Stogie Rate Two Month Update

It's hard to believe, but it's time for another monthly update again! Stogie Rate is now officially two months old since its launch on February 26th. What's happened since our one-month update in March? Well, we had a little fun on April Fool's day where we released a randomized cigar picker. A few people have enjoyed using it so much that we're keeping it around and may refine and expand its capabilities. Also, during the month of April the site continued to grow quite well with the membership nearly doubling and hundreds of new cigars being added to the database. We also completed our cigar giveaway contest where we ended up giving away a total of 130 cigars to Stogie Rate members. We also participated (and will continue to support) the launch of Project Para Japón.

To coincide with our two-month anniversary, we have released several updates to the site. The first and most visible one is the new coat of paint on our home page. In addition, we are providing two new features for cigar reviewers to make writing reviews even easier.

1. Review templates. The templates provide pre-formatted review sections so that all you need to do is fill in your notes. We love you guys so much that we've thrown in a few templates named after several of our reviewers.

2. Review stop-watch. No more checking the clock! You can now activate a timer on the review page that will record exactly how many minutes it took you to complete the cigar.

On top of that, we fixed a few bugs in the web site (yes, even we make mistakes!)

Be sure to give these a try and let us know what you think. We're excited to provide these new updates to you, and we're even more excited about what we have planned next so stay tuned!

ABOUT STOGIERATE.COM

StogieRate.com is a software platform designed for cigar enthusiasts. It enables users to track cigar inventory, write and share reviews, and learn more about cigars via Stogie Fresh educational resources. The web site includes a large, searchable, and user editable cigar database, which also includes cigar band and cigar photos. StogieRate.com is dedicated to enhancing the cigar smoking experience for cigar enthusiasts and endeavors to provide new and unique tools that are easy and fun to use.

Stogie Rate Teams with Project Para Japón

Team Stogie Rate, in conjunction with Stogie Fresh and Project Para Japón, will be giving away ten 2-packs of the upcoming new cigar from La Aurora: "Para Japón."

The reason for the giveaways is so that you will be able to join with us in launching this new cigar on April 29th. To read about this Virtual Launch Party, please read the full article in the Stogie Fresh Cigar Journal: http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Cigar_Journal/Journal_Main/Entries/2011/4/18_Para_Japon_Virtual_Release_Party.html

There is nothing you need to do to enter this contest other than be a registered Stogie Rate member. We will pick out and notify the winners this week and ask for your mailing addresses.

We hope that all winners will consider attending the virtual launch party and smoke the cigars along with us. We also hope you will write up your reviews of the Para Japón cigars and post those reviews in Stogie Rate Online.

Disclaimer: There are several other cigar websites and blogs that are conducting the same contest giveaway. No person can win more than one time. So, we will be asking if you have won these cigars from another site and will have to eliminate those people who have already won a 2-pack.

CONGRATULATIONS to third-round winners of the Stogie Rate Online Launch Contest

Our Stogie Rate Launch Contest has officially come to a close with our third round of winners. More premium cigars will be mailed this week to our most recent winners, who are listed below. Congratulations to all 12 of our winners. During this premier contest we gave away 130 cigars!

LAUNCH CONTEST ENDS BUT THE JOURNEY CONTINUES...

Though our launch contest is finished, the journey has only begun. You can expect more great new promotions in the future. Keep checking back to our Stogie Rate News page and also follow us on Twitter for the latest happenings.

WINNERS (listed by Stogie Rate screen name)

1 box of cigars
Foe

6-pack of cigars
m69c44
thechrisdotcom
bombman0513

Cigars in this Shipment:

Dignity Black Gold

Cabaiguan by Tatuaje

San Martín by Tabacalera del Oriente

JR Special Selection

Pinar del Rio Habano Sun Grown

Gran Habano Gran Reserva #3

La Gloria Cubana Serie N

SEE OUR PREVIOUS WINNERS

• First Round Winners
• Second Round Winners

NEW Breakthrough for Cigar Smokers!

April 1st, 2011. Cure the C.R.A.P.S. with Cigar Picker

As cigar smokers begin to amass more and more cigars in their humidors, they begin to develop the C.R.A.P.S. This is a devastating problem that affects their cigar… movements.  Do you have the C.R.A.P.S.? Let's find out…

Here's the scenario: you crack open your favorite humidor to select the next cigar to smoke. Five or more minutes may pass while you sift through your cigars. You occasionally hold one to your nose for a whiff and then gingerly place it back into the humidor only to do the same with another cigar a minute later. If this is a regular feature of your experience, you are suffering from what we have now diagnosed as Cigar Retentive Analysis Paralysis Syndrome (or C.R.A.P.S.)

A person with the C.R.A.P.S. simply cannot decide which cigar he is going to smoke next! In fact, it has now been scientifically proven that the probability of a cigar smoker suffering from C.R.A.P.S. is directly proportional to several factors involving both the size and variety of their cigar collection. We won't bore you with all of the scientific studies, charts and formulas developed by Team Stogie Rate to determine such probabilities. Suffice it say, we have discovered that a key variable in our formulas is the square root of the sum of total inventory and the product of total number of cigar brands and total number of humidors over the average ring gauge of cigars, added to your ratio of maduro to natural wrapper cigars. This is absolutely true!

Fortunately, you don't need to worry. We have developed a solution for those suffering from C.R.A.P.S.  Using a proprietary algorithm that analyzes your personal cigar collection, we can automatically choose the right cigar for you.

To cure the C.R.A.P.S. simply access the Pick My Cigar feature on Stogie Rate Online.  Visit your Humidor page and click the link. You never have to think twice again about which cigar you're going to smoke next!