New cigar store, club opens up doors in Medford

It’s a place for men to go instead of hiding out in the garage or the back deck. It’s actually the men’s version of a tea room.

Main Street Cigars has opened on Main Street in Medford.

It is a sophisticated business, with the largest humidor in the region. Cigars sell from $4 to $20 and patrons can become members in a private lounge with leather chairs and big screen televisions all while smoking a cigar and maybe talking sports or politics with other cigar smokers.

Owner Deborah Rulli, who lives in the downtown district in Medford, is no stranger to operating a business on Main Street. For 12 years, she ran For the Senses, a popular store that became a victim of a bad economy.

“People just stopped shopping,” she said.

Looking for another business to open because she needed the income, Rulli began talking to people in the cigar business. She went to Las Vegas to meet some of the vendors. She sought out mentors to teach her the finer points of cigar smoking.

“Even in a bad economy, cigars are a small luxury. People will buy a good cigar.”