Head Shops are every smoker's best friend. If you walk into a nice smoke shop and don't feel like a kid in a candy store, you are missing out. The local smoke shop is a great place to go whenever you need to find some new smoking gear. While some smokers will point out that you can always just order your smoking gear online, there are a lot of reasons why you should visit a great head shop near you. 

One of the best reasons to visit the head shops near you is the fact that you get to support local businesses. Too many people see local businesses as places to go when they don't want to pay for shipping, but these shops need your support in order to be there when you need them. If you want there to be a cool shop around the corner when you realize that you ran out of papers, then you should also pay them a visit when you need some new glass.

Another great thing about visiting local head shops is the fact that you can actually see what you're getting. You can inspect glass pieces and get a feel for them before you decide to pull the trigger. This can also help you avoid pieces with obvious defects that might be hidden in an online headshop's photos if the photo on the page is even the piece you will actually be buying.

If you don't know exactly what you need, then the staff at your local head shop is always there to help. You don't work in a smoke shop without picking up a lot of knowledge about glass and that knowledge is often what customers need. Need help finding the perfect glass on glass adapter? Pay your head shop a visit and ask. Need to clean a piece? They will help the cleaners and the tips that you need. If you don't know anything about glass, you can just ask them to help you figure out what kind of piece that you need.

For experienced and novice smokers alike, a local smoke shop is a great place to learn about new products. In addition to new styles of glass smoking pipes, there are also constantly new concentrate dab rig accessories, dry herb vaporizers, grinders, and other great products that you might not have known about before your visit. If you don't visit often, you might miss out on the next big thing.

If you are looking for head shops near you and you are located in South Florida, then The Hip Cat Smoke Shop is one place that is worth a visit. Their Fort Lauderdale store has over 1500 smoking products in stock including cases upon cases of glass pipes. They are also opening up a second shop a little further north in Pompano Beach! Whatever South Florida smokers need, they will be able to find some great options when they visit The Hip Cat Smoke Shop.