One reason that a cutter and ashtray cigar set may be a great holiday gift is because it is impervious to being ruined because of weather and travel delays.
I'm addicted to those stories on the news about major winter storms (and most of you probably are too, which is why the networks air those stories so often), and I thought about that when those record snowfalls were reported in Minnesota. I bet on several front stoops there were holiday packages that were perishable -- fruit, candy, perhaps even something from Thompson Cigar -- now buried under three feet of snow and in unknown condition.
OK, that may be melodramatic. That was a once in a generation blizzard. But it's also good for folks who I know smoke cigars, but don't know well enough to have a good sense of their taste. I may not know whether they prefer Maduro wrappers or Connecticut Shade, but I have a pretty good idea that the Golden Ebony Ashtray with Guillotine Cutter combination will be appreciated.
The great thing about that combination is that it combines a double-cigar ashtray and dual-size table cutter, so it's got a lot of practicality. When you're having a casual drink and smoke with a friend, this can be used for both of your cigars, saving the mess of two separate ashtrays and the necessity of passing the same cigar cutter back and forth. Of course, it also looks cool, which is a requirement of any of my gifts.
And now, I can also rest easier when I give these, because I figure even being caught in a blizzard won't make this any less effective.
I'm addicted to those stories on the news about major winter storms (and most of you probably are too, which is why the networks air those stories so often), and I thought about that when those record snowfalls were reported in Minnesota. I bet on several front stoops there were holiday packages that were perishable -- fruit, candy, perhaps even something from Thompson Cigar -- now buried under three feet of snow and in unknown condition.
OK, that may be melodramatic. That was a once in a generation blizzard. But it's also good for folks who I know smoke cigars, but don't know well enough to have a good sense of their taste. I may not know whether they prefer Maduro wrappers or Connecticut Shade, but I have a pretty good idea that the Golden Ebony Ashtray with Guillotine Cutter combination will be appreciated.
The great thing about that combination is that it combines a double-cigar ashtray and dual-size table cutter, so it's got a lot of practicality. When you're having a casual drink and smoke with a friend, this can be used for both of your cigars, saving the mess of two separate ashtrays and the necessity of passing the same cigar cutter back and forth. Of course, it also looks cool, which is a requirement of any of my gifts.
And now, I can also rest easier when I give these, because I figure even being caught in a blizzard won't make this any less effective.
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