Cigars/Expert Profile
Expertise
Retailer of cigars and acc. since 1979. Cigars - I've smoked most including Cubans. Humidors- Testing humidors all the time. Selling humidors for 30 years. Pipes - I imported Briar and Meerschaum also repaired them in the 1980's. Lighters- Zippo distributor 30 years, expert in repair of old and new lighters although I haven't repaired an antique lighter in 15 years. Repaired thousands of butane lighters.
Experience in the area
30 years importing and selling retail and wholesale Pipes lighters,cigars and humidors.
Designed and developed the only state of the art refirgerated mobile cigar humidor and the largest mobile cigar store in the USA.
Repaired 50,000 pipes and lighters in the last 30 years.
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Organizations
RTDA
IPCPR
Organizations
RTDA IPCPR
Education/Credentials
2 years Fullerton jr college
What do you like about this subject?
Using my info to help others is my goal.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
Finally achieve success in the marketplace with my own designed cigar. And my own design cigar cutter.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
Humidity changes with temperature The split in refrigeration temperature should be 10 degrees to achieve perfect equalibrium without drying the air.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
Cuban cigars are made by slaves working for 7 cents an hour. All Cuban cigars are overpriced, most are not smokeable, many are bug ridden.I deal with the problems on a daily basis with my customers that buy them. "Some" Cuban cigars are made by lovers of the revolution and revere Castro so they make a great product BUT they are few and far between.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Diane | 02/08/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your answer. I'm only out ..... |
| Morrison Grey | 01/18/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Jim | 01/13/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dave | 12/19/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Mr Robbins, thank you very much. Your ..... |
| Michael Adams | 12/17/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for taking the time and ..... |
Recent Answers from M J Robbins
2012-02-08 cigar boxes:
I am sorry but This is like a cardboard box of wine you bought at a garage sale. To the best of my knowledge - 32 years experience - It has a negative $3 value. Pay someone $3 to take it off your hands
2012-01-13 On-line shop:
The site looks good to me Ramon Allones Specially selected is one of the only consistent Cuban cigars Vegas Robaina Unicos are good and mostly OK Sancho Panza Belicoso is fine too The rest are hit
2011-12-20 Commercial Walk-in Humidor Odor:
Nice to have a real thought provoking question every now and then. First the problem - Standard tap water? The smell of chlorine, minerals and bacteria are not a good mix with cigars. The bacteria
2011-12-07 stuck pipe stem:
Force it out? Take it back to the store. They need to sand it down to fit. Or the store will heat up the stem in hot beads or sand to soften the bit and make it fit properly. A more expensive pipe
2011-11-27 Humidor care:
A humidor is a wood box specially made to hold cigars and keep them moist. It would always be wood with Spanish cedar lining. Use this acrylic jar to keep nick knacks in. Put the cigars you got in a
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