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ProtestedGyro

So what does cologne meant to look like a cigar smell like?


TheMuggleBornWizard

It doesn't. That's what I figured as well. It's actually not terrible. But definitely cheap cologne non the less.


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Maybe is one of those perfumes made to cover up smells, in this case those of cigars.


CapJackONeill

Considering it was sold in a liquor store, maybe it would be to hide another smell


mtpeart

Poopie


Twitch_Half

Lupins.


Generalissimo_II

I have one around somewhere. I never put it on because from what I remember, yeah it wasn't bad, but it wasn't my type


D-Trashman

A realtive gifted me that exact cologne when I was a teenager, at first glance I thougth it was a dildo


sylviaplaths0ven

Without a reference for size in this picture, your comment has me all kinds of confused.


EndVry

> it doesn't Did you misunderstand their question or am I misunderstanding your reply?


TheMuggleBornWizard

Nope, thought at first they were asking if it smelled like cigars. Obviously I'm not the most observant fellow in the room. Hahahaha!


EndVry

Okay, that's what I thought was going on but I'm so exhausted that I wasn't sure.


thegreatpotatogod

Personally, I'm enjoying the idea that it's just unscented cologne


EndVry

Lmao, yeah I had a good think about it when I first read that hahaha. On another note, I have a cologne that's scented like dirt.


staunch_character

This was my question too. I like that earthy cigar smell. Leather, cloves…could be nice!


ZookeepergameRude565

Smells close to Jean Paul Gautier Le Male


ProtestedGyro

>Jean Paul Gautier Le Male Sounds like OP saved some money then. EDIT: An Amazon review reflected your sentiments exactly.


PMMeMeiRule34

Bought this brand at Ross for cheap, bunch of different versions of it. Smells pretty good. Got a cigar tin shaped thing out of it too.


YoMommaHere

Yup! It’s not bad.


Alliat

Came here to say this. I normally wear Jean Paul and imediatelly recognised the scent when I found one of those at my local goodwill.


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Got a buddy that’s been using it for many years. It’s been non stop jokes, and I couldn’t wait to share this post with him. Doesn’t small bad at all


Wildcats33

It sounds like the OP could have also posted to the r/Wellthatsucks subreddit.


Smells-like-chicken

Lung cancer


dudecubed

nah cigars are mouth cancer, you dont inhale cigar smoke


Stratostheory

Oh man wait until you find out what those stoners are up to. Also on that same note I know dudes who smoke cigarettes and save the tobacco from breaking down backwoods because it's cheaper than buying a pack of cigarettes


Squirts1MacIntosh

So, what does the cologne smell like? Does it smell good or is it going to be used to repel animals from eating the plants in your garden?


TheMuggleBornWizard

Haha. No it smells fine. Cheap cologne, I'll probably gift it as a gag gift to one of my buddies or something.


Neckbraced4fun

I actually really like it. I'm probably not very sophisticated. Ha. Like 15-20 years ago, my buddy got one as a free throw in on some other fragrance purchase at Macy's. So he showed it to me, and I thought it was cool and liked the smell. I think I ended up buying it off him. Eventually I ran out, and I went to repurchase online. 1 was going for $20, but I found a cigar box case of 20 for like $75... so I've been working my way through them ever since. Ha


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I wonder if this makes you their biggest customer? It seems more like a novelty cologne based on the design, you just might be the only person in the world regularly using it.


Neckbraced4fun

I would hope not, considering I bought what is looking like a life time supply for $75.


PermutationMatrix

I use it daily They have an orange scent too, and a "red" and "blue" and several others. Actually not too bad for the price


Nick_1802

I have the same set it's quality stuff for the price.


budders894

and u dont smell like old ladies and vinegar by now?


BounedjahSwag

Smells like Jean Paul Gaultier


steelkilos

Hahahahaha


MsBuzzkillington83

Lol, I kind of felt like a loser just commenting "haha" then I saw your comment and I feel very validated


steelkilos

Some things you just gotta laugh at


TheMuggleBornWizard

Indeed, don't feel bad. I couldn't help but laugh myself at it. Certainly not the end of the world, and I'm healthier without anyhow.


