Tobacco Island

Tobacco Island has built a reputation as a handy stop for anyone at Ocean Isle Beach who needs their smoking supplies, whether you live nearby or you're down for a vacation. Walk in and the first thing folks tend to notice is how clean the place is, right down to the aroma that greets you at the door. The word around town is that the selection here runs deep. As one regular put it, anything you can smoke, they've got it, and if you think you've tried it all, there's probably something on the shelf you haven't.

The vape wall is what keeps people coming back. Disposable vapes, e-liquid, and vape juice fill the shop, and visitors passing through say if you're hunting for a particular brand, Tobacco Island tends to have it when other shops have come up empty. That's no small thing these days. Alongside the vapes you'll find cigars, hookah and shisha, and a lineup of glass pipes and water pipes.

People also come in for tobacco and tubes, and locals will tell you the pricing lands about where you'd expect from other shops in the area. Ask anyone who shops here and you'll hear the staff described as friendly and genuinely helpful. Several folks have singled out the guy behind the counter for being pleasant and knowing the products, and more than one traveler has said this is the vape shop they'd point you to over the others. That said, opinion is a little split.

We've heard the occasional grumble about prices at the register and hours that don't always match the sign, so it's worth calling ahead if you're making a special trip. For a smoke shop in Ocean Isle Beach with a big inventory and a clean, welcoming setup, Tobacco Island earns its solid standing with the locals.