I sure will miss those Cuban Twinkies! :p

Well the Hostess liquidation is off the table now, so back down to $3.99 a box. I wrote that to some moron on ebay yesterday trying to sell a box for $100. Greedy SOB. I love doing stuff like that :)

This is from Wikipedia:"After Rodriguez's death in 1954 (he was 88 years old), the revolution, and the subsequent nationalization of the tobacco industry, the brand was moved to La Romana in the Dominican Republic, where production of a Romeo y Julieta cigar for the American market continues today under the direction of Altadis SA. The Cuban government nationalized the brand and still produces and distributes it worldwide as one of its top-selling global brands."I get the Cubans. They have a special flavor because they are hand-rolled on the sweaty thighs of gorgeous Cuban women! lol The labels on mine say; Habana, Cuba.My son gets them in Manhattan at neighborhood Bodega. (from 'behind the counter' of a grocery store!) They're expensive, but available if you know who/where to go.Back to the thread... (before we all get busted for even talking about this!)John

I thought Romeo y Julieta moved production to the Dominican Republic??? It was my understanding that most of the old brands like RyJ, Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey, Cohiba, etc...had moved to the Dominican or Honduras or somewhere else. Or is that just the story they tell?I'm technically supposed to be "quitting," but I wouldn't mind a good box of the real thing if I could find some. I have a friend who is going to the Dominican Republic in a few weeks - his wife is Dominican. He wants to bring some real Cubans back, smokes that is, but says it's too risky with customs. He said he essentially paid a bribe of a brand-new bottle of Polo cologne to get through Dominican customs last year.Lynn

A way around the Cuban cigars thru Customs is............simply remove the band stating Cuba on them!Problem solved! Tell them they are Honduran then.