My DEALS brain keeps stiring this thought. I have quite a collection of premium cigars. No where near scratching the service though. Have been leaning towards Drew estate lines, Olivas, arturo fuente, padrons, and even into Ashton, and some Dominican cigars.

I'm seeing the budget sticks of those brands to be between the $6 - lower $10s. (These were my Intro to those brands before going into their more pricier lines)

Now I'm curious about the $5 and under range. I'm comparing hidden gem budget brands that smoke like $6 and up as opposed to the unbanded "2nds" from the quality lines.

I kinda have more faith in the 2nds. From what I understand they use same tobaccos but just has some imperfections? If I'm paying $4 or under per stick I don't mind astetics. Or worried about only smoking half of it.

I know our experiences with cigars vary base of our palates and preferences so I'm not necessarily looking to get advise on what I should smoke. Really just looking for general info from people who have gone with the unbanded 2nds and if they had good experiences going that route.