Discussions about US MREs and other US rations
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JT1991
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by JT1991 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:19 pm
Hey everyone,
So I just received my first MCI containing cigarettes. I was on edge. Couldn't wait to get them. When I got them and opened the accessory pack, the cigarettes were crushed. Very disappointed. Not what I hoping being my first MCI with cigs.
Hope everyone else is having a decent day.
- JT1991
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Mpitt
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by Mpitt » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:26 pm
Aww, sorry man. Nothing is worse than destroyed expectations. I don't share your love for cigarettes but I know all too well that feeling. Here's to hoping your next pack is crisp, well preserved and aged to perfection.
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SentientTootsieRoll
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by SentientTootsieRoll » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:17 pm
I know that feeling. I bought a circa 1960s MCI on eBay and paid a large sum for it too. The pics showed the MCI being completely unopened, everything intact and the seller described it as such. When I received it, I opened it up and lo and behold, the accessory packet had been torn open and the cigarette packet was also opened. While I presume it still had the original cigarettes (I had no way of knowing for sure) they were incredibly dry and broke apart as soon as I took them out of the packaging. I was pissed that the seller had rummaged around in it, taken things out of it and for all I know, even replaced some things and tacked on a misleading description.
If we don't study the mistakes of the future, we're bound to repeat them for the first time.
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Simon2002mre
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by Simon2002mre » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:10 pm
JT1991 wrote:Hey everyone,
So I just received my first MCI containing cigarettes. I was on edge. Couldn't wait to get them. When I got them and opened the accessory pack, the cigarettes were crushed. Very disappointed. Not what I hoping being my first MCI with cigs.
- JT1991
Aww man! That sucks bro, next time for sure!
Killed by rancid pound-cake. I know that will be on my tomb stone.
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JT1991
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by JT1991 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:14 pm
SentientTootsieRoll wrote:I know that feeling. I bought a circa 1960s MCI on eBay and paid a large sum for it too. The pics showed the MCI being completely unopened, everything intact and the seller described it as such. When I received it, I opened it up and lo and behold, the accessory packet had been torn open and the cigarette packet was also opened. While I presume it still had the original cigarettes (I had no way of knowing for sure) they were incredibly dry and broke apart as soon as I took them out of the packaging. I was pissed that the seller had rummaged around in it, taken things out of it and for all I know, even replaced some things and tacked on a misleading description.
Oh man. Such a let down when something like that happens. Here's to future purchases with everything intact! Take care and good luck on your next purchase.
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Nighthawk1097
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by Nighthawk1097 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:26 pm
JT1991 wrote:Hey everyone,
So I just received my first MCI containing cigarettes. I was on edge. Couldn't wait to get them. When I got them and opened the accessory pack, the cigarettes were crushed. Very disappointed. Not what I hoping being my first MCI with cigs.
Hope everyone else is having a decent day.
- JT1991
Oh no! I got a pack of Salems, not a huge menthol person so I have yet to open it, but I hope they don't look like that when I do.
