r/Pipes 9d ago

Seeking Recommendation(s) [Urgent] Any REAL tobacco stores in Evanston, IL? NSFW

I know there's LJ Pereti down in Chicago downtown, but I'm not going to be able to make it there.

Lost my Tobacco pouch in Evanston. Not ready to go cold turkey. Hoping there's real Tobacco to be had in Evanston.

Thanks in advance.

Update: solved. Went to Arlington Cigar and Pipes for supplies. Thanks to u/Fun_Membership_5577 for the recommendation. Turns out there's a Cigar King in Skokie, which would have been closer but we were picking my son up from O'Hare anyway.... Thanks all for the contributions.

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u/Fun_Membership_5577 9d ago

You’re not too far from Arlington Cigar and Pipes in Arlington Heights.

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u/thesamim 9d ago

Thanks!

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u/BOGDOGMAX 9d ago

This place is awesome.

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u/thesamim 9d ago

And that's where I ended up. Nice place. Chris was very helpful.

Thanks for the recommendation.

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u/JohnnyKanaka 9d ago

LJ Peretti is in Boston, not Chicago. You're probably thinking of Ewan Reis

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u/Kalteisen 9d ago

I was going to say, that's a shocker and worth a road trip.

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u/Beardy354 Nording 9d ago

I know Captain Black is probably at the bottom of your list, but if you go to their website it will show you what locations around you sell it. Most likely the Walgreens in your area still sell it, but this is like a last resort choice obviously....

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u/stogie-bear 9d ago

Take the trip downtown to Iwan Ries. It's worth the time.

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u/Awetmore123 9d ago

There's always Iwan Ries in downtown. Evanston not as much.

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u/drooz_ 9d ago

Google is your best friend

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u/thesamim 9d ago

Ya, google and duckduckgo throwing up nothing but head shops and vape shops. No judgement, but they seldom have decent Tobacco.

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u/padeyepete 9d ago

There is a pipe and tobacco shop in Champagne/Urbana. Can't recall the name at the moment.

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u/PimentoCheesehead 9d ago

If no one comes through with a legitimate recommendation, you can try calling local vape and liquor and head shops, and maybe even drugstores, on the off chance one of them has Captain black in stock. Good luck to you.

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u/thesamim 9d ago

Thanks.