Save Way

Save Way has earned a loyal following in Auburn, and it is easy to see why once you have stopped in a few times. This is part smoke shop, part convenience store, and locals treat it like both. You will find vapes and disposable vapes, tobacco pipes, hookah and shisha, and all the smoking accessories you might need, plus a grab bag of extras that keeps folks browsing longer than they planned.

Ask anyone who shops here and they will point you toward the trinkets, clothing, blankets, jewelry, hats, knives, and the odd auto knick-knack tucked around the store. The word around Auburn is that the prices on tobacco are hard to beat. More than one regular will tell you it runs cheaper than the other stores nearby, and while a handful of items land above the gas station down the street, plenty come in under.

The owners are the real draw. People who shop here swear by how kind they are, and we have heard they will order specific products for their regular patrons and cut a break now and then for the folks who keep coming back. As one regular put it, it is underrated and full of local charm.

It is the kind of place people drop into several times a week, open late for that last-minute run before midnight. Locals are a little split on the occasional rushed moment at the counter, but the overall word is warm: nice people, solid selection, and fair value. For a quick, convenient stop in Auburn, it holds its own.