bigasif Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hey,Like the title says, I got my first ever order. Took me a while to post this up, since I have had the order for about 2 weeks now, but never got around to posting these up since I've been too busy with work...and well....breaking in the new Bambino!!!So this was my first ever online hookah-related purchase, and it went great. Bought from Hookah John, which I must say again, is a fantastic seller...great customer service, and he even through in some playing cards and some samples of his quicklite CH coals which I told him I wanted to try out, however shipping went up too much if I ordered an entire box as a trial. So yeah, he threw a couple in a ziplock, and sent em to me My order consisted of the following:- Green MYA Bambino- Small Tangiers phunnel bowl- Blue Razan Hose- 100g Starbuzz X on the Beach- 100g Starbuzz Blue Mist- 250g AF Mint- 250g Nakhla DA- 10 different 50g AF packs (Lemon, Cola, Watermelon, Strawberry, Chocolate, Grenadine, Cherry, Melon, Grape, Mango)- Freebies John threw in: Deck of AF playing cards, some CH quicklitesThe only issue I had was the Melon 50g AF was leaking, but it wasn't a big deal since it's only 50g, and I tried it out and it smoked and tasted decent The packaging was also great...Anyways, onto the unboxing pics...Blocked out address for the privacy of my buddy, who's place I had it shipped to That big blob of bubble wrap is the phunnel!! Great packaging John!!!My go-to setup - Bambino + Small Tangiers Phunnel + Razan Hose = EPICStock Bambino setup...A comparison between the new Bambino and my no-name previous old hookah...which I used once since getting the bambino...Not from my order, but thought I'd snap a pic too, since I picked up these coco's and the tangiers lucid (my first tangiers EVER) from SmokinMoose...thanks again dude...the coco's are awesome!http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9861/im...00905182050.jpgAnyways, there you have it! My first ever order, and it's awesome. So far I've smoked SB X on the beach a couple of times, tangiers lucid tasty peach, nak DA, mix of melon+mint AF, mix of watermelon+mint AF, and starbuzz white peach (which I had from before), all since I got a chance to set this up. Great times, and I can't wait to place my second order. Still figuring out which flavors I want 250g tubs of...AF watermelon is on the list for sure. Also, I'll be picking up some more nakhla too, and DEFINITELY some more lucid tangiers flavors.Cheers, and thanks to everyone who helped me out with the decisions I was making when placing my first order (p.s. Chinamon, that's the wooden board I found to use as a base for my hookah, based on your suggestion obviously! )BiGaSiF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic768 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 nice orderenjoyi'm hoping to make a HJ orderno place to ship it to unfortunatelyhow discrete is HJ's shipping?looks very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Lunatic768 @ May 30 2009, 11:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>nice orderenjoyi'm hoping to make a HJ orderno place to ship it to unfortunatelyhow discrete is HJ's shipping?looks very goodI'm not at my place where I have all my shisha (I'm back home for the weekend) so I can't check exactly what he wrote on the box, but all I remember is that it was pretty discrete. Got through customs no problem, if I recally, according to the tracking, it cleared customs within a few hours. Also, from what I hear, lots of Canadians that order from HJ have had nothing but great experience with him, which is why he was my top choice for my first order. And because of the success I had for this order, I'll be placing my next one soon too I definitely recommend HJ!!! And for Americans, the shipping is ridiculously cheap...I think it was $11 flat rate...while it's quite a bit more for us Canadians, but still worth it considering the HIGH price we pay here for crappy shisha. Edited May 31, 2009 by bigasif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUE&GOLD Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 COOLi have the same phunnel bowl and its sexy as helllove the bambino stem, imo it looks even better with a QT vase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 very nice, but i'm not sure what the starbuzz is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 im pretty sure you can request discreet shipping in the comment box, just ask him yourself hes around here somehwere, search members for hookahjohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very nice Bambino is one of my goto hookahs. Got 2 of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickimholte Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (Stuie @ May 30 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Very nice Bambino is one of my goto hookahs. Got 2 of them!with your selection, they would ALL be my go to hookahs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (BLUE&GOLD @ May 30 2009, 10:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>COOLi have the same phunnel bowl and its sexy as helllove the bambino stem, imo it looks even better with a QT vaseYeah, I love that phunnel. When I first got it though, I thought there was a mistake and that he must've sent me a medium/large cuz that thing is HUGE! But then I remembered that everybody mentioned phunnels are huge, so I decided it's normal lol. But it sure does look sexy. Good thing is because it hass blue and green on it, it looks decent with both my current hookahs. I plan on ordering another phunnel with my next order just incase this one breaks one day lol. And I really prefer the look of the bambino vase since it kinda looks like a grenade...but I already chipped it a tiny bit so I'll be picking up a QT replacement sometime soon just as a