I bought a cigar shop in downtown Naperville, IL!

[tchariya]

Bull and Bear in Naperville, IL. 22 East Chicago Ave, Suite 107, Naperville, IL.

I have been a regular at this B&M for over 6 years. It is my home. The owners wanted to retire so after a few weeks of discussion, I bought it. It is one of the few places left in this state that you can still enjoy a cigar with your friends inside.

I have currently closed the place down to remodel and redo the inventory. I hope to have the place back open March 1 and a grand re-opening celebration during St. Patrick's Day weekend, Saturday March 16.

I invite everyone to come by and say hi and enjoy a cigar!

More information as it gets closer to launch date!

[bvilchez]

Congrats brother!!!!

Hope all goes well with the new adventure

[T.G]

Congrats!

Wishing you great success with the new venture, brother.

[RWhisenand]

Good on you! I'd love to do so one day.

[Whee]

Congrats!!

Haven't been there in a loooong time.

[RevSmoke]

God's blessings on the new venture.

[AdamJoshua]

Congrats brother! Wishing you prosperous and happy times!

[omowasu]

Please post grand opening dates and times! Id be happy to attend, as would several other inmates in the Chicago area. And congratulations, Ive been there, it seems like a great place and will only get better.

[icehog3]

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[Adriftpanda]

Best of luck to you.

[jjefrey]

Congrats

[doc_gonzo64]

wow a dream come true, congrats

[RCS44]

I went there all the time when it was bull and bear. I am currently living in naperville and frequent that estblishment a lot. I am looking foward to seeing what you do with the place. I will be there on your grand opening

[FreakShow]

Congrats and best of luck

[big_jaygee]

congrats and good luck brother

[massphatness]

Nice!! Best of luck

[Mattso3000]

Congrats and good luck with the remodel/ reopening!

[mahtofire14]

Wow. Good luck with everything and what an awesome adventure. Wish I had the money and business knowledge to do something like that. Cool stuff!

[Fordman4ever]

Congrats.

[kelmac07]

Congrats!!

[xFreebirdx]

Wish I was closer. :(

[Blueface]

Congrats!!!
Wish you lots of success.

[Zane]

Sounds awesome! Post some pictures of the remodel.

[hammondc]

Badass.

[Porch Dweller]

Congrat's & best of luck!

[elderboy02]

Congratulations and good luck! :tu

[CigarNut]

Congratulations!

[STEVE S]

Congratulations, and best wishes for your success.

[gbum]

wow... wish you the best of luck sir!

[shilala]

Congratulations, Than!!!
You must be thrilled out of your mind. I have no doubt you'll be wildly successful.

[Brlesq]

Congrats to you, that's a dream job to have! Best of luck on your relaunch!

[czerbe]

:noon:noon:noon:noon


Way to go Man!!!

[smokin5]

Congratulations on the new venture!
I hope it's everything you want it to be.

[Kevin(n)tn]

Awesome! Best of luck!

[CasaDooley]

Very cool Bro, Congratulations! :tu

[bobarian]

Congrats and good luck! :banger

[Remo]

That is awesome, congrats. Please post pics after the remodel :tu

[14holestogie]

Congrats, Than. I wish I'd have had the gumption at an earlier age to go into something I had a passion for instead of settling. Good for you. :tu

[irratebass]

Rocking good news!!!!

Congrats and good luck, may have to road trip once it's opened.

[RevSmoke]

Will the name remain the same? Or will you be changing it?

[The Poet]

:wo:chr:gl:clbishes



Oh, but do you need somebody to run the place for you? And will you cover commuting costs?

[tchariya]

Thank you for all the well wishes and brotherly/sisterly love.
I'm very excited and overwhelmed at the same time.

A lot of you have created products that promote the leaf and I would love to get in touch with you to create a buzz around your product(s)!

Anyway if you want to follow the store, jump to the FB link here and "Like" if you want(shameless promotion).

FB for Bull and Bear Naperville (https://www.facebook.com/BullAndBearNaperville)

[tchariya]

Will the name remain the same? Or will you be changing it?

There is a lot of history behind the name so we decided to keep it. In addition, we had to maintain the tobacco license at the exact location and name in order to keep the smoking in the establishment grandfather clause.

[yourchoice]

Congrats, Than! That is awesome. Best of luck to you, bro!

[maninblack]

Thats awesome news! Congrats on living the dream!

[RUNYYFan]

Congratulations! Best wishes for stellar success!

Just an FYI: The write-ups on Yelp! (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bull-and-bear-ltd-naperville) are a bit of a mixed bag. Hopefully with the reno and, more importantly, your love and knowledge of cigars will help build up a stronger set of reviews.

[tchariya]

Congratulations! Best wishes for stellar success!

Just an FYI: The write-ups on Yelp! (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bull-and-bear-ltd-naperville) are a bit of a mixed bag. Hopefully with the reno and, more importantly, your love and knowledge of cigars will help build up a stronger set of reviews.

