Well, I'm adventurous. I sent out an Order for a box of 25 Miraflor Torpedoes. I'll let you know what happens.

Very familiar with Thompson's. Some good deals on known brands. Would not recommend the house "Thompson" brand - inconsistent smoke of marginal quality. Check out Two Guys Smoke Shop at www.2guyssmokeshop.com for a good selection and reasonable prices.

Thompson's are okay, being an in-state provider, but I prefer JR Cigars to be honest. Seems like JR's are fresher to me.

Thompson's have some good selections. Avoid the house brands, as mentioned earlier. However, if you want real name brands at low prices check this site out:

www.mikecigars.com

Better online/mail order houses exist like jrcigars.com and phatash.com.

Hi Jay,
I have purchased from Thompson Cigars on a number of occasions and have been very pleased. Their shipping is very fast and my selections have come Fresh and very well packaged. Other companies I have used is Papacigar.com and Cigar.com I am presently enrolled in the cigar club with Papacigar.com and they have great selections, like my favorites Gurkha G3 and Rocky Patel's Vintage 1990, However the selections are plenty...God I know that all too well ! Because my Humidors (three to be exact) are full now (over 20 different brands) probably estimated 200+ cigars. I have been weeding out the OK smokes and re-ordering the brands I like. Have Fun buying online...

i've smoked a variety of Thompsons, including the Big Boy, and I would say that some of what I picked out were disappointing. None were excellent. If you find something you like, more power to ya!
As far as mailorder goes, I found their service usually excellent, although I know others have had problems at times when the sales staff gets overly agressive. Sure, some people can smoke 60 big cigars a month, I guess, but when I was smoking about 15, they would call and urge me to order more, and more...
When you are dealing mailorder for major brands, the best thing to do is to comparison shop. These days, you can find the price on something like Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur 1 can vary as much as $50. When I'm looking at prices for a widely-available major brand, I always look at JR first. Mike's can occasionally run a sale with prices better than JR, and I would suggest you check out Famous Cigars too. Sometimes Thompson has a deal that looks good, perhaps on a size or brand that's been discontinued. Within a half-hour of surfing, you can probably find the best price on what you want.
I've seen people brag about good prices in on-line auctions, but that's too much work and not enough certainty for me. Good luck in your hunting.