Discount Tobacco is the only tobacco/head shop in the center of town, located in the Annex of the…read moreBristol Commons (Price Chopper) Plaza. The location is great- it's nestled in a strip of stores like UPS Store, AT&T, H&R Block, Subway, & Sun Fat Chinese, making them a convenient place (& the only place in the plaza, including Price Chopper) to buy your tobacco goods. Just like every tobacco store, they have a wide selection of cigarettes (including the best budget smokes, Timeless Time), cigars, roll your own supplies, vaping gear & nicotine liquid, & Hookah stuff- including the rigs, accessories, shisha, & coals. What makes them a little more special than the typical tobacco shop, however, is their extensive collection of cannabis smoking accessories. About 40% of the shelf space in the store is dedicated to a wide variety of pipes & bowls of all kinds, blunts, joint rolling papers/filters/rollers/cone fillers, bongs, dab rigs, & vaping accessories. They also have other accessories like replacement bong heads/stems, grinders, butane for dab torch refills & more. The prices are all over the place, to be quite fair. I have gotten some good deals, and settled for some of the highest premiums around, just for the convenience factor. Considering they're owned/operated by the people who also own the awesome nearby convenience store, Neighbors, you'd expect them to have similarly great customer service. Such is not the case at Discount Tobacco. They don't greet you, they're hesititant to help, & are impatient when helping. It's normal tobacco shop behavior, I suppose. It's just odd knowing I can buy a pack of cigarettes at their store across the street instead & be met with a better experience, even from the same exact person.
It is also odd that this tobacco store does not accept Cigarette Manufacturer's coupons, paper or digital, but their store across the street does. They have the same exact terminals at both stores, but for some reason won't take the coupons at Discount Tobacco. The worker will look at me like I'm explaining a foreign concept when asking about coupons at Discount Tobacco, but when he's on shift at Neighbors, he suddenly understands what a coupon is and gladly takes it. I normally wouldn't judge one business based on how another one operates, but these are the same owners who recycle the same staff between the stores, selling the same products from the same cigarette companies.
Overall, Discount Tobacco serves a need, as they're the only true tobacco shop in the immediate area. The selection is good, the prices are average, the store hours are convenient enough, & there's sufficient enough parking that you don't need to fight for a spot. It's worth taking a look inside, if you're looking for some new smoking accessories. If you're looking to buy cigarettes with a coupon, try Neighbors across the street, (better yet if you can go before 2 pm, as their day-shift lady is super friendly & has no issue processing your coupons).
