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  1. TheVision

    Connecticut Shade observations

    A bit late to the conversation, but acreage allotted to tobacco has been declining in Connecticut since the 1950s. What has survived to this point has recently been sold off, being more valuable for commercial uses (as mentioned above), condominiums and parking lots (although some has been...
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    How does L.J. Peretti sell Aromatic Tobacco in Light of MA Law?

    It's at the bottom of every page: "All flavored tobacco and cigars are now banned in Massachusetts. That includes all flavored cigars, Pipe Tobacco, and Hookah Tobacco etc. Any orders containing Flavored Tobacco will have those products removed and refunded. Again, please direct all complaints...
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    Heading to Watch City Cigar Tomorroe

    Demand that Ernie give you the "tax-free" website price, and then tell him how taxes work. ;) Greg
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    PipesandCigars.com issues?

    I've posted some of the issues that I've had with P&C over the years, swore that I'd never use them again, and then I got an anniversary coupon recently (I'm a sucker for a bargain) so I placed an order. Same timeline as you and experienced the same issue that you're having. Spent 45 minutes...
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    Washington State Is Not Messing Around- Online Retailer Fined $65,000

    No; Massachusetts is claiming that work physically done in New Hampshire — for Massachusetts businesses — would had to be done locally in Massachusetts had it not been done remotely (and my aunt would be my uncle if she was a man), and therefore subject to Massachusetts income tax.
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    Washington State Is Not Messing Around- Online Retailer Fined $65,000

    But what Pennsylvania law has been broken? As was mentioned before, Washington has no standing to enforce their law in Pennsylvania. A similar dispute is before the SCOTUS (New Hampshire v Massachusetts) where Massachusetts asserts that non-residents (New Hampshire in this case) must pay...
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    Favorite Cigarillos

    i spoke with them yesterday — about an unrelated matter, not yours ;) — and they were apologetic; the employee that takes care of customer service is out. You might want to call them.
  8. TheVision

    Favorite Cigarillos

    Yes. Also yes, although they had a free shipping coupon for Labor Day.
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    Favorite Cigarillos

    Or the Kentucky Cheroot by Avanti...
  10. TheVision

    Favorite Cigarillos

    I really like them. Their different product lines (Parodi, Avanti, ...) reflect regional differences but are all the same cigar under the hood. There’s a 20% off coupon for your first order which takes the sting out of buying so many at a clip (there’s a flavored sampler available if that’s the...
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    Don't Apply To UHAUL

    While Arizona is a “right to work” state, that’s not what it means. “Right to Work” laws prevent, among other things, union dues from being a requirement of employment. What you’re referring to is “at will employment.”
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    Pipes & Cigars Debacle - Part II

    Someone at P&C made the decision to go with these new boxes. The boxes are terrible. They fold up on themselves and spill their contents out in transit, especially if the tape isn’t applied over the seam (which has happened to me and another poster, noted above), and leave it up to a line...
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    Pipes & Cigars Debacle - Part II

    My recent orders account for a few of the “bad ones”: - Ordered 16 ounces of bulk cake, was charged for 16, but only shipped 10. Called customer service, was placed on hold for 15 minutes and they went through the motions saying that I was only charged for 10 (I wasn’t), and then that my scale...
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    Free Pipe Coupon!

    For what it’s worth, that same code is on the three scratch offs that P&C sent me...
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    Anyone In CT Have A Favorite Store?

    Butthead's Tobacco Emporium in Danbury; they also have a location in Gaylordsville.