Do not Support Scottish Tobacco in Atlanta

[d_day]

Originally Posted by Cypress

I really would like to caution people from overspending because of the SCHIP Tax. I am seeing it now as there have been quite a few great deals in the BST section as people are kinda strapped for cash. I have an ungodly feeling that later on this year the people who overspent prior to April 1 will be taking a big loss trying to recover some cash during hard times. I would recommend buy what you can now and not overspend and give yourself a budget to live off of throughout the year.

I've been thinking the exact same thing, and haven't increased my spending at all.

[Frinkiac7]

I don't think it's fair to boycott a store just because the owner (naively, perhaps) voted for Obama. He made his choice, now his business has to live with the consequences. That's punishment enough for him.

[cab28]

This is quite a rant for someones second day on the site.

[docruger]

well we all make bad choices at times but all we can do is to live with them and thats bag enough with out others reminding us.

[Buddha024]

Originally Posted by cab28

This is quite a rant for someones second day on the site.

Indeed.

[DBCcigar]

Let me chime in....

The owner of Scottish Tobacco (Sheffy) is a freaking idiot! He'll cuss you and everything else for no reason at all. I've lived in Atlanta my entire life and I've only stepped foot in his store one time. His prices are insane ($99.00 for an Opus X) and his attitude sucks. I cannot tell you how many people have said they will never enter his store again. I'm not even going to get into the reason why he is still in business, especially with a better shop is literally 100 yards away. You figure it out.

[cab28]

Originally Posted by DBCcigar

Let me chime in....

The owner of Scottish Tobacco (Sheffy) is a freaking idiot! He'll cuss you and everything else for no reason at all. I've lived in Atlanta my entire life and I've only stepped foot in his store one time. His prices are insane ($99.00 for an Opus X) and his attitude sucks. I cannot tell you how many people have said they will never enter his store again. I'm not even going to get into the reason why he is still in business, especially with a better shop is literally 100 yards away. You figure it out.

Now this makes sense to me.

[phatmax]

Might be my second day on the site, but I have been on the internets a very long time....





actually:

Me and the wife...

[zitro_joe]

Originally Posted by phatmax

Sorry I brought any sort of regional descent into this.

A: I was simply telling a story, if he was hugely fat, I would have said the hugely fat owner. *ETA: I was rather suprised that a Middle Easterner was running a place called "Scottish Tobacco" just thought it was part of the story*

B: I will not patronize a business that is counter to my personal beliefs. I would not patronize a motorcycle shop that supported HP limit legislation on motorcycles or increasing taxes on my hobby. Or if the owner of said shop supported a legislator that did.

C: I was down on Piedmont doing work and there are actually 3 shops within 3 miles of each other and I had not been to any of them and visited them all. I really liked Edwards, and I am not being a shill for them. It was a real pipe shop, which I have never been to before and it was a great experience.

D: The place is WAY overpriced.

I am just frustrated that not only is our hobby / life choice being villified and attacked from the media and other outside sources, that there are people within our community who would willingly support people who are against us.

Again, I DO apologize for posting this in this forum and if the mods want to move or lock it, have right at it.

Alright bro, I'll take your word that you didn't have any racial/poitical agenda.

Just a suggestion, you can do what you want...when you rant about an issue, or person, stick to the necessary facts that support the thought/ opinion. The extra details included in the OP were detractors and seemed to suggest ulterior motives for posting. Know what I mean?

Due to information provided by others posted, I have a better idea for who this guy is; and I wont support that business.

Welcome to the Fora!

Joe

[snowboardin58]

Originally Posted by Plazma

Not saying that the OP is racist, that would require much more proof BUT.

"The shop owner is of middle eastern descent."

"The shop owner is some sort of middle easterner."

See how different they sound when you read them? Try saying it aloud.

Fortunately what people are saying is right, the man has the right to boycott the tobacco shop in question. Likeminded people have the right to agree with the OP as well. Just as others have the right to never step foot in a shop with a "McCain/Palin" sign up in their window. One of the reasons I love this country is that we're allowed to resist and protest.

I guess its just an observation. Its prominent in the mind because it is seen as uncommon. Its part of a branding of cigar shop owners in the US to, who they aren't commonly represented by, Arabs.

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And unfortunately on Halloween somebody through a bike seat through my dorm window, shattering glass everywhere, and almost hitting my roommate's girlfriend. My McCain Palin sign was a ridiculous minority at this school(besides almost every cigar smokers I've met here!!), and was stuck to the bike seat on the ground. The school didn't report it like normal, even though my roommate had a decent description of that culprit.

Let's smoke! "Earth!" haha... err people/humans

[snowboardin58]

I'll smoke mine tonight to hoping that shop owner turns his life around so that frown isn't knocked upside down. Nursery rhyme time! Ok done.

I hope all B&M's can make the best of it and survive.. the one here in EL doesn't even know their exact strategy yet.. I don't know if they're having sales, but I don't think they are. Sales because of a B&M payed floor tax, which is REALLY ridiculous and more of a level of unfair than the laws themselves!

[cab28]

Originally Posted by phatmax

Might be my second day on the site, but I have been on the internets a very long time....

Stay home and eat all the fricken chips Kip.

[Cypress]

[Frinkiac7]

Originally Posted by snowboardin58

I guess its just an observation. Its prominent in the mind because it is seen as uncommon. Its part of a branding of cigar shop owners in the US to, who they aren't commonly represented by, Arabs.

On an interesting side note, I've noticed that a huge chunk of smoke shops here in my city ARE owned by Arab/Middle-Eastern guys. Some of them have been around for years, and I've noticed a few guys come in and buy out the "old guard" of Caucasian smoke shop owners and continue to run their stores well.

I don't buy into mass race/ethnic stereotyping, but all the Arab guys who own many of the smoke shops I frequent are some of the nicest guys around...always talkative, helpful, willing to shoot the shit with you or yuck it up. AND this one guy has THE hottest daughter who sometimes helps him out in the store. I had to stop going there when I realized I was favoring that shop way too heavily over other worthy B&Ms in town! So to anyone trying to insinuate that Arab smokeshop owners are a bunch of d-bags, the stereotype doesn't hold any water 'round my way!

[Nickerson]

Originally Posted by phatmax

Me and the wife...

OMG INTERRACIAL LOVE!!!!11

jokes :P.

Surprised this threads still open. xD