Well I made it to Cville Smoke Shop this past Saturday. The cigars are displayed much more prominently, and the pipe tobacco is relegated to sort of a backroom area that I didn't see at first. Their website, which doesn't offer a whole lot of information, says something like they carry 75 "house blends" and 150 different tins. That seems like an exaggerated claim based on what I saw.
On the plus side, they sell in bulk many high end tin tobaccos at a pretty reasonable price. The Lane and Altadis bulk aromatics are a good .50 -.80 cheaper per ounce than they are in Baltimore. The tins though seem to be $2.00-$2.50 higher per tin that what you would pay here. MM cobs that I can get for $4.75 -$5.00 were $6.99 at Cville.
The proprietor seemed friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. On the strange side, he acted like I bought an incredible amount of tobacco, when I didn't buy as much as I even expected to, and spent less than half of what I budgeted for. I bought 2 ounces of C&D Epiphany at $3.55 an ounce, an ounce of Yale Mixture for $3.55, an ounce each of Rum & Maple, and Irish Cream at $2.55 each, as well as two rubber bit covers for $1.49. My total purchase came to just over $17.00. His reaction was "that's a lotta smokin'".
