After a blistering pace the first day, we decided to take a bit more time and explore. This also provided us a wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with our manufacturers and friends in the industry.
The common theme in many of our conversations was the federal tax issue. We are not out of the woods quite yet boys and girls. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have each passed their own provisions in regards to this issue. The House lesgislation passed narrowly with a 33% tax and a $1 cap per cigar on the wholesale price ... |
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Welcome one and all to our blogging of the 75th Annual RTDA Show. For those of you who are not familiar, the RTDA is our industries biggest trade show where all of the manufacturer, cigar companies, and retialers/e-tailers meet under one roof. This is usually the time of year when most companies will release their latest and greatest products. From the buzz I have already heard, this year should prove to be one of the most interesting that we have seen so far. We'll keep you posted via the blog with whats going on.
So, we got in last night. A ... |
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| Untitled Document The Lifestyle Nazis I just read an interesting article over at CigarAficionado.com . The article was about Capitol Hill Police being called by one congressman (Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)) to complain about the another's (Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO)) cigar smoking in his private office. Recently, the new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi banned smoking in the Speaker's lobby, but smoking is still ... |
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| I have received a lot of calls and fielded a number of questions this past week asking if smoking will still be permitted at the King. The answer is YES! You can still smoke at the King, but some of your other options may be limited soon. As many of you may know, our fellow citizens passed 2 of the 3 anti-tobacco measures on the ballot in the recent election. So what exactly does that mean for me, you may ask? Well, I’ll tell you here, and there’s some good news and some bad news. |
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