I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Bull and Bear in Naperville, IL. 22 East Chicago Ave, Suite 107, Naperville, IL.

I have been a regular at this B&M for over 6 years. It is my home. The owners wanted to retire so after a few weeks of discussion, I bought it. It is one of the few places left in this state that you can still enjoy a cigar with your friends inside.

I have currently closed the place down to remodel and redo the inventory. I hope to have the place back open March 1 and a grand re-opening celebration during St. Patrick's Day weekend, Saturday March 16.

I invite everyone to come by and say hi and enjoy a cigar!

More information as it gets closer to launch date!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats brother!!!!

Hope all goes well with the new adventure

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats!

Wishing you great success with the new venture, brother.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Good on you! I'd love to do so one day.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats!!

Haven't been there in a loooong time.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

God's blessings on the new venture.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats brother! Wishing you prosperous and happy times!

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Please post grand opening dates and times! Id be happy to attend, as would several other inmates in the Chicago area. And congratulations, Ive been there, it seems like a great place and will only get better.

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Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Best of luck to you.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

wow a dream come true, congrats

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I went there all the time when it was bull and bear. I am currently living in naperville and frequent that estblishment a lot. I am looking foward to seeing what you do with the place. I will be there on your grand opening

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats and best of luck

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

congrats and good luck brother

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Nice!! Best of luck

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Congrats and good luck with the remodel/ reopening!

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Wow. Good luck with everything and what an awesome adventure. Wish I had the money and business knowledge to do something like that. Cool stuff!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats!!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Wish I was closer. :(

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats!!!
Wish you lots of success.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Sounds awesome! Post some pictures of the remodel.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Badass.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrat's & best of luck!

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Congratulations and good luck! :tu

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congratulations!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congratulations, and best wishes for your success.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

wow... wish you the best of luck sir!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congratulations, Than!!!
You must be thrilled out of your mind. I have no doubt you'll be wildly successful.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congrats to you, that's a dream job to have! Best of luck on your relaunch!

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Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congratulations on the new venture!
I hope it's everything you want it to be.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Awesome! Best of luck!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Very cool Bro, Congratulations! :tu

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Congrats and good luck! :banger

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That is awesome, congrats. Please post pics after the remodel :tu

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Congrats, Than. I wish I'd have had the gumption at an earlier age to go into something I had a passion for instead of settling. Good for you. :tu

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Rocking good news!!!!

Congrats and good luck, may have to road trip once it's opened.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Will the name remain the same? Or will you be changing it?

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:wo:chr:gl:clbishes



Oh, but do you need somebody to run the place for you? And will you cover commuting costs?

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Thank you for all the well wishes and brotherly/sisterly love.
I'm very excited and overwhelmed at the same time.

A lot of you have created products that promote the leaf and I would love to get in touch with you to create a buzz around your product(s)!

Anyway if you want to follow the store, jump to the FB link here and "Like" if you want(shameless promotion).

FB for Bull and Bear Naperville

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There is a lot of history behind the name so we decided to keep it. In addition, we had to maintain the tobacco license at the exact location and name in order to keep the smoking in the establishment grandfather clause.

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Congrats, Than! That is awesome. Best of luck to you, bro!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Thats awesome news! Congrats on living the dream!

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Congratulations! Best wishes for stellar success!

Just an FYI: The write-ups on Yelp! are a bit of a mixed bag. Hopefully with the reno and, more importantly, your love and knowledge of cigars will help build up a stronger set of reviews.

Re: I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!
 

Yep...that is the old crew. No longer there.
It will take a bit and some honest positive reviews to correct that Yelp and Google ratings.

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Congratulations mate, must be an incredible feeling knowing you own a shop that is inline with a passion of yours.

Random question for you, and feel free to PM me the response, but what do you guys hold stock wise in $? I've been toying with the idea and am curious as to how much you intend to have on site at any one time

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It's always difficult to change first impressions, but remind your patrons that their Yelp reviews should contain "New management" -- Enough "new managements" show up under the reviews and people will realize that you've made a 100% turn-around!

Good luck with everything, and take time to enjoy the finer things!

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Congrats, Than! I wish you all the success you can grab, sir!