A Big Win for Cigar Smokers

[MajorCaptSilly]

Maybe not big, but any win is a big win at this point:

On December 26, Club Lasalle, a cigar bar in South Bend, IN that I frequented announced that they would go non-smoking on January 1. This was quite a shock to me as they rented humidors to about 50 people including a good friend of mine at a rather high pricetag. Many of us regulars wrote to them about our displeasure at the move to non-smoking. The biggest hit to them was our boycott of the place. Brian Kelly, the football coach at Notre Dame had a humidor among others. Apparently, our boycott caught their attention if the letters didn't as they announced to the staff today that they are becoming a cigar bar again! I'm still angry with them but knowing That my comfortable spot to smoke is again available represents a win for cigar smokers when we've been losing at every turn.


MCS

[kelmac07]

Good news Scott. But why would a "cigar bar" go non-smoking??? :confused: :confused: Are they trying to deliberately run out of business? :bh

[marge796]

:tu :tu

Great news!


Chris.....

[TBone]

Always nice to have a place you like to go and call home...good to hear

[MajorCaptSilly]

Good news Scott. But why would a "cigar bar" go non-smoking??? :confused: :confused: Are they trying to deliberately run out of business? :bh

Mac,

It was such a stupid move, I can't begin to think why they would do it. I'm baffled. The atmosphere was perfect for cigar smoking.

MCS

[icehog3]

Love hearing this kind of news, Scott. :tu

[Volusianator]

Any win is a good win, congratulations.

[emopunker2004]

:tu

[68TriShield]

Only a win in the sense that they themselves decided not to go non smoking.
If they had beat smoke nazi legislation,that would have been a big one.
I'm with Mac,why would they want to shoot themselves in the foot.(figuratively speaking of course)

[jledou]

Either way it was their choice both times and not another body telling them they can or can't, in the end I am glad it is working out in your favor Scott.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Either way it was their choice both times and not another body telling them they can or can't, in the end I am glad it is working out in your favor Scott.

Exactly! We got to see how a free market economy works for real. They made a poor descision, the customers stopped coming and they didn't gain enough new non-smoking customers to justify the change, and they reverted back to a more profitable business model. Isn't it beautiful?

MCS

[whodeeni]

Exactly! We got to see how a free market economy works for real. They made a poor descision, the customers stopped coming and they didn't gain enough new non-smoking customers to justify the change, and they reverted back to a more profitable business model. Isn't it beautiful?

MCS

They call it "capitalism" right Scott? :)

[Sled Dog]

$$ talks... you were speaking the right language!

[N2 GOLD]

Kick A$$ news... -(P :tu

[CasaDooley]

Great news Scott! Victory for cigar smokers is always a good thing.:tu

[Starscream]

Free market at work.:tu Congrats on the good news, Scott.

[tx_tuff]

Good news for you that they switched back! But the fact that they went non-smoking because they decided to is better then them having to by law!