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The Latest News from XIKAR )
May 2006
In This Issue
  • XIKAR Contest Winners
  • XIKAR Family Forum:
  • Member of the Month: Mike Gonzales
  • TIPS: Protect Your Rights
  • Top Secret: Lighters
  • Dominican Republic: A cigar lovers dream trip
  • Find a Retailer

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    KURT'S CORNER

    Dear XIKAR Friend,

    First, I'd like to thank you for your participation in last month’s survey. The response was overwhelming! Check out our winner’s section for proof that XIKAR faithful come from every corner of the world. Don’t worry if you missed out, you’ll have many more chances to win…stay tuned.

    • Because of great friends like you, The XIKAR family has grown too large to be contained by email alone. So, we created The XIKAR FAMILY FORUM (details below). Now you can exchange your thoughts with other XIKAR faithful from around the world. Check it out!
    • Tobacco legislation threatens your lifestyle, so please take a look at the TIPS section to find out how to protect your ever dwindling rights.
    • Check out the top secret drawings of a brand new lighter. As a member of the XIKAR family, you are the only ones to get a peek into the inside the drawing room.
    • I just returned from an incredible trip to the Dominican Republic. I kept a travelogue below so you can read all about it's incredible cigars and secret attractions.

    As always, thank you for your business.


    Kurt Van Keppel, President

    		XIKAR Contest Winners

    The Grand Prize winner in last month’s survey contest was Jason Franco. Congratulations Jason, enjoy the prize pack and best of luck on landing a great job!

    Not only did Jason receive a full XIKAR prize pack, but 40 2nd place winners from all over the world received a cool XIKAR hat!

    		XIKAR Family Forum:

    Find a new use for your MTX tool? Looking for a new cigar to try? Escaped great danger with your 730 Express knife? We want to hear about it.

    We created the forum so you can interact with other XIKAR faithful from around the world. Successful enthusiasts just like you will discuss topics ranging from cigar reviews and cigar-friendly restaurants to new knives you’d like to see us produce. The possibilities are endless!

    		Member of the Month: Mike Gonzales

    This month’s winner is Mike Gonzales. Mike wrote a humorous letter to us about a golf outing gone awry and his undying love for his lucky Xi cutter.

    Thanks for the letter Mike and enjoy the gear!

    		TIPS: Protect Your Rights

    With worldwide antismoking legislations spreading like wildfire, cigar smokers like you are the targets of zealots that will stop at nothing to achieve their ultimate goal: tobacco prohibition. These crusaders have little opposition in the political forum - that is until individuals like you use our political system to demand that your leaders protect your rights. To learn more about current national and local issues and to take action, click the link below.

    		Top Secret: Lighters

    As a XIKAR friend, you are the very first to see this sneak peek of a top secret design in its infant stages. Our team is putting the finishing touches on a new line of jet flame lighters just like the one shown here. We are very impressed and we think you will be as well. In the coming months, keep an eye on our website and your XIKAR local retailer for these and other great new items.

    		Dominican Republic: A cigar lovers dream trip

    Brimming with culture, history, scenery and some of the best cigar makers in the world, the Dominican Republic is a spectacular place to vacation. I was lucky enough to experience everything this great country had to offer. Check out my travelogue to find out everything you wanted to know about this treasure to the cigar world.

    		Find a Retailer

    Looking for XIKAR gear around town or around the world? Check out our retailer’s section for up to date listings of fine retailers carrying everything XIKAR.

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