Great store and very helpful staff. The owner is well versed in all aspects of the tobacco trade and went out of his way to try and locate a specific Peterson pipe I wanted to purchase for my 65th birthday. Their house tobacco blends are well priced and the variety is spot on, "Black Velvet" is my go to blend. This tobacco shop also has a well stocked cigar humidor which seems to be extremely popular. I started patronizing this shop years ago when it was inside the Walper hotel in downtown Kitchener it has since moved south down King St and is very easily accessible by both vehicles and public transit. I consider myself lucky to have this brick and mortar store so close by, a rarity for most tobacco enthusiasts. Keep up the good work Walpers! read more

They have all the tobacco products you need and accessories, including beard and shaving products too. read more

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I had been here some time ago and bought a few Cubans. Finally smoked some and thought the place deserved a solid review. Neat store to look around in, with a nice humidor in the back. Good selection, albeit a little pricey; that's just the nature of B&M though. read more

The oldest tobacco shop in Canada! A perfect place for Americans who have incoherent and ridiculous foreign policy to buy a guilty pleasure: Cuban cigars. Owner is friendly and very knowledgeable and the novice tobacco user/cigar/pipe smoker shouldn't feel intimidated by the great selection. Just start asking questions. Enjoyed our smokes from that weekend. read more

This store is located in the Walper Hotel in downtown Waterloo. The location is beautiful and in a great location. Upon entering this store I said hello to the attendant who welcome me and I began to look around. The front half of the store had magazines, shaving supplies and some nice pipes in a glass display. The back had a medium sized walk in humidor and another room off to the side that was full of pipes. I went into the humidor and was pleased to see they had some brands and vitolas I haven't seen around elsewhere. But upon inspecting the Bolivars I noticed that several were covered in mould! Not just a spot - covered. Not bloom - mould. Then I saw that the some Montecristos also had mould. And then some H Upmanns! The boxes were from one side of the humidor to the other, on different shelves. When I pointed this out the attendant promptly removed one of each of the cigars. An honest effort but not enough to save the stock. The entire box should have been removed and discarded. I will return to check again soon if the issue has been resolved. The store did have a great selection of pipes though and pipe tobacco in a separate humidor. One attendant seemed knowledgeable - the other did not. I'm not sure how I can rate this store any better. I would never smoke a cigar from there and was completely shocked with what I saw. The attendant made an effort but it was too little. The 1 star is only due to their pipe stock. And by the way, they gave me the wrong box for my pipe, it doesn't fit, and they didn't give me the storage bag for it.... Come on people! Very disappointing. read more

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First attempt to find this place was a horrible experience. 30 minutes of driving around construction and finally found the place. No parking anywhere and I basically lost all interest in getting a couple of sticks for the long ride. Two months later, I was in the area yet again and this time, expertly went around construction (yep two months later and it still looked the same!!!!) and still no parking to be had. Parked in a large, open, non-congested parking lot owned by a bank. Why do bankers have all the good stuff! Anyway, walked briskly there. The place is a mishmash of stuff. Magazines, newspapers, pops, cigarettes, ... almost like an upscale Smoke Shop! The Humidor is small but holds quite a selection of products. There were a couple of other people in the room with me browsing and wondering if spending $20 on a stick was worth whatever they think they were holding. If you have to ask, you should not have stepped into the humidor. They did however settle on a cheap Honduran cigar and hastily ran out to light their life savings away. I on the other hand took two minute to make up my mind - car parked illegally right!?! The place did not have any mold as the older review indicated nor did I find any delightful Plume on any of the cigars. Prices were fair and the selection was decent. If it wasn't for the parking situation and the incessent construction, I would probably drop by more often when passing through here. read more

I've been dealing with Peter for several years and I've had very good luck with selection and quality. On occasion there has been a high humidity issue but its rare and I usually order cigars by the box anyway so the mould indicated in other reviews is not normally apparent to me. There have also been a few staffing problems so the consistency of service isn't at a high level yet. I'm sure Peter is aware of the situation and improvements are being made. There is no reason to avoid the humidor. Browse and enjoy! read more

Great selection of pipe tobacco and pipes! They also stock a decent selection of wet shaving supplies from straight razors, double edge razors, to soaps and blades. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to get into pipe smoking as the staff is friendly and knowledgeable in both the pipe and shaving sections. read more