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After reading reviews for this and other humidors from the same manufacturer, I expected to receive a good looking box with a malfunctioning hygrometer and a great deal of fine tuning required to achieve the desired humidity. However, after following very simple directions for calibrating the hygrometer (put it in a zip lock bag with a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of water for a few hours), the device read exactly at the level expected.

The newly manufactured humidor was a little dryer than ideal (50% humidity) upon arrival, so I followed the manufacturer's suggestion and placed a shot glass of water in the box, allowing it to season overnight. The humidity rose to the desired (70%) humidity level and has stayed there with periodic charging (a few minute soaking ever week or two) of the element that came with the box. Within a couple of weeks, once dried out cigars that I had stored badly were restored to their original moisture content. The scent of the reconstituted cigars and the humidor's cedar liner are immediate evident when opening the box. There is no need for any of the other gels, beads or other advertised moisture balancing devices to make this product work exactly as advertised.

The glass top and exterior hygromerter both add interest and functionality to the humidor and are worth the few extra dollars over the more stripped down product versions. If you have a few dozen cigars, this is a very elegant and cost-efficient way to store them.

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The Capri Glass Top Humidor, is one very nice humidor for not a lot of money. It is actually far better than I imagined at this price point.

The finish is about the same as Bombay Company furniture; that means very nice clean smooth finish over heavy stain on clear wood. Nobody would ever mistake this for a fine furniture finish, but it looks nice all the same. The top has a glass insert that is very heavy. So when you lift the lid, this thing feels very expensive and solid (remember guys love heavy and hydraulic things). The lid seals very tightly so there is virtually no cedar odor outside the humidor. The interior is finished with nice smooth knot free cedar. There is one movable divider.

Included with the humidor, a nice dial hygrometer with brass ring, a humidifier disk, a brass name plate for engraving, and an instruction sheet. Pretty darn simple, exactly what you would expect.

The instructions are excellent and crystal clear. Add one of these, DryMistat HumidiTube Cigar Tube Humidifier, Single Tube, and controlling humidity is almost bullet proof.

For the person with a nice small collection of cigars, or the occaisonal smoker, this is just about the perfect humidor. The humidor is about the total size of three wooden cigar boxes. It is discreet, well made, and a nice size.

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I will start by saying that yes, this is an attractive box to store your smokes in. The glass top is a nice touch. It feels heavy and the lid closes tight with some good weight to it as well. I dont mind having this on display in my living room. Seems to hold about 40 cigars or so. Maybe you could squeeze in 50 if they were a bit smaller gauge. Now there is really only one negative for me. Its a pretty big negative which is why my rating went from a 5 to a 3 star.

The Hygrometer does NOT come attached to the humidor. It comes in a separate little box along with the humidifier. Sounds like no biggie, right? Well I really cant believe noone else has said this, but the Hygrometer doesnt fit properly in the hole in the from of the humdor. It comes with a Magnet for the back of it, but if you try to use the magnet to hold it in place, Ait will not read correctly, BIt does not seal tight or proper. It just kinda hangs there waiting to get bumped so you have to adjust it again. It came with a rubber ring around the base which made it so I could not even push it in the hole in from of the humidor. afer I removed the rubber ring it was simply too loose. wiggling around and not sealed proper, with a cheap magnet holding it in place.

My solution was to Super Glue the hygrometer to the humidor. Now it is in place and not moving around. I think I set it well enough to keep the humidity in pretty good. So now that it is GLUED in place it is totally just for looks. It reads at just over 50% humidity no matter what I do. Bah, whatever. I have a humidity stick in there so i know the cigars are fine, but the hygrometer is usless and a pain in the arse. Really just dissapointing that it did not come already attached to the damn humidor. I would not buy another one. Ill make sure to research better in the future. But it serves its purpose now, and looks attractive enough.

