As one of the few pipers at my local tobacco shop, the manager asked me this morning that in light of McClelland's closing, he needs to restructure his inventory, so he's looking for recommendations. While I can certainly tell him my favorites, I'm want to give him the best feedback possible, so I'd like your help.
Here's what I'd like from you, answered from the perspective of a retailer who wants to actually sell tobacco. I'd want to stock crowd favorites and maybe a few that would introduce smokers to new styles or brands. Please avoid extremely hard to find blends and those which wouldn't be available to an independent tobacconist, like blends exclusive to one of the online retailers, Boswell's, and so forth. Of course, I'll encourage him to TRY to stock the impossible to find ones, but right now, he needs to fill shelf and jar space.
Bulk
- 2 aromatics, leaving out those that they would already likely stock, like Lane 1Q, BCA, etc.
- 1 codger blend
- 2 from the worlds of Virginia, English, Balkan, VaPer, and so forth
Tins
- 2 aromatics
- 3 non-aromatics
As a bit of background, the store presently stocks in tins or bags Esoterica Tobacciana, a few overpriced tins of Rattray's Marlin Flake and Hal o' the Wynd, and grossly overpriced 4th Generation, plus some odds and ends. As for bulk, it's an odd situation. They've bagged 4 oz quantities of several Stokkebye and Dunhill non-aromatics -- all ribbon cuts. In jars, it's mostly McClelland aromatics and Dunhill Early Morning Pipe.
Thanks!
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
Here's what I'd like from you, answered from the perspective of a retailer who wants to actually sell tobacco. I'd want to stock crowd favorites and maybe a few that would introduce smokers to new styles or brands. Please avoid extremely hard to find blends and those which wouldn't be available to an independent tobacconist, like blends exclusive to one of the online retailers, Boswell's, and so forth. Of course, I'll encourage him to TRY to stock the impossible to find ones, but right now, he needs to fill shelf and jar space.
Bulk
- 2 aromatics, leaving out those that they would already likely stock, like Lane 1Q, BCA, etc.
- 1 codger blend
- 2 from the worlds of Virginia, English, Balkan, VaPer, and so forth
Tins
- 2 aromatics
- 3 non-aromatics
As a bit of background, the store presently stocks in tins or bags Esoterica Tobacciana, a few overpriced tins of Rattray's Marlin Flake and Hal o' the Wynd, and grossly overpriced 4th Generation, plus some odds and ends. As for bulk, it's an odd situation. They've bagged 4 oz quantities of several Stokkebye and Dunhill non-aromatics -- all ribbon cuts. In jars, it's mostly McClelland aromatics and Dunhill Early Morning Pipe.
Thanks!
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
