Devin C.
Age Verification is Horrible
So, I have ordered from cigars.com before now, and it was a fine experience. Whether some new law went into effect, I do not know, but now they require age verification, and it is horrible! I don't mind taking steps to stop minors from accessing tobacco products, but this was not acceptable. I ordered some cigars to be shipped to my father for his birthday. The cigars.com website asked me some questions to determine my age. I answered them and it said they could not verify and that I needed to deal with the Veratad website to verify my age. Fine. I go there and do what they asked, including uploading a photo of my driver's license. I later get an email saying they could not verify my age, with no explanation in the email. I call cigars'com and I am told that the recipient's age also has to be verified, so I go to Veratad and do the same for my father, after having asked him to send me a photo of his dirver's license to upload to Veratad (which ruined the surprise factor of the gift, BTW). I then get an email saying they could not verify my age, with no explanation in the email. I again call cigars.com and am told that my father's verification cannot come from the same email as mine. They say that my dad has to just send them an email with the order #, a photo of his license, and Age Verification in the subject line. I have my father send the email. I then get an email saying they could not verify my age, with no explanation in the email. I again call cigars.com. and this time they say that an email is not sufficient and that my father has to log into the Varatad site and upload his info and license directly. My father does that. By this time, his birthday is long past. No email is received. I get a warning from cigars.com that my order will soon expire if age is not verified. So, I call them, ask to speak to a supervisor, and explain my situation and that if the order is not approved and shipped today, I will cancel it. They finally, after some checking, agreed and approved the order. 2 weeks and all of those hoops do not make for an experience I will ever wish to repeat.


