Buying cigars here has to be better than anywhere else in the world. The cigars come straight from the factory to here. They are in perfect condition. Price still remains a big plus for buying cigars in Havana, although prices are not as low as they were a few years ago. On the bright side, cigars purchased in Havana are anywhere from one fourth to one half the price of similar cigars in London or Geneva and about 15 percent less than prices in Spain.
Cigars remain one of the most coveted Cuban products for visitors to the island nation.
Cuban customs officials usually allow travelers up to two boxes of cigars without any documentation. The biggest drawback is service. Most shops have poorly informed and uninterested clerks, many of whom verge on being aggressively surly. Besides, they all come from the same factory. The other side of the coin is that some cigar shop workers are too smart for their own good.