Grateful J's Smoke Shop

Ask anyone who shops here and they will point you to Grateful J's Smoke Shop, one of the most well-loved spots for smoking accessories in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Six years running, folks keep coming back, and the reason is almost always the same: the people behind the counter and a selection that seems to have whatever you walk in looking for. The staff here have earned a real reputation around town. Ash and Ashlyn get named again and again for making people feel welcome, and Stacey is known for being both friendly and genuinely knowledgeable about what she is selling.

Jennifer gets her share of love too, and Bubba, the manager, is the kind of person who takes the time to ask questions and walk you through the products so you leave with what actually fits. One regular still talks about the night Tim answered a call around 9:30 and waited past closing so she could make the half-hour drive over from Hollywood for her kratom. That is the sort of thing that turns a first-timer into a six-year regular. On the shelves you will find vapes and disposables, including HQD, along with kratom, glass pipes and water pipes, and a good range of smoking accessories.

It is also a solid place to pick up gifts. Around the holidays people stop in for cool, giftable items for the smokers in their lives, and there is usually plenty to browse. They run a rewards program and hand out discounts for your next visit, which the regulars appreciate. The word around Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is that this is the best smoke shop in town, and the strong local following backs that up.

They keep late hours too, so if you are running behind, there is a good chance the door is still open. We have heard the occasional grumble about how a return got handled, but that is the exception in a place people otherwise rave about. If you are looking for a friendly vape shop in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea with people who know their stuff, Grateful J's is an easy recommendation.