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"Only after I've burned at least 1/16" inch of it! Or, when it so loose it should be removed."

"I concur."

"I leave it on till it is about to burn. Ruined to may cigars trying get it off, nothing like your playing a flute while trying to smoke"

"Okay I personally agree, especially these days, it is a very subjective topic and one that I believe is considered personal preference but I did find this regarding "whose cigar etiquette..." In 1967 Zino Davidoff outlined a protocol for…"

"Whose cigar etiquette says to remove the band before lighting? I would really like to know who is responsible for determining what is and is not cigar etiquette because as with many things that relate to cigars, removing the band is a subjective…"

"I leave mines on to the ash just because I like the look."

"Cigar etiquete (sp?) is to remove before lighting. For me it depends, I don't keep the price tag on clothes that I buy so I usually take the band off prior to lighting up. If I'm familiar with the brand and I know that the band is stuck on…"

"I slide the band off as soon as I take it out to smoke, throwing it straight into my box o' bands."