I manage a medium sized office (20-22 staff, mostly female) Every birthday or Christmas time, they are thoughtful enough to take up a collection and buy me what they know I’ll like--cigars. But they never seem to get it right. For example, this year the designated buyer was a secretary who claimed to know cigars, because she buys them for her boyfriend, who’s a real cigar connisseur. (His favorite? Garcia y Vega!). So I ended up with a box of low end cigars that I mostly smoked on the golf course. How does one handle this situation? or should I just shut up and be grateful for whatever I can get? After all, beggars can’t be choosers.

Hire someone who actually knows cigars for next year. Or leave a box of really nice cigars on your desk for all to see. Maybe someone will notice and take the hint.

Drop a subtle hint, females are all tuned in on that kinda stuff. Then be grateful for whatever you get.

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You have a few options:

1. Each year, the person who is in charge, (and who gets you bad cigars) just fire them. In this economy, quality replacements are abound.

2. Use rob's ideas. Hiring a BOTL would be a great idea; you could smoke outside together, and he/she can be in charge of your gift.

3. Fake your own death. Leave a 'coroners report" on your desk. Have you cause of death listed as 'bad cigars, specifically ___________." A day later 'rise from the dead.' Attribute it to smoking an Opus, or whatever you want.

4. (My real advice.) You can never have too many sticks, and even the low-end ones can be passed on to friends who smoke casually. Be happy, be healthy, brother.

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Buy a cigar jar humi to keep on your desk and only put in it what you would like to have. This should be sufficient provided they are smart enough to hold down a job and get there every day on their own ...

I agree with every suggestion here!

Or you could mail it back with a note....

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A real connoisseur who's favorite stick is a Garcia y Vega? Your first order of business is to set this guy down and have a chat. One thing you could do is mention smoking a (insert favorite smoke here) and say how good it was, the next time your smoking cigars comes up or something. Also, putting a cigar jar on your desk filled with some good sticks would be a good idea.

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Only real men cut their cigars with the tusks of elephants.- Hugemoose

Your best bet is to give the "cigar Coneseur" a stick out of your stash, convert him and you will receive a better bounty.
And be thankful that you get something.

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Work called! They said if you dont come in on Friday, dont bother to come in on Monday! - Whoo hoo four day weekend!

ask for nothing or ask for a non cigar related gift.

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Fourtotheflush:

Your best bet is to give the "cigar Coneseur" a stick out of your stash, convert him and you will receive a better bounty.
And be thankful that you get something.

there ya go. I would be hesitant to put a humi with good cigars on your desk, pens have legs, staplers have legs, as do paper clips, I bed cigars would have jet engines...

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wear a camacho shirt every day.

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Kuzi's cigar catalog blending 101 developing your palate

get a few of your fav cigar bands, put them on your pen cup or somthing. say your kid/niece made it for you using bands from your fav cigars and show it off to a few of the women.

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"...And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear." -Haggai 2:5

Ask for a cigar.com gift card next year.

That is a good idea ...especially with their prices and deals