So, I've been friends with the guys at Mya for many years now. They get a lot of complaints from folks about hookahs they have purchased, only to ask that pictures be sent of the offending hookah. They say 9 out of 10 times, its not actually a Mya Saray. So how do you spot a real Mya if you are not very familiar with the brand? They stamp MYA on their hookahs in 2-3 different places depending on the year and model.

1) The Tray should have MYA stamped on it.




2) The Stem should have MYA stamped on it. This stamp may be big or small, but it will be there.




3) The newer Mya hookahs will also have MYA stamped/printed somewhere on the glass base. (Don't have a picture of that to show you yet, but look for it.)

There are also a few things you will NOT see.

You will NOT see clear plastic cubes in the stem. This hookah was recently sold on Ebay as a Mya.




You will also not see a Mya stem made out of any colour metal but Silver or Gold. Anodized aluminium in Blues, Greens, Reds, or Rainbows are not MYA hookahs. I have seen many rip off QT's out of this material. Here's an example of what the stuff looks like.




Oh, and the case, had better have MYA in a silver oval.




When in doubt, you can always look up the hookah on their web site.