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I like Macanudo. And Not Just Because They Were Free.

Published on October 18, 2009 in Baby Boomer. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Uh oh.
If you’ve noticed my new pop-up ads, blame Macanudo Cigars.
I got this free sample pack of four cigars, and liked them all. And since they are a little pricier than my usual cigar, you have to chip in.

The samples I tried were ( descriptions provided by Macanudo.)

  • Macanudo Café

No other cigar tastes like a Macanudo because no other cigar is made like a Macanudo. Only the makers of Macanudo spend the time and effort it takes to grow, cure and age their own Connecticut Shade wrappers. And only the makers of Macanudo age all of their tobaccos twice, just as it used to be done in Havana during the golden age of Cuban cigars.

  • Macanudo Maduro

Macanudo Maduro offers you all the richness of the fullest-flavored Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and all the smoothness that you expect from the leading premium cigar brand.

  • Macanudo Robust

Macanudo Robust is unlike any other cigar you have ever tried because it delivers a robust flavor with all the smoothness you have come to expect from a medium-bodied Macanudo Café cigar.

  • Macanudo Gold Label

Macanudo Gold Label is a limited-edition line of Macanudo cigars that adds a unique, new taste to America’s best-selling premium cigar brand.

I like them all. And not just because they were free. Macanudo have the deserved reputation of being a premium cigar.

These were all tube cigars, 5.5 inches long with a ring of 42. They are small cigars compared to my usual brand. However, the good-things-come-in-small-packages rule of thumb applies. (All these cigars are available in a range of lengths and rings.)

I like the way the Macanudos looked and felt. They lighted easily and had a nice draw, staying cool until the last puff. The ash stayed with the cigar until I set it free.

If I had to choose, I would choose the Gold Label. It’s a hand made cigar with golden leaf wrapper that is grown in Connecticut (Yankee leaf!) I hate to say this, but this is a very mild, almost sweet, cigar.

“Capa Especial” is the Spanish term for this wrapper of uncommon taste which, when combined with filler and binder tobacco of complementary character, results in a cigar that lives up to the tradition of quality that is Macanudo.

Apparently these cigars are only made once a year.  Naturally, it is the most expensive cigar of the samples, costing about $6 each depending on your source and quantity.

So start clicking those Google Ads and refresh your browser often to show that pop-up.

By the way, if you are cigar smoker, you will want to pick up  the sample pack which includes a details on how to win the chance to play roulette in Vegas for a million bucks.

Bloggers Freaking Out Over FTC Rule for Reporting Freebies

Published on October 6, 2009 in Baby Boomer. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , .


The FTC made an announcement.

I have an announcement.

I will accept freebies and write glowing reviews about them  and not disclose nothin’. Nada. Bupkis.

Blogger-payola accepted here.

Cash is also accepted via PayPal.

Screw the gummit.

Here’s what the FTC has to say, via ReadWriteWeb…

According to new guidance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), bloggers who fail to disclose that they have received freebies when they write about a product can now be fined up to $11,000 per post. The new FTC Guide Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising argues that any post of a blogger who receives “cash or in-kind payment to review a product” should be considered an endorsement. Because these posts are now officially considered endorsements, bloggers who receive freebies must now disclose this fact on their site.

I’m a rebel. A I’ll take my chances. This statement of new policy is me to throwing tea in the harbor.


Keep sending me Macanudos, books, M&M’s, Johnsonville Brats and Aprons, and I will gladly use your product and write glowingly about it. Or I will write nothing at all, like Mother told me.

The FTC can suck my brat and kiss my Macanudo.  What I do in the privacy of my home and what I pay for it isn’t up to them.

As a matter of fact, PR firms need to get on the stick and get this stuff in the hands of bloggers like me pronto.  I’m sure they are sitting on piles of freebie stuff and now are just freaking out like the biggie bloggers.

What about ethics? Ptooey, I spit on the shoes of ethics. If you want ethics, read this blog. If you want consumer advice, read this blog. If you want me to have tons of free stuff, read my blog.

FTC? Aren’t they the ones that have “red flags” to protect consumers from phone fraudsters, mail order scams, sweepstakes rip-offs, credit counseling crooks, and their ilk?


Yeah, I’ll take my chances. SEND FREEBIES TODAY!

I’m cranking up the positive vibes already.

Impressed with my challenge to gummit authority? Don’t be… get this:

FTC Assistant Director of Advertising Practices Richard Cleland admitted to CNN that there will be no group actually enforcing the guidelines. There is also no standardization regarding how the disclosure should appear other than that it should be clearly visible.

Which fits in perfectly with this blog: nobody actively in charge, no standardization and clearly invisible.

Procrastination Pays Off: Macanudo Sends Me Free Cigars

Published on September 29, 2009 in Baby Boomer. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .


macanudo-gold-labelA new best friend at General Cigars decided I was worthy of smoking Macanudo cigars, so he is sending me a sample pack.

I came just *that* close to buying a box of Macanudo cigars, but had not placed the order yet. Since he is sending me a sample pack of Macanudo Café, Maduro, Robust and Gold Label,  I can decide which I like best.

I’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, my new best friend is running a contest that I agreed was worth mentioning.

You can win a Million Bucks and invite three friends to hang around two Playboy Playmates.

Actually the latter part of that deal isn’t that big a deal: except I would like to see a Playmate up close and unphotoshopped. I probably would get thrown out of the Playboy Club because I couldn’t resist pointing out the flaws on their skin. Maa-ole. Bloody Mole. Guaca-mole! Just like Austin Powers….

Here’s the deal on the contest…

Macanudo®, is teaming up with Playboy to award one lucky consumer and three guests with the grand prize in the Macanudo Millionaire sweepstakes, an all-expense paid, three-day, two night trip to the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

While in Sin City, the winner and buddies will have a VIP evening at the legendary Playboy Club, where two Playboy Playmates will stand in for Lady Luck when you getss a chance to spin a roulette wheel to win the $1,000,000 prize.


In the contest’s website, Hope Dworaczyk, Playboy’s Miss April 2009, entices Macanudo smokers with the lure of Las Vegas and the chance to win a cool million dollars.

You must be legal smoking age and visit a U.S. tobacco shop between September 14 and October 31, 2009 to buy a specially-marked four-pack containing Macanudo Café, Maduro, Robust and Gold Label cigars. Inside, are details to enter videos, photos and brief essays  about how you need to win the trip to the strip and the $1,000,000 prize.

I wonder if I write about the difference between beauty marks and moles I would have a shot?  Or the skills required to do airbrushing vs. the skills required to do photoshopping?

You can also enter the contest by visiting macanudomillionaire.com or by purchasing cigars through participating online cigar retailers. No purchase necessary. For official rules.

Good luck to us.

If you win, will you invite me? Maybe they won’t throw all of us out when I take a stick and play Whack-a-Mole on Hope Dworaczyk. (Which I’m pretty sure you would pronounce , if-you-touch-her-you-better Hope Divorcecheck is ready.)