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BenMN

Lifer
Jun 21, 2023
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St. Paul, MN
Ben , buddy , lighten up . It was a joke...........
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No one upset here man

I read your post, knew you were joking. Was just joking back. Figured the "good time smiley face" I included would've conveyed that. As well as the unconventional punctuation

Anyway, back to welcoming @MesabiBear - lemme know if you want to come to pipe club! Same to you @dd57chevy. Not sure what part of IA you're in, but we meet 20 min south of the Twin Cities
 

BenMN

Lifer
Jun 21, 2023
2,373
40,433
St. Paul, MN
LOL, the Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin rivalries are fun.

20 minutes south of the metro, where? I’m way up in the north metro.
We meet at Pefect Ash in Inver Grove Heights, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30-9.


What part of North Metro you in? I grew up in Shoreview, currently work in Anoka

Have some in-laws in WI too, the northwest part. Used to have a graphic of MN that said "Wisconsin 2" but now I can't find it :(
 
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Inver Grove isn’t too terribly far. Are you in the north metro too, or a long commute?

I used to work in Shoreview, walked Rice Creek trails during lunch south of co rd J. I’m just across the river in Champlin. Theres 3 tobacco shops, here, decent humidors, lots of vape stuff.

But for pipe tobacco, Shoreview - Johnathon Robert Fielding is the place to go. Sadly, Nightcap is $48. 😳

Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove has a small selection of pipe tobacco tins, a better humidor and a smoking lounge. Nightcap is over $40 here too. I don’t understand this.
 
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BenMN

Lifer
Jun 21, 2023
2,373
40,433
St. Paul, MN
Inver Grove isn’t too terribly far. Are you in the north metro too, or a long commute?

I used to work in Shoreview, walked Rice Creek trails during lunch south of co rd J. I’m just across the river in Champlin. Theres 3 tobacco shops, here, decent humidors, lots of vape stuff.

But for pipe tobacco, Shoreview - Johnathon Robert Fielding is the place to go. Sadly, Nightcap is $48. 😳

Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove has a small selection of pipe tobacco tins, a better humidor and a smoking lounge. Nightcap is over $40 here too. I don’t understand this.
It's worth it, I think. I really enjoy the club, and am happy to drive the 30 minutes.

I live in St Paul, office in Anoka, and do home visits throughout Anoka County and sometimes other counties. So I'm driving around all day

Man we used to bike, fish, canoe, and even jump in Rice Creek when I was young

I don't fully understand store prices. Shops will say it's taxes, and I'm sure part of it is. There are layers of taxes

Bottom line, Interstate online tobacco sales will not last forever. A lot of our friends in other countries pay horrendous prices. Some states can't order online at all. WI has some tax hikes coming (thread on that here somewhere)...