Events

As we returned from Chicago, we had a very special guest accompanying us. Rather than flying directly back home to Japan, Smio Satou decided to join us here in Longs, SC to check out our new facility and learn more about the process every one of his pipes goes through before it hits the site. ... Read More

Last week a bunch of us from the office attended the annual Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club show. It's always great to see so many pipe makers, customers, and enthusiasts enjoying our unique hobby, but this year was particularly special. It was huge. I don't know if we've ever seen so many people ... Read More

Tomorrow, February 20th, marks the day we've long been anticipating: the 8th annual International Pipe Smoking Day, during which we as pipe smokers will "raise... pipes together to foster friendship, benevolence, and tranquility across all borders." ... Read More

Another year has come and gone. While geopolitical woes abound, at least in our little corner, our little world of pipes and pipe tobacco, it has been a good year. The upswell in enthusiasm for all things pipes that we've seen over the past few years continues apace. ... Read More

Over the past couple of days many of you have reached out to us by phone or e-mail to ask how we're doing in the midst of the tremendous rainfall we've seen here in South Carolina as a result of hurricane Joaquin. The short answer is that we're doing just fine: the office and our staff, along with our pipes and tobacco are all safe and secure. ... Read More

Low Country Pipe and Cigar, our brick and mortar store here in Myrtle Beach, played host last Friday to Mark Ryan, who was in town to promote his new Perique cigar, the 1881 Perique.

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August 2014: Smokingpipes.com and Laudisi Enterprises as a whole spanned five buildings in two states. A year later and we're all (well, most of us, at least) under one roof here in Longs, South Carolina — something we celebrated yesterday with our local Chamber of Commerce as we finally cut the ribbon on our new space. ... Read More

This past Sunday marked our annual company picnic. From what I'm led to believe it's usually a fairly large affair, but with this year being our fifteenth year of operation, it was an especially big occasion, with every employee, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, child, and dog turning up. ... Read More

Every year, we get one day, one glorious 24 hour span, specifically dedicated to this thing of ours. Every year, on February 20th, we observe our appreciation for tradition and camaraderie through International Pipe Smoking Day. ... Read More

The day after last year's event, Jeff, Adam, and I sat at Jeff's kitchen table and decided it was something that needed to happen again. Furthermore we wanted it to again be free for the attendees. We wanted it to be more like a prestigious academic conference to which one is invited, rather than a training workshop for which one pays. ... Read More