Bwahaha! Big announcement and a dream come true!

[Azaelius]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Best of luck...that is in not owing the owner some money at the end of each payday.

I'd be genuinely frightened of that, honestly, if it weren't for the fact that I get all the free house brand pipe tobacco I want all the time as long as I'm smoking it then and there. That should keep the cigar costs down a bit, though I know there's no way I can abstain completely, haha.

Originally Posted by BengalMan

Congrats Ian. Double congrats because you have a sweet name like Ian!

Darn tootin'! Thanks, man. I do like my name, quite a bit.

[Azaelius]

Originally Posted by T.G

Congrats!

BTW, Fry's or Best Buy?

Hehehe... neither. F*&#ing Radio Shack That place is HORRID to work for.

Originally Posted by Sherlockholms

You are one lucky man Ian! I have been wanting to work in a smoke shop for some time now, anything to do with stogies and pipes I would work at! Maybe one of these days I will hit the jackpot like you. Good luck with the new job and have fun!

It's all a matter of persistence and luck. You'll get it man. Just find a place you really like, become familiar with all the employees, think if it's really something you'd want to do, then ask the owner/manager if they're taking apps. YOU CAN DO IT!

Originally Posted by pnoon

Congrats.
Which B&M?
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Aaaaah, the $64,000 question... now that I'm officially hired, I can tell y'all

Down in San Diego, there's a cool area called Old Town, basically a 1800's themed state park. It's a bit of a tourist trap, but it's got some great shops and people there, this place included. The name of the shop is Racine & Laramie's, and its been there in its present for for about 40 years, nestled next to an Olde Time Wells Fargo and a spice and tea shop that's closed down temporarily, lol. If any of you guys and gals are ever in the area, please come and visit us!

Also I'm sorry about the seperation of posts... needed to be done for some odd reason... only way it would let me post it all due to an apparent image limit :/

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Azaelius

Hehehe... neither. F*&#ing Radio Shack That place is HORRID to work for.

I never would have guessed Battery Hut, your description sounded so much like what I've heard of the Fry's stores up here in the Bay Area.

All the best on the new job bro.

A very, very broad brush. I know a few cigar shop owners here locally. They are very nice stand-up people. I wish Ian the best in his new line of work.

[Azaelius]

Originally Posted by Nathan King

A very, very broad brush. I know a few cigar shop owners here locally. They are very nice stand-up people. I wish Ian the best in his new line of work.

Indeed! Jeff, who owns Racine & Laramie's is a very very stand up gentleman who has been running his tobacco shop for over 40 years, and I couldn't ask for a better boss.

Dave, who runs the joint (basically) is a man I highly respect and enjoy working with, and he's glad to have me on the team too, which makes me quite happy. They want me and the other employees to succeed, because that makes them succeed, and they are willing to help us (the employees) in any way they can so long as it is within their power.

last night, I asked one of the other workers if he even liked working there, and he just looked at me, pipe in hand, and told me "I f*&^ing love it here, man." And he meant it, otherwise, I wouldn't see him and every other employee hanging out at the shop on their days off, hahaha.

This is going to be great. Possibly the best job I've ever had, and I start sometime this week.

And again, thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement!

[Ranger_B]

Congrats. Looks like a great place to work. May want to look over Tobbaconist U. Some great info if you are getting ready to serve customers. Can not wait to see how you like the job.

[Azaelius]

Originally Posted by Ranger_B

Congrats. Looks like a great place to work. May want to look over Tobbaconist U. Some great info if you are getting ready to serve customers. Can not wait to see how you like the job.

My boss actually just recommended I check it out. Been reading for a few hours now on and off haha

[Barcode]

Congratulations Ian

[CoreyD]

congratulations, I wouldn't mind working part time or something in a cigar related field. Sounds like an open door to enjoy.

[Louistogies]

That's very cool, congrats! I've always wanted to work at a cigar shop.

[Azaelius]

And here I am, necro-ing my old thread, with a very late update! :3

So far so good with the cigar shop job. I still love it, and overall, it's the best job I've ever had. Employees are mostly awesome and smoking all day is great. It's in a tourist town, so lots and lots of foreign visitors which is always interesting, but we're definitely crazy busy sometimes, and having 60+ people in your tiny shop while almost none of them know English and ALL of them want your help can be a bit... flustering.

I've learned a LOT about cigars and the business behind it, but I'm still nowhere near a master of tobacco knowledge. Will be posting a picture of myself smoking at the shop soon enough here on the Pictures Of You Smoking thread.

Well, that about sums it up for this post, hopefully you'll be seeing a bit more of me in the coming weeks

[BHalbrooks]

Originally Posted by Azaelius

And here I am, necro-ing my old thread, with a very late update! :3

So far so good with the cigar shop job. I still love it, and overall, it's the best job I've ever had. Employees are mostly awesome and smoking all day is great. It's in a tourist town, so lots and lots of foreign visitors which is always interesting, but we're definitely crazy busy sometimes, and having 60+ people in your tiny shop while almost none of them know English and ALL of them want your help can be a bit... flustering.

I've learned a LOT about cigars and the business behind it, but I'm still nowhere near a master of tobacco knowledge. Will be posting a picture of myself smoking at the shop soon enough here on the Pictures Of You Smoking thread.

Well, that about sums it up for this post, hopefully you'll be seeing a bit more of me in the coming weeks

Better buy a couple copies of Rosseta Stone

[Azaelius]

Originally Posted by BHalbrooks

Better buy a couple copies of Rosseta Stone

Ha! For Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Italian, Hungarian, German, Bavarian, Farsi, and Arabic? Plus quite a few more I haven't mentioned? No thanks. Might as well by the whole catalog and become a linguist! XD

Congrats brother I felt the same excitment when I started at my B&M! I hope fortune continues smiling on you man!

[Blak Smyth]

Awesome, congrats brother!

[irratebass]

Ya lucky bastige! Seriously congrats!

[fencefixer]

You're lucky dude.. tourist town? Perfect place to pick up chicks and not have to call them back.. and you get to smoke all day long. Very nice.

[cjhalbrooks]

Congrats man one day i want to be like you

[Skywalker]

Great photos!!!

Congrats!!!

[Texan in Mexico]

Congrats Ian, so many work tirelessly at something they dont enjoy.
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