I may be a little late to post on this but a good cigar shop should not be itimidating imo . I am new to the sport of smokin the stogies and the shop I went to asked me questions about what I like then sold me a few cigars, then he gave me a few more to try( good move for him). Now I buy way to many and I had to get a humidor and all the stuff like a lighter,cutter etc.I need( kinda like ocd). Had he not been so helpfull like some other snob shops(what I call them) I might not enjoy smoking as much as I do.