Re: dearth of pipes in shops

On 4/17/11 1:23 PM, Tessmacher wrote:
Face it, fellas; we're dinosaurs. In fact, my wife is convinced that I'm the
only pipe smoker left in the world and based on how many others she's ever
seen in her travels -- i.e., none -- I understand her perspective.

The days are long gone when I could walk into a shop and pick out a quality
pipe based on a hands-and-eyes-on examination. All my pipes (and my tobacco)
are purchased on-line or from ebay and it's not nearly as much fun; not to
mention the frequency of disappointment.


Same here. At it's best there were only 2 real pipe shops in Miami, Bills' Pipes and Tobacco and Harriel's, and they closed years ago. Now the nearest is Bennington's in Boca Raton and that's about 75 miles north of me.
We are a vanishing breed.

If you're a cigar smoker Miami is fantastic, there are stores and factories all over the place and most liquor stores have a decent humidor.

--
Ken in Miami
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