backup.QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ May 30 2009, 10:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>very nice, but i'm not sure what the starbuzz is all about.I liked starbuzz from the first time I smoked white peach, and wanted to try the flavors I've heard so much about (X on the beach and Blue Mist)...and so far I've tried X on the beach twice, and it tastes great! Thick smoke too, just no buzz...but I'm not looking for a huge buzz anyways, so I still like it. Although the price tag is obviously a lil ...QUOTE (RingsMaster @ May 31 2009, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>im pretty sure you can request discreet shipping in the comment box, just ask him yourself hes around here somehwere, search members for hookahjohnYeah, I think I asked him when placing my order to be as discrete as possible...although I assume he does this either way even if the person does not ask, since it always a good idea.QUOTE (nickimholte @ May 31 2009, 04:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Stuie @ May 30 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Very nice Bambino is one of my goto hookahs. Got 2 of them!with your selection, they would ALL be my go to hookahs +1 lol...Stuie you have a nice selection of hookahs there....one day I'll be there...one day my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HsK BATES Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 very nice man very nice. im not a big fan of small hookahs tho, i like smoking out of bigger ones because they feel more luxurious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Oh yea Nak DA! That's a great first order right there.Edit: Said no-name hookah looks like it could be a MZ to me. Edited June 1, 2009 by Tom16689 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Nakhla Double Apple FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coplinb Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Tom16689 @ Jun 1 2009, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Edit: Said no-name hookah looks like it could be a MZ to me.+1 to that. Edited June 1, 2009 by coplinb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Nice setup dude! I have a phunnel that is almost the same but with cream instead of black. SB hatahz er'where! It's not the best but some of their stuff is good indeed, longevity issues aside.Nak DA FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 QUOTE (HsK BATES @ May 31 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>very nice man very nice. im not a big fan of small hookahs tho, i like smoking out of bigger ones because they feel more luxuriousYeah, I like larger hookahs too, but this bambino smokes like a CHAMP! Better than a lot of the hookahs I've smoked in the lounges here too...then again we don't have too many lounges here...and it may just be because of the phunnel-awesomeness. lol...Although, 2 orders from now, I will very likely be picking up a large hookah, most likely a KM tri-metal or something similar...until then..this bambino is more than doing its job QUOTE (Sonthert @ Jun 1 2009, 07:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nakhla Double Apple FTW!QUOTE (Tom16689 @ Jun 1 2009, 05:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh yea Nak DA! That's a great first order right there.Yeah...I was never a big fan of Nakhla since that's pretty much all you find in the lounges here in Toronto, but man packing that stuff like Tangiers and smoking it out of a phunnel...that's a WHOLE 'NOTHA LEVEL! (Mad tv reference for those that are unaware ) ...i.e. Nak DA FTW!QUOTE (coplinb @ Jun 1 2009, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Tom16689 @ Jun 1 2009, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Edit: Said no-name hookah looks like it could be a MZ to me.+1 to that.Nah, no way this thing could be a MZ...I bought it from a national exposition type of thing here in Toronto...where vendors from all around the world come to sell goods from their countries...I think this was from the Egypt pavillion...but yeah, any way I can confirm for sure that it's NOT a MZ? Doesn't seem like a great quality hookah to me...although it did the job great until my bambino got here...and I've also used it once since getting the bambino..still smokes good QUOTE (giant ninja robot @ Jun 1 2009, 12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nice setup dude! I have a phunnel that is almost the same but with cream instead of black. SB hatahz er'where! It's not the best but some of their stuff is good indeed, longevity issues aside.Nak DA FTW!Haha...nice....yeah, SB def isn't the best, but some of their flavors just get to me...they're so tasty lol...no buzz isn't a big issue for me since I don't mind that...I just like tasty shisha and SB has a LOT of that...but yeah, if def doesn't last as long as I'd like it to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinMoose Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thats a nice order man. Thank god it didn't get hit by customs that would have been a killer. Enjoy those coco's and if you want to ever get a KM let me know I should be getting some new styles this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 very nice! post up in the official mya owners thread!looks really good, have that same phunnel color pattern, its a small, but it is def huge. just a thoguht you might want to crack those HJ coals in half, works better for me at least.well anyways you got a beautiful set-up, the bambino is my go to hookah as well. smokes just as good as a full size and no problems cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 nice stash congrats on purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 In big bold letters on the Mya case "MADE IN CHINA" lol. Nice order man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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