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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: Cuban Cigars? |
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| Does Korea have the same trade embargo with Cuba that the US does? If not, how easy is it to get Cuban cigars? |
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rockstarsmooth
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Location: anyang, baybee!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:26 am Post subject: |
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i've bought them at hannam mart in seoul, and i hear you can buy them at the hamilton hotel as well. not to mention songtan.
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Cuban Cigars? |
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| boatofcar wrote: |
| Does Korea have the same trade embargo with Cuba that the US does? If not, how easy is it to get Cuban cigars? |
Why the hell would any country but the US have an embargo with Cuba? The US shouldn't even have an embargo with them, they just want to save face. |
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rhinocharge64
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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To the last poster calm down and drop the attitude will you. It was a simple question and there was no need for your aggressive response. No, I'm not North American. Peace.
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Spiky
Joined: 29 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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www.puroexpress.com
Great website for Cuban cigars. Shipping is free and the price is really good--they somehow avoid taxes by being set up in a duty free area. I've ordered a few boxes form them and have been very happy with their service. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| rhinocharge64 wrote: |
To the last poster calm down and drop the attitude will you. It was a simple question and there was no need for your aggressive response. No, I'm not North American. Peace.
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I wasn't directing any attitude toward you, sir. Maybe I should've put this after my sentence: 
That was, by far, not an aggressive response. Read through a lot of the threads on here, especially before they get deleted, and you'll see aggressive (but usually not from me).
And I never said anything about your nationality, though if I did, a proper response would be "I'm not American" since Canada and Mexico aren't bound to the USA's embargos.  |
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flint
Joined: 11 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Spiky wrote: |
www.puroexpress.com
Great website for Cuban cigars. Shipping is free and the price is really good--they somehow avoid taxes by being set up in a duty free area. I've ordered a few boxes form them and have been very happy with their service. |
Korean customs didn't slap any extra duty on them when they arrived? I have been thinking of ordering through them and wondered if that would happen. |
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Spiky
Joined: 29 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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nope--nothing. I've never had any problems with them and just pay what's on the website. Enjoy!  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Cuban Cigars? |
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| boatofcar wrote: |
| Does Korea have the same trade embargo with Cuba that the US does? If not, how easy is it to get Cuban cigars? |
Fraid the US is just about the only country with an embargo against Cuba.
Most of the rest of the world can enjoy a good, hand rolled Cuban any time they want to part with the money.
They tend to be a bit expensive here because of the demand from guys off the base and their willingness to pay a premium for them (sellers charge what the market will bear).
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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A related question...
If I were to purchase Cubans here, is it possible to bring them with on a trip to the States? Would they be confiscated in customs? |
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kotakji
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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I would pick them up duty free when your making an excursion out of country. Korea tends to really jack up the prices- the ones at Hannam mart are like 3x the duty free cost. But the answer is yes- I have a box of cuban Montecristos sitting next to me as I type.
For Seoulsucker: you cannot bring them in (legally) to the US. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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For Seoulsucker: you cannot bring them in (legally) to the US. |
That sucks, but I thought so. I'm going to Vegas in August, and nothing would be a better gift to my friends. Give us something besides money to burn at the tables. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
A related question...
If I were to purchase Cubans here, is it possible to bring them with on a trip to the States? Would they be confiscated in customs? |
IF you are a US citizen, it would technically be a crime (trading with the enemy).
If you are NOT a US citizen, then enjoy your smoke. You are allowed up to 50 cigars as your duty free allowance when you enter the states and they do NOT ask about the place of origin.
You are NOT allowed to sell your duty free allowance but if you give them away, well, I have been comp-ed a suite and many and meals in Vegas by sharing a few cubans with the pit boss at my prefered playing location and I am not a high roller by any means.
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flint
Joined: 11 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Spiky wrote: |
| nope--nothing. I've never had any problems with them and just pay what's on the website. Enjoy! |
Sweet! Thanks for the quick feedback. Was just perusing their website and drooling. May have to invest in a humidor too. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
I have been comp-ed a suite and many and meals in Vegas by sharing a few cubans with the pit boss at my prefered playing location and I am not a high roller by any means.
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Sounds like it might be worth the risk to try and bring 'em in. What's the worst that could happen? Execution for treason? |
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