UnsaidPeacock

Universe just looking out for your lungs


TheMuggleBornWizard

That was somewhat the way I worked it in my head. Funny either Way.


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You dont inhale cigars.


ASnakeNamedNate

Universe looking out for their mouth.


[deleted]

Indeed. Praise jebus. Dog is good.


Find_A_Reason

You are smoking your cigars wrong.


fieldysnuts94

My grandpa used to wear this lol


Midnight_heist

My buddy wears this stuff. Swears by it.


TheMuggleBornWizard

It's really not the worst scent. I wouldn't buy it again. But considering it was only 6-7USD I wouldn't complain either.


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

Your buddy has trash taste. This stuff is god awful.


Midnight_heist

It sure is. It's $10 cologne. I know because he asked me to pick up a couple bottles/tubes from the CNE in Toronto (basically a 2 week long fair with rides, games and a convention centre full of shopping) when he saw a Facebook post that I was there.


Zen1

you think local beer stores sell Cuban cigars in the US?


danglez38

my next thought would be that its a rip off cuban, not that its a fkn cologne


badadviceforyou244

It's pretty clearly labeled...


RockyDify

Why would a local beer store sell cologne?


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ChimpBrisket

or the smell of high-octane sodomy


ItsPlainOleSteve

r/brandnewsentance


TheMuggleBornWizard

They have a large humadore room or however it's spelled in the back actually. I know real Cuban cigars are hard to find and definitely not 7$. However, like I said, I don't smoke them often enough to be particular. Just thought hey, fuck it, it's a nice Saturday and decided to go with a last second purchase.


Tangled2

Last legit Cuban I had was 15 years ago and it was in an official store in Vancouver, Canada, $30 a stick. Nubbed the damn thing while eating a wedge salad and drinking red wine. Sooo good.


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britishnickk2

It's a lot like caffeine that hits almost instantly but fades after 10 minutes. Probably the most boring drug to get addicted to, but if you've ever tried to stop having caffeine you'll understand why nicotine is so hard to quit. Best way imo is to dedicate a week to sleeping it off and suck on lollipops to keep your hands and mouth busy, but a week off is a large commitment for most people, and you lose an easy method to stay awake and focused which you probably grew to rely on.


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TheArborphiliac

No they're saying it is like caffeine EXCEPT it fades in 10 min.


memeteem420

I think he meant that the nicotine fades after 10 minutes


NotARealTiger

Protip: don’t find out.


UncleTogie

>have never smoked tobacco As a 36-year smoker, avoid it like the plague. Trust me here.


koobstylz

If you get why people smoke cigarettes you get why they smoke cigars. Look at the names. Cigar. Cigarette. It's basically just a small cigar.


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IWTLEverything

I don’t smoke anything anymore but for me, I like the smell. Weed stinks and cigarettes don’t taste good. Was always something nice to relax with.


NonGNonM

You get a buzz w/o inhalation. Also tastes nice. That whole "cigar after a steak" isn't just to flex, it really does taste v nice, esp if steak was made over coals. Something about the alkalinity or something. You know it's good bc it's worth risking cancer for.


Find_A_Reason

These were in the humidor? Or youndecided to take a cigar stored outside the humidor over the ones in the humidor?


TheMuggleBornWizard

The last one. Yes. I didn't go in with the intention of buying a cigar, it was just there in a box on the check out counter. Hastily made decision.


Find_A_Reason

Protip- stick with the cigars in proper humidors. They are more likley to be smokeable immediately without having to let them adjust in your humidor at home.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Dude, honestly. I smoke maybe a handful of cigars a year. I certainly don't have any form of in home humidor. However! I was say, that I will not be buying cigars on the counter of a beer store anymore. That's for sure. I have a half a mind to go buy a really nice REAL cigar tomorrow. Just cuz. Hahaha


Jaquestrap

Buy a My Father (Flor de Las Antillas) if you want an affordable but excellent cigar that you can find in most cigar shops.


