Quote Originally Posted by godfather
The service was ok. I say ok because while the guy is happy to make cigar recommendations, I always get the impression and feel like I'm bothering him when I try to strike up conversation to learn more about cigars (since I'm a newbie).

We only have two cigar shops in town, and one of them went out of business :). Good idea about going to a liquor store to look at cigars.

--Question--: I've read on the forums that it is NOT a good idea to buy cigars unless the dealer has them humidified. Should I follow this advice? Did your person at the liquor store keep their smokes humidified?

Thanks!
Did he give you the impression he was annoyed by you?

He could be a bit on the snobby side. The tobacconist I used to go to in Providence was a little snotty at times. If I'd go in for a pack of cigarettes, he always looked like I was being a pain in his ass, actually purchasing something from his store!

You might want to look outside your town to find a good smoke shop. My favorite shops are located all over the state (which isn't too awful in RI). :)

I was concerned about the state of the cigars in the liquor store would be, too. I figured it would be the usual plexiglass case with the door that doesn't shut all the way. However, this place was really amazing. It was actually a full-service tobacconist's shop, it just happened to be located inside a liquor store.

The brilliant part is the girl working the tobacco counter could do other stuff around the store, like stocking booze, which I imagine reduces the cost of running the tobacco shop.