Chico’s Smoke Shop

If you smoke, ask anyone around Tucson where to buy and Chico's Smoke Shop comes up fast. This is a tobacco shop that has earned a serious following, with a reputation that puts it among the most well-regarded in town. The word here is simple and consistent: the prices on cigarettes cannot be beat. More than one local will tell you they moved clear across Tucson and still drive back to Chico's for their smokes, and folks are blunt about it, you're not finding a better price on a carton anywhere in the city.

The shelves cover just about every cigarette brand you could want, from Marlboro, Camel, Newport, Pall Mall and Winston to Lucky Strike, Kool, Salem, American Spirit, Parliament and plenty more, including harder-to-find names like Capri, Eve, Misty and USA Gold. If they don't have your brand on hand, the crew will order it in for you. People who like to roll their own come here for the super value pipe tobacco, which regulars rave about, along with Top, Bugler, Drum and 4 Aces papers. Cigar smokers are well looked after too, with Arturo Fuente, Alec Bradley, AJ Fernandez and ACID among the boxes, plus a solid blunt wrap selection.

The staff is the other half of why people keep coming back. We've heard warm words about the whole team, and Dalton in particular gets named as someone who knows the product and helps you land on the right pick. One regular praised a worker so friendly and helpful she wished she could leave more than a perfect score. The store itself is clean and easy to shop, and the drive-through means you can grab what you need and be back on the road in a minute.

The neighborhood is an older part of Tucson, but don't let that keep you away. Locals say the service here beats other spots in town, and they mean it. Stop by, say hello, and you'll see why Chico's has held onto its regulars for so long.