Smokingpipes Daily Reader

Father The Flame Premieres At Chicago International Film Festival

October 9, 2018 by Andrew Wike

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Chad Terpstra held a special screening of his pipesmoking documentary Father the Flame at the 2017 Chicagoland Pipe Show. But many of you have wondered what's going on with this project? When will it be released? ... Read More

Hurricane Florence & Laudisi Enterprises

September 21, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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We have continued to update you in other blog posts as to the specific situation as it pertains to basic services such as shipping and customer service. Many of you have asked what the wider situation looks like, or knowing that Cornell & Diehl is in a different building, how it has fared. We very much appreciate your concern ... Read More

Hurricane Florence Update Revisited

September 19, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Update for 11:00am, Friday September 21st: We were once again able to reach the building this morning and are working at a mostly normal capacity. We are expecting both the Post Office and UPS to pick up this afternoon. ... Read More

Hurricane Florence Update

September 17, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Hurricane Florence has come and gone, leaving quite the swathe of destruction in her extremely wet path. Given the severity and duration of the storm, Smokingpipes—and its sister companies LDG and Cornell & Diehl—in the northeastern corner of South Carolina have fared remarkably well ... Read More

CPCC Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show Review

June 13, 2018 by Chris Panos

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This year I attended my first Chicago pipe show, and I'm still absorbing everything I saw and heard, smelled, felt and tasted. All of the senses are required for full appreciation of the event, and my brain's receptors worked hard. I'm one of the Customer Service Representatives for Smokingpipes , ... Read More

Happy International Pipe Smoking Day 2018

February 20, 2018 by Adam O'Neill

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We've shared out thoughts on IPSD over the years. From what brought us to pipe smoking, what the community means to us, and even the sounds we associate with the hobby. For 2018 though, we wanted to hear from our customers. Too that end we asked you to send us photos of what you'd be doing for IPSD, and boy, did you deliver.

Cocktails And Craziness: Snaps From Our Photo Booth At Chicago 2017

May 12, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

As most who travel in pipe-related circles would be aware, this past weekend marked the 2017 CPCC Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show, and in usual form we opened the show with a dinner for our pipe makers. Or, more appropriately for this year, a cocktail party, complete with a photo booth to immortalise the shenanigans that ensued. ... Read More

Working in a Winter Wonderland

December 16, 2016 by Adam O'Neill

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This Christmas season is, well, somewhat of a stressful time. It's true for most everyone, but as anyone who works in the industry can probably attest, it goes doubly so when you work in retail. Our regular Monday and Thursday newsletters swell in size, phones ring off the hook as our amazing customers try to find gifts for ... Read More

Scenes From Hurricane Matthew

October 13, 2016 by Joshua Burgess

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I stand outside the Comfort Inn in Romulus, Michigan, leaning against a concrete column smoking my pipe and watching it rain. Having departed from the Smokingpipes.com Representative Office in Chongqing, China at 11.30 a.m., I now have an overnight layover in Detroit. My eyes are so dry that they seem to make a ... Read More

Hurricane Matthew

October 9, 2016 by Sykes Wilford

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Everything fine, but a bit messy, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. As of Monday evening, all is back to normal. ... Read More

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