Guest LondonShisha Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Anyone in the UK interested in Group Buys of Ma'assell, Accessories, etc? If we can get about 5 people interested, we can do a regular order and split the shipping between us. This would be great for ordering small amounts of ma'assell.Here's a quick calculation:5 people order 2 tubs of 250g Ma'assell at $10 eachShipping around $60 (approx)Total: $160Approx Cost Per Tub Per Person: £8.88 (pounds sterling)I've made a few assumptions in the calculations, but you can see that getting good quality Ma'assell for under £10 is a pretty good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab21 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 10 tubs of 250g shisha will cost $60 in shipping? wow if i have to pay that much i think i'd be quit smoking hookah by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 how about this- actually im not even kidding now cause this company is based in the uk. [url="http://www.tobaccoseed.co.uk/index1024.htm"]http://www.tobaccoseed.co.uk/index1024.htm[/url] it would probably cost less and be realllly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonShisha Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 UK Customs duties for importing Tobacco are extortionate. It's done on the weight of the tobacco, and is actually designed for cigarette tobacco. Imagine 1kg of cigarette tobacco, and 1kg of Molasses - they carry the same duty. Most of the molassess in the UK hasn't had any duty paid on it, hence it's not available 'officially'. Thats why we have to resort to these local shops that might carry a brand or two - in my experience most of it is flavourless as it's probably near the end of it's shelf life.[b]Rip Off Britian[/b]We usually pay the same over here in pounds as you do in dollars, which is pretty unfortunate, so a 250g tub of Al-Amir for £8-£10 is very good value indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 what site would u be ordering it from ... i mite just be intrested and how would u collect the cash ? mail / postal order ? paypal - kinda tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 let me just write it all up again what site? mind if i order some acceseries aswell then or anything ? pay extra course any type of flavour? brand? postal order ? / cash ( no coins of course !! ) thankx alot fahim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I guess I could be interested. Who would do the ordering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonShisha Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 It all comes down to trust. I don't mind doing the ordering and accepting payments later, but if I get stuck with a whole load of gear I don't need, that would be the first and last time for me..Best thing would be to get payment in advance to whoevers doing the ordering, but as I said before - all comes down to trust. How many of you guys are based in London? If you're outside, you'll have to take into account shipping costs for your order (have a look on royal mail's site).I'm thinking of ordering a couple more boxes of Al-Almir, with maybe a hose and a cleaning kit. I'd definately recommend Al-Amir for those who haven't tried it.I'm also thinking of getting one of those Stargate Hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 i live in london !!! [url="http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X"]http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X[/url] =540000&Y=180000&width=500&height=300&gride= 540787&gridn=183781&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc &addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=E130RD&advanced =&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table= &ovtype=&zm=1&scale=200000 check out if i live anywhere ner ya ... what site ??? !!!! and yeh it would have to be postal order up front ? or cash upfront not afterwards corse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I could do the ordering. I don't mind but it all comes down to trust I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 as i said - i'll pay upfront not after you have ordered because then i know that atleast i have paid you so i aint no cheater or scammer whatever. WHAT SITE PEOPLE ?? looks like theres only really 3 of us that want to get things online so ill have to go round asking some of my freinds if they would like something aswell to spread the shipping cost. Donkeema breppin EAST LONDON !!! BRAAAP !!! - hookaholiks for ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laher Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 $60 shipping is a bunch of balls !! I've ordered faily large quantities from hookahcompany.com and the max they charge is $30 AFAIK. And before ordering, email them asking to mark the shipment as a 'gift' with a very low value such as $20. This has worked 100%, and i recieved my stash within a week . Erm i dunno if i can really be arsed ordering at the moment ? I've got some niice havannah rose and al-fakher two apple that needs to be smoked, aswell as sh*t loads of nakhla chery and cola all purchased in the UK. And i have some al-qemah grape, al-waha strawberry/peach n orange from my last order from the USA. So good luck to you all, count me in nexttime ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 well mabey he wants to make a little extra money for himself - i dont really mind aslong as i aint shipping out thousands of pounds - thing is im kinda desperate becuase im sick off all the naklah ive had and well im limited to other flavours, specialy because i aint allowed to use my parents CC for internet use bloody accountant comes and checks everything to make sure its only for BUISNESS PURPOSES ONLY ( tax back buisness claims makes enough money back for my dad to buy a new merc YAY !! ) ...has it downsides to do with internet shopping tho. WHAT FECKIN SITE PEOPLE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ( ive asked enuff times !! