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rayce444
740
Jun 15, 2017
The very BEST cigar cutters are made by Xikar.....period, end of story. That also goes for cigar lighters. Stay away from Colibri....once upon a time they were considered a pretty good brand but they're absolute crap these days and won't last. I've had the same Xikar cigar cutter and Xikar lighter for 11 years and they work as well today as the day I purchased them. Save your money here.
Agjm
3
Jun 17, 2017
rayce444Id almost joined in but then I remembered that The coral xicar exists. Might have to pick up one of those and a ST Dupont lighter...
Verwilderd
368
Jun 17, 2017
rayce444In fairness, I have a free cheapy cutter that's lasted forever as well. How bad can these be?
ChicagoWay
657
Jun 19, 2017
rayce444Not sure why people ensist on putting "end of story" on their arguements as if it means anything. I have seen these, and they look fine. An employee of Iwan Reese told me he thought they were the best on the market a year ago. I own a Xikar vcut (carbon fiber pattern) and to me these seem about the same. For their price I think it is fair.
rayce444
740
Jun 19, 2017
ChicagoWayIt's "insist" not ensist and "arguments" not arguements......and I've been a cigar smoker for 45 years and know the industry well. "End of story" is a colloquial phrase meaning in MY opinion there is no discussion. Its not proffered to offend but to connote personal surety. If you ask a serious cigar person about Colibri products the word "CRAP" will usually follow.
ChicagoWay
657
Jun 19, 2017
rayce444Well by all means argue your side by pointing out my spelling mistakes instead of attacking the substance of what I said. It's nice to see the grammar police raise their head. Now, I bow to your superior experience of 45 years of smoking. I only have 31 years of smoking cigars. But if we are trying to impress everyone with our smoking creds I grew up in a cigar smoking culture. Big whop.
Not everything that Colibri makes is "crap". This is one of them. Have you seen it in person? As I pointed out, I was not the only person that thought so. And not everything that Xikar makes is gold. I direct your attention to the Pipeline, which is a POS. It is a copy of a Corona "Old Boy" which is a copy of a Dunhill. And often does not work past three months. So it is not "end of story".
Wanted to edit this and add one more point. I do not think I ever said the phrase "end of story" offended me. I think adding such a absolutist phrase adds nothing to a comment and is not fair when assessing a product.
maverickmage
13
Jun 20, 2017
rayce444Hmm... don't know about that. Xikars are nice, but I'll take a Palio any day of the week.