Cigar Shop Review: Lincoln, NE – Ted’s Tobacco

by Walt

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Name of Shop: Ted’s Tobacco
Date Visited: 09/21/09
Street Address: 111 South 66th Street
City: Lincoln
State: Nebraska
Zip: 68510
Phone Number: (402) 484-5571
Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm
Website: None

Location: Above Average
This shop is located pretty much right in the middle of town. There is usually plenty of parking. It gets an above average rating because it’s not in a stupid mall and and it is right on my way home.

Staff: Exceptional
There are only two or three different guys who work there, including the owner, Ted. They are all friendly and helpful.

Stock: Exceptional
A quick count showed about 60 different brands in stock. I have never had a cigar from Ted’s that was in bad condition. There prices are comparable to the other two shops in Lincoln, there selection blows everyone else away.

Lounge: Poor
They used to have plenty of chairs for smoking and TV watching, reading or whatever. Then the geniuses on the city council banned smoking in all workplaces, including tobacco shops and bars. They still have a few chairs but you don’t see anyone hanging out very often. As a side note, their shop in Omaha still has a great lounge area.

Overall Opinion: Exceptional
I love Ted’s. I do not count the lack of a lounge against them, they fought the smoking ban as hard as anyone did. I will definitely go back, probably tomorrow.

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3 Comments

andy says:

April 26, 2011 at 3:18 am

Worst cigar shop in Lincoln by far and that’s saying something. Don’t get me wrong the selection is nice but the people who work there have no right being in any business. They where rude didn’t say anything when I walked in just sat on the chair and stared at the tv. Didn’t even seem to notice that I had walked through the front door. I walked around the shop for about 20min went in the cigar room made a selection and just to see how long it would take I stood at the counter and waited for them to acknowledge that I was there. I kid you not and I have my friend as a witness I stood there for another 20min and even tapped on the glass at one point and one of the guys looked over at me then back at the tv. Finally I asked “do you work here?” to which they said yeah you need something, Are you Kidding me!! do I need something? no i just thought I would walk around the store for an hour then go home. It was terrible and I will never go back there again and I am going to be sure to tell everybody I know to boycott the place. I hope it goes out of business because it’s an embarrassment to cigars and business in general.