Noticable Curiosity

[76GTFan]

The internet has caused a huge increase in interest across the board. I worked in a shop in '95-'97. I never saw the market as vast. Better product now.....if I remember. I remember when CAO had a much better product than they do now. Griffins were popular and cheap. Hemingways were flying off the shelf. Opus was impossible to find. Dunhills and Excalibur's were very popular.

I think of the most consistent line still alive and I would say Padron or JDN. With that said I am enjoying the selection now more than any time in the past.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by 76GTFan

The internet has caused a huge increase in interest across the board. I worked in a shop in '95-'97. I never saw the market as vast. Better product now.....if I remember. I remember when CAO had a much better product than they do now. Griffins were popular and cheap. Hemingways were flying off the shelf. Opus was impossible to find. Dunhills and Excalibur's were very popular.

I think of the most consistent line still alive and I would say Padron or JDN. With that said I am enjoying the selection now more than any time in the past.

I watched over the shop in Naugatuck from '94-'00 sometimes for the owner. I don't know that the product was better. Perdomos just came on the scene, and they had some lines that are now gone - they were excellent. I don't know that CAOs were any better then than they are now. Griffins were about the same price and sort of popular. Hemingways you couldn't touch. Opus were limited to 2 sticks per day. Excaliburs were popular, as were Punch.

The JDNs have changed significantly, from what I recall. I will wholeheartedly agree that Padrosn are still much the same today as they were - Punch, ERdM, and HdM were some of the popular brands that are also very consistent to that day.

Surpisingly, Hemingways are much different than they were, and the regular production AFs seem to be a bit different.

Of course, we need to factor in the evolution of our own personal tastes as we consider these things. We may like something better or worse today, but it may not have changed. In the same token, something may have changed signifanctly and we like it better than we did.

Just some more musings.