PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 What do you guys think about this new [url="http://www.persianhookahs.com"]PersianHookahs.com site? Looks kind of sleazy to me. Look especially at this picture [/url]of the "owner/operator." To me this site looks like a scam that some sleazy highschool kid has come up with to rob people of their money. It doesn't help that he is violating the forum rules by publicizing his website. Anyway, not to be too judgemental, but what do you guys think?BENps feel free to speak for yourself there, mr Persian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 One more thing, I don't want to be judgemental. I hope PersianHookah proves me wrongBEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Haha all those boxes of tobacco have the SocialSmoke logo on them. I believe SS does wholesale so maybe you can ask them if Persianhookahs are legit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianHookahs.com Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 No offence taken to your question at all its only natural to question my legitimacy. The sleazy operator you refer to is in fact one of the owners, but not the one writing on this forum. Let me apologize for advertising I had not realized it was not permitted and it will cease immediately and I truly apologize for to anyone I offended with this. I dint realize the picture would cause such a commotion, glad someone let me know hah. If anyone doubts my legitimacy please email me and I will be glad to contact you via phone and prove I have no ill intent. Forgive me for any forum rules I broke and any mods please go through and edit my topics I sincerely apologize. davidw@persianhookahs.com *not ment to be advertisement but so you can email me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hi Persian! We have 2 posts tacked to the top of the general discussion forum this post is in. I strongly suggest reading them sooner rather than later... Pipe: Unless you have actually ordered from this site and have had a bad experience, I'd say you were a bit out of line. While claiming impartiality is fine, the pissed off face on the header says far more than anything you say in the post itself. Try to keep your criticism factual rather than personal. Just because the picture on the site is a little..."pretensious"..doesn't mean the site isn't legit. And btw: the rules don't say you can't talk about your website..they just say that posting things about your site can't be the sole reason for posting. Site owners are expected to participate in the general discussions as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianHookahs.com Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Should I change my member name? Again I did not mean to break any rules if I am please let me know and I will change it immediately. While we are on the topic of pictures figured I would let you all meet me, I am a college student who has worked as a manager at a computer repair shop for 4 years. While sitting over a hookah we came up with the idea to start this company and here we are today about 4 months later. As several you have already met my partner *or at least seen his picture* here I am. Anyways, as I said sorry again folks didn’t mean to cause the commotion David [img]http://www.persianhookahs.com/davidw.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 No need to change names, we have the owner of Mya on with his company site, and he actually comes real close to the line sometimes, but in his favour he speaks up when anyone has a problem or a question about mya's and has offered to replace ANY broken part no matter where the hookah was purchased... There are several other owners of web sites/products whose names include all or part of their product or site name. It's what you do while you are here that's more important in my opinion... So welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mOrOccanQuEEn Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 [quote name='mushrat']No need to change names, we have the owner of Mya on with his company site, and he actually comes real close to the line sometimes, but in his favour he speaks up when anyone has a problem or a question about mya's and has offered to replace ANY broken part no matter where the hookah was purchased... There are several other owners of web sites/products whose names include all or part of their product or site name. It's what you do while you are here that's more important in my opinion... So welcome to the forum![/quote] geezz... why don't i know all these owners... anyone in the market for a wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Haha, I don't own a hookah company but I'd make a good husband Yeah, Mya's cool though.Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 the mya gave me a free qt! hes the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpy Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Damn, I guess the picture was taken down...?Anyone save a copy of it?Now, I gotta see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 It was just one of the PH owners sitting surrounded by hookahs and accessories in a "lifestyles of the rich and famous" kinda lay out. No offense to your partner PH...but it was a pretty funny picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianHookahs.com Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 That was the point of it! It was ridiculous and funny, it wasn’t meant to have any significance on the company hah. Generally speaking the company was only shown to friends and they found the picture exactly what you found it, funny. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianHookahs.com Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 We both hate big business, we are big fans of the good ol fashioned mom and pop stores. That’s why we like things like that because we want you to know us, and contact us with anything you want to talk about. We were not trying to start another detached sales company. I suppose that business model is dead though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Persian Hookahs- Thanks for proving me wrong, man. You seem like a pretty honest and decent guy. There is no need to change your name- just don't use it strictly for advertisement. Tangiers, TaqseemHookahs (stargate owner), and QTMya all have their names, but it doesn't appear to be for that purpose. Mushrat, sorry if I sounded like a jackass. I thought I was picking an inquisitive face, but it turned out looking like an angry jackass. I probably should've been more careful what I said, but oops, there's no edit button. PersianHookahs, it probably is a good idea you took the picture down. If you were looking for laughs from your friends, you could keep it up, but I'd say it probably would've repelled more customers than it attracted. Anyway, good luck with the business and welcome to the forum! BEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpy Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Please post the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 i'll see if i can find the picture in my temp files when i get home from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 [quote name='mOrOccanQuEEn'][quote name='mushrat'] No need to change names, we have the owner of Mya on with his company site, and he actually comes real close to the line sometimes, but in his favour he speaks up when anyone has a problem or a question about mya's and has offered to replace ANY broken part no matter where the hookah was purchased... There are several other owners of web sites/products whose names include all or part of their product or site name. It's what you do while you are here that's more important in my opinion... So welcome to the forum![/quote]geezz... why don't i know all these owners... anyone in the market for a wife [/quote]Yeah its not all that. We're all cheap and spend 80-100 hours a week at work. Sure, if you're down, I'm down. My girlfriend and I broke up almost six months ago and my two female friends are annoying me to all hell. I agree. We shouldn't continue to let these business guys come on the hookah forum using their company names. Its bloody revolting. We know they are here to plug their own products and not give anything back!Its real natural to be suspicious of new people. When I first hit this board...I read through comments on Tangiers Tobacco, it ranged from a little anxious optimism to a lot of hostility and bad reviews. Now, I think the reviews are a lot more positive and a lot more representative of my product. I remember a review by a guy named Hookah Hitman and his summary was "Sucks". I think its very natural to be cautious, we don't want this site to become a feeding ground for all the predatory bums who sell crap online. My vote is McGee's caution with Mushrat's silk glove. Lets give everybody a chance, if they turn out to be stooges, we can then make them feel unwelcome. I vote we start over!Hi David, welcome to the Hookah Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Couldn't have said it better Tangiers....well..ok..so I already did say it better..but hey..coming from another shameless company owner/manufacturer it might mean a little more.... PH as you can see..we're actually pretty laid back once we get to know you...just don't let certain folks who's names start with the letter Tangiers get behind you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 oh and Pipe, thanks for being a stand up guy about all this...many folks wouldn't have posted the follow up you did, Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 THAT is graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpy Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 POST PIC!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianHookahs Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Ben, Thanks for your reply the fact that with such a rough start you all can forgive and forget. And im really impressed like mushrat that you came back and replyed and im very touched for that. I think strickly speaking Tangiers hit it on the head, if I do something wrong please feel free to jump on me. But since that should never happen, Hi all im David! P.S. Little confused for some reason I cant log in anymore? So this is my new forum name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Here is the [url="http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=persianhookah0mm.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5098/persianhookah0mm.th.jpg"]picture.[img]http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5098/persianhookah0mm.th.jpg[/img][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSmokeMcGee Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 oh, the above link is a thumbnail. if you click on the link or the thumbnail, it will take you to the original image.BEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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