As easy as 123smoke!

The search for a creditable online cigarette store can be quite daunting. To search endless pages of reviews, google the same terms over and over again until you find enough information about the company. Speak to endless people on the phone trying to discern their credibility. To be honest with you I really didn't go through that process this time. It was actually recommended to me by one of the readers of this very blog, this is the letter I received (I've omitted any personal references for privacy's sake):

Hey Mark!
Thanks a lot for all the information regarding the various cigarette websites and reviews of the cigarettes they offer. I've got another one for you to review: 123smoke.com how I came upon it is a completely ridiculous story. Usually whoever notices that we (me and my wife) are running low on cigarettes we place an order. My wife couldn't remember the website I usually order on and so she pulled up my bookmarks that I had used during my own research and used the first website on the list which just happened to be 123smoke.com, she placed an order and then a few weeks later we received our cigarettes. After looking at the packaging the cigs came in I noticed that something wasn't the same as the last three time I had ordered, I asked my wife where she ordered from and she said something 'smoke'. Ok I said to myself maybe they changed their packaging and moved on. Once we received everything a day or two later a really pleasant young man called me asking if my entire order came in and asked when I might be ready to place a new order. I told him to place it today even just to be on the safe side. I repeated this another few times got a call placed the new order easy-peasy. One day my guy called me, asking if everything was OK and I confirmed receiving everything, and actually told him the shipping had been a little bit quicker! I went to check my order on the website I was ordering on though and found nothing! No record of the previous orders, items purchased or anything. So I called my customer service guy and he said 'no you should be able to see your most recent order on your account the moment we placed it.' I look again nothing. I had been getting the cigarettes I was ordering so I know that the orders where going through. Finally after about half hour my c.s. guy patiently running through all the scenarios. Finally through amazing insight he says 'Sir what website are you looking at? Are you're sure that it 123smoke.com?' I was not on 123smoke.com, but I was confused. 
-So the last few orders I placed had been 123smoke.com?
-Yes sir, is there some sort of problem?
-Um yeah how did we place our orders?
-Well sir it looks as though your first order with our company was placed online and then the consequent orders we placed over the telephone.
-Hmmm ok well thanks
-Thank you sir, have a great day.
The mystery continued I kept getting my cigarettes and I actually noticed that the price was a little bit better than it was before, then it came to me. 
-Honey? Could you come for a moment over here and show me were you found the website you placed our order on a few months ago?
Right as rain she walked up to the computer pulled up the bookmarks menu and clicked on the very first link: 123smoke.com, mystery solved! Since then I've been ordering without snag I speak with my c.s. person and he informs me of any discounts or promotions that may be running at the time of my order. Pleased as punch even if it was placed by mistake initially!

So if it worked for my reader so well by mistake, I thought I'd give it a try. I followed the usual process: one carton of the most affordable brand available. The customer service was very pleasant and helpful when they called me to confirm delivery, the shipping time was very reasonable better than most I'd say definitely a secure company to do business with!