I plan on Opening my own cigar shop what should I do. How should I start? Where do I get cigars to sell in my store and accessories? What else do I need to know?
To be honest, if you do not love cigars, do not open a shop. I would assume if you did, you might know the answer to these questions. You would go through a tobacco distributor for those things. The best cigar shops are those that embrace, know, and love the culture. The rest, are not places I ever spend money at, and end up carrying hookahs, glass pipes, and vape to support their inability to sell cigars and compete with the internet.
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I plan on Opening my own cigar shop what should I do. How should I start? Where do I get cigars to sell in my store and accessories? What else do I need to know?
Well, good for you. Coincidentally, I also plan on starting a business I know nothing about. I plan to build a skyscraper in the middle of nowhere. How should I start? Where do I get cranes and stuff? What else do I need to know?
Hey guess what do you even know me. I love cigars why the hell would I be trying to open my own place I just asked simple damn questions for people who maybe are more experienced.
Hey guess what do you even know me. I love cigars why the hell would I be trying to open my own place I just asked simple damn questions for people who maybe are more experienced.
Check with your local shops for tobacco distributors in your area. Chances are, all the shops in a territory use the same distributors. Otherwise, you can get your own license and order direct. You could also make a phone call to a company like Xikar and ask whom distributes in the area, same with a brand like Quesada who distributes nationally through SAG. Call SAG, call Xikar.
Thank you. What am I suppose to be born knowing everything about opening a tobacco store. No I know cigars and where to get them for my personal use not to sell them. Why does anyone act like they are perfect?
I think the problem here was that your question came as your first post on the forum, bro. You're right about this being a community forum. It's a great place to build relationships and learn from each other and make friends with some great BOTLs. This is the most giving group of people I know. But we also get tons of trolls who start posting just to take advantage of others' generosity, or just to cause trouble.
So, it's best to introduce yourself, post a bio in the Newbie Welcoming Thread, interact with some folks and get to know them, maybe do a couple of trades... to let folks see that you are on the level.
Stick around and mix in with some of the threads. If you plan to open a cigar shop, there's no better place to learn than here.
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
^^^This is one of the trolls we keep around for our amusement. ;^)
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I guess I came off a little strong in the beginning. But No I am serious I find my love for cigars at 16 and I wanna end my life with them because I am not like the rest of America. Afraid to live my life with something I love and I make sure people know it. Like you guys I made sure I was being serious.
http://www.meierdutch.com/ is the distributor of this website, and many shops on the East Coast. they are one of the bigger distributors in the states. JMG international is another one on the West Coast, but I am not sure if they have reps down there. Those are the types of distributors you need to contact.
Sorry for the smart ass reply on my part. You really didn't seem that serious. When we see something that looks like BS we pounce on it and it's not our best moments to be sure. We are actually kind and generous on this site. Stick around and take part. You'll see. The best advice I would give you is to make friends with actual cigar shop owners/managers. Take them out to dinner and pick their brain. Also study business practices in general. www.sba.gov and go to your local SBA. They may have mentoring/counseling. As I recall they are an association of retired businessmen. Good luck.
I think the problem here was that your question came as your first post on the forum, bro. You're right about this being a community forum. It's a great place to build relationships and learnrelationships from each other and make friends with some great BOTLs. This is the most giving group of people I know. But we also get tons of trolls who start posting just to take advantage of others' generosity, or just to cause trouble.
So, it's best to introduce yourself, post a bio in the Newbie Welcoming Thread, interact with some folks and get to know them, maybe do a couple of trades... to let folks see that you are on the level.
Stick around and mix in with some of the threads. If you plan to open a cigar shop, there's no better place to learn than here.
I think the problem here was that your question came as your first post on the forum, bro. You're right about this being a community forum. It's a great place to build relationships and learnrelationships from each other and make friends with some great BOTLs. This is the most giving group of people I know. But we also get tons of trolls who start posting just to take advantage of others' generosity, or just to cause trouble.
So, it's best to introduce yourself, post a bio in the Newbie Welcoming Thread, interact with some folks and get to know them, maybe do a couple of trades... to let folks see that you are on the level.
Stick around and mix in with some of the threads. If you plan to open a cigar shop, there's no better place to learn than here.
+1
Best of luck.
My advice is to carry lots of Fuente stuff
What Dougie said. We'll see, you gotta start somewhere. .
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
So, it's best to introduce yourself, post a bio in the Newbie Welcoming Thread, interact with some folks and get to know them, maybe do a couple of trades... to let folks see that you are on the level.
Stick around and mix in with some of the threads. If you plan to open a cigar shop, there's no better place to learn than here.
Really. Wonderful job.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
+1
Best of luck.
My advice is to carry lots of Fuente stuff
We'll see, you gotta start somewhere.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain