Smokin' Joe's Tobacco Shop

Smokin' Joe's Tobacco Shop has become a dependable stop for tobacco lovers in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, and it's easy to see why locals keep it in their regular rotation. The shelves cover a wide range: cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, tubes for rolling your own, vapes and disposables, e-liquid and vape juice, plus tobacco pipes, rolling papers, glass pipes, water pipes, and a spread of smoking accessories. Ask anyone who shops here and they'll tell you the store is clean, well organized, and professionally run. Pipe tobacco fans especially seem to have a soft spot for this place.

Word around town is that Smokin' Joe's is one of the few shops in the area still carrying Carter Hall pipe tobacco, the kind of thing you'd get blank stares asking for anywhere else. If you're hunting for something specific, that alone makes the trip worth it. The staff earn a lot of the goodwill here. We've heard people go out of their way to praise the folks behind the counter, and one name that comes up is Mary Cullum, who left a real impression on a visitor from out of state with how knowledgeable and welcoming she was.

Travelers passing through, including a few coming from New Jersey looking for cigars, have found the register crew friendly and glad to help. The shop also has PA Skill machines if that's your thing. A fair note: this is a 21-and-up store, and they do card, so bring your ID. A couple of folks have felt the carding could be handled more smoothly at the door, but plenty more walk out happy with quick, easy service and a good selection.

With a solid four-plus reputation and steady word of mouth, Smokin' Joe's remains a well-regarded tobacco shop in Wilkes-Barre Township.