I was making my weekly trip to the B&M today, and when I got there I saw a couple of guys looking at the pipes. Melvin was with a customer, and I couldn't help but overhear these guys talking. They were admiring the Petersons and I couldn't help but chime in! About the time we started talking Melvin came over to see if they needed any help. One of them said that he was new to pipes and was looking for some advice on tobacco.
He said that he had been smoking Prince Albert and Carter Hall and that he liked those OK, but he wanted to try a couple of aros with a good flavor and no bite.
Me and Melvin proceeded to tell him about all the different kinds of tobaccos and brought him over to the House Blends for some sniffing. He ended up going with Melvin's C. C. Cavendish, which is a blend of 1Q and something else ( that I've never been able to pry out of Melvin, lol).
Meanwhile, the other guy was listening, but had previously stated that he didn't smoke.
While Melvin was weighing his tobacco out, I told the first guy that a good way to sample blends and build a rotation is with an MM cob, so he went an picked out a Country Gent. He also told me that he had been reading on the internet about Frog Morton, I told him that it is one of my favorites, but that it can be quite a shock if you've never had Latakia. I told him to come back in a week or so, after he'd tried the tobacco he'd picked, and give Frog Morton a shot!
Meanwhile, the other guy is still listening to every word.
I was trying to give this guy all the advice I could in a short amount of time, and still keep it fairly simple. After we had talked a while, he said "Man, there's a lot more to this than I thought!" I told him "Yeah, there is, but it's a fun experience! You can spend as much or as little as you like, and still enjoy it!"
Meanwhile, the other guy is hanging on every word.
Well when it was all said and done, the other guy had purchased an MM cob and a couple ounces of C. C. Cavendish, and they both left excited and with a smile and a big "Thanks" to me and Melvin!
I love it when the brotherhood gains a new member or two!
He said that he had been smoking Prince Albert and Carter Hall and that he liked those OK, but he wanted to try a couple of aros with a good flavor and no bite.
Me and Melvin proceeded to tell him about all the different kinds of tobaccos and brought him over to the House Blends for some sniffing. He ended up going with Melvin's C. C. Cavendish, which is a blend of 1Q and something else ( that I've never been able to pry out of Melvin, lol).
Meanwhile, the other guy was listening, but had previously stated that he didn't smoke.
While Melvin was weighing his tobacco out, I told the first guy that a good way to sample blends and build a rotation is with an MM cob, so he went an picked out a Country Gent. He also told me that he had been reading on the internet about Frog Morton, I told him that it is one of my favorites, but that it can be quite a shock if you've never had Latakia. I told him to come back in a week or so, after he'd tried the tobacco he'd picked, and give Frog Morton a shot!
Meanwhile, the other guy is still listening to every word.
I was trying to give this guy all the advice I could in a short amount of time, and still keep it fairly simple. After we had talked a while, he said "Man, there's a lot more to this than I thought!" I told him "Yeah, there is, but it's a fun experience! You can spend as much or as little as you like, and still enjoy it!"
Meanwhile, the other guy is hanging on every word.
Well when it was all said and done, the other guy had purchased an MM cob and a couple ounces of C. C. Cavendish, and they both left excited and with a smile and a big "Thanks" to me and Melvin!
I love it when the brotherhood gains a new member or two!
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