Well, folks, it’s time I got this review up.  I was contacted by the folks at Cigamate to do a review of the Cigamate giving you my thoughts on it.  So, here they are…

First, the Cigamate is not an ashtray.  And, even though it took me a little bit to figure it out, it’s not intended to be.  Instead it’s a “portable cigar and cigarette disposable unit.”  And, yes, there’s a difference.  Once I realized the distinction, I was better able to evaluate the Cigamate for what its intended use is: a place to put cigars and cigarettes AFTER you’re finished with them.

So, let’s talk about that first.  I run into cigarette receptacles that are similar to the Cigamate quite often.  There’s one at the pool where I take my kids.  It’s always frustrating because I can never get my finished cigar in there.  Their holes are too small and they definitely don’t leave enough room for the 2-3 inches a normal person leaves on a cigar when finished smoking it.  Cigamate has eliminated that problem by making the hole larger and the neck of the product wider to specifically accommodate cigar smokers.  Wonderful!

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Not only that, but they’ve added some other features as well.  First, it’s collapsible and portable as you can see in the images.  So, you can own one of these for your backyard or patio, take it with you to the beach (though I’d clean it out before traveling with it), etc.  It’s even got convenient little handles on it to pick it up and move it.  The top is wider so that you can fit a drink on it and it has two grooves in it to hold your and your friend’s cigar on it when you need to put it down for a moment.  Fantastic!

Now, is there room for improvement?  Sure.  Like I said, it’s not an ashtray, so depending on where you’re smoking, like say your back patio, you may or may not need an ashtray.  I don’t flick ashes on my patio floor, so I still need an ashtray.  I’m thinking that the hole could be a little wider to allow for the user to maybe just flick the ash into the receptacle without much problem.  As it is, it’s a little awkward to try and do that.  If you’re standing out in the grass, or in another area where it’s okay to ash on the ground, then this is all you need.

If you’re an outdoors kind of person who likes to take family trips to the beach, have friends over for BBQ, or just have kids running around the backyard and you don’t want them near a cigar you’ve finished that’s still burning out, then this is a recommended buy.  These would be great in company smoking areas, outside the local cigar shops, or anywhere someone might need to put a cigar or cigarette out before walking into a store.  It’d keep the cigarette butts off the ground, that’s for sure.

These retail directly from the Cigamate site at $39.99.  I actually think it’s quite worth it; especially if you’d be able to make use of its portability.  Cigar retailers can also contact them for wholesale info.  They come in two colors: adobe beige and cigar brown.  The one in the images is beige.

I don’t think this is a must-have for everyone, but I definitely think that for people whose needs this product does fit, it’s the best I’ve seen.  Those other ‘cigarette only’ models just don’t meet the needs of us cigar smokers.

CIGAMATE GIVEAWAY:  Cigamate is kind enough to offer up one of these for a giveaway to one lucky Cigar Command reader!!  All you have to do is leave a comment here in this post about your thoughts on the Cigamate before 11:59 CST Friday, July 24th and you’ll be entered in the random drawing.

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