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So here's the back story- There are two places in my town that sell shisha, a head shop that sells hookah hookah and a cigar shop that has a better selection, Fantasia, Pharaohs, Romman, HookahHookah, but the prices are atrocious and the owner is rude as hell so I only go there when I HAVE to. I got a free Jewel sample in the mail the other day(gross), with it came a detailed state by state list of all the retail shops that sell it. Listed on it was a Cigar shop about 30 miles from me.

So this morning after some running around I figured why not try and find this place on the list, Ive always wanted to check out the cigars anyway. I finally find the place and go in. Much to my surprise the guy had quite a nice collection of hookahs, bowls, and shisha. They had Havana 50gr boxes for 2.50. Never had it so I said what they hell, give me one of each, which was five flavors. Next was NAKHLA 50gr boxes for, drum roll please, 1.50! Holy shit, give me one of each, five more. Then Nakhla 250 boxes for 6.50! Damn, Ill take 2! So if your keeping count, that would be 1 kilo of shisha for 35 fucking dollars. I couldn't say no to that locally. I would have paid almost double that to get that shipped online.

The owner was real cool too. He said that every other Friday he comes and sells cigars at a bar in my town and all I have to do is email him what I want from him and he will bring it with him to the bar so I don't have to make the drive. I think I'm in love. I had to share this with everyone because I peed my pants a little.
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Damn are you lucky. The only place even close to me i can go buy tobacco for even a reasonable price is Jasmines out in Dallas. Ever cigar, tobacco, and other shop i have found it in around here sells Hookah Hookah or Pharaohs for a damn arm and a leg.
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Lucky guy! I live in dallas and spent $16 for a 100gm tin of starbuzz recently!!


QUOTE (EvansLight @ Jul 8 2009, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Damn are you lucky. The only place even close to me i can go buy tobacco for even a reasonable price is Jasmines out in Dallas. Ever cigar, tobacco, and other shop i have found it in around here sells Hookah Hookah or Pharaohs for a damn arm and a leg.



I may have to try this jasmine's place I work on Coit in Richardson which I think is real close to there.
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Haha, I was just as happy finding my own local shops man, congrats.
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QUOTE (chinodos @ Jul 8 2009, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Lucky guy! I live in dallas and spent $16 for a 100gm tin of starbuzz recently!!


QUOTE (EvansLight @ Jul 8 2009, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Damn are you lucky. The only place even close to me i can go buy tobacco for even a reasonable price is Jasmines out in Dallas. Ever cigar, tobacco, and other shop i have found it in around here sells Hookah Hookah or Pharaohs for a damn arm and a leg.



I may have to try this jasmine's place I work on Coit in Richardson which I think is real close to there.


Damn where were you shopping? I can go to Jasmines and get 250g tin for if i remember right $21 or something. How can you live that close and not been to Jasmines though, thats where i started smoking hookah. Which reminds me, i really need to hit that place up again soon laugh.gif
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Congrats I haven't checked locally in a while but If I remember correctly it's Soex, King and Hookah Hookah Black Label... that's it... BARF!
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thats awesome of him to offer to do that for you.
reminds me of the great customer service that hookahjohn gives us. i predict it is only a matter of time when john starts flying around and hand delivering packages. tongue.gif
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QUOTE (chinamon @ Jul 8 2009, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thats awesome of him to offer to do that for you.
reminds me of the great customer service that hookahjohn gives us. i predict it is only a matter of time when john starts flying around and hand delivering packages. tongue.gif


That shit would be hilarious! But yeah I guess the guy does that for his regular cigar buyers, so he said hed throw some shisha in the trunk too.
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Glad to here you received such good service...I think I might hit up my local hookah bar for tobacco if I need it since I know the owner pretty well. Anyway there is a shop locally where the prices arent too bad on AF and there is Nakhla but there needs to be a better selection.
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Stories like this actually make me jealous.

In London, i have to walk down the road to some overpriced guy who sells 250g AF for about $25 and 250 Nak for around $16. He sells all unbranded hookahs, and the smallest ones similar in size to the bambino start at around $55.

