txbrit31 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I went in search of the Heba Filter/diffuser today in London. It was a remarkable experience.. The place that sells the filters is called Maharoush Deli on Edgware Rd. about 300m from Marble Arch. Filters are £1.59, I also picked up 250g of Alfakher Cherry for £5.50. They had double apple, grapes, mixed fruit as well. If you continue down Edgware Rd. you'll come to a place called Al Mustafa - in fact, there are 2 of them. one is farther down Edgware Rd towards the Edgware Underground. All of them sell hookahs for about £25 (large size including charcoal and cleaning brushes). Just thought I'd report what I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 ye limey bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlakos_politakos Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 guys,ive decided......IM MOVING TO ENGLAND!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monil Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Are all your AF boxes green? They're probably fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbrit31 Posted February 26, 2006 Author Share Posted February 26, 2006 It is, in fact, in a light green box which contains a green and white tub, with a baggy with one of those tape jobs holding it closed. If it is a fake- it tastes remarkably close to the real thing. Al Mustafa had some other brand of tobacco which I've never seen before and it was all in Arabic- so no chance of me being able to read the box I think I've decided i'm going to pop down there and pick up a hookah to bring back with me to the US. 25 quid for a large egyptian with brushes and charcoal seems to be a rather fair deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monil Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 those boxes al fakher boxes are fake, you'll lose all flavour within a week (you're luck to get any to begin with), smoke will remain thick though... you will regret buying them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbrit31 Posted February 26, 2006 Author Share Posted February 26, 2006 thankfully I only bought one box! glad to know that though- thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monil Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 i've had to throw out about 4 of these fakes. even on the first smokes i never got any flavour. the smoke was daaamn thick though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laher Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yep loadsa fake al-fakher flying around... My local hookah shop says he can get genuine one for £15 a box...but foook that (he probably orders it online and sells it off at higher price to make a quick buck or two..) My post on fake al-fakher can be found here: [url="http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2036&KW=fake+fakher"] http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.a...asp?TID=2036&KW[/url] =fake+fakher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 [quote name='Laher']My local hookah shop says he can get genuine one for £15 a box...but foook that (he probably orders it online and sells it off at higher price to make a quick buck or two..)[/quote] 15 euro doesn't seem THAT bad. I mean I know the euro is a higher value than the doller, but everyone who orders it online here will be paying roughly 11.99, plus a couple bucks on shipping you're looking at around 15-16 for 250grams, so 15euro is just a bit more, but if you can get it locally you don't have to pay for the shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laher Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I could ignore your ignorance, but euro's and british pounds have a subtle difference. This is the pound sign : £ This is the euro sign: € £15 (pounds) = €22 (euros) If i bulkbuy from USA websites, with the shipping and everything included, i can get 10 boxes of al-fakher for 9-10 pounds each. So yes...£15 is BAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbrit31 Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 alas- there goes 5.50 down the drain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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