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Two
Guys Smoke Shop has been selling cigars since 1985.
That’s when it all started. It was named Two Guys because it
was that simple, just two guys (The Garofalo Brothers, David
and John) selling cigars. After just 18 months, sales were so
good they were forced to move from their tiny 200 square foot
shop to a newer 500 square foot shop just down the street.
Their first two locations were in Somerville Massachusetts.
Two years later another store in East Boston was added, and
with it a small catalogue/mail
order division. Next was a store in Everett
Massachusetts.
In July of 1996, Massachusetts added its first tax
to cigars. After a loosing a single handed battle to fight
the tax, the Two Guys made a risky decision, pack up their
cigars and take their business 30 miles North, over the border
to neighboring and “tax free” Salem New Hampshire. Their
Somerville location was sold; the Boston location was closed
and because of leasing obligations Everett remained. (The
Everett Store has since been sold) Overnight, the cigars were
hauled over the tax-free border and a 10-year established
business was just beginning all over again.
“Knowing Massachusetts politics, we were certain
the tax would not go away, we just couldn’t afford it, and
what if it was raised down the road?” Two Guys moved into a
much larger 2,500 square foot rental and haven’t looked back
since. Not long after, Two Guys Smoke Shop
became New England’s highest volume cigar shop, and it keeps
getting better”.
In August 2002, just like the Garofalo brothers
expected, Massachusetts increased the tax on cigars to 30%.
Since the tax increase, we have noticed lots of new faces and
certainly higher sales.” Suddenly the Two Guys have out grown
their space in Salem New Hampshire. A 7,500+ square foot
building directly across from their location on Route 28
(Broadway) formerly the now debunked Apple Computer Town was
purchased by Two Guys Smoke Shop and a full rehab was
completed. The Grand Opening took place on Saturday, January
4, 2003. The weather was bad, over 18 inches of snow that
day, but that didn’t stop the more than 300 cigar fanatics to
turn out to possibly the World’s Largest cigar store. Two
Guys Smoke Shop is located at 304 South Broadway (Rt. 28)
in Salem New Hampshire. It includes a cigar lounge and café
for members on the second floor with a function room for in
house cigar dinners and events.
Since
moving to New Hampshire, our catalog/mail order business has
thrived as well. We totally revamped our web site and began
offering to our customers an inventory of over 1 million
cigars over the Internet. We offer single cigars as well as
full boxes, cigar lighters, humidors, and a wide variety of
accessories. Please feel free to join our
email list and be one of
selected folks who receive our full color email offers. (Some
are email only offers).
At Two Guys we pride ourselves for not only possibly being the
biggest in size cigar shop but also for the best selection of
cigars served to you by what we believe is the best staff of
cigar experts anywhere. No need to be intimidated when
looking to get into trying and learning about cigars because
Two Guys specialize in cigars and cigars only and continue to
strive to be the best at it.
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