A couple of years ago, I bought a Comoy Christmas Pipe, 1982, as an unsmoked estate. It quickly became a Virginia pipe and a favorite.
Then, about a month ago, I dropped it on a concrete floor, and the tenon snapped. You can imagine how I felt.
Today the stars finally aligned, and I hopped in my car and drove the hour up to Flint. Dan Spaniola, son of the shop founder Paul, looked at it, said something like “I can fix that. Got a few minutes?”
Fifteen minutes later, it was repaired. Cost – about $20.
Incidentally, if you have never been to Paul's, you owe it to yourself to go. This place is Old School. Cards of Dr Grabows and Medicos are along one wall. Want a can of Sail Red, long discontinued? There's one sitting up there. Want some Theodorus Niemeyer Clan? There's a can of that, too. They've also got I don't know how many of their own blends, blended right there, and their Cayuga pipes are darned good ones – made right there. It ain't fancy...the “smoking lounge” is a few straight chairs along the wall.
Only thing wrong with Paul's is that it's not closer.
Then, about a month ago, I dropped it on a concrete floor, and the tenon snapped. You can imagine how I felt.
Today the stars finally aligned, and I hopped in my car and drove the hour up to Flint. Dan Spaniola, son of the shop founder Paul, looked at it, said something like “I can fix that. Got a few minutes?”
Fifteen minutes later, it was repaired. Cost – about $20.
Incidentally, if you have never been to Paul's, you owe it to yourself to go. This place is Old School. Cards of Dr Grabows and Medicos are along one wall. Want a can of Sail Red, long discontinued? There's one sitting up there. Want some Theodorus Niemeyer Clan? There's a can of that, too. They've also got I don't know how many of their own blends, blended right there, and their Cayuga pipes are darned good ones – made right there. It ain't fancy...the “smoking lounge” is a few straight chairs along the wall.
Only thing wrong with Paul's is that it's not closer.
Paul's Pipe Shop
Home of the Cayuga Pipe. Featuring the largest and most varied selection of pipes and tobaccos anywhere!
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