Art of Glass Smokeshop
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Art of Glass Smokeshops & Wholesale Learn how what started as a low-level operation ran out of the back of a truck evolved into one of Buffalo’s most recognizable names in Glass.
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N 2001, Haseeb Pirzada founded
what wasn’t sold had to be repacked back
wholesale model, the thought of opening
Art of Glass, a wholesale company,
into the truck again for safe keeping. This
a retail store hadn’t even crossed Haseeb’s
selling locally and internation-
was far from ideal, especially when trans-
mind. This space was intended to be a
ally made glass pipes and other
porting fragile merchandise like artisan
showroom, not a store front.
products to bodegas, head shops,
glassware.
and other area businesses. At first, Haseeb
by the showroom, many people started
for potential customers, Haseeb, leased
wandering in and inquiring about how
a storefront on Delaware Avenue (3497
they could purchase the products that
Delaware Ave). The space would become
were on display. After countless inter-
warehouse, and delivery vehicle.
Art of Glass’s product showroom. Now,
actions with people that had discovered
instead of having to frequently pack and
the showroom, Art of Glass smoke shop
In those days, products had to be loaded
unpack fragile glass, clients could simply
was born. The showroom had organically
into the truck, unpacked for display to
stop by the showroom and take a look
evolved into a full-fledged retail store.
businesses interested in purchasing, and
for themselves. Intending to stick to the
Haseeb brought on a partner on the retail
was making deliveries himself, running the entire business out of a truck that he also used to stock his merchandise. The truck served as Art of Glass’s first store,
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But as curious on-lookers began to walk
Desiring an easier way to display products
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