Easton 9/17/2008 2:31:44 AM
News / Business

Famous Smoke Shop Strikes "Gold" for Second Year in a Row

Pass out the cigars! Famous Smoke Shop belongs to the elite group of 53 online retailers that met the rigid BizRate criteria for outstanding service from September 1, 2007 - August 15, 2008. That makes this the second year in a row Famous-Smoke.com has become a Gold Honoree winner among the eight annual BizRate Circle of Excellence Awards.

Famous-smoke.com was statistically above the Industry average on all seven of the following metrics, and their survey volume was in the top10% of merchants.

Point-Of-Sale
Ease of Finding Products
Product Selection
Overall Satisfaction
Product Met Expectations

Fulfillment
On-Time Delivery
Customer Support
Repurchase Intent

Additionally, Famous-smoke.com currently holds an overall Shopzilla.com rating of 9.3.  To learn more about how they accomplished that, see Famous Smoke Shop's Report Card and Customer Reviews.

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Founded in 1939, Famous Smoke Shop is the nation’s leading discount retailer of imported handmade premium cigars, cigar humidors, cigar accessories, and offers a free monthly cigar catalog. Famous-Smoke.com has been awarded BizRate's "Gold Honoree" status for excellence in customer service, product selection, customer satisfaction, and per-dollar value.