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Issue # 1 - Jan 15, 2005 - Page 1
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- Interview with BHTS owner Fred McAllister
- SSL Technology and ordering on the Internet
- Our Subjex Customer Service Representative
- Ultra Light Cigarettes -vs- Full Flavor Cigarettes
- Cool Link of the Letter
- Subscription to Newsletter
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An Interview with Fred McAllister
Proprietor of the Black Hawk Tobacco Shop
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Q) How long have you been a Native American?
A) Since my birth.
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So you are not one of these pseudo-Native Americans
that just recently became a Native American so that
they can cash in on Indian benefits?
A) No, I'm not. I have had a tribal roll number
since my birth. It has always been a part of my
life and culture. As for the pseudo-Native Americans,
everywhere you go in life you have those people:
the cheats. They always get caught in the end.
Q) When did you get the idea
to open your own tobacco shop?
A) I got the idea about two years and one half years
ago. I started doing research into the legal aspects
of owning a tobacco shop. I contacted my tribe,
the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, to get information
about Native American businesses. After about six
months of preparations (finding tribal land, applying
for special permits, and, of course, designing,
decorating and stocking a shop), we opened our doors.
Q) Were you immediately successful?
A) On our first day, we did $43.90 worth of business.
Those two customers, our first, each told several
people. Then those people told some more. And those
did too and so on and so on. We've been growing
ever since. Our best asset is our customers. They
are constantly introducing people to our shop and
our products. When your customers are our working
for you, you can't help but be successful.
Q) Why do you think they responded
to you the way they have?
A) Well, we have tried to make a tobacco shop that
we where we would like to shop. We keep our shop
clean and neat and we have very good service. Just
because our prices our affordable, that doesn't
mean that we are selling inferior products. Any
of our cigarettes is as good as or better than what
is available on the commercial market. They're high
quality cigarettes, premium cigarettes, and we try
to maintain that appearance with everything we do.
Our prices are really good too. We can't forget
that.
Q) Is Black Hawk
Tobacco Shop totally legal? Other Internet shops
have burned some people.
A) We are totally legal and we are not an Internet
shop.
Q) You do sell
on the Internet.
A) Not exactly. We are a brick and mortar tobacco shop. That's are first line of business.
As you well know, we do not take orders over the Internet. We started the mail order side of our company to better service our local customers. We have many part time residents
that have second homes in other parts of the country.
We started the mail order service at
their request. Our cigarettes are not always easy to find. Many on-line cigarette companies are not to be trusted. We hear over and over again how people have gotten ripped off ordering cigarettes online.
We've since expanded to the Internet
to make keep them informed. It is not illegal to have an on-line presence. Our main business
is still, however, our local customers. That is
why we have such an emphasis on service. We will
never become an Internet only cigarette shop like
all those anonymous cigarette companies on-line.
Q) Well, back to the legal
aspect then. Has the government inspected your store
in the past?
A) Yes, often. We've had both announced and surprise
inspections by the California Board of Equalization.
They looked at our permits, our shop, and our stock.
They can come whenever they want. We have always
complied with all the tobacco laws and the tobacco
regulations and we always will.
Q) Is it true
that you are a family business?
A) Absolutely. That's one of
our secrets. There are no disgruntled employees
working here messing up orders. Everyone has the
same goal in mind.
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And what's that?
A) We want to be the best tobacco shop in the world.
Q) The best?
A) The absolute best tobacco shop. That's the goal.
Q) What do you think about
the changes of the cigarette laws in Europe? First
Norway and Ireland disallowed smoking in public
places and now Italy. There is also a European wide
ban on all forms of cigarette advertisement?
A) California has had some crazy cigarette regulations
that are very similar for a long time. We support
the idea of private smoking clubs where only smokers
are allowed in. That is called democracy. If you
don't like it, stay outside. We have an indoor smoking
lounge, however. Our shop is on Sovereign Tribal
Land and therefore exempt from such petty laws.
If you like to smoke inside, come on over to Palm
Springs. We'll smoke one with you. |
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