Friday, April 23, 2021

The Pipefitter, a State Street Stalwart for nearly 50 years, is going out of business

 


The Pipefitter, a head shop that has been a Downtown staple since 1972, has announced that it has closed its doors for good. 
In social media posts by the store on Tuesday, there was no mention of the pandemic, but it appeared to be an underlying reason for the decision. 
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The store, that for years was at 517 State St. before moving across the street in 2007, sold bongs, pipes, rolling papers, gas masks, scented candles and CBD products. In the early 2000s, Hinkley would convert half of his 3,000-square-foot store into space for Halloween costumes. During the holiday shopping season of 1994, the shop promoted a windowsill planter for catnip, and in 2004, actively opposed a proposed Madison minimum wage of $7.75.

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