So you know those Cigars International monthly sweepstakes?

Every new month when you hop onto CI.com to browse their fine wares you get that little pop-up message asking for your email address to win some prize, right? And they have my email anyway, so I always fill that thing out. I haven't bought anything from them in almost a year and a half, but I got a shipping message from them a couple days ago.

So it turns out they really do send out those prizes to "Billy-Bob G. in Prairie Grove, AR" and "Timothy E. in Fort Worth, TX".

Also turns out that April's prize was pretty solid. All La Palina stuff, including a heavy plastic ashtray, a nice indoor crystal ashtray, a tshirt, a hat, and then the good stuff...

- A 5er of Red Label robustos
- A box of Mr. Sam coronas
- A box of El Diario Kill Bills
- A box of Classic robustos
- A box of Family Series Pashas

All total it's 85 cigars, and I bought a new cooler yesterday to house these and the other CC splits I have going now lol. Pretty nice little Christmas in May for me. I have a feeling a couple of these might make their way out in bombs too, who knows...

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Holy shit that's awesome!

Well crap. You can't beat that. I guess if I had to lose at least it's to another bum!

I enter whatever it is pretty much every month. Like you said, they already have my email and shipping info from buying from them.

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Holy shit that's awesome!

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Haha yeah that was my first reaction!

I've had one Classic and all the rest are new to me which makes it extra fun.

That's f&@"ing awesome! Congrats

Score! That looks awesome.

NICE!!! I guess I better jump on there more often and start entering the sweepstakes...

Sweet! That's awesome Tim!
Great to see a bum get a little good fortune.

Congrats on the epic WIN!

(I never fill out sweepstakes. I have some kind of aversion to them. I don't plan to start either.)

That is awesome! I am always tempted to enter myself, but I think that kind of ruins the point of it :)

Hell yeah.

I guess I should stop deleting those emails. ;)

Congrats!

Nice score! Congrats!!

Wow - that's fantastic. Both that you won and that they really do give stuff away. And wow - what a haul !
Today you are a lucky Bum

Congrats, couldn't happen to a more deserving bum.

Congrats, you lucky horseshoe up the butt bum. Noice.

Congratulations Cardina (Tim)l...now you can have a few cigars in each boot when out rounding up them Cayooses.

That's one nice hit! Bet that left a crater up front!

Awesome score! Congrats you Bum!...

Congrats, Tim! Glad to see someone actually wins those things. Now the NRA gun giveaways... I'm not so sure :)

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Holy shit that's awesome!

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Times 2!

That's really crazy. I used to do that all the time on ci and several other sites. Always thought it was a joke. I really can't believe that haul from them!

How cool is that! Congrats Tim!

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Holy shit that's awesome!

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^^^^^What he said!!!!

WOW nice!

WOW! Iguess now I aint so mad I didn't win.

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Wow! That's a beautiful thang!
I'm so very happy for you Tim! :clappy:


Thanks for sharing the joy! :woohoo:

Holy crap! That's a serious mother-lode! Those Mr. Sams are incredible, I think you'll really enjoy those. Good luck with the storage situation and congrats brother!

Wow... looking back through the recent contests, I'd say you got the grand prize! That is far and away the best sweepstakes I can see on their page. Congrats again!

I never knew anyone actually won those things :) congratulations Tim! Some nice smokes there and who doesn't need another ashtray or 2

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Originally Posted by 04EDGE40

Holy crap! That's a serious mother-lode! Those Mr. Sams are incredible, I think you'll really enjoy those. Good luck with the storage situation and congrats brother!

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Haha yeah, I increased my storage by about a third. Now I have the wineador and TWO coolers. Thanks CI!

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NICE!
It seems like I'm only lucky in Bum contest!!

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Originally Posted by Brimy

NICE!
It seems like I'm only lucky in Bum contest!!

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Hey Brain...any luck at all's better none.

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Originally Posted by allusred

Hey Brain...any luck at all's better none.

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True indeed, true indeed!!

Dayum - nice haul! Ashtray look nice too.

That's insane!!! Congrats!