Finally a cigar lounge in town

[FireRunner]

We have one cigar shop, but it doesn't have a smoking lounge. They have a decent walkin humidor but don't carry many cigars that interest me. I will be surprised if this new one has a better selection, but it's the lounge that really interests me. We shall see, but I likely have my expectations too high.

If done well a smoking lounge can increase interest and business tremendously. A large majority of people don't smoke simply because they don't have a place to smoke (home and work are usually smoke free). Giving potential smokers a place to try cigars increases making new customers.

[Old Smokey]

If done well a smoking lounge can increase interest and business tremendously. A large majority of people don't smoke simply because they don't have a place to smoke (home and work are usually smoke free). Giving potential smokers a place to try cigars increases making new customers.

I agree, I just don't know how many social cigar smokers around here. Hopefully more than I think.

I went down there to locate it and see if they were open. They weren't, but I saw a guy messing with a large cabinet humidor. He saw me and opened the door and invited me inside and showed me around. They have quite a bit of work left to do before opening and he said he hopes to open in 2 weeks. Going to sell cigars, pipes, tobacco and accessories. He has a private room in the back for members with humidified lockers included with membership.

After visiting for a while I went ahead and committed to a 1 year membership. He and his wife seem like genuinely nice down to earth folks and were very excited about the store.

[JollyRogers]

I really wish we had a nice cigar lounge like that around here. One shop has a kind of junky lounge, basically seems like an office kitchen with random couches and one tv. The other shop is entirely the humidor so it's smoke free. The final shop is in a mall and doesn't have a lounge. There's one lounge downtown I go to occasionally which I really like, but I would go broke frequenting there.

[Old Smokey]

I really wish we had a nice cigar lounge like that around here. One shop has a kind of junky lounge, basically seems like an office kitchen with random couches and one tv. The other shop is entirely the humidor so it's smoke free. The final shop is in a mall and doesn't have a lounge. There's one lounge downtown I go to occasionally which I really like, but I would go broke frequenting there.

Chris, this one isn't fancy by any means, but it's somewhere to visit and smoke. It seems to be decent size, say 20'x 25' or so. But when I saw it today it was very basic. About 5-6 recliners, bar and TV. What more is needed? I think the most important thing at this point is what type of members will it attract? Probably a healthy mix of society.

[JollyRogers]

Chris, this one isn't fancy by any means, but it's somewhere to visit and smoke. It seems to be decent size, say 20'x 25' or so. But when I saw it today it was very basic. About 5-6 recliners, bar and TV. What more is needed? I think the most important thing at this point is what type of members will it attract? Probably a healthy mix of society.

I think the membership option with lockers and whatnot is what I'm most interested in. In my experience those places have the best selection of cigars and best clientele group. You are exactly right though, some recliners, a bar and TV and a friendly knowledgable staff is all I really want!

[allusred]

I agree, I just don't know how many social cigar smokers around here. Hopefully more than I think.

I went down there to locate it and see if they were open. They weren't, but I saw a guy messing with a large cabinet humidor. He saw me and opened the door and invited me inside and showed me around. They have quite a bit of work left to do before opening and he said he hopes to open in 2 weeks. Going to sell cigars, pipes, tobacco and accessories. He has a private room in the back for members with humidified lockers included with membership.

After visiting for a while I went ahead and committed to a 1 year membership. He and his wife seem like genuinely nice down to earth folks and were very excited about the store.

Sure sounds as if you will soon have a nice place to smoke. And it's no small plus that the owner(s) are good folks.

[Old Smokey]

Sure sounds as if you will soon have a nice place to smoke. And it's no small plus that the owner(s) are good folks.

Yeah, I hope they make a go of it. IMO he is too high on his memberships for what he is offering and I have no idea how his prices on cigars will be. The other cigar shop in town is pretty reasonable on the cigars he carries that interest me, which is primarily Fuentes. We shall see.

[Cool Breeze]

Yeah, I hope they make a go of it. IMO he is too high on his memberships for what he is offering and I have no idea how his prices on cigars will be. The other cigar shop in town is pretty reasonable on the cigars he carries that interest me, which is primarily Fuentes. We shall see.

I guess it may have to do with what area you're in but the idea of paying for a membership to go to a cigar lounge is so foreign to me. It is unheard of here and would likely not work for the establishment.
The two here offer a nice selection of products and you're welcome to hang out and smoke.

[JollyRogers]

I guess it may have to do with what area you're in but the idea of paying for a membership to go to a cigar lounge is so foreign to me. It is unheard of here and would likely not work for the establishment.
The two here offer a nice selection of products and you're welcome to hang out and smoke.

The one's I have seen typically have a cigar lounge that is free for patrons who purchased cigars, then have a private lounge for members.