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| - At one time, Paiute was hands-down the best place in town to buy cigars. These days, things aren't quite as grand, but not all is lost. They still have the lowest prices in town (usually comparable to what you would pay online), but the prices aren't as great as they used to be, and there's a couple of caveats.
The first issue, and easiest to get over, is the location. It's a bit of a hike from almost anywhere in town, and there's always gonna be some kinda traffic during their business hours. Their bigger issue, however, is their humidity control. For whatever reason, they simply keep the humidity too high in the humidor. The result, if you don't already know, is that cigars fresh out of the store don't smoke perfectly. But that's not a deal breaker either. Many people can't even tell the difference, but for those of us who can, it's simple to remedy by storing the sticks in your own humidor for a few weeks.
Past all that, their selection is wide, but nothing spectacular. One kinda nice thing is that it doesn't change very much, so if you find something you like their, odds are it'll be there next time. They carry also carry a small amount of accessories (lighters, cases, butane, etc) and semi-exotic cigarettes (Dunhill, Nat Sherman, Du Maurier, etc) at pretty good, but not always great prices. Service is generally amicable enough, but cigar knowledge is non-existant, so treat it like self-service in that regards. And they are strictly a store...no lounge or even a place to sit.
So I like Paiute enough. When I need domestic cigars, it's where I go.
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