last night i smoked a cigar, a fat corona grande, brought to me by an exgirl and exworker in the cigar factory i had, memories of the past.....
given you got customers over there, its still a business. i built up from scratch and run a cigar factory in tamboril, santiago, where the small and medium sized factories are. it was a partnership with a german wholesaler. i shipped during the 2 years of operation more than 250.000 cigars, all the classic sizes. high end prices over there, 3 - 17 euros then a piece. we shipped them in bundels of 25, not in boxes. i never smoked before, its been quite an experience, not only the smoking. thats, too, when i started to tuck a gun into my belt.
i dedicated one full day per week at the factory and many night hours on the computer and internet, keeping admin in order.
i gave up, because my partner got more and more lazy with payments.
my output prizes where then about 15 pesos for medium sized cigars, all long fillers, usually with cuban seed tobacco blend and connecticut shade wrappers. now, the tobacco and labor are quite higher.
competition is high on every level, but i did quite well. given one got the customer.
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