buying my first hookah

[coldfire22x]

i've been shopping around for a couple weeks trying to decide on which
hookah i would like to buy, but wanted to ask for advice from you guys
first..

i've noticed that a lot of web sites sell the same particular hookah ..
e.g., the mist is sold on southsmoke.com, hookahhookah.com, and
saharasmoke.com.  does this say something about the actual quality
of the hookah?  (e.g., is it one of those mass manufactured and
mass sold items that you might catch in, say, walmart? ;p)

i just don't want to make the mistake of buying a hookah that turns out
to be of average quality at best.  i've been smoking in lounges
and with friends for a while and would like to get the best experience
from a hookah that my $100-150 can get me. 

that said, any recommendations?  i'm dead set on a 2 hose, but no particular style at the moment.  thanks guys

[coldfire22x]

oh yeah, and another thing that made me suspicious of a hookah's
quality and the vendor's credability is the fact that i have seen a lot
of pictures which don't match the respective description and available
colors.  how can you put up a picture for a product you sell that
isn't actually a picture of the product?

[coldfire22x]

i thought i'd get a little more help than this ... maybe you guys are still at work

[mushrat]

Sometimes it's impossible to know until someone orders a particular model. Then there is the fact that each of these is made by hand, usually in some small workshop someplace where the level of quality control varies from non-existant to pretty strict. Again, you never really know. Best you can hope for is to find a reliable vendor who will get you wnat you ordered, and has a good rep for dealing with problems if/when they arise.
Other than that, find something nice looking and with a Vase/Base you can replace if it gets broken.
If you find a specific hookah, feel free to post the link and see if someone has ordered that one before.
Good luck...
 
 

[Steviethepope]

Hey Man - Sorry I have been having problems logging into this site all day. That security thing kept rejecting me
Anyhoo - I OWN the Mist Hookah and I am quite impressesed with it. The bowls they sent with it are not very good - thats my only complaint. So if you get the mist you will also want to buy a different head to put on to it because the ones they send are terrible.I do not reccomend hookahhookah.com to buy from however. I had a terrible experience. Saharasmoke I believe is the same company as hookahhookah.. I have heard good things about southsmoke so if you buy from them and you get the mist I think you will be happy.Other then that

[Steviethepope]

To answer the rest of your question, While I cant speak for other parts of the the world, there are several hookah shops here in Seattle where I live and I have not seen the mist anywhere else.

[mushrat]

You're in seattle? can yu pm me where those places are, I have a friend there who's interested in some local shops/bars. Thanks.

[Steviethepope]

[quote name='mushrat']You're in seattle? can yu pm me where those places are, I have a friend there who's interested in some local shops/bars. Thanks.[/quote]
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