Discount Tobacco shop & Wireless

Discount Tobacco shop & Wireless has been part of the Elizabeth City scene for more than five years now, and it has built up a genuinely strong following in that time. Ask around town and you'll hear the same thing again and again: this is one of the more popular tobacco shops in the area, and folks keep coming back. The selection is big. You'll find cigarettes and cigars, vapes and disposable vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, plus glass pipes, water pipes, tobacco pipes, rolling papers and a good spread of smoking accessories.

Locals will tell you the tobacco prices are some of the cheapest around, and that if you take a little time to shop around you can turn up some solid picks. The word around Elizabeth City is that quality does vary across the shelves, so it pays to have a look and ask questions before you decide. Smiley, the owner, gets a lot of love from regulars. People who shop here talk about how nice and helpful he is, and how he'll work with you on a deal if you spot something you like but can't quite swing the full price.

The staff have a reputation for being polite and good for a joke, the kind of crew that can turn a bad day around. One person remembered walking in near tears with a broken glass tank after other places turned them away, and the woman working carefully replaced it, cleaned it, swapped the coil and filled it up. That sort of thing sticks with people. A couple of practical notes worth knowing: they take credit and debit cards, and there's no minimum purchase rule, which is handy if you're just popping in for one thing.

We have heard the odd grumble about wait times when it's busy, so a little patience helps. All in all, a well-regarded local spot in Elizabeth City with fair prices and a friendly crew behind the counter.