Comments on: Latest Rant – The Disenchanted B&M Owner http://www.thecigarnut.com/latest-rant-the-disenchanted-bm-owner/ Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: lkat http://www.thecigarnut.com/latest-rant-the-disenchanted-bm-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 lkat Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:03:35 +0000 http://www.thecigarnut.com/?p=764#comment-1239 Two great stores in my area around Philly. Holt's is well know and has been around forever for good reason. The other is BNB cigars in chesnut hill. Smaller shop than Holt's but excellent selection and really helpful and attentive folks. Nice place to get work done on friday afternoons. They had an even smaller shop that I loved due to the relaxed helpfulness of Terrence. Very knowledgeable and spot on in his recommendations as my tastes evolved. Two great stores in my area around Philly. Holt’s is well know and has been around forever for good reason.

The other is BNB cigars in chesnut hill. Smaller shop than Holt’s but excellent selection and really helpful and attentive folks. Nice place to get work done on friday afternoons.

They had an even smaller shop that I loved due to the relaxed helpfulness of Terrence. Very knowledgeable and spot on in his recommendations as my tastes evolved.

]]> By: Jacob Krell http://www.thecigarnut.com/latest-rant-the-disenchanted-bm-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Jacob Krell Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:49:33 +0000 http://www.thecigarnut.com/?p=764#comment-1206 Wow this could have gone so many different ways. While I may not have experienced this "I don't care" or laziness I have been to a B&M and decided not to give them my business for other reasons. My beef is with the holier than though shops. The ones who turn their noses up at you and treat you like an idiot if you ask questions. The ones who think they are the true and only aficionados and you are wasting their time with your purchases. The ones who ridicule customers in front of others to try to make themselves look good and knowledgeable. Luckily for me I have many great places with wonderful owners and employees to visit. To name a few in case you are in KC and want to visit a great B&M try: The Cigar Merchant in Blue Springs Cigar & Tabac in Overland Park d*luxe Lounge & Cigar Deck in Parkville Outlaw Cigar Co in KC & Overland Park The Cigar Room in Lee's Summit In Springfield, MO check out: Tobacco World Bijan's I have had nothing but positive experiences at the above mentioned places. While there may be more I am not familiar with I wanted to share the ones I know about. Looking forward to some guest review on B&M's across the country. Wow this could have gone so many different ways. While I may not have experienced this “I don’t care” or laziness I have been to a B&M and decided not to give them my business for other reasons. My beef is with the holier than though shops. The ones who turn their noses up at you and treat you like an idiot if you ask questions. The ones who think they are the true and only aficionados and you are wasting their time with your purchases. The ones who ridicule customers in front of others to try to make themselves look good and knowledgeable.

Luckily for me I have many great places with wonderful owners and employees to visit. To name a few in case you are in KC and want to visit a great B&M try:
The Cigar Merchant in Blue Springs
Cigar & Tabac in Overland Park
d*luxe Lounge & Cigar Deck in Parkville
Outlaw Cigar Co in KC & Overland Park
The Cigar Room in Lee’s Summit

In Springfield, MO check out:
Tobacco World
Bijan’s

I have had nothing but positive experiences at the above mentioned places. While there may be more I am not familiar with I wanted to share the ones I know about.

Looking forward to some guest review on B&M’s across the country.

]]> By: Tom http://www.thecigarnut.com/latest-rant-the-disenchanted-bm-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Tom Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:33:29 +0000 http://www.thecigarnut.com/?p=764#comment-1201 I'm spoiled in that I have a shop right down the street with great selection and ownership. Hell, every now and then I get to run the shop when Ed needs a little time off. I have run across a shop or two in the area that matches the lameness you ranted about. I won't be paying these people a visit again. No problem! I’m spoiled in that I have a shop right down the street with great selection and ownership. Hell, every now and then I get to run the shop when Ed needs a little time off.

I have run across a shop or two in the area that matches the lameness you ranted about. I won’t be paying these people a visit again. No problem!

]]> By: Mike Wilson http://www.thecigarnut.com/latest-rant-the-disenchanted-bm-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Mike Wilson Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:51:13 +0000 http://www.thecigarnut.com/?p=764#comment-1196 Ya know, as a new smoker (ok, 6 months) this is exactly what I expected from B&Ms, especially here in NYC. I'm not talking about Nats or places of that scale. I mean those little holes in the wall. I've got one here in Brooklyn Heights, half a block off Court street and it's a teeny little room with an Indian guy in there who has always given me a good recommendation. He doesn't want to talk much and prices are high but he's not unfriendly and he seems to know his stuff (at least well enough to hand me cigars I end up enjoying quite a bit.) Then in downtown manhattan (around the corner from J&R) is a tiny little bodega looking place that actually has a respectable little humidor room. Again, prices are high (though not as high as my guy in B'klyn) but the selection is far better. The guys are friendly, if suspicious (probably justified) and have some reasonably informed comment on the cigars I come out of there with. So I guess I lucked out. ;-) Ya know, as a new smoker (ok, 6 months) this is exactly what I expected from B&Ms, especially here in NYC.

I’m not talking about Nats or places of that scale. I mean those little holes in the wall.

I’ve got one here in Brooklyn Heights, half a block off Court street and it’s a teeny little room with an Indian guy in there who has always given me a good recommendation. He doesn’t want to talk much and prices are high but he’s not unfriendly and he seems to know his stuff (at least well enough to hand me cigars I end up enjoying quite a bit.)

Then in downtown manhattan (around the corner from J&R) is a tiny little bodega looking place that actually has a respectable little humidor room. Again, prices are high (though not as high as my guy in B’klyn) but the selection is far better. The guys are friendly, if suspicious (probably justified) and have some reasonably informed comment on the cigars I come out of there with.

So I guess I lucked out. ;-)

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