Climax Smoke Shop

Climax Smoke Shop has built a strong reputation in Orlando, landing near the top of the pack among local smoke shops, and a lot of that comes down to the people behind the counter. Ask anyone who shops here and the names come up again and again. Laverne greets folks with a big "Happy Friday" and makes sure they walk out with everything they came for.

Ana, sometimes going by Anna, has a way of turning a rough day around, and Kiara gets the same kind of love from regulars. Chase gets shout-outs too, and we've heard he's been known to send people off with a free hookah on a purchase. The shelves here cover the basics well: disposable vapes and vape hardware, rolling papers, and a solid wall of glass pipes and water pipes.

If you're the type who likes to browse and get a real recommendation, the staff tend to make that easy. The shop keeps late hours, so it's a handy stop when other places around town have already closed. We'll be straight with you, since a good shop can take honest talk: locals are a little split on the pricing here, and a few people feel you can find vapes cheaper at other spots nearby.

If you're chasing the lowest number in the neighborhood, it's worth knowing that going in. That said, the crowd that keeps coming back does so for the friendly welcome and the convenience, and plenty of people around Orlando call this the only shop they bother with. For a vape shop in Orlando where the team actually makes you feel like a regular, Climax earns its following.