I Love My Local Shop!

[smokemifyagotem]

I love my local shop - guy just sold me a Shark for $11! And he sold me a 1997 fuente fuente opus for $18 the other day.

Basically sells everything for retail and not a cent more, no matter how good or rare the cigar. I love it when a shop doesn't go out of thier way to rip you off. And like any good/smart owner, he knows his loyal customers and hooks you up w/ free smokes from time to time.
I remember I went into a snooty cigar bar here in NJ a few years back and they were selling Opus robustos for $50 a stick! I laughed in the guys face when he told me the price.
He acted as if I knew nothing about cigars and said "you obviously don't know how rare these are". I then proceded to pull out the Opus DC I had in my pocket and said "Dude, I bought this yesterday down the street for $15".
Man, that felt good!

[zemekone]

Damn Bro! Just hearing that makes me love your shop too I guess I pay a little more than retail, i guess that "little more" pays for for the abmbience and the people who come in...

[MocoBird]

I love my local shop too!!! Tonight he had a rep from Fonseca there. Buy 2 get 1 free!! Free food and drinks. Lots of people, place full of smoke. Had a great time. Let's hear it for the local guy. Don't get that from CigarBid.com.

[MM2(SW)S]

I am glad to hear that you all have such good local cigar guys. I am still trying to find that shop. Hopefully I too will be thanking that local shop some day soon.

-Steve

[IHT]

unfortunately, my closest cigar shop is in the back of a nasty/dirty gas station that sells cheap cigs....

the next closest is about a 30+ minute drive into missouri... pretty nice place, but the lounge area is small. nice selection of cigars though, best i've seen in person. the guys are pretty cool as well, i thought one of them was Rick Sutcliff (old baseball player from the 70s/80s), looks just like him. their prices aren't too bad, but this shop in killeen texas (by ft. hood) has some of the best prices i've ever seen.

i would love to have a cool local hangout like that, and have great customer service to boot. if i could, i'd probably offer to work there part time (and not just to smoke up my paycheck).

[kscotty]

I have to admit...I was a 100% dedicated web shopper before moving to Phoenix (except for times I was in Manhattan on business and would go to the original JR store...very cool). Now in the desert I find that I like to stop by the local Tinder Box.....good people, decent selection and they owner always piles on discounts which help bridge the pricing I could get from Famous or other online retailers.

Plus, I just enjoy picking out the cigars myself...much more interesting than clicking on ADD TO BASKET....

[kamikaiguy]

The Shops here in Pittsburgh are like that for the most part.

I go to 2 in particular that are just wonderful shops and I get hooked up all the time. Then there is one that tries to rip you off wvery once in while. it is crazy.

[linusvanpelt]

Originally Posted by kscotty

I have to admit...I was a 100% dedicated web shopper before moving to Phoenix (except for times I was in Manhattan on business and would go to the original JR store...very cool). Now in the desert I find that I like to stop by the local Tinder Box.....good people, decent selection and they owner always piles on discounts which help bridge the pricing I could get from Famous or other online retailers.

Plus, I just enjoy picking out the cigars myself...much more interesting than clicking on ADD TO BASKET....

Try Stag Tobacco on the outskirts of Metro Center Mall (I-17 and Dunlap). Huge smoking room, huge selection, and free cigars every 2nd Saturday.

I just moved from PHX, and it was only 2 miles from my house.

Hey...maybe I could send you some bucks and you can mail some smokes my way...selection and prices here in Flagstaff are limited.

[Nely]

I was just at my local shop and the guy just gifted me a Don Linos Africa. Can't beat the awesome selection and great customer service. And yes the characters that walk in are pure comedy just like someone else had said before. I usualy work the afternoon shift, but whenever i do the day my lunch hour is spent at my favorite shop which is conveniently located two minutes away.