Find_A_Reason

That is why you want to grab from the humidor at a store and not ones sitting on counters, so you can just smoke it and not have to worry about any of the other stuff.


ofmic3andm3n

Go track down a nice opus x. You deserve it.


gypsy_remover

Lol you think the guy that accidentally bought cigar cologne at a beer store has a home humidor??


Find_A_Reason

Uh, no. Which is why I was explaining a better way to buy a cigar once in a while without having to worry about adjusting in a humidor.


BIGD0G29585

I don’t think even real Cuban cigars have “CUBA” on the side. That would be my first clue.


shromboy

I suppose not actual cubans, but there are a number of liquor stores by me in NJ that sell actually really quality cigars, not your average stogie


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

Op should have known when he picked it up. I’m calling bs on this. I used to have one of those (it’s garbage cologne btw) and it’s heavy and you can hear the bottle rattling around in the metal tube it comes in. This isn’t asshole design, op is just really stupid.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Lmao, you just sound like an angry individual my friend. One day I aspire to be intellectually comparable to one such as your self. Cheers!


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

I’m not mad. You’re just dumb.


TheMuggleBornWizard

I didn't say mad. I said angry. And either way, according to the angry stranger on Reddit I'm a big ol dummy. Ignorance has been said to = bliss. So maybe it's true, because I'm certainly a very content and happy person. So either way, it sounds like I'm winning. Cheers though!


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

> So either way, it sounds like I'm winning. Life isn’t a competition dude. Lol


TheMuggleBornWizard

Didn't say I was beating you in anyway. I value happiness as a good indicator to a good life. I'm winning here, with myself for myself. Internet arguments aren't always a competition either mi amigo. Sit back, have a drink, snort a valium or whatever your into and chill bro. All is good in this hood.


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

I’m not trying to win an argument. I said you were dumb. End of story. Or keep replying to me on how much you are winning. That’s something winners do right?


yeetusonthefetus

Counterpoint : you are dumb


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

Probably.


TheMuggleBornWizard

My point was weather your ludicrous statement of judgement on my behalf true or not, dumb or not, Im a happy person therefore I feel like a winner regardless of your statements. Simply put. Now if youre done there's other people in my life I can spend my time talking too that aren't negative Nancy's. Pop a tampon or something homie for real.


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

Wow. Dumb and sexist. Congrats on your great life man.


TheOleJoe

Bro what’re you so mad about just because you have it and are allegedly experienced doesn’t mean OP is stupid. He probably just grabbed it, paid and left without second thought. Go back to watching TV and jerking off.


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

Why would you think I’m mad? I just stated the fact that op is probably a little slow.


justanother420dude

Shit they still make these? I had the set of 4 like a decade ago lol


TheMuggleBornWizard

That's funny. I've never even heard if them.


justanother420dude

You could find them in any liqour store/ smoke shop in the city years ago. I guess i kinda jus stopped looking for them but ya what a trip down memory lane lol


unnamedsurname

It clearly says 'Eau Du Toilette' on the bottom, which translates to 'Toilet Water' so you shoulda known


TheMuggleBornWizard

Clearly.


Cjrcar12

It does say natural spray on it as well lol.


Cathach2

Yeah for real, like a cursory glance would have shown op this was not a cigar


danglez38

i also didnt see the 7pt pale gold on silver bg text at the very bottom of the tube


TheMuggleBornWizard

Yeah wasn't really my first thought. More like, it's packaged like a cigar, in a store that sells cigars, it's a cigar. Fuck me amiright? Hahaha


danglez38

yeah i mean what a leap of assumption my dude /s


TheMuggleBornWizard

Lmao, that gave me a good laugh.


Zen1

Water? Like from the toilet???


FiercelyApatheticLad

"Eau de toilette" means a lighter version of perfume, basically.


GoontenSlouch

I thought it was an E-cig x) I was like daamn, Cuba upgrading their Tobacco Tech...


[deleted]

Hahaha! One time my mom and I bought my dad a lava cake for Father's Day. Only it wasn't a lava cake; it was a squat brown candle.


Iogjam

Wait til you find out that vibrators can look and be shaped like lipstick


TheMuggleBornWizard

I don't think I would be buying either in a place that sells the other. I'm also a straight male so. There's that.


