Comments on No Telling: What This Country Needs is a Cheap Cigar Box

I recently bought a new cigar box from cigarbox.ne...

2009-09-13T16:20:06.823-05:00

I recently bought a new cigar box from cigarbox.net named 25 Count Humidor. after a few days i realized that this is only named humidor. nothing fancy about them. i bought it on 60% off i think that is why it does not have such quality. i feel it because when i put my cuban cigar and then smoke it feel as they were in pound.

Glad you enjoyed it, John - come back anytime.

2009-09-08T21:47:14.432-05:00

Glad you enjoyed it, John - come back anytime.

I felt very nice reading this article because i ca...

2009-09-08T06:33:18.408-05:00

I felt very nice reading this article because i came to know that there are some people like me who get nuts about these cigar boxes.Its a nice hobby and really the box can be used for keeping various articles like crayons,pencils etc.These boxes looks so elegant that children obviously get attracted by its structure and love to keep them.Cuban Cigars also look very attractive as these boxes some even get tempted to smoke and couldnot give up later.

I knew I couldn't be the only one! I'm seriously t...

2009-07-11T10:34:52.030-05:00

I knew I couldn't be the only one! I'm seriously thinking about filling up this box with locust shells this year. In another month, those shells will be everywhere and nowhere. I'll take my grandson with me so I don't ruin my grown-up street-cred.

I'm so glad you enjoy reading and that you stopped by to comment. Hang out here anytime, Robin!

Monda, I also had a collection of cicada shells in...

2009-07-11T09:02:06.970-05:00

Monda, I also had a collection of cicada shells in a Roi Tan cigar box! I thought I was the only one who thought the shells were so fun to collect. And I remember a couple of occasions where my mom was not happy when a shirt pocketful of cicada shells made it through the laundry, but not unscathed! I had stacks of cigar boxes filled with them, and those treasured boxes did make great pencil boxes in a school desk, too. I read your musings often and enjoy your writing! Robin M. S.

Tobacco tins! sans cache or not, they're a good fi...

2009-07-07T21:33:54.373-05:00

Tobacco tins! sans cache or not, they're a good find. You can't make a guitar out of one, but just think of all that fun storage.

Dad was a cigarette smoker. I have but one lowly K...

2009-07-07T07:44:45.875-05:00

Dad was a cigarette smoker. I have but one lowly King Edward cigar box. The spousal unit's dad, on the other hand, was a roll-yer-own-er, and we have a plethora of big, round Velvet tobacco tins. Also very useful for storing loose bits-n-pieces. However, not quite so convenient to carry, nor do they carry that certain cigar box caché.

I remember walking into the corner store with my f...

2009-07-05T10:27:35.618-05:00

I remember walking into the corner store with my friend Linda to buy cigarettes for her mama. I think we were in second grade. Belairs and penny candy.

My dad was a pipe smoker for a few years - Borkum Riff. I can still catch a whiff of it every now then, but men have stopped smoking pipes for the most part. I miss that smell.

I recently bought an empty can of Mixture No. 79 p...

2009-07-04T22:04:41.413-05:00

I recently bought an empty can of Mixture No. 79 pipe tobacco at a flea market. I remember when my dad would pull our huge sedan into a parking space in front of our Rexall Drug Store in Irving, Texas, and send five-year-old me in with a couple of dollars to buy his tobacco. I felt so grown up and useful and I liked the old guys who would laugh and tease me as they helped me complete my purchase.

Can you even imagine what would happen to the father, or his child, who tried to repeat that scene now?

His other favorite was Cherry Blend. I can still recognize that scent on the rare occasion when I'm in the presence of a pipe-smoker using that brand.