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Skip Kangs Corner. There are a number of other, much better stores. My two personal favorites are Arax Market, on Mt Auburn Street in Watertown, and Leavitt and Pierce in Harvard Square. The owner of L&P is a great guy. The armenians at Arax can be a little surly sometimes, but they have an excellent selection of hookahs and shisha, as well as some good food. Also, there are some other good stores right on the street surrounding Arax that all have shisha and hookahs, but not quite as big a selection as Arax.
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QUOTE (Elky @ Nov 18 2007, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm a student in Boston, and pretty new to hookah. I currenetly go to a shop called Kang's Corner but I don't get vey good service. Anyone know anywhere better?
Thanks


Only Hookah shop that I know of in Boston is actually in Cambridge, its called Leavitt and Peirce. Get off at the Harvard T-Stop, walk down past the ABP for about 2 blocks, and it will be on your right.

They are "okay." Ive been there a few times, and they usually have Hookah Hookah or Azfal. Niether tobacco is terrible, but not a first choice IMHO. They also have good insta-light charcoal (soex-brand) and all the other hookah accessories you might need.

Its all college students who work there, so if they dont have what you need, you can ask the people working there. Otherwise, ask some people where the Armenian Convienence stores are, they are all over the outskirts of Boston. Those will have what you need.
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QUOTE (Hobocans @ Nov 18 2007, 04:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Elky @ Nov 18 2007, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm a student in Boston, and pretty new to hookah. I currenetly go to a shop called Kang's Corner but I don't get vey good service. Anyone know anywhere better?
Thanks


Only Hookah shop that I know of in Boston is actually in Cambridge, its called Leavitt and Peirce. Get off at the Harvard T-Stop, walk down past the ABP for about 2 blocks, and it will be on your right.

They are "okay." Ive been there a few times, and they usually have Hookah Hookah or Azfal. Niether tobacco is terrible, but not a first choice IMHO. They also have good insta-light charcoal (soex-brand) and all the other hookah accessories you might need.

Its all college students who work there, so if they dont have what you need, you can ask the people working there. Otherwise, ask some people where the Armenian Convienence stores are, they are all over the outskirts of Boston. Those will have what you need.


Beatcha wink.gif

Leavitt and Pierce also has Al Fakher, last time I checked. I know they no longer stock romman, as last time I was there they were clearing out their supplies. Romman 50gs for a buck fifty? Hell yes!
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I went to Kangs Corner last night. $25 for 250g of Romman? No thanks!!! In general the stuff (hookahs) I saw there were very low quality, and the shisha was some of the most overpriced I've ever seen.

Like I said, stick with the Armenian markets. Arax and the ones by it are great.
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Leavitt & Pearce is thinking about picking up Tangiers...mention it to them...repeat after me:

"We want Tangiers. We want Tangiers." Go in and tell them just that.

You may see it there soon. I'm going to talk to them Monday.
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Went to arax today...they were very nice and helpful, got a beautiful mya hookah as well.

They had a very large selection of shisha, but i'm still on a quest to find somewhere to get some starbuzz or fumari. They also had a good amount of 3 kings coals including the larger ones.

I checked out Leavitt and Pierce first and really wasn't impressed, the guy seemed a bit rude as well. They are more of a cigar store that happens to have a little bit of hookah stuff.
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QUOTE (Sonthert @ Nov 23 2007, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Leavitt & Pearce is thinking about picking up Tangiers...mention it to them...repeat after me:

"We want Tangiers. We want Tangiers." Go in and tell them just that.

You may see it there soon. I'm going to talk to them Monday.


Walked in there today...and they do infact have tangiers now.

at 10.95 for 100g! lol_hitting.gif They have to be out of their minds...i'll stick to arax and online.
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Arax Market in Watertown. They have a good amount of hookahs to choose from and plenty of shisha too. A bonus of Arax Market is that you can pick up some Lebanese food/herbs/vegetables/tea while your there. I bought my first hookah (Mya QT) from there a couple years ago. Really nice people too.
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QUOTE (xen @ Nov 21 2007, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
anyone know where I can get any starbuzz, tangiers or fantasia in Mass?



Arax started carrying Starbuzz just a few weeks ago... pretty good selection, they are right at the counter... about 22 bux for a can i thinkk
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Does anyone know of any shops near Salem MA. I can't get out to boston much (unless it is for a job) considering the cost of gas around here. The only local we have carries some Layalina but a maximum of 5 flavors. I am working on the owner to order more but he is reluctant to buy new shisha. His business is mainly in cigars.
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I'm going to be in Braintree in the evenings, and downtown Faneuil Hall. I saw Arax is like out of town or at least far enough that I won't make it. Anything downtown or Braintree near the T?

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QUOTE (Kalutika @ May 15 2008, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone know of any shops near Salem MA. I can't get out to boston much (unless it is for a job) considering the cost of gas around here. The only local we have carries some Layalina but a maximum of 5 flavors. I am working on the owner to order more but he is reluctant to buy new shisha. His business is mainly in cigars.


I'm about 30 or 40 min from boston, I know of no shops in the salem area as of right now.

Sorry man
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I went out to Arax in Watertown today, it's a great place. There's a good selection of hookahs - lots of Mya hookahs, I'm not sure what else. I picked up my brand new Mya mini there.

There also seemed to be lots of shisha. I saw Al Fakher and Starbuzz and I think Layalina. There may have been other brands too. I'm not sure what kinds of coals because I didn't need any so I didn't ask.

The place is a large Armenian grocery store; there are lots of great snacks there too of course.

It's relatively easy to get to, it's right out on Mount Auburn street and easy to find. The 71 bus from Harvard Square should go right there; I live on the other side of the river, and I'm lazy, so I drove there.

I've been to Leavitt & Pearce in Harvard Square a number of times too; they have a meager selection of Al Fakher and occasionally some Tangiers. They also have Soex shisha and Soex coals.
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QUOTE (poopooshaboo @ Nov 18 2007, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Skip Kangs Corner. There are a number of other, much better stores. My two personal favorites are Arax Market, on Mt Auburn Street in Watertown, and Leavitt and Pierce in Harvard Square. The owner of L&P is a great guy. The armenians at Arax can be a little surly sometimes, but they have an excellent selection of hookahs and shisha, as well as some good food. Also, there are some other good stores right on the street surrounding Arax that all have shisha and hookahs, but not quite as big a selection as Arax.


There's an Arax next to my house, Armenian owners, they sell hookahs and Starbuzz. Except I'm in L.A. What a coincidence. happy.gif
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