But these stories do make me happy as not everyone is getting ripped off!:D
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LUCKY!!!!!!!!!! I'm 120 miles from the nearest hookah lounge. I've only been to one of them and that place certainly doesn't sell shisha or supplies. I haven't gone to the other two to see what they might have.

I have to buy everything online. It sucks.
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Man, that's awesome! I'm going to check out the local shops areound here soon. Hopefully they have some good stuff for pretty cheap.
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That's good stuff! I know Ive been spoiled because of my relationship with John at Guess hookah in Chicago (He only sells stuff he smokes plus what people ask for)... he sells AF/Nak/Fantasia/Sinbad/Havanna/Hookah Hookah/Layalina and a few other shisha's as well as coco's, CH, 3K's for charcoal at pretty much the same if not lower prices then online... So I know your joy!
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Congrats, nice find, does this guy carry the Mizo line of Nakhla? How does one get a free sample of jewel? I don't want the sample as I don't like jewel, but it would be nice to have that list of local places that you talk about.

When I am in college, the only baccy I have found is 50g Soex for $5, 50g Laylina for $3.50, 50g Nakhla for $3.50, 50g Jewel for $2.50, and 250g Nakhla(no mizo) for $9. And flavors are very limited.
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QUOTE (delSol_si @ Jul 8 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats, nice find, does this guy carry the Mizo line of Nakhla? How does one get a free sample of jewel? I don't want the sample as I don't like jewel, but it would be nice to have that list of local places that you talk about.

When I am in college, the only baccy I have found is 50g Soex for $5, 50g Laylina for $3.50, 50g Nakhla for $3.50, 50g Jewel for $2.50, and 250g Nakhla(no mizo) for $9. And flavors are very limited.


Nope, no Mizo lines. I dont even remember how I got the sample. I think it was from their website. I still have the list and there are about 15 or so in Illinois.
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QUOTE (delSol_si @ Jul 8 2009, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When I am in college, the only baccy I have found is 50g Soex for $5, 50g Laylina for $3.50, 50g Nakhla for $3.50, 50g Jewel for $2.50, and 250g Nakhla(no mizo) for $9. And flavors are very limited.


there is a little cigar shop inside a local supermarket near my house that sells 50g soex for $15.
fuck canada.
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QUOTE (Stuie @ Jul 8 2009, 11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats I haven't checked locally in a while but If I remember correctly it's Soex, King and Hookah Hookah Black Label... that's it... BARF!

cafe medi in hurst on 26 sells starbuz and al amir i know that for a fact
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QUOTE (coplinb @ Jul 8 2009, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (delSol_si @ Jul 8 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats, nice find, does this guy carry the Mizo line of Nakhla? How does one get a free sample of jewel? I don't want the sample as I don't like jewel, but it would be nice to have that list of local places that you talk about.

When I am in college, the only baccy I have found is 50g Soex for $5, 50g Laylina for $3.50, 50g Nakhla for $3.50, 50g Jewel for $2.50, and 250g Nakhla(no mizo) for $9. And flavors are very limited.


Nope, no Mizo lines. I dont even remember how I got the sample. I think it was from their website. I still have the list and there are about 15 or so in Illinois.

Nice! I am guessing every single one is at least an hour drive for me. sad.gif Would you mind sending me a list of the IL and MO ones? I'm in IL now, but will be moving back to MO for college in August. I do 99% of my smoking in college.
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QUOTE (chinamon @ Jul 8 2009, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (delSol_si @ Jul 8 2009, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When I am in college, the only baccy I have found is 50g Soex for $5, 50g Laylina for $3.50, 50g Nakhla for $3.50, 50g Jewel for $2.50, and 250g Nakhla(no mizo) for $9. And flavors are very limited.


there is a little cigar shop inside a local supermarket near my house that sells 50g soex for $15.
fuck canada.

Holy shit, def fuck canada! I wouldn't even pay tree fiddy for a 50g of Soex.
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