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umair777 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I just placed an order with the hookahcompany.com worth $220 and the postage was only $38....thats 14 packs in total of al fakhir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 oooOOOooo someones a rich boy ?? your my best freind right umair?? so looks like $60 was way off !! alriteyyyyy then - ill have to check out whats on hookahcompany n den just see if any1 is available ...thankx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebastard Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I would be interested in a 250g tub of al-amir for £8-10 easily. Is this order actually gonna take place then...? I could pay upfront using paypal...or cheque....or cash if you're nearby in London. I live a few blocks away from 'donkeema'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 is it ? wear abouts do you live ? thats quite cool !! thats a good point - were is 'london shisha ' ? isnt he supposed to organise it? ZAP also pointed out he could do it , we just need to finalise the deal!! give me the site you want to order from and ill tell you what i want , then give the money and click ORDER!! ... simple!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebastard Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 U jokah its Rid, donkeema... I'm tired of crappy Nakhla....I have a sampler of al-waha double apple but I'm not brave enuff 2 try it cos its supposed to be quite strong anyways & its about 3 years old. Thats why I need to get hold of some quality tubs.......Londonshisha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 rid the VAN OF FLEAS why didnt you say so ?? loll alrite guys lets get this sorted so far it looks like the people with the uk who want to order a GROUP BUY so we spread the shipping cost is: ME - donkeema Ridwan - Thebastard ( great name suits you well ) Zap - ZAP Umair - our local rich boy and london shisha ????? who doesent seem to be replying very often now that we clocked on bout the $60 shipping loll NO OFFENCE ... So lets establish were we want to get ALL OUR ACCESORIES AND THINGS FROM? instead of dragging this along for years and years. shall we go for www.hookah-shisha.com www.hookahcompany.com www.hookahETC....u no the drill , theres TONS of sites selling stuff. i think we should go for hookah-shisha.com ?? any other suggestions dont be afraid to speak up - i mite be 15 but it doesent mean ill mug you on the streets !! OR WILL I ?? ... NEXT : : : whos going to be doing the actual ordering once we have established that we can ALL tell him/her the things we want and well pay him/her. by either postal order / paypal / whatever means of transaction then we wait ...when it arrives we'll have to wait again for it to be sent out to us. this is ALL based on trust!!! the best way of paying up is: pay half ? then wen it arrives pay the other half so you have always got something to rely on instead of nothing. ANY SUGGESTIONS ?? ANY WEBSITES?? ANYTHING?? fahim - breppin east london , Keema Klan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonShisha Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Glad to see so much response!$60 shipping is what I paid from socialsmoke.com - this was my first order so i'm judging all costs on that. $28 shipping sounds good - how long did it take to get here? My order took 2 working days!I'll be up for ordering a few more tubs of al-amir and some al-fakher. Whats the consensus on the best site to order from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 [quote name='LondonShisha']Glad to see so much response!$60 shipping is what I paid from socialsmoke.com - this was my first order so i'm judging all costs on that. $28 shipping sounds good - how long did it take to get here? My order took 2 working days!I'll be up for ordering a few more tubs of al-amir and some al-fakher. Whats the consensus on the best site to order from?[/quote] bnn if you wanan get real 1000-2000 gram tubs i guess, or southsmoke if theyre still having that sale. bnn is 13 bucks for 250, 45 for 1000, and 80 for 2000 (grams), southsmoke is running out of flavors, but so far ive gotten all my al fakher from southsmoke and once from hookah shisha- today was my first order from bnn soutsmoke has good service for me thoguh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Best place to order from is Hookahcompany IMO. One major thing to consider with a large order is customs. It will probably increase the chances of getting charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonShisha Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Apparently, if you go with the likes of UPS etc, it reduces your risk.. what company delivered your parcel of 14 AF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I don't think they do UPS. I have ordered 3 times in total. First 2 times from Socialsmoke and once by Hookahcompany. The second time I got hit by customs. They were all shipped by USPS and get a tracking number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 how much do you get charged for customs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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