A Newtown shopper's trip to the Derby store, step by step
Here is a pickup trip in four steps.
- Order before you leave. Our online ordering takes orders at any hour, so place the order on our live menu before you head out.
- Check the opening times. They are on the store page, linked below.
- Drive about 34 minutes. That is the time from the center of Newtown without traffic.
- Park and walk in. Our address is 90 Pershing Dr, Derby, CT 06418, and parking on site is free.
Timing the drive from Main Street and the rest of Newtown
Our drive figures are measured from the Census Bureau's center point for the town, not from your door. The town covers 57.5 square miles of land, so the time from your own street can differ, and your map app gives the time from your actual address. The Census Bureau estimated 28,029 residents in town in 2024, and the town sits in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
If you start on Main Street, enter one of its addresses as your starting point. Edmond Town Hall is at 45 Main Street. It is a Georgian style building on the National Register of Historic Places, and it was the town's municipal center until 2009. The Matthew Curtiss House Museum is at 44 Main Street, and the town's historical society dates the museum house to the mid 1700s. The town itself was incorporated in 1711.
Ordering ahead for counter pickup and the Bud Bar
Prices, potency and stock change through the day, so the live menu is the place to check them, and today's deals are listed there too rather than on this page. When you are ready, start your pickup order on our live menu.
Products from licensed Connecticut cultivators and processors get our priority. If you would rather look before you buy, the Bud Bar is a dedicated consultation area where you sit down one on one with a budtender. It sits toward the back of the showroom and needs no appointment, and our walkthrough of a Bud Bar visit shows what to expect.
The Hartford Business Journal reported in March 2025 that this store opened the state's first bud bar. More about the store itself is on the main page for this store.
Delivery to Newtown comes from the Derby store
If the drive does not fit your day, our delivery service page lists the town among the towns this store serves. This store's live menu takes scheduled delivery orders.
Checkout on the live menu shows the order minimum, the fee and the delivery slot for your address, so enter your address there first. A delivery order is paid for at the door, by cash or debit card.
Only the adult who placed the order, 21 or older with ID that matches, can accept it, and that is Connecticut law rather than a store preference.
Monroe, Shelton and Seymour are on that same delivery list, and each has its own page: the Monroe trip page, the Shelton trip page and our Seymour page.
Questions to ask before you set out
Does Hi! People deliver to Newtown?
Yes, our delivery page lists the town among the towns the Derby store serves, and the store's live menu takes scheduled delivery orders. Checkout on the live menu shows the order minimum, the fee and the delivery slot for your address, so enter your address there before you build a cart. If the drive does not suit your day, delivery is the other route.
How long is the drive to the store?
The drive takes about 34 minutes without traffic, and the store is about 16 miles by road from the town center using Route 34. Those figures start from the Census Bureau's center point for the town, not from your door, so your map app will give the time from your own address.
Can I order online ahead of time?
Yes, our online ordering takes orders at any hour, so you can build the pickup order on the live menu whenever it suits you. The order is collected at our counter, which means you can place it before you leave home and skip browsing at the store if you already know what you want.
Is there parking at the store?
Yes, parking on site is free. Our address is 90 Pershing Dr, Derby, CT 06418, so that is what to enter in your map app. Once you arrive, park, walk in and collect a pickup order at our counter, or ask a budtender if you would rather look around first.
Do I need an appointment for the Bud Bar?
No, the Bud Bar needs no appointment. It sits toward the back of the showroom and is a dedicated consultation area where you sit down one on one with a budtender. The Hartford Business Journal reported in March 2025 that this store opened the state's first bud bar, where customers can examine and smell products.
Can I pay with a credit card?
No. Cash and debit cards both work here, and credit cards cannot be used. There is an ATM on site if you need cash when you arrive. A delivery order is paid for the same way, at the door, so the same two payment options apply to either kind of order.