatly improved, which is a good thing. But I have a very hard time just kicking back and enjoying what I have.

When does the madness end? Or does it?

My collection is very modest compared to some, with my stick count hovering temporarily around 325 cigars. I have a 70qt cooler thats full of various partial boxes, a 150ct humidor that's maxes out with unmentionables and top shelf Fuentes. Then a tupperdor full of misc. daily type smokes. I don't want to add more storage, I just wanna smoke and enjoy. But the Las Calaveras 2015 is very near and I think I'm screwed.

I know I can pick up the bombing and I enjoy that, but tell me again why I buy way more cigars than I smoke?

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

I seriously got in to this hobby almost 2 years and my cigar collection keeps growing faster than I smoke them. I have gotten very picky on what I buy and the quality of my cigars has greatly improved, which is a good thing. But I have a very hard time just kicking back and enjoying what I have.

When does the madness end? Or does it?

My collection is very modest compared to some, with my stick count hovering temporarily around 325 cigars. I have a 70qt cooler thats full of various partial boxes, a 150ct humidor that's maxes out with unmentionables and top shelf Fuentes. Then a tupperdor full of misc. daily type smokes. I don't want to add more storage, I just wanna smoke and enjoy. But the Las Calaveras 2015 is very near and I think I'm screwed.

I know I can pick up the bombing and I enjoy that, but tell me again why I buy way more cigars than I smoke?

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Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE! :stogie:

I'm pretty sure thats the slope everyone mentions. We currently have no known cure. Light one up and enjoy the slide. The stress of trying to figure it out just might kill you. Don't want that to happen.

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Originally Posted by jp1979

Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE! :stogie:

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Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

I feel your pain Old Smokey. 9 months in the hobby and over 400 sticks... I am not proud of that, I blame the BnB Groupons for my numbers. The slope is slippery and seems to be endless! We should start a support group. Hey I support your cigar decisions!

Cigar Acquisition Syndrome. There's no known cure.

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Originally Posted by jp1979

Most of the fun is in buying them. MORE STORAGE! MORE STORAGE! :stogie:

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Notice how @DogRockets liked this!? :)

Buying faster than you smoke is good, it means you will get to see how some of the cigars age and change over time. That's part of the fun for me.

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

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Ha. I had close to 700 sticks sold off 500 and replaced them with 800 new ones. Have 2 more boxes and 2 bundles on the way too. The fun is in the buying and selling.... Let me look if I have anything to sell.......

It never ends. I got into the hobby seriously again a little over a year ago again and I have pushing 300 in my collection right now and see no end to it. I really think I enjoy collecting them and going to cigar events just a little bit more than smoking em plus I lobeasending bombs out to all you great bumbs. I lost my box virginity for the first time a few weeks ago at a drew estate event and already see another box in my future and box splits!! I see no end in sight thanks to @lvfcrook1503

Without you Bums, and this forum, the hobby is not nearly as enjoyable for me. When Poof went down, I sorta lost my way for a while. When Bum started up, and a brother located me, I was lifted back again. It is a very social hobby, that can get out of hand at times. That is when I gift, bomb, PIF, etc. The sharing, and camaraderie that comes from it makes it all worth while. Sure it is a slippery slope, but a damn fine ride at the same time. In the year plus I have been smoking cigars again, I have learned a 100 times more from all of you, than I did in my previous 30 years. You all are also responsible; in no small part, to my over the top, wanton buying addiction as well, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

The good news is that you finally settle into a sweet spot....find your preferred vitola size, flavor profile, slow the buying roll, and learn to treasure hunt vs. buying everything you come across. Just getting there now, and have learned to curb the addiction a little. There certainly are worse things in life a person can piss their money and time away on, so I'm sticking to this one, and having a blast doing it. Just this guy's :twocents:

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

Oh shit Justin, you aren't any help. Got anything for sale? See, you are a bad influence!

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@jp1979 is a known enabler !

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

I seriously got in to this hobby almost 2 years and my cigar collection keeps growing faster than I smoke them. I have gotten very picky on what I buy and the quality of my cigars has greatly improved, which is a good thing. But I have a very hard time just kicking back and enjoying what I have.

When does the madness end? Or does it?

My collection is very modest compared to some, with my stick count hovering temporarily around 325 cigars. I have a 70qt cooler thats full of various partial boxes, a 150ct humidor that's maxes out with unmentionables and top shelf Fuentes. Then a tupperdor full of misc. daily type smokes. I don't want to add more storage, I just wanna smoke and enjoy. But the Las Calaveras 2015 is very near and I think I'm screwed.

I know I can pick up the bombing and I enjoy that, but tell me again why I buy way more cigars than I smoke?

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just wait until you get into pipes, then you are down at the Wal-Mart buying canning jars, looking at flea bay for old pipes...... its all down hill from here. (just enjoy the ride) :stogie::pipe:

I wouldn't ever wish this method on anyone, but being in the middle of a divorce and looking to the future of alimony payments really helps put a squeeze on your hobby fund. Now if they can only tell me why I have to pay child support payments when they spend 70% of their time with me...

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It's a wonderfully relaxing hobby. Maybe I can blame her for starting me smoking! :D

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Originally Posted by Demuths1770

It never ends. I got into the hobby seriously again a little over a year ago again and I have pushing 300 in my collection right now and see no end to it. I really think I enjoy collecting them and going to cigar events just a little bit more than smoking em plus I lobeasending bombs out to all you great bumbs. I lost my box virginity for the first time a few weeks ago at a drew estate event and already see another box in my future and box splits!! I see no end in sight thanks to @lvfcrook1503

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:stogie: :fusmile:

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Originally Posted by Zeede

Now if they can only tell me why I have to pay child support payments when they spend 70% of their time with me...

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Just know your not the only one who can't figure this out. Same boat here and it makes no damn sense.

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

When does the madness end? Or does it?

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I cant vouch that this method will stop your buying completely, but if you were to move to Canada, I guarantee that your purchases will slow down significantly. Other than that, I guess just go with it & enjoy the ride

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Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard

just wait until you get into pipes, then you are down at the Wal-Mart buying canning jars, looking at flea bay for old pipes...... its all down hill from here. (just enjoy the ride) :stogie::pipe:

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This!

I was going to suggest picking up a pipe and a few tins. I don't buy many cigars at all anymore but I love perusing the vast array of available pipe tobaccos.

[QUOTE=Old Smokey;63393] When does the madness end? Or does it?

For me it was about 5 1/2 years in when the madness slowed down (not ended). I started smoking through my collection and just buying more of what I knew I liked, but less often.

Now 6 1/2 years in, I have decided that I need to take up pipe smoking, HAH!

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Notice how @DogRockets liked this!? :)

Buying faster than you smoke is good, it means you will get to see how some of the cigars age and change over time. That's part of the fun for me.

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Yes! Most of the stuff I'm smoking now is between 1-3 years old and so far I've noticed no decline at all, and if anything the cigars are sometimes a little better.

Bomb/troop the ones you don't love, throw away the ones you hate, and enjoy the aging on the rest of 'em.

I'm with ya on being more selective too. I almost only buy boxes now, and if I love it enough I buy multiple boxes.

The moral of the story is that you need more storage.

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Originally Posted by Bowtech4ever

Without you Bums, and this forum, the hobby is not nearly as enjoyable for me. When Poof went down, I sorta lost my way for a while. When Bum started up, and a brother located me, I was lifted back again. It is a very social hobby, that can get out of hand at times. That is when I gift, bomb, PIF, etc. The sharing, and camaraderie that comes from it makes it all worth while. Sure it is a slippery slope, but a damn fine ride at the same time. In the year plus I have been smoking cigars again, I have learned a 100 times more from all of you, than I did in my previous 30 years. You all are also responsible; in no small part, to my over the top, wanton buying addiction as well, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

The good news is that you finally settle into a sweet spot....find your preferred vitola size, flavor profile, slow the buying roll, and learn to treasure hunt vs. buying everything you come across. Just getting there now, and have learned to curb the addiction a little. There certainly are worse things in life a person can piss their money and time away on, so I'm sticking to this one, and having a blast doing it. Just this guy's :twocents:

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Talking with my wife last night and she said "I thought you weren't going to get hooked on cigars" and my response was I can take or leave cigars, it's the cigar culture I am addicted to...

And this is true, I go a week at a time without a cigar, its not a nicotine addiction, but I love the camaraderie, the people you meet, and of course the collecting. I have topped out with a winador which holds about 550 cigars, and ca be satisfied with that.

With how nice people are around here with passes, samplers, and gifts it makes it fun just to be in the culture. I started with almost nothing a few months ago after letting my stock dwindle down. Once I found this place I am already up to around 30-40 sticks and it happened pretty quickly. I currently have the wife's wine cooler which is a small one only a 6 bottle or something that I think I am going to convert. Won't hold a ton but will save me a bunch of money as it doesn't hold temp for wine anymore but stays perfect at 65 degrees!

So I dont think it ever ends!

Steve, sounds like you just need to accept the fact that you need more storage. It's o.k., think of all the new room you will have to store more stuff.

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Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard

just wait until you get into pipes, then you are down at the Wal-Mart buying canning jars, looking at flea bay for old pipes...... its all down hill from here. (just enjoy the ride) :stogie::pipe:

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This. Definitely this right here.