Tobacco Outlet

Ask anyone in Pontiac who buys their cigarettes here and Mike's name comes up fast. He runs Tobacco Outlet, and locals will tell you he's the reason they keep coming back. One longtime regular has been shopping with him for around twenty years, following the store even when it moved across the street. The word around town is that Mike and his crew treat people right, and folks appreciate the honest deals.

One person put it plainly: he'll give you a deal and even let you round up the change when you're short. It's a small shop, but people who shop here swear by how neatly it's kept and how quick the guys are to help you find what you need. The prices on cigarettes are what pull most people in, and more than a few walk out pleasantly surprised at how fair things are across the board. Beyond cigarettes, they carry vapes along with a range of e-liquid and vape juice, glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, and the everyday smoking accessories you'd expect.

If you're after a specific flavor or strength, it's worth asking the counter for a hand. Mike gets most of the praise, and the two other guys behind the counter have earned their share too. Regulars describe them as kind and easygoing with everyone who walks in. Now and then we hear the odd grumble about a busy stretch slowing the register down, or a glass kit that didn't hold up out of the box, but that's not the story most people tell.

The overwhelming sentiment is that this is a friendly, well-run little tobacco shop in Pontiac, Michigan, with good prices and staff who remember your face.