chinamon Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 its been a while since ive ordered anything hookah related so ive been very anxious to get these in. one order from master hookah john and another from turkishgiftstore.com my package from turkishgiftstore was opened by customs and they charged me just under $25 in duties for 10x125g of serbetli. here are some pics. [img]http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2905/mg0183.jpg[/img] [img]http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8917/mg0184.jpg[/img] [img]http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/7985/mg0185.jpg[/img] [img]http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1046/mg0186.jpg[/img] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Very Awesome!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiLLooR Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) Just under 25, thats quite low for canada isnt it? Why was it so low? Ive seen people charged 100's. EDIT: O yea, nice order! Edited February 15, 2010 by TiLLooR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='TiLLooR' date='15 February 2010 - 10:07 PM' timestamp='1266271659' post='451642'] Just under 25, thats quite low for canada isnt it? Why was it so low? Ive seen people charged 100's. EDIT: O yea, nice order! [/quote] yes that is VERY low for duties. usually its about $40 per 250g. sometimes you get a customs agent that doesnt know or doesnt care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 let me know if the serbetli is worth purchasing.... also, is the shipping discreet with the turkishgiftstore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='Arcane' date='15 February 2010 - 11:26 PM' timestamp='1266276377' post='451653'] let me know if the serbetli is worth purchasing.... also, is the shipping discreet with the turkishgiftstore? [/quote] i wont be trying it until next month some time. shipping was a little too discreet. there was no documentation for customs so they have to open the package. i noticed that smoking-hookah does the same thing. i guess their mail system is different than ours where customs documentation is mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcracer_tx Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='chinamon' date='15 February 2010 - 04:38 PM' timestamp='1266273531' post='451648'] [quote name='TiLLooR' date='15 February 2010 - 10:07 PM' timestamp='1266271659' post='451642'] Just under 25, thats quite low for canada isnt it? Why was it so low? Ive seen people charged 100's. EDIT: O yea, nice order! [/quote] