Cybersist Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Today a friend came up to me and showed me an ad for HookahHookah.com in a certain NHT magazine(I will keep this anonymous as to not anger authority). This would have to be the first mainstream advertisement for a hookah seller in a "mainstream" magazine. Has anyone else seen adverts in mags, other than hookah culture mags, advertising hookah? I found this quite interesting. On another hand, the fact that this advert was placed in a questionable magazine almost taints the outlook on hookah for people who don't understand what they really are. Agree? Disagree? Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I can't say that I've ever bought or subscribed to a NHT magazine, so I've never seen anything like that. On the other hand, it angers me that HookahHookah would do that. I can't tell you how much shit I've caught because I smoke a hookah. People in Wasteland Nebraska don't know the difference between a legitimate hookah and a NHT smoking device. I don't need to catch any more crap because a company decided to advertise their product in a questionable magazine. Man... that ruined my day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I get a catalog for NHT stuff and a lot of hookah companies advertise in it, Mya, Socialsmoke,Hookahhookah, hookah-shisha, everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 well thats upsetting, very upsetting, that kinda ruined my day also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabin Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (mushrat @ Nov 18 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I get a catalog for NHT stuff and a lot of hookah companies advertise in it, Mya, Socialsmoke,Hookahhookah, hookah-shisha, everyone.Its common fact alot more people use are NHT addicts (pardont the use of the word) in AMERICA than us hookah "addicts". Its currently the best place to advertise. Hopefully that will change soon. mark my words were taking over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Well it pays to advertise. I mean it sucks they have to do it but there are no Hookah Magazines...well that one Blue Elephant? yeah they made one issue and was sent out in pdf form...yeah they have to advertise somewhere to make some money and that's best they can do for a targeted audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I can't say if they do do this or not but it would be nice if they actually made a comment in the add "something along the lines of .... no bullshit just shisha" or something like that, ya know make a little comment to show the public what it is used for and nothing else. I mean it may not have a huge impact but it would still give us "the legit hookah smokers" something to use when people say omg thats a NHT device yada yada yada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staygone Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 No biggy. That's the hookah image for ya, destined to be affliated with NHT forever.-QM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybersist Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (mattarios2 @ Nov 18 2008, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't say if they do do this or not but it would be nice if they actually made a comment in the add "something along the lines of .... no bullshit just shisha" or something like that, ya know make a little comment to show the public what it is used for and nothing else. I mean it may not have a huge impact but it would still give us "the legit hookah smokers" something to use when people say omg thats a NHT device yada yada yada.they did do the basic "intended for tobacco use only" line, and they even included a discount code lol. if your interested, I wrote it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabin Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 any one ever heard of this?http://hookahradio.com/it was an ad on the nht mags website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybersist Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 not diggin that playlist so much... its chill, but not hookah chill. but reading the front page, they are doing a rock block for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annual Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 QUOTE (drabin @ Nov 18 2008, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>any one ever heard of this?http://hookahradio.com/it was an ad on the nht mags website.Odd playlist, alot different from my hookah lounges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 i saw an ad for starbuzz recently in friction zone magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I see all kind of stuff advertised in Blue Elephant Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 ^^^^^^^^ blue elephant is a hookah magazine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Nov 18 2008, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>^^^^^^^^ blue elephant is a hookah magazine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 WHAT NOW RIVET lol /threadjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbb123 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 wow... i was not aware that there was NHT magazines.Im interested what the ads look like. Some one got a link to a picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Let's not be silly, people. There is obviously a lot of overlap between hookah users and NHT users. Specifically hippies. Can you really blame a company, whose goal is to make a profit, from advertising to both groups at once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahara Smoke Co Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 QUOTE (Cybersist @ Nov 18 2008, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mattarios2 @ Nov 18 2008, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't say if they do do this or not but it would be nice if they actually made a comment in the add "something along the lines of .... no bullshit just shisha" or something like that, ya know make a little comment to show the public what it is used for and nothing else. I mean it may not have a huge impact but it would still give us "the legit hookah smokers" something to use when people say omg thats a NHT device yada yada yada.they did do the basic "intended for tobacco use only" line, and they even included a discount code lol. if your interested, I wrote it downIt may have been basic, but we meant it. We do not condone the use of NHT products, but we advertise where we are given the opportunity to do so. We also have an ad in Rolling Stone Magazine this month. Both advertisement opportunities came from an agent who found us deals on Ad spots. Passing on either deal would more than likely have been a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybersist Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 QUOTE (Sahara Smoke Co @ Nov 19 2008, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Cybersist @ Nov 18 2008, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mattarios2 @ Nov 18 2008, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't say if they do do this or not but it would be nice if they actually made a comment in the add "something along the lines of .... no bullshit just shisha" or something like that, ya know make a little comment to show the public what it is used for and nothing else. I mean it may not have a huge impact but it would still give us "the legit hookah smokers" something to use when people say omg thats a NHT device yada yada yada.they did do the basic "intended for tobacco use only" line, and they even included a discount code lol. if your interested, I wrote it downIt may have been basic, but we meant it. We do not condone the use of NHT products, but we advertise where we are given the opportunity to do so. We also have an ad in Rolling Stone Magazine this month. Both advertisement opportunities came from an agent who found us deals on Ad spots. Passing on either deal would more than likely have been a mistake.definatly understandable, since there is obviously a good market in hookahs to readers of those magazines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahara Smoke Co Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 At some point there will likely be a mainstream printed Hookah magazine as it grows in popularity, but until then hookahs will (sadly) be grouped with other smoking devices.We're waiting for that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 i think most people know the difference between an nht device and a hookah. hell, even most of my friends parents from back in high school knew the difference. they need a place to advertise and there is obviously some sort of common ground in these magazines. I just think its cool that hookah is getting advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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