Is St. Petersburg’s rudest shop owner hurting more than people’s feelings?

ST. PETERSBURG — Tubular Tokes owner Skylar Strickland knows he’s infamous in this town.

“For sure,” he said, smiling within the weed-scented stockroom of his convenience store and vaping emporium. “We’ve made a splash.”

Within arm’s reach sat an old pricing gun, a can of Frontiersman bear spray and a button that sounds an ear-ringing alarm for anyone who makes the mistake of breaking the “no bags” rule.

Strickland’s reputation for rudeness arose almost as soon as his shop opened six years ago.