Tell me about Cigars International Superstores..

[Brian D.]

Porch Dweller, Lockspur, thanks for the responses. Six hundred and thirty some views, with just two responses tho? Don't y'all like me anymore?

Oh wait, maybe ya didn't like me in the first place.

So, this new CI is going in to a retail/restaurant/movie complex where there's no close, free parking. (It's Newport on the Levee, if you're interested.) I've been on the Cincytucky cigar scene for thirty plus years, and I can say for sure, a lot of the local crowd doesn't favor paying for several hours of parking, to hang out and herf. I guess the place will draw out of town visitors too, but not year round.

And the rents in this place are high. The big spaces stay vacant more than they get leased out. Got to "put a$$es in the seats"** most every day, whether July or January, to pay those bills.


**A quote about baseball, from Pete Rose. It seems to apply to lots of things, I steal it frequently.