History
Jim Knaus has always loved smoking a pipe, and so loves the Tinder Box. It had always been his dream to open one, so when he retired from the Navy, he and his wife, Teresa, did just that. The first Tinder Box store in Tennessee was opened in the Mall of Memphis in 1981, where it remained an icon for over 20 years. In 1997, they opened the second Tinder Box and brought their daughter, Lynne Norton, into the business at the Wolfchase Galleria mall. It has a wide range of tobacco products as well as a large selection of gift items. In 2008, the Collierville Tinder Box was opened. Its large humidor allows for a wide variety of cigars and its smoking lounge is a comfortable friendly place to spend an afternoon.
Specialties
Tinder Box has been serving the Memphis area for over 30 years. Let our knowledgeable, passionate staff assist you with the thousands of premium cigars in our extensive humidor. We carry many large brands such as Macanudo, Fuente, and Perdomo, as well as many of the boutique brands like Illusione, Tatuaje and Berger & Argenti. We are proud to be Opus X and Liga Privada dealers. We are a full service tobacco store so we also carry pipes, pipe tobacco (tin and bulk), hookahs, hookah tobacco, snuff, snus, and all the necessary accessories for your smoking needs. Relax in our smoking lounge with some great company while watching the plasma or engaging in a spirited game of chess or dominoes.