List Price: $483.12
Sale Price: $300.00
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This is a "no frills," solid piece for those looking for a furniture style humidor for storing boxes that looks nice but doesn't cost a fortune. The vented drawer is a nice feature, and removable shelves are adjustable and solid.
A couple of important things to be aware of with this item are...
1. The way the outlet is situated in the back causes the shelf to extend slightly too far so that the door will not shut completely, and of course also blocks the outlet. This is easily remedied by simply placing the shelf either above or below the outlet, however it is a limitation to be aware of. The way the shelf is situated in the picture will probably not work for you.
2. Also concerning the outlet, there is a frame around it that unfortunately does not provide an air tight seal but DOES however make accommodating most ac adapters impossible. Anything larger than the width of the outlet will not be able to be inserted completely without a secondary adapter or extension cord, so if you're using a "cigar oasis" style humidifier that is not battery operated you'll have to either use a secondary adapter with your ac adapter, OR use the ribbon cord and simply take the outlet out of the equation. (Using the ribbon cord was my solution, since there is plenty of room to run the ribbon cord through the gap between the outlet and the surrounding wood frame, so I'm not using the outlet at all, but I am saving quite a bit of room by not having an ac adapter inside the humidor.)
3. The seal is extremely poor. It is basically no more air tight than any normal cabinet. (Why there is a label inside the door that indicates "Sure Seal Technology" is beyond me, because I'm absolutely sure there is no seal whatsoever.) In addition, as previously stated, there is a significant gap surrounding the outlet creating leakage there as well. As annoying as this issue is when buying a humidor (which if nothing else is supposed to be air tight for God's sake!), it is easily remedied with the use of weather stripping that can be purchased at any hardware store. I used the thinnest I could find (1/8" rubber) and ran it along the inside of the drawer and cabinet door leaving the magnets exposed. The drawer still clicks into place and the cabinet door still locks easily, but any more than 1/8" will be too thick. To seal the outlet, I used a plastic foam outlet sealer (again, available at any hardware store) which is admittedly a bit of a hodge podge fix, given how the outlet is set up, but it works fine and is forgiving enough to allow me to run the ribbon cord through the gap without creating leakage. There are certainly cleaner ways to seal the outlet for the perfectionists out there, but I'll leave that to you.
Ultimately, I'm very satisfied with this purchase, even with the extra work it took to make it functional. End table humidors are typically extremely expensive. (Make sure to check out cheaphumidors.com) This is the most reasonably priced humidor I've found, it looks nice (even if it's not a show piece), and it does the job. Once it's set up, sealed and humidified, allow about two weeks for it to "season" and stabilize before loading it up with your stock.
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