Most shops, not just in Houston but everywhere, don't carry the low-end cigars that can be found on the internet for bargain basement prices for the simple reason that they cannot compete with the large internet retailers.

You're right, your not going to find your 5 Vegas cigars in smaller shops in Houston and probably not anywhere else either.

My local shops carry high end cigars like Fuente and Davidoff for the same prices as the internet retailers and they carry boutique cigars that are fantastic that you cannot get on the internet.