Cloud 9 tobacco & vape

Cloud 9 tobacco & vape has built a loyal following in Bessemer City, and it is easy to see why. This is one of the highest-rated smoke shops around, the kind of place people trust enough to make their main stop. We've even heard from folks who drive in from Charlotte and refuse to stop anywhere else along the way. One regular called it a lesser-known option, and that phrase fits.

Ask anyone who shops here and the first name that comes up is Abdul. He is the guy locals point to when they mention the service, patient enough to walk newcomers through a product they have never used and knowledgeable enough to answer whatever you throw at him. That kind of attention is hard to find, and people around here clearly appreciate it. The word around Bessemer City is that the whole team is friendly and welcoming, professional without being pushy.

The shelves cover a lot of ground: vapes and disposables, e-liquid and vape juice with a range of unique flavors people say they cannot find anywhere else, cigars, hookah and shisha, glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, rolling papers, and all the accessories that go with them. Prices are a big part of the draw. Regulars keep coming back for what they call unbeatable value, and there is a phone-number discount program that stacks on top of the already fair prices, which folks talk up as a genuine bonus. The shop keeps late hours, open Monday through Saturday from 8am to 11pm and Sunday 10am to 10pm, so there is plenty of time to swing by.

It is easily accessible and, as one local put it, you can't miss it. If you are hunting for a smoke shop in Bessemer City where the people behind the counter actually care, Cloud 9 is worth the trip.