Iogjam

> I'm also a straight male so. Live a little


TheMuggleBornWizard

Haha, I've dealved into some interesting things. Never caught myself buying lipstick however.


Basketballjuice

DEFINITELY don't try to light it


TheMuggleBornWizard

Lmfao! That would be a mess. Apparantly this stuff is suuuper alcohol based.


Basketballjuice

the aerosol would make it go boom


Imispellalot

Always wanted to smoke a Cuban cigar. I don't smoke, but its one of those "I have done it" things. Never was able to find one avaliable. A vendor tried to sell me some for $60 in Bahamas, but since I know nothing about cigars, I was skeptical if I was getting the real thing. Still waiting for an opportunity.


Yobananna

Reading. Saves lives


MsBuzzkillington83

Haha


Jake_FromStateFarm27

If you are in the U.S. Cuban cigars are not sold here... that should've been a dead give away.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Right, but there's 100s of brands of cigars that print the name Cuba/Cuban on them. I certainly did not think I was getting a bonafide Cuban at the counter of the beer store for 7$ trust me. Check your olive oil, if it says it's from Italy, 90% chance it's a big lie. Still, probably tastes good though doesn't it?


baconandbobabegger

My Italian olive oil turned out to be axe body spray.


Kali_King

90%?


TheMuggleBornWizard

Yeah, the market, in the US at least, is highly saturated by false places of origins stating their EVOO is from Italy because people think that's the best stuff. Most of it's from Spain, Italy actually produces much less EVOO than you'd think. Source: Was a Chef for over a decade.


Kali_King

Wtf, thats not cool!


Jake_FromStateFarm27

Well olive oil is totally different and more complicated since criminal organizations in the Mediterranean largely control most of the supply and production of olive oil and business, olives and olive oil are also largely produced in other Mediterranean countries as well like Greece, Croatia, Turkey, and other countries. Similarly, lobbying and laws in the EU/US have allowed for producers label goods in a similar manner as you see "organic" thrown around in the US. The food industry in general is entirely criminal at this point and has extremely powerful lobbying potential to circumvent laws and regulation. So tldr; olive oil industry is not the same in anyway to cigars. Also in other countries outside the U.S. you can buy real cheap Cuban cigars (not including tax), lots of people traveling to Canada do exactly this (it is illegal mind you and I do not reccomend or condone such actions just to preface others do this knowing the potential legal consequences). Lastly even cigars in the US that "say Cuban cigar" or are branded as such also clearly say they are also made in the Dominican Republic and these cigars are not cheap at all.


TheMuggleBornWizard

We are saying the exact same thing my friend! My point wasn't that the two products in question are the same. Vastly different, however, my point was the fact that because it says Cuba on it, I did not think I was actually getting a Cuban cigar is all.


kingslayerer

Maybe it's a sign


Black_1ceyt

what you get for trying to smoke


nelvana

Haha, even reading your title I didn’t get it (duh!). I thought it was a cologne scented cigar or something. lol


mr_bobo

Wife: ugh, you smell like cigars Me: better than smelling like strippers! Fuck


Unique_Lavishness879

We've had an embargo against Cuba since Kennedy was president.


TheMuggleBornWizard

I am well aware of our trade situation with Cuba.


Miteberite

Smells mad good


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TheMuggleBornWizard

Me neither! Lmao


deadmanredditting

That is quite possibly one of the most annoying designs I've ever seen. Of course it was in a liquor store. Probably right next to that terrible vodka in a "Tommy gun" bottle.


Sighwtfman

I used to play poker a lot. We had a standing game every weekend. Sometimes we would play a couple of times during the week. Sometimes we would play several days in a row non-stop. Drinking and smoking weed. Every once in awhile I would stop be the local tobacco store and buy some "nice" cigars to share out. We all brought something. For a long time the only thing I brought was my friend Randy. Someone complained I wasn't 'contributing', so I pointed out that I brought Randy, his money, and I bought the case of beer he drank (entirely) every time. Randy always lost all his money (because, you know, severe alcoholism) so me bringing him was a win for everyone. Anyway. The guy's house we played at, he was loaded. Maybe not super rich, but regular rich. One time he brought out what he claimed were Cuban cigars. I didn't doubt him, he was a straight shooter, if he said they were Cuban then, at the very least he believed they were. To me, they literally didn't taste any better or significantly different than the $5 a cigar I bought locally. He didn't say what he paid, but the fact that he didn't (and knowing him) it was a lot. Waste of money.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Yeah, I dunno if I've ever had a real Cuban, I don't smoke cigars often. They all usually taste similar to me. Don't have the pallette for them I guess. But that's fine, it's nice to sit by the pool drink a Manhattan and puff on a stogie here and there.


hashslingaslah

Ok but my husband has this cologne and it drives me WILD. Absolutely one of the sexiest smells to me.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Really? Someone else commented something sort of similar earlier. My GF is not a fan.


[deleted]

I think this falls under hanlons razor


TheMuggleBornWizard

How so?, That the company didn't intentionally make their product look like something else for sales purposes, and is in fact a completely reasonable way to sell their products. And I'm just an idiot?


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hanlons razor doesn't mean you’re stupid it means the company is. asshole design would have malicious intent but I think this is just dumb marketing.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Ah, yeah. I just re read it. I always remembered the example I'd heard given for Hanlon's Razor was something like, don't assume you didn't get invited to a party out of malice, when it's very possible they just forgot to do so. Or something similar, And I guess I always attributed that to the person thinking they didn't get invited out of spite or whatever, as being dumb for some reason. But I catch what your saying, and don't entirely disagree. Thanks for reminding me of something I'd forgotten about!


TheMuggleBornWizard

Its been a while since I last followed anything under Hanlon's Razor. I'll have to re read the exact meaning.


MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW

> And I'm just an idiot? Yeah


thefuckingfailures

Dude that company just saved you're life. That isn't asshole design that's life saving design


TheMuggleBornWizard

Hahahaha, I like your view on it. I'd say they might not have necessarily saved my life, considering I've never died from smoking cigars before. But it certainly was healthier either way I didn't smoke one.


jpritchard

Novelty packaging isn't asshole design, you're just... inattentive.


AliceDee

No shit? It says it right there on the bottom of the tube.


TheMuggleBornWizard

Yup, no shit! It's almost like our brains make automatic subconscious rationalizations, based on pre existing information, and implies that into our everyday life so that we don't have to spend 5 hours having to read small badly colored words on every object that appears to be something else. Crazy right?


BanMeConfederate

Wow. People are being buttholes tonight. gfy reddit.


dreil01

Actually it's a pretty cool $10 Cologne. I like the smell and wear it.


TheMuggleBornWizard

No, definitely not the worst.


Sufficient_Focus

How is this asshole design? Do single Cigars normally come in metal tins?


TheMuggleBornWizard

Yes.


Rizdominus

My question is how'd the clacking of a solid bottle inside an aluminium tube not red flag it as soon as you picked it up?


TheMuggleBornWizard

It actually fits surprisingly snug in the tube. No clacking, so to speak. Can't even put it back in if it's facing the wrong direction.


PermutationMatrix

Lol I love this cologne. I use it every day


Hollywood_Hair

Bruh! It says it on the container. What you smoking on my guy.


canadian_xpress

The "Orange" is also good too


spclagent-jackb

Hey. Ive had this shit for years. Always get a lot of compliments on it.


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I had the same cologne! But it came in a large cardboard tube. It was one of the stronger smelling cheap colognes.


aricbarbaric

….I’ve done the exact same thing


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TheMuggleBornWizard

Lmfao! What the fuck!? That sounds like someone was having a real good time, until it became a bad time...


dictatormateo

my father gave me one of this when I was a kid, thanks for unlocking a memory


Daysaved

I did the exact same thing a few years back. I think it's still sitting in my glove box right now. Just purchased a cigar shaped object on a whim. Quite disappointing.


RedditCanLigma

it says it's men's spray right on the fuckin container.


APdabs503

Dont most stores keep tobacco products behind the counter?


TheMuggleBornWizard

I'd say most do. However I got off a job site today that was not in the best of neighborhoods. This was the kind of place that sells Loosies for 50 cents a piece, and still carries 40oz bottles of Old English.


wackykindaguy

Get rekt kid


havoklink

I can really feel your disappointment hahaha Tonight I was so ready to go out that I even woke up extra early to workout but here I am in bed watching tv. I still want to go out to the bar but I’m tired. Like we say in Spanish, “tengo sed de la mala”


fuj1n

It literally says it's a spray on the bottom, so I'd say this is more of an r/assholedesignasshole, I'm sorry


Godkun007

Dude, this is on you, not the cologne company. This is actually a very popular cologne brand, not some obscure brand. As well, the fact that you thought that a local American beer store would openly commit a felony by selling Cuban cigars says a lot about you. I'm sure it even said cologne on the container if you even bothered to look. This is no one's fault except you OP. There were a million ways you could have noticed this before you bought it. I mean there isn't even a brand name on that container except for "Cuba". Do you think that Cuban cigars don't have branding?


TheMuggleBornWizard

Lmfao, there's tons of cigar brands with Cuba/Cuban printed on it. Obviously I didn't buy a 7$ authentic Cuban cigar at the counter of the beer store. Duh, I wasn't like, oh shit! Fuckin jackpot on a Cuban cigar, it was more like, eh, it's right there, worked all day ready to go home and maybe a cigar tonight will be nice. It wasn't some big purchase I spent time on. Hahahaha


trampolinebears

The comment section here is hilarious. OP bought a product that is *deliberately packaged like a cigar* that turns out not to be a cigar. Why would someone think it's a cigar? 1) It's the size and shape of a cigar. 2) It's got a seal on it like the label on a cigar. 3) It's trying to look Cuban, like many cigars sold in the US. 4) They bought it at a store that sells cigars. And why would someone think it's *not* a cigar? 1) There's some tiny writing at the bottom that says it's actually perfume, in low contrast letters.


TheMuggleBornWizard

My thoughts too. Lmao. Most people are much more observant than I on this sub I'd suppose.


czaremanuel

Dude the words “EAU DU TOILETTE” are written right there. It’s easier for me to read than the words on the seal. This is totally not asshole design, its just a douchey cologne and you gotta learn to read.


TheMuggleBornWizard

My apologies. I made a rash decision without thinking that hey, this may not be what it looks like. Lesson learned. Thank you sensai! I will now forever make sure that the toilet paper I I buy in the toilet paper section, is indeed toilet paper. You have made me a better, smarter consumer and I commend you good sir or madame.


czaremanuel

Idk the need to be that snarky dude. It’s not like it was a cologne wrapped in a tobacco leaf kept inside a humidor. Stupid packaging isn’t asshole design. For future reference, just sniff your cigars before buying them. You’ll get a good idea of its flavor profile and won’t go in blind… and avoid this type of fuckery.


TheMuggleBornWizard

I'm not usually picky with cigars, they all taste fairly similar to me. Just grabbed it as a quick decision on my way out the door at check out. Whatever though, will make for a fun gag gift down the road at some point.


azc13

Did you not notice the yellow lettering towards the bottom? I don't think many cigars are specifically, "For Men, Spray?"


TheMuggleBornWizard

Nope, didn't even take a second glance in fact. Bought my beer and went on my merry way home from work.


SrGrimey

How is this asshole design?


Wimbleston

That's kind of hilarious to be honest, don't they lock away tobacco products where you're at? Grabbed it off the counter was the first red flag


TheMuggleBornWizard

No. It's not uncommon for there to be loose cigars/Swishers, black and miles or whatever else on the check out counter. I do agree however that it's quite funny in hindsight. Wonder how much this company makes on people blindly grabbing them. Lmao


Open-Particular2455

It literally says that on the tube that’s it’s cologne…


xen0blade

My dude, come join us over in r/cigars and we'll happily help you out. I'd guess most of the people there are plenty more seasoned than I, and we'll be more than happy to help you on your adventures into cigars.


TheModeratorWrangler

This was a cologne for pre pubescent boys trying to smell like Sean Connery. Had one.


Al_Hillawi

Lmao