We’ve been in this industry a long time.
Long enough to say “we’ve seen some things…” and not be joking. We’ve watched store owners do the absolute most every single day just to keep the doors open, customers happy, and shelves full.
And here’s what we know for sure: running a store isn’t one job. It’s a dozen.
You’re customer-facing all day, solving problems in real time. Then you’re the accountant at night. Somewhere in between, you’re the buyer, the restocker, the merchandiser, and the person who somehow has to predict what people will ask for tomorrow.
People call it “wearing many hats.” We call it nonstop responsibility.
If you run a smoke shop, convenience store, or any store, you already know this grind.
The part that frustrates everyone
Buying inventory shouldn’t feel like a road trip.
From the outside, inventory buying sounds simple: “Just go to your wholesale shop.”
But we’ve talked to enough store owners to know that’s rarely how it works.
Most large wholesale centers do a solid job carrying the staples:
- Beverages like Soda and Energy drinks
- Cigarettes
- Common machine-made cigars like Swishers and Dutch Masters
But specialty items, the products customers ask for by name, the things that make your shop your shop, aren’t always their bread and butter.
So what happens?
You make another stop. And another. And suddenly restock day turns into a multi-location mission that burns hours you don’t have.
And that’s assuming you’re close to your vendors
Because let’s be real, not everyone is.
Some store owners are lucky: their vendors are down the street, or at least across town. But we’ve met plenty of owners where “going to the wholesaler” means:
- A long drive
- Traffic
- Time away from the store
- Extra gas and extra wear on the vehicle
- And usually, still more than one stop
If you’re not close, that “quick restock run” stops being quick. It becomes a chunk of your day you can’t get back.
Meanwhile, the store still needs coverage, customers still walk in, and the list of things waiting for you doesn’t magically shrink.
Why we launched Matchboxbros
Matchboxbros was launched to be a solution to that exact problem.
Order what you need, and we ship it to you.
No extra stops. No guessing. No wasted time trying to piece together inventory from three different places, especially when those places aren’t exactly convenient.
We built Matchboxbros for the business owner who’s already doing everything and just needs sourcing to be simpler.
What we carry
Our selection is designed to cover both the staples and the specialty items that are harder to find in one place.
Rolling papers and smoking accessories customers ask for:
- RAW
- Elements
- OCB
- Blazy Susan
...And that's just a few of the popular brands we carry. You can find the full lineup here: Shop ALL Smoke Shop
Tobacco products (only California Retailers):
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- Premium cigars
- Machine-made cigars
- Rolling tobacco
- Pipe tobacco
- Smokeless tobacco
- Other Tobacco Product
And because we know your customers don’t only come in for one thing, we also carry convenience store merchandise like:
- Candy
- Condoms
- Adult novelty items
What we’re really trying to do
We’re not here to tell you running a store is easy. It’s not.
But we are here to make one part of it easier:
- Fewer supply runs
- Fewer “we’re out again” moments
- Less time sourcing
- More time actually running the business
Because you already wear enough hats.
We’re just trying to take one thing off your plate.