Tobacco Marketplace

Tobacco Marketplace has quietly become one of the best-regarded tobacco shops in Lebanon, Ohio, and the folks who shop here regularly make no secret of it. One longtime regular said he's in at least three times a month and has been for four or five years running, which tells you plenty about how this place treats people. Ask anyone who shops here and the same theme comes up: the staff actually know their stuff. The counter crew is the heart of it.

Rob is the one to find if you have questions, and Skylar is the cigar expert here, the guy who can walk you through the humidor and talk sticks for as long as you like (he's apparently also handy with Warhammer, for what it's worth). Sammy gets plenty of warm words too, and locals tend to describe the whole team the same way: welcoming, respectful, and laid back, the sort who ask if you need help the moment you walk in. We'll be honest, we've heard one grumble about a chilly welcome, but that runs against nearly everything else people say about the place. On the shelves you'll find a solid lineup of vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, disposables, and a good spread of cigars kept in a store that stays humidified.

There's tobacco and tubes with a selection and prices worth the trip, rolling papers, tobacco pipes, and a growing glass section of pipes and water pipes, some of it genuinely beautiful blown glass. They carry incense and gift-worthy pieces too, so it's an easy stop when you're shopping for someone else. People who come in swear by the fair prices and the willingness to work with you on a deal. The shop is clean, the inventory is high quality, and the vibe is friendly.

If you're after a tobacco shop in Lebanon where the people behind the counter actually care, this one earns its reputation.