Gold Crown Smoke Shop

[Rani]

Okay, so my friends had been telling me about this place for awhile, but I hadn't visited them yet. Today I took a little trip to Orange County and decided to check out the place. Boy was I impressed.....

First of all they sell Mya and KM pipes exclusively and the prices are really good. The couple who run the shop (I think husband and wife but didn't have too much time to get really acquainted) are great. Friendly, knowledgable and helpful. They must have had 200 KMs in the store at least half were with ice chambers which on KMs are kind of hard to find except at one or two online retailers. And the Myas run from an entire shelf of QTs to the heavy crystal and cloisonne versions that cost an arm and a leg no matter where you find them. I've never seen so many beautiful pipes all in one place. I was positively dazzled. I picked up a couple boxes of Fusion at $14.99 each - in the brand new beautiful tins that Fusion just switched to. They also carry Starbuzz and many other brands. I found stacks of 3 Kings, real japanese coals and natural in 10 kilo bags. Beautiful handmade hoses including washable hoses. I picked up a KM for just under $80. Everything had been cleaned and set up. Before I left he checked the pipe carefully and worked to make sure the purge valve was perfect. Because they order in bulk they will match stem to vase if you request it so you can customize your pipe entirely. All in a tiny little shop in a Middle Eastern strip mall at the corner of Ball Road and Brookhurst in Anaheim.

The address is 1204 1/2 Brookhurst, Anaheim, California. If you're coming from Los Angeles you'd take the 5 South to the Brookhurst exit and then right at the offramp to the corner of Ball Road and Brookhurst. I highly recommend if you live in the Los Angeles/Orange County area you check them out. They said they will ship too. Unfortunately I didn't pick up a card so I can't tell you their phone number but that's easy to get from 411. A great place and the pipe smokes like a dream just like a KM should.

(I put the announcement of the place here so everyone in the LA/OC area would have a change to know about them. Eric, you might want to get in touch with them about Tangiers because while I was there two OC lounge owners came in to stock up.)

'Rani

[MechAnt]

Thanks for the info! Next time I'm heading down to the OC, I'm definitely gonna check it out. Perhaps buy another MYA. MAYBE, just MAYBE I might pick up a KM. Depends on the price but sounded great from what you said. I'm just a bit worried because of personal experience with three that rusted out. Hell, if the price is right, why not!

[olooko]

wow this place sounds really cool, thx for sharing