Seems like there is a tobacco store in every other strip mall, that sells mostly cigarettes, headshop-type bongs, knives, pipes, and figurines, lighters, and has a medium-to-small cigar humidor.
Most are way too humid and the taxes in Cook county in particular make the prices less than competitive.
I saw an entire corner of Ashtons covered in mold. Several boxes of VSGs were ruined, as well as some of the regular line, where the mold was actually inside the cello. I immediately pointed this out to the guy at the counter, who said "No, it's just from the humidity." I didn't quite know what to make of that, since, yes, technically mold is caused by excess humidity. I simply told him he had several hundred dollars of ruined cigars and to clear them out of the humidor before he had several thousand worth. He said he would check into it. I never went back. If I had and still saw mold I would have reported him to Ashton/Fuente. It was bad.
Also, most of the humidors housed ACID and other aromatic cigars right in the open, which gave the entire humidor a pungent smell.
Met Mr. Jerry. Very nice, talkative, considerate guy. Has some good stories, and knows a lot about cigars and the cigar business. Not the kind of guy who brags about it though. We had a very friendly and informative conversation, and he even showed me to a nice cigar shop that wasn't exactly his favorite. I guess he had a falling out with the owner, even though his name is on several plaques on the wall.
Oh yeah and he knows coffee too
Most are way too humid and the taxes in Cook county in particular make the prices less than competitive.
I saw an entire corner of Ashtons covered in mold. Several boxes of VSGs were ruined, as well as some of the regular line, where the mold was actually inside the cello. I immediately pointed this out to the guy at the counter, who said "No, it's just from the humidity." I didn't quite know what to make of that, since, yes, technically mold is caused by excess humidity. I simply told him he had several hundred dollars of ruined cigars and to clear them out of the humidor before he had several thousand worth. He said he would check into it. I never went back. If I had and still saw mold I would have reported him to Ashton/Fuente. It was bad.
Also, most of the humidors housed ACID and other aromatic cigars right in the open, which gave the entire humidor a pungent smell.
Met Mr. Jerry. Very nice, talkative, considerate guy. Has some good stories, and knows a lot about cigars and the cigar business. Not the kind of guy who brags about it though. We had a very friendly and informative conversation, and he even showed me to a nice cigar shop that wasn't exactly his favorite. I guess he had a falling out with the owner, even though his name is on several plaques on the wall.
Oh yeah and he knows coffee too
