TOBACCO                    WORLD   

THE STORY

TOBACCO WORLD STARTED IN JANUARY OF 1993 IN UNIONTOWN, PA. THE STORE WAS THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND IN FAYETTE COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS. PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER TO SHOP AT TOBACCO WORLD & STILL DO. WITHIN NO TIME THE STORE OUT GREW ITS ORIGINAL SHOP ON LEBANON AVE. OWNER RON RAE PURCHASED A FREE STANDING BUILDING UP THE THE ROAD ON MORAGANTOWN ST.  THE BUILDING WAS EQUIPTED WITH A DRIVE THRU WINDOW WHICH GAVE TOBACCO WORLD CUSTOMERS THE ADDED LUXERY OF SHOPPING FROM THEIR CARS. WHEN TOBACCO WORLD FIRST OPENED CIGARETTES WERE $18.00 A CARTON & TOBACCO WORLD WAS SELLING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 CARTONS A WEEK. WITH INCREASES IN TOBACCO PRICES & TAXES OVER THE YEARS THE UNIONTOWN STORE NOW SELLS AROUND 300 PER CARTONS PER WEEK. THE PRICES HELPED FAN THE ROLL YOUR OWN  INDUSTRY. TOBACCO WORLD'S STOCK OF ROLL YOUR OWN PRODUCTS IS THE LARGEST IN THE AREA WITH COMPETITIVE PRICING.  TOBACCO WORLD BELLE VERNON STORE OPENED IN JULY OF 1995 & WAS LOCATED OUT ON RT. 201. IT MOVED TO IT'S CURRENT LOCATION ON FINLEY RD. IN THE GABRIEL BROS. PLAZA IN 2001.  BOTH STORES ALSO OFFER A LARGE SELECTION OF SNUFF, CHEWING TOBACCO, QUALITY PIPES, PIPE TOBACCO, ROLL YOUR OWN SUPPLIES, LIGHTERS, ASHTRAYS & SO MUCH MORE.  DON'T FORGET OUR STAGERING SELECTION OF IMPORTED & DOMESTIC CIGARS. YOU CAN CATCH OWNER RON RAE AT EITHER LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.  RON PERSONALLY "TEST DRIVES" EVERY CIGAR SOLD IN BOTH TOBACCO WORLDS. RON CAN STILL BE FOUND IN THE CIGAR SECTION TALKING WITH CUSTOMERS ABOUT ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TOPICS....CIGARS! HIS KNOWLEDGE IS GREATLY SOUGHT OUT AMONG THE NEW UP & COMING CIGAR AFICIONADOS.