# The U. S. Postal (dis)Service - Ward B Group

Back on December 8, 2023, I ordered some of my favorite cigars, a fiver of La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso’s, and one Kentucky Fire Cured “Fat Molly” by Drew Estate. Posted in Ward B by chipc73 on April 2 2024 10:05:57 AM

- **Group:** [Ward B Group](https://www.cigarworld.com/groups/ward-b/)
- **Posted by:** chipc73
- **Date:** April 2, 2024

Back on December 8, 2023, I ordered some of my favorite cigars, a fiver of La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso’s, and one Kentucky Fire Cured “Fat Molly” by Drew Estate. I’d never tried a Kentucky Fire Cured stick, so I thought I’d see what it’s like just for grins.

The order’s tracking number revealed the normal progression in the chain until… nothing. Huh? Okay. I’ll give it a couple days. Nothing. Well, damn. Days went by with no scans recorded, so by December 23, I called the local post office and spoke with the very friendly and accommodating Postmaster. He confirmed that the tracking had stopped dead in its tracks and stated that the package was officially considered lost. Oh no.

I was disappointed, of course, and called Best Cigar Prices Customer Service to inform them of the lost package. After they looked at the tracking info, they agreed that the package had been lost and offered me a replacement. But – the wonderful LAdC sticks were out-of-stock. Great. So, I agreed to a refund.

I was heartbroken that those beautiful handcrafted pieces of art were lost and would never be enjoyed. What a waste. I did console myself thinking that perhaps someone had found the package, likely with a destroyed/illegible label, and either smoked the cigars himself/herself, or had given it to an acquaintance who is a cigar smoker.

Fast forward almost 4 months: Yesterday the package arrived! At first, I thought it was a recent order placed at JR Cigars for, guess what, a fiver of LAdC Mi Amor Belicoso’s. But it arrived 3 days early. ?? I then looked at the label. It was from Best Cigar Prices. I scratched my head wondering what I’d recently ordered from them. When I opened it, there were 5 beautiful Mi Amor’s and a Fat Molly. Huh? Upon closely examining the label, sure enough, it had been shipped on December 8. YAY! FINALLY!

I then called Best Cigar Prices to let them know that the once lost package had finally arrived, and that I’d agree to reverse the refund and pay for them. The person at BCP Customer Service (who just happened to be the one with whom I’d spoken regarding the lost package and who refunded the price of the order) was flabbergasted that the package had finally arrived, and was struggling to stifle her laughter as I was chuckling at the whole mess.

After a few moments on hold, she returned to the phone and informed me that they would gladly not charge me for the long-lost order, and that my honesty was unusual and refreshing, and that I could enjoy the sticks – on them. Cool!

I explained that my conscience wouldn’t allow me to keep the package without informing them, and that I consider cigars sacred and in keeping with their sacredness, I had to honor those hundred or more souls that went into making them – from planting, to curing, to blending, to rolling, to labeling, to boxing, to shipping. All of them.

No worse for wear, but having been un-humidified for almost 4 months, the 6 cigars now reside in a humidor that contains sticks that have been resting since September and won’t likely see fire until September of this year. My “one year” humidor.

All’s well that ends well. Thank you, Spirit of Tobacco.

Cheers!