Cigar Shop Review: Woburn MA – Cigar Emporium

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This review comes courtesy of Drew (dajones)
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Name of Shop: Cigar Emporium
Date Visited: 05/20/09 (first of several)
Street Address: Woburn Mall; 269 Mishawaum Road
City: Woburn
State: MA
Zip: 01815
Phone Number: 781-933-0231
Hours of Operation: Mon – Sat 10:00 – 9:30; Sun 12:00 – 6:00
Website: http://www.cigar-emporium.com

Location: Average
Meh. It’s in a mall, and not a particularly enticing one. But it’s convenient, at the confluence of Routes 93 and 95. Nothing special.

Staff: Average
Meh. Just paid clerks. Sometimes they know a little, sometimes they don’t. One guy didn’t know whether he could accept a coupon (the Punch “Tax Relief” promo), but tossed me a free Punch anyway. Another time, the cashier was too involved with her cell phone to pay me any mind.

Stock: Average
Better than the downtown drugstores or North End smoke shops, but nothing like Peretti, G-Street, or even Leavitt & Peirce. A broad, middle-of-the road spectrum at reasonable prices. Major brands. Definitely a shop for the consumer (it’s across from a Tux rental shop), but not the splurger. Lots of smoking-related items, some pipes and supplies, starter kits, a few head-shop type items.

Lounge: N/A
None, and nothing nearby (it’s a MALL!)

Overall Opinion: Below Average
It’s okay, just okay. None of the personality (for good or ill) of downtown smoke shops; clean and convenient and not too pricey; in the mall. Good enough in a pinch, but not necessarily good for the adventurer and definitely low on the understanding and camaraderie scale. Would not go out of my way to visit.