HELP!

[Mr.Capo.907]

My wife and I got put in charge of managing a new small convenience store in town. I'm going to be selling cigars along with other tobacco here. I just want some ideas of what cigars I should sell here.

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[squaresoft]

sadly, your best bet would be selling cheap brands that people know the names of like RYJ, cohiba and the like. not great cigars, but the kind of person who goes to a convenience store to buy cigars probably doesnt know anything about them and will go for those brands first

 

[ChuckMejia]

Try to find some cigar bundles with no bands that would have a good margin return for the store. Theres a shit ton out there but I'm sure you can some blends that are decent. Id say get a bundle of each size and offer those are budget friendly quick grab smokes

then also what pickles said, any brand that sounds cuban should catch their attention

 

[jvd1230]

Macanudo ascot tins arent half bad for a retail stick. Drew estate and joya de nicaragua also market virtualy all of there sticks in a tin. iMo tin cigars are great for beginners and the curious.

 

[Mr.Capo.907]

They had some Arturo Fuentes and some nubs for sale at one point during the summer. I just want a better selection. the humidor they had them in has a hydrometer built into it and they had the cigars resting at about 50 rh. I almost slapped the person behind the counter.

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[ChuckMejia]

Premiums would sit idle at a small corner store for a long time. It wouldn't be worth the investment. Its a convenience store and most people will be cheap. It would be different if it was a lounge.

 

[akpreacherplayz]

Something to add to y’alls input

Where we live there is no B&M whatsoever and the only way to get here is by plane or boat. Also there are really two seasons, one that lasts about 9 months where there might be 1,000 people here and the other that lasts about 3 months where we have 10-15,000 people here. So there are some interesting dynamics at work.



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[Tyler86]

There are a couple "convenient stores" near me that I frequent because they have hard to find sticks from time to time, but establish a customer base that demands it first.

 

[Yakcraz]

sadly, your best bet would be selling cheap brands that people know the names of like RYJ, cohiba and the like. not great cigars, but the kind of person who goes to a convenience store to buy cigars probably doesnt know anything about them and will go for those brands first

I’d say go with a cheaper brand like @squaresoft suggested. Most serious smokers traveling to Alaska will be bringing smokes with them. Most customers, I would think, would be casual smoking covinience store people that wouldn’t know the difference or someone that ran out & is just happy to find cigars in Alaska!!!

 

[Boudie]

Yea, I think you need to know your customer. Historically convenience stores have sold inexpensive machine rolled cigars, especially flavored cigars that come in their own sealed packages. Put a few "good cigars" in the humidor and see what happens, but buy something you want to smoke just in case they do not move. If you see people looking through the humidor ask them what they would like to see in stock.

 

[Bondo 440]

I'd say get some Acid Blondies in there. They're in every convienience store that sells cigars in PA. If they didn't sell, they wouldn't be there.

 

[Juice]

You could grab 10 5’ers on c-bid of brands people will have heard of on the cheap and test the waters.

 

[Tyler86]

I'd say get some Acid Blondies in there. They're in every convienience store that sells cigars in PA. If they didn't sell, they wouldn't be there.

But if they didn't sell they'd still be there...

 

[Bondo 440]

But if they didn't sell they'd still be there...

Not at these franchises, like Sheetz. Shelf space is money, man.

 

[Mr.Capo.907]

I've been searching the interwebs for cheap but decent cigar samplers I could order. All of your suggestions have been helpful. Gonna talk to the bossman tomorrow and get a confirmation on what I'm gonna buy.

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[multi-useless]

I've been searching the interwebs for cheap but decent cigar samplers I could order. All of your suggestions have been helpful. Gonna talk to the bossman tomorrow and get a confirmation on what I'm gonna buy.

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Are you allowed to buy from online retailers and then resell them in the store, or do you have to go through some kind of approved distributor?

 

[Boudie]

Good point, Uncle Johnny wants his tobacco taxes.

 

[fisherclive]

Are you allowed to buy from online retailers and then resell them in the store, or do you have to go through some kind of approved distributor?

Don’t ask, don’t tell

 

[Boudie]

Don’t ask, don’t tell

Hee, Hee that probably works with everything except building permits and ATF

 

[Mr.Capo.907]

Are you allowed to buy from online retailers and then resell them in the store, or do you have to go through some kind of approved distributor?

I talked to my boss and he told me to go through the distributor they use for cigarettes and chew. I'm gonna see what they got today when I set up an account

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