Tobacco & Vapor 12

If you ask around Matthews for a smoke shop where the people behind the counter actually treat you right, Tobacco & Vapor 12 comes up again and again. It has earned close to a perfect reputation here, and it's the friendliness folks talk about first. One regular put it simply: they treat you like a lifelong friend, laid back, never rushing you while you browse. Ask for Abdul or one of his brothers and you'll get help finding exactly what you came for, no pressure attached. Yasser, the owner, gets a lot of love too.

As one local said, he makes the store feel like home. The selection is deep. People here talk about shelves stocked floor to ceiling, and the range covers vapes and disposables, e-liquid and vape juice, cigarettes, nicotine pouches, cigars, tobacco pipes, and CBD and hemp products. If you're particular about flavor, they seem to keep the mint and menthol options coming, and folks who go through a specific disposable brand appreciate that Abdul keeps it in stock. There's a story locals tell about him tracking down a favorite flavor at another location and calling ahead to confirm it was there before sending someone over.

That kind of easygoing service is why people keep coming back. Cigar shoppers single out the choices and pricing here too, and pipe fans point to the Sherlock pipes as a personal favorite. Value is a running theme. We hear the prices and deals are hard to beat, and more than a few people found them lower than where they used to shop. Just as important, the crew stands behind what they sell.

If a disposable comes through faulty, the manager makes it right, and folks say they've always been met with understanding when they bring something back. For a genuine neighborhood vape shop and tobacco stop in Matthews, this is one locals recommend without hesitation.