'opening cigar lounge' Category

One week down

Now that we’ve been open for a whole week I am starting to find a routine. It helps that Heather and I are splitting shifts. Little by little we are spreading the word about your new location, and some people have wandered in after seeing our sign outside. The last remaining bit to do as [...]

  • Electrical Work – Not for me

    The lights pointing towards the fountains were not working. We replaced the bulbs and tried every switch imaginable. Nothing. So I started following the cables and it turns out that the two lights make a look and 3 cables come out of them, the ones on the top part of the picture. However, when I [...]

  • Almost there – retail update

    Above, I have included some more pictures of the store, everything is almost ready to go. As you can see the bar is almost ready, so is the humidor and the inside is almost all set up. We are hoping to open next Saturday, 15th of Nov. We don’t have a lot more to do, [...]

  • First Fumée event, almost ready to go…

    Obviously, there is bigger news going on in the national stage, but there is also a lot going on at Fumée. On Thursday we should get the final go ahead from the city to open. After that, its full speed again, and literally as soon as we get cigars through the doors, our point-of-sale system [...]

  • Now Borrowing on Prosper

    As you may know we are in the process of opening a brick and mortar cigar shop in the Austin area. We are now in the last stages of funding and hope to take possession of a place in March. Along with the money that Heather and I have invested, we are receiving funds from [...]