Chicago e tailer

[panheadjack]

I use Iwan Ries alot. The sevice is first class and they have an extensive product line. Good people.

 

[cortezattic]

That's my experience too! Its original furnishings and museum-like displays of rare tobacciana

whisk me back to the time great-great-grandpa might have been there to order a custom blend.

Very old-timey look and feel... established 3 or 4 years before Abe Lincoln became president.
They still treat customers in a highly dignified and respectful manner -- whether you're wearing

an Armani suit and shopping for a Dunhill, or you're in blue jeans looking for a cob.

(Doesn't hurt to have a 15,000 pipe inventory either!)
It's too bad that Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois have stacked layers of obscene tobacco taxes

that put so much pressure on this historic, family owned business. Their only path to survival will be

by expanding their internet presence, which, of course, will obviate the need to preserve "grandpa's

tobacco shop". Panoramic view.

 

[kcvet67]

Iwan Ries is a must-see stop for any pipe smoker who gets to Chicago, I don't think there's anywhere else quite as impressive. If you call in an order in the morning it will ship that afternoon.

 

[hauntedmyst]

What's more amazing is that for every pipe you see on display, and there are thousands, they have like 10 behind the counter or in storage.