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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m a long time customer and usually visit my Jr store in Selma, NC. However, my last mail order was in May 2025, a nice box of Montecristo #2 Classic. The cigars are great but this selection proved... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A once dominant wholesaler of fine along with value brand cigars - lost / gone. The stock of their brand lines is nearly always out of stock. They have actually doubled the price of all alternative li... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have ordering from JR’s for ver 20 years. I think they had a change of management. Still waiting on my last order. Never again, they have lost my business, support is terrible, process is slow an... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay Away!!! Order placed on the weekend. Order not filled until Wed following week and told shipping would take 3-8 bus days. Called Cust Svs and their response is we're sorry, "we don't know what's... See more

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

101 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Worst, As Usual

As always, the worst experience possible. I don't know why I have not learned my lesson yet.This time I ordered a box of cigars. The box arrived empty. I called customer service and they really don't care. It should be called Customer non-service. I truly believe they are running some type of scam operation. I encourage every single one of you to boycott JR and utilize any and other cigar retailer in the universe.

1 May 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Watch Out! Online Ordering Difficulties. Inflexible. Unresponsive.

Sure online ordering is usually with little or NO issues. However, once you want to change OR cancel and perhaps re-order, LOOK OUT! I'm speaking within 12-15 hrs ordering and placed time wise essentially overnight. Come on! Live chat doesn't accommodate this kind of transaction. You must call their customer service people. And then, you have to continue to wait until this person gets in touch with the warehouse. What an inconvenient pain. Why does this have to be so difficult? Jury is out. We'll see if they honor my request. March 6 UPDATE: Well, they didn't honor my change or order cancellation order request, as the customer service person had said that they would. Nor did they follow up and call me as promised. Order's NOT CANCELLED as per my request. It was shipped out, all within a reasonable time period that they could have. I'm done with JR Cigars.

3 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Jr cigar 10x, 30x points scam

I order three boxes of cigars that were either 10x, or 20x and I didn’t get the points listed. I emailed they said to call. I called and a nice woman took the information and said she had to it to someone else to research, that was weeks ago.

1 January 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast delivery

so many bad reviews ... I started to get worry . I order my black and mild cream last week . came in a day earlier then expected .. so i don't know why so many bad review . package was nice and neat packed . well order more in future..

17 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

the service is a nigthmare

the service is a nigthmare. I ordered for 314$ of cigars.
They asked for age verification. I'm a 60 yo Winter Texan from Canada. I gave my infos. They asked for a proof of ID. I sent my driver licence. They asked again. I sent both passports of my wife's and mine.
They asked again age verification for a third time.
All those questions took a week. I got mad and I cancelled my order via Paypal. Finally the refund was less that the amount I've paid. NEVER NEVER AGAIN.

9 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered almost $200 worth of cigars…

I ordered almost $200 worth of cigars gor my husband for Christmas. It said it was delivered and did not receive them. I called and the only thing they could say was they need to review it and can take up to 14 days (maybe more because of holidays) to possibly get my money back. Couldn’t even offer replacement i would have to spend more money to order more.

7 December 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been a cigar smoker for over 50…

I've been a cigar smoker for over 50 years. Most of those years ordering from J & R.
I have fond memories of "BS ing" with Lou Rothman in his little cigar shop in lower Manhattan.
I worked in an all male business with lots of cigar smokers.
Once the online NC site was up and running, we ordered literally 20-30 boxes of cigars at a time.
Of late, I can't express enough how disappointed I am with NEVER having any of the top quality cigars I smoke.
Site always says out of stock or back ordered. Update your web page because I'm able to get what I want from other sites.
J & R use to be one stop shopping.
Shame how it has deteriorated.

31 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

I’ve had some problems ordering from JR, but recently my order took several weeks to arrive at my vacation location and I missed the delivery. It was clearly their fault, yet my requests for a refund have been totally ignored. So they are losing a long time customer through a lack of service.

5 June 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please Avoid and go somewhere else

If I could give a lower score I would. They openly will sell you old and broken bad cigars in 5 packs or any kind of deal and it is buyer beware. No returns no anything I have now been stuck twice by them with old and bad cigars and I am not taking it anymore with them.

9 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a disaster JR Cigars has become

I have been purchasing cigars from JR for decades, and put up with all of their (problems) growing pains because they had great products, great prices, and promotions. When there were mistakes made, customer service always tried to make things right. NOT ANYMORE! If they make a mistake, they don't seem to care, and the customer pays for it. I'm looking for a new online cigar retailer, you should too.

8 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bait and switch tactics on pricing?

Bait and switch tactics on pricing?? I regularly purchase Honduran 6x 60 corjos for $102 unless jr has their 30% site sale. Then the price of the same cigars goes up to $152 pre 30% off. Seems to happen all the time.🤔

16 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lying about promotions

You guys lied about the free ashtray promotion. Just lying to get orders. Poor customer service both times i called. I will never do business with you again (im a vet) and i will make sure no other Vets order throgh you. How about honoring your promotions?

30 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

False advertisement

Signed up for emails and texts to receive 25% off. Put code in to redeem and it doesn't work. Tried to use code FLASH30 for 30%. Neither codes worked for redemption. SCAM to obtain my info but codes do not work. JOKE!

29 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

terrible customer service

on 6/11 i placed an order with jrcigar.
on 6/12 jr notified me it shipped via usps & provided tracking #

on 6/15 i checked usps website to get order status. order showed awaiting carrier pickup
inquiry to jr customer service was answered with wait 2-8 business days

have periodically checked usps website for any updates. there are none. as of 6/22 still showing as awaiting carrier pickup

asked jr cigar customer service today for status of order and told to wait for delivery.

they will not make any effort to find this order which usps says is not in their system

21 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been a multi year user of JR and have…

Been a multi year user of JR and have noticed a steady decline in quality. The last three purchases have been very disappointing in quality. Dry and cracked leaves was common. Thus became unsmokable Have decided to use a different provider very disappointed. Mark

18 April 2024
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