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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 8, 2019 15:24:18 GMT -5
So I checked out Davidoff tobaccos. They are selling at around £20 per 50g tin. Most other tobaccos are around £14 per 50g tin.
What's going on there? Are their tobaccos considered better than the others?
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 8, 2019 15:33:43 GMT -5
That's interesting. In thenStates they run they same as most others, some less. $8-10 a 50g tin.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 8, 2019 15:37:56 GMT -5
sperrytopsIs this a new development? I almost bought some a few months back and I swear it was $13-14 a tin?
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 8, 2019 15:40:34 GMT -5
sperrytops Is this a new development? I almost bought some a few months back and I swear it was $13-14 a tin? I just looked on Smoking Pipes and those were the prices. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 8, 2019 15:41:23 GMT -5
sperrytops Is this a new development? I almost bought some a few months back and I swear it was $13-14 a tin? I just looked on Smoking Pipes and those were the prices. Sorry, I was thinking of Robert Lewis. Haha |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Mar 8, 2019 15:48:35 GMT -5
They were trying to sell tins in the Narita in Japan for like 34 GBP. Sorry, I'll pass.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 8, 2019 16:02:16 GMT -5
OK so it's not just a UK thing.
Anyone know why their prices are higher?
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Post by Darin on Mar 8, 2019 16:04:52 GMT -5
Like with a Dunhill pipe ... you get to pay for the name on top of the product itself.  |
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Post by Spartacus on Mar 8, 2019 16:26:16 GMT -5
I have smoked Danish and Scottish mixture. I thought they were good but not worth paying extra for.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 16:48:57 GMT -5
@ Smokingpipes you can purchase Davidoff tobacco’s in the tin for $7.69 to $10.29. Prices here are definitely cheaper.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 8, 2019 18:09:27 GMT -5
Like with a Dunhill pipe ... you get to pay for the name on top of the product itself. even dunhill tobacco is around (or Was around) the £14 mark. |
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Post by Darin on Mar 8, 2019 18:16:34 GMT -5
Like with a Dunhill pipe ... you get to pay for the name on top of the product itself. even dunhill tobacco is around (or Was around) the £14 mark. I was referring to their overpriced pipes. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 18:47:52 GMT -5
It's branding thing, full stop. They are mostly average-decent-good blends made by Orlik, slapped with Davidoff branding on the tin. Flake Medallions and Royalty to some degree are the only blends that get any attention, and I suspect they're not unique. Their cigars command insane prices, though are genuinely excellent.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 8, 2019 19:01:40 GMT -5
even dunhill tobacco is around (or Was around) the £14 mark. I was referring to their overpriced pipes. I know, but I thought of their pipes were overpriced their tobacco might be too. Not so...at least it didn't used to be that way. That will change soon, I'm sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 19:07:13 GMT -5
It's branding thing, full stop. They are mostly average-decent-good blends made by Orlik, slapped with Davidoff branding on the tin. Flake Medallions and Royalty to some degree are the only blends that get any attention, and I suspect they're not unique. Their cigars command insane prices, though are genuinely excellent. Davidoff cigars are in a special class of outstanding quality tobacco’s. Nothing like their pipe tobacco’s, which I can take or leave. The Flake Medallions being my favorite by far!!! |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 8, 2019 19:25:19 GMT -5
That's interesting. In thenStates they run they same as most others, some less. $8-10 a 50g tin. In my local Davidoff store, Davidoff-branded tins are about 25% more expensive than others. |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 8, 2019 19:26:34 GMT -5
It's branding thing, full stop. They are mostly average-decent-good blends made by Orlik, slapped with Davidoff branding on the tin. Flake Medallions and Royalty to some degree are the only blends that get any attention, and I suspect they're not unique. Their cigars command insane prices, though are genuinely excellent. I actually like the "Scottish Mixture."
It is one of the better readily-available whiskey-topped tobaccos. It's what you might wish Borkum Riff were -- a good base tobacco blend with a gentle whiskey topping.
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Post by monbla256 on Mar 8, 2019 20:22:15 GMT -5
So I checked out Davidoff tobaccos. They are selling at around £20 per 50g tin. Most other tobaccos are around £14 per 50g tin. What's going on there? Are their tobaccos considered better than the others?   |
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Post by captblack on Mar 8, 2019 23:11:30 GMT -5
They were trying to sell tins in the Narita in Japan for like 34 GBP. Sorry, I'll pass. Where did you see them at Narita? I was looking while there. I did pick up some duty free Davidoff cigarettes, which for some reason are amazing in the Japan variant. Davidoff Flake Medallions are very good and worth the slight uplift in price. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 9, 2019 18:14:25 GMT -5
I assume the price difference is primarily because Davidoff is a "luxury/status" brand. That’s certainly the vibe that I’ve gotten when I’ve been in Davidoff stores. But the diff that I’ve seen is just a couple of dollars.
As others have said, DFM is a great blend and worth the price. I like it far better than Escudo. To me, I don’t smoke them unless they have at least two years of age. Over time, I’ve built up my aging queue so that I have gotten to being able to pull 5 year old tins out of my cellar.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 9, 2019 19:12:20 GMT -5
...some of these "luxury" brands (including cigars) seem to me to be "branded" or "labeled" for some "name" such as Davidoff or others. Yes, I see that Davidoff claims to have been around since 1911, but I can do fine without them. Snooty to bump the price pisses me off...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 19:18:51 GMT -5
...some of these "luxury" brands (including cigars) seem to me to be "branded" or "labeled" for some "name" such as Davidoff or others. Yes, I see that Davidoff claims to have been around since 1911, but I can do fine without them. Snooty to bump the price pisses me off... Agreed on the pipe tobacco - there's really no justifiable reason. It's like slapping "Louis Vuitton" on a tin stuffed with 1Q. But their cigars really are excellent and difficult if not impossible to match with another brand. I'm not sure they're worth the huge premium over other great reliable cigar brands like Fuente, but there's no denying the quality. If anyone's interested in trying the Davidoff "profile", they have a couple of cheap-o seconds brands that are seriously good for the price ($2-3 each): Private Stock long filler, and 3x3 tubos. I'd say they give you 75% of the high-end stuff at a tiny fraction of the cost. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 9, 2019 19:43:55 GMT -5
They were trying to sell tins in the Narita in Japan for like 34 GBP. Sorry, I'll pass. Where did you see them at Narita? I was looking while there. I did pick up some duty free Davidoff cigarettes, which for some reason are amazing in the Japan variant. Davidoff Flake Medallions are very good and worth the slight uplift in price. I Agreed. Flake Medallions are worth a couple extra bucks per tin. |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 9, 2019 19:43:55 GMT -5
I was referring to their overpriced pipes. I know, but I thought of their pipes were overpriced their tobacco might be too. Not so...at least it didn't used to be that way. That will change soon, I'm sure. Davidoff pipes have had pretty poor reviews here in the States. Very overpriced for the quality. Some think Dunhill is overpriced, but at least the quality is there. . |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Mar 9, 2019 21:31:19 GMT -5
The only Davidoff pipe tobacco I've smoked was "Green Mixture" thanks to P&Cs screw up. It tasted like nothing to me. After reading this I might have to give Flake medallions a try
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 9, 2019 23:14:43 GMT -5
I know, but I thought of their pipes were overpriced their tobacco might be too. Not so...at least it didn't used to be that way. That will change soon, I'm sure. Davidoff pipes have had pretty poor reviews here in the States. Very overpriced for the quality. Some think Dunhill is overpriced, but at least the quality is there. . Davidoff pipes are pretty nice Italian pipes if that's your bag. Good engineering, excellent sandblasting.
They are significantly overpriced but I don't think anyone is paying sticker. The discounts can be very, very deep in a Davidoff store.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 9, 2019 23:16:10 GMT -5
...some of these "luxury" brands (including cigars) seem to me to be "branded" or "labeled" for some "name" such as Davidoff or others. Yes, I see that Davidoff claims to have been around since 1911, but I can do fine without them. Snooty to bump the price pisses me off... Agreed on the pipe tobacco - there's really no justifiable reason. It's like slapping "Louis Vuitton" on a tin stuffed with 1Q. Yves Saint Laurent and Cartier used to put their name on freaking cigarettes.
And not even fancy cigarettes. Just regular filter-tips made by SEITA or PM or whoever.
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Post by ben888 on Mar 10, 2019 7:11:50 GMT -5
Love Davidov Primeros. Best small cigar for my taste.
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Post by Wolfman on Mar 10, 2019 12:58:07 GMT -5
All Davidoff products are priced high. I enjoy their cigars, but I won’t pay $20 bucks when I can buy something similar for $10. HOWEVER, I highly recommend Davidoff mini cigarillos (gold). . . They are heavenly !
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Post by atison on Mar 11, 2019 8:24:25 GMT -5
I have Flake Medallions, Royalty and Scottish Mixture. Flake medallions is a must have for me now (but might get overtaken once I age some Bullseye Flake). Royalty is a great smoothed over english. Haven't had enough time with scottish mixture.
I am averaging about $9 a tin on these where I get them. To me, Flake Medallions is worth more while the others so far are about right for that price.
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