If you buy cigars, you'll eventually need a humidor. If you smoke one a week, a zip lock bag works.
But if you buy three cigars every time you walk into your favorite shop, chances are your bag will soon be full.
First, I should point out there is no locking clasp as it says in the description.
Secondly it fairly reeks of cedar. My office smells like a cedar closet after unpacking. When you lift the lid the wafting smell is mesmerizing.
The front edge of the lid is weighted to keep the lid closed.
The hygrometer is not a fine instrument, but rather an indicator of the relative humidity. It has a polymer ring to seal the opening. When the humidor arrived the hygrometer read 70%?
No way a very hot and dry box is that humid. After charging the humidifier I let the box sit and the reading on the hygrometer rose to 80%. I took a small screw driver and adjusted the dial so that it read 70%. Done.
The humidifier has double sided tape. If you use the tape, expect difficulty recharging it in the future as you will have to lay the humidor on its side and pour water into the humidifier? I would not attempt to pull it from the cedar wall if affixed with the tape.
The divider has compression foam affixed to one end so you may move it at will and place it where you like.
It feels heavy and solid. Craftsmanship seems a 4 out of 5. It is the materials not the work that makes this less than 5 out of 5.
There is a ton of material available on the internet outlining how to properly break in your new humidor.
I suspect if you charge the humidifier everything will be fine. If you bought this box you probably are not smoking $30 Patels. Stop worrying and use your box.
Less than $30 for a nice box that will hold maybe 40 robustos.