Yep...that is the old crew. No longer there.
It will take a bit and some honest positive reviews to correct that Yelp and Google ratings.

[Inphered]

Congratulations mate, must be an incredible feeling knowing you own a shop that is inline with a passion of yours.

Random question for you, and feel free to PM me the response, but what do you guys hold stock wise in $? I've been toying with the idea and am curious as to how much you intend to have on site at any one time

[iaMkcK]

Yep...that is the old crew. No longer there.
It will take a bit and some honest positive reviews to correct that Yelp and Google ratings.

It's always difficult to change first impressions, but remind your patrons that their Yelp reviews should contain "New management" -- Enough "new managements" show up under the reviews and people will realize that you've made a 100% turn-around!

Good luck with everything, and take time to enjoy the finer things!

[replicant_argent]

Congrats, Than! I wish you all the success you can grab, sir!

[dijit]

Bull and Bear in Naperville, IL. 22 East Chicago Ave, Suite 107, Naperville, IL.

I have been a regular at this B&M for over 6 years. It is my home. The owners wanted to retire so after a few weeks of discussion, I bought it. It is one of the few places left in this state that you can still enjoy a cigar with your friends inside.

I have currently closed the place down to remodel and redo the inventory. I hope to have the place back open March 1 and a grand re-opening celebration during St. Patrick's Day weekend, Saturday March 16.

I invite everyone to come by and say hi and enjoy a cigar!

More information as it gets closer to launch date!

I think its will be time for a road trip to Naperville that weekend. Anyone want to ride from Indy with me?

[irratebass]

I think its will be time for a road trip to Naperville that weekend. Anyone want to ride from Indy with me?

*cough* *ahem* birthday road trip you say? :noon :banger

[OpusEx]

:wo:we to the "biz" and :gl

[icehog3]

:wo:we to the "biz" and :gl

Official Palio distributor to be? ;) m

[44stampede]

That's awesome. First business? Congrats!!

[Beagleone]

Congrats! I'll have to make a trip out to Naperville to visit you on my next Midwest run.

[dijit]

*cough* *ahem* birthday road trip you say? :noon :banger

I am thinking yes! I need a weekend off anyway!

[bdgile]

Congrats. That's not to far from me. I'll come by sometime for sure!

[68TriShield]

Fantastic news Than,you know I wish you all the best :)

[tchariya]

I just wanted to give you all an update and a few pictures of the progress!

1. Walls being built, back display humidor being staged; old carpet, paint, ceilings

http://i48.tinypic.com/345h3xz.jpg

2. Humidors being covered prior to ceilings being painted.

http://i46.tinypic.com/35d6yxg.jpg

3. Another angle of humidors being covered.

http://i47.tinypic.com/16749qd.jpg

[icehog3]

Can't wait to check it out, Than!

[tchariya]

4. Main floor and humidor floors completed; ceiling and walls painted

http://i50.tinypic.com/30if0nr.jpg


I have few more pics to post. We had our soft open this past Friday and continue to work out some kinks with POS system; getting more inventory ordered; flat screens installed; bathroom re-done.

I hope you guys/gals can take a trip over and spend some time relaxing in some of the new big boy furniture I've setup.

I'll post some other angles.

Big GRAND OPENING this coming March 16th, 4-11PM(?); free valet and food!

I'll be posting that information in the vendor area.

[hammondc]

Looking good.

[dijit]

cant wait to see it live!

[muhren]

Very cool indeed! Congrats!

M

[replicant_argent]

I already want to visit.

You will have a bad-ass t-shirt, right? ;)

[tchariya]

I just posted in the RETAILERs section about the grand opening event.

http://i48.tinypic.com/30xd0rk.jpg

[AdamJoshua]

I already want to visit.

You will send us all bad-ass t-shirts, right? ;)

Fixed it for ya :noon

Seriously though, again, best of luck brother may fortune and prosperity abound in your near future!

[icehog3]

Fixed it for ya :noon

Seriously though, again, best of luck brother may fortune and prosperity abound in your near future!

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You got it! ....as soon as you send Than $39.95.

[AdamJoshua]

There's only one thing I fish for and it's free, ok not free usually takes some conversation and a nice dinner :r

[icehog3]

There's only one thing I fish for and it's free, ok not free usually takes some conversation and a nice dinner :r

Walleye?

[cjhalbrooks]

Okay i would love to see your website. Just saying i have to talk my wife in to a road trip and pics would help

[Prefy]

Congrats on the new venture, things look to be shaping up nicely!

I will definitely try to make it out before I head back north.

[omowasu]

I dig it bud, Ill get over to the new shop ASAP!

[Jbailey]

I will have to stop by Than.

Good luck brother!

[AdamJoshua]

Walleye?

Hey you could barely notice that lazy eye and she had a great personality! ;)