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After reading all 37 prior reviews of this product, here is what it boiled down to for me as this is my first humidor (Capri-Glasstop). I wanted a cheaper, starter humidor that can hold my stash (11 as of right now, cigars). This has/will do that perfectly. I wanted to wait about a week before I wrote a review so I do have some experience with it. When I got it, it was nicely packed, no damage and the hygrometer came pre-installed, mine fit perfectly without any problem of that rubber seal. Although I did have to take it off to calibrate it with the infamous salt test (as you do with any hygrometer), mine was off by about 10% and I fixed it with a flat-head screwdriver. I put it back in and it looks and works perfectly. As far as the humidor itself, it has good materials, the hinges work well, the box has a nice seal. The only problem is that tempered glass sticker that another reviewer mentioned, it's under the lid and somewhat difficult to take off, but I did so and then used some goo-be-gone to remove the adhesive residue. The humidor doesn't look cheap at all, just remove the QC stickers and the made in china stickers and you'll be left with a very nice looking and functioning humidor. The humidifier seems to be working, I put distilled water in it and no issues with it so far. I had to season the box for about 3-4 days, I did wipe it down lightly with distilled water with no problems, so I think you can do that with this particular humidor. I plan to get another form of humidification such as the beads or a tube, I don't think that the included humidifier will be able to hold the RH for very long without recharges, and I also plan to get a digital hygrometer because they are rumored to be more accurate. The humidifier comes with a magnet so that you can take it out and replace it easily, I originally soaked the whole thing in distilled water before I realized that. Next time, I would consider a humidor that is a little smaller (this is a true desktop humidor) and that doesn't have a glass top, it's pretty, but fingerprint and sunlight prone. The wood divider works well and has a very nice fit. If you're having problems seasoning, let me assure you that it does take a few days, I used the wipe down method and a shot glass of water and the humidifier, the box is very dry (as if should be) when it comes to you in the mail. This humidor deserves 5 stars without a doubt and I only paid $34 for it, what a steal!

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I had my eye on this for awhile and received it as a gift this past Christmas. I was far from a cigar aficionado, but the thought of it intrigued me. Once I got the hygrometer calibrated and the humidor to hold a constant 70% humidity I've enjoyed it ever since. It took a little bit to get it to hold the humidity and proved to be a chore. It seemed the wood soaked up moisture like crazy. Also, calculating the hygrometer was a bit frustrating as well. The value of the humidor is definitely a 5 for the price, but the time and effort it takes to properly season the humidor knocks down the rating.

For those newbies (like I was) it can be a bit daunting figuring out how to season your humidor. My first batch of cigars actually dried out a bit because it took a while to hold that constant humidity level. You can find the instructions anywhere on the web, but I'll lay them out as best I can:

1) First and foremost you need to make sure your humidor is airtight. To test this you should drop the lid of your humidor down. If you hear a *woosh* noise it means you have a good seal. If not, your lid will drop like a rock. If it does not seem airtight make sure your hygrometer is tightly in the wood. If that does not work you may need to return the product (mine was fine).

2) Calibrate the hygrometer. Your humidor needs to be around a 70% constantly.

You will need: a milk jug cap or something similar, zip lock bag, table salt, and tap water.

Fill the milk jug cap about halfway with salt. Add water, but do not make it soupy. Place the cap and hygrometer in the zip lock bag and seal. You should leave this untouched for about 12 hours. It will create a 75% humidity. Once the time has passed get your hygrometer out and if it is not at 75% (which it most likely won't be) quickly adjust it to be. The adjusting proved to be difficult. Some reviews said there was a dial on the back of the hygrometer that you would need to take a screwdriver to. Then you could adjust the dial. However, this did not work for me for some reason. I discovered that you could pop apart the hygrometer and adjust it to 75% by hand.

3) Season the inside of the humidor by wiping with distilled water.

You will need: distilled water (does not have the impurities tap water has), bowl, and a clean rag.

This took me about 10 separate wipe downs. I had read how you needed to be careful to not warp the wood and I think that was my problem. I was being too careful initially. Finally, I had enough of my humidor not holding its humidity and started wiping it down sopping wet. It took a little bit to find the right amount, but finally it worked. I did make sure not to leave any puddles.

4) Have enough humidifiers to keep the humidity constant. Use distilled water.

I discovered that the humidifier which comes with the humidor does not work that great. I still have it in my humidor, but it dries out quickly. I ordered one of the tube humidifiers (Drymistat Humidifier Tube) and it works very well. You just have to make sure to add distilled water whenever it gets past the line.

5) Fill with cigars and enjoy!