Today's B&M Trip

I decided to drive over to the local B&M after work today. It was a good trip. They had really stocked up their pipe tobacco selection. I decided to buy a couple tins; a tin of Savinelli Giubileo d'Oro and a tin of Dunhill Flake. I purchased the Giubileo d'Oro to try and the Dunhill Flake to cellar. The Giubileo d'Oro is a Virginia/Latakia blend and is really nice. It reminds me of Mac Baren's Latakia Flake, but a little heavier on the Virginia; which makes since, in that, they are both made by Mac Baren. It's mild to medium in strength and is sweet, smokey, and creamy. I'm smoking another bowl of it on the couch right now and it really is a good blend.
There were a couple pipe smokers there. One guy smoking a Stanwell with the stem inverted that he remarked was to keep the tobacco from falling out and a guy who liked p-lip Peterson's. They were both nice gentlemen. The one gentleman was a lighter guy who liked my IM Corona lighter, but said the he preferred Dupont lighters. He said that Dunhill lighters were crap, and that he knew all this because he refurbishes lighters. He tried to sell me a Dunhill and invited me over to check it out. A little too much too soon for me though. There were also a couple other guys stop in to buy some bulk pipe tobacco while I was there. It was the first time that I saw more pipe and pipe tobacco action at my B&M than cigar action. It gave me hope.
Today's experience has made me decide to make a point of stopping in my local B&M at least once a month or maybe every couple weeks. It's a great way to try something new.

Where is this B&M?

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Beavercreek, Ohio; a suburb outside of Dayton. It's called The Wharf and has been around for a long time. The pipe side of the business had been pretty much ignored for years until fairly recently. I was pleased to see the nice selection of tinned tobacco, and they started a pipe club this year that I'm yet to attend. I may check it out next Monday? They give 10% off on pipe tobacco during pipe club, which I thought was a nice gesture.

Is it considered bad mojo to purchase only tinned or third party blends instead of house blends?

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No. The prices reflect the house's cut. Buy what you want. They just want you to buy. The two tins I bought cost me about 30% more than what I would have paid otherwise, but it's worth it to have them around. I can't do it all the time, but a couple times a month is certainly worth it.

Mother - I'm normally there on Pipe Club nights; but I'm out of town next Monday so I won't see you. The Wharf is doing a nice job on those nights and it's been well attended the last couple of months.
Have a great time!

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I'm sorry I'll miss you Monday. Hopefully we cross paths the next month.

Hope you buy some Royal Yacht next time!

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I'm still yet to smoke Royal Yacht and actually thought about it. Maybe next week will be the week? I hear it's an overrated blend?