Cigars International has them much cheaper. CAO are one of my favorites, I particularly like the anniversary maduro's, Brazil and MX2's, but taste is very personal so your opinion may vary. One of my preferred high end smokes are the La Aurora 1495, not cheap but worth the coin on a special occasion. I also like the Rocky 1990 vintage but they should be more like $7’ish each, not $24. Heck, Cubans are $30-40 a stick, I would never pay that much for a Rocky.
Try a sampler pack from Cigars International. They have some 'taster' packs with an assortment of sticks of different strengths. There is a medium, medium-full and full, you will be hard pressed to find a better deal.