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Just messing around this morning looking at some different sites.

I noticed that there is a huge difference in the price being charged between vendors.
I compared 4 websites (as best i could) and there is a hell of a difference.
In some cases for EMS (3-5 days) There was a $22 dollar difference for the same products!

It might pay us UK guys to really shop around as the savings are potentially huge.

JD
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please 22 USD is nothing for you UK guys, thats like what 2 pints at a pub or 11 liters of petrol. First tell your queen to bring this inflation down, then 22 bucks will be worth it Edited by oggie505#2
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QUOTE (oggie505#2 @ Jul 14 2007, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
please 22 USD is nothing for you UK guys, thats like what 2 pints at a pub or 11 liters of petrol. First tell your queen to bring this inflation down, then 22 bucks will be worth it


Listen Mr 'I get all my mail through that American forces wossname thing' laugh.gif

Your right. £11 ain't much. But given i've ordered some 16-18 times from one vendor
then the potential is a bit more than 2 pints and a packet of fags!


JD
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money is a huge thing, think about it is johnny saves 22 dollars in shipping that is that much more in shisha in the future. if you paid 22 extra every time you did those orders think about it you could have almost 400 dollars more in your pocket
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im also in the uk, just had a look at sahara smoke for the akhla coals and they want $108 postage for 1 box of it ..... looks like im sticking to coals i can buy in the uk (Which isnt many)
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QUOTE (thecult @ Jul 14 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im also in the uk, just had a look at sahara smoke for the akhla coals and they want $108 postage for 1 box of it ..... looks like im sticking to coals i can buy in the uk (Which isnt many)


HOLD THE HORSES.

mnhookahs.com -or- hookahcompany.com both ship using usps rates.

EXAMPLE :- 2x250'g of layalina 2xboxes of Japense coals=$90 using 10 day shipping (£45)

I think Sahara smoke use UPS which is going to hurt for international.

JD
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QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 14 2007, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (thecult @ Jul 14 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im also in the uk, just had a look at sahara smoke for the akhla coals and they want $108 postage for 1 box of it ..... looks like im sticking to coals i can buy in the uk (Which isnt many)


HOLD THE HORSES.

mnhookahs.com -or- hookahcompany.com both ship using usps rates.

EXAMPLE :- 2x250'g of layalina 2xboxes of Japense coals=$90 using 10 day shipping (£45)

I think Sahara smoke use UPS which is going to hurt for international.

JD


yeah thats what it was. going to stick to orignal al-fahker for the mean time because i can get it for about £30 a kilo (genuine stuff, my mate imports it and sells it on and i get a nice discount)
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QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 14 2007, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just messing around this morning looking at some different sites.

I noticed that there is a huge difference in the price being charged between vendors.
I compared 4 websites (as best i could) and there is a hell of a difference.
In some cases for EMS (3-5 days) There was a $22 dollar difference for the same products!

It might pay us UK guys to really shop around as the savings are potentially huge.

JD


Now think of me the guy living in south africa....now think what shipping must cost to here!!!!

-H&S
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yes I ordered from hookahcompany.com last night... I coudn't find those Golden Canary Japenese coals anywhere else except one other site in which they paypal account was messed... cost me £30 for the Golden Canary Japenese coals + 3 kings pack... I live in the UK and I hope its worth it because I've heard a lot about these japanese coals and how good they are!

Dam africa I have no clue what price it would that be at? The total? Edited by amnite
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QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 14 2007, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (thecult @ Jul 14 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im also in the uk, just had a look at sahara smoke for the akhla coals and they want $108 postage for 1 box of it ..... looks like im sticking to coals i can buy in the uk (Which isnt many)


HOLD THE HORSES.

mnhookahs.com -or- hookahcompany.com both ship using usps rates.

EXAMPLE :- 2x250'g of layalina 2xboxes of Japense coals=$90 using 10 day shipping (£45)

I think Sahara smoke use UPS which is going to hurt for international.

JD


that price makes me cry! i have ordered a kilo of tangiers and a box of coals and it cost me less than $60 after shipping. and i got it in 3 days.

you UK guys are crazy!
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QUOTE (amnite @ Jul 14 2007, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok I just wanted to know has anyone ever ordered off hookahcompany.com? I ordered last night and my order process is still shown as new and the delivery status is n/a


HC is a good place to order from. They do occasionally mess up their orders, but they fix them, few questions asked.
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QUOTE (Allia22 @ Jul 15 2007, 01:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (amnite @ Jul 14 2007, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok I just wanted to know has anyone ever ordered off hookahcompany.com? I ordered last night and my order process is still shown as new and the delivery status is n/a


HC is a good place to order from. They do occasionally mess up their orders, but they fix them, few questions asked.



They also have a bit of a reputation for taking bloody ages to ship international orders. They once took 5 weeks to ship mine!

If it's not shipped by Friday then I would get on the phone.

mnhookahs normally ship within 48 hrs.

JD

edit :- ship=to actually put it into the postal system. Your then looking at another 10 days or so to actually arrive.
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QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 14 2007, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
EXAMPLE :- 2x250'g of layalina 2xboxes of Japense coals=$90 using 10 day shipping (£45)


holy sh*t. that is hella expensive!! i dont remember the last time i paid for any hookah stuff lol. Why the hell don;t you jus ask one of us to ppick it up for ya
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QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jul 15 2007, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 14 2007, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
EXAMPLE :- 2x250'g of layalina 2xboxes of Japense coals=$90 using 10 day shipping (£45)


holy sh*t. that is hella expensive!! i dont remember the last time i paid for any hookah stuff lol. Why the hell don;t you jus ask one of us to ppick it up for ya


Because my brother... I still got to get it over the pond! That's the thing that spanks me hard and calls me mandy sad.gif

JD
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yea and we can probably send it cheaper too.. idk jus a thought.. i guess i really cant five a good opinion tho becuase I am not in your position
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well i last time i get something sent from america (wasnt hookah supplies ) it weighed just over 1kg (2.2lbs) and it cost me $30 for ems via usps fulling insured got to the uk in a little over 4 days i think
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3-5 days USPS shipping is only marginally more expensive than the 10 day but none of the vendors offer it. Hookahcompany used to on special request but now they don't, unfortunately.
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QUOTE (ZAP @ Jul 15 2007, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
3-5 days USPS shipping is only marginally more expensive than the 10 day but none of the vendors offer it. Hookahcompany used to on special request but now they don't, unfortunately.


mnhookahs offers it. And it is quite a bit more expensive.

And to be honest both seem to get here in around 10 days. Best I have ever had was 7 days.

The problem appears to be at Chicago O'Hare where the packages can take anything up to a week to board a flight.

JD
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QUOTE (*HOT&SMOKING* @ Jul 15 2007, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (amnite @ Jul 14 2007, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dam africa I have no clue what price it would that be at? The total?



EXACTLY now that is why i buy locally and really wish i could try some starbuzz or suming!!!!

-H&S


If I bought everything locally (and it looks like I'm going to have to for a while >.<) I'd end up paying so much more for everything... They tried selling me a box of Golden QLs for $30... I SUPPOSE it's not that bad to not have to wait for things to arrive, but still.
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QUOTE (Allia22 @ Jul 15 2007, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (*HOT&SMOKING* @ Jul 15 2007, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (amnite @ Jul 14 2007, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dam africa I have no clue what price it would that be at? The total?



EXACTLY now that is why i buy locally and really wish i could try some starbuzz or suming!!!!

-H&S


If I bought everything locally (and it looks like I'm going to have to for a while >.<) I'd end up paying so much more for everything... They tried selling me a box of Golden QLs for $30... I SUPPOSE it's not that bad to not have to wait for things to arrive, but still.


Ya just the problem ( being in south africa) is that there are NO online stores whatsoever or that i have found so far,except the one which only sells about 10 hookahs at most and thats the end of their variety!!!! They don't sell anything els in the range of hookahs!!! sad.gif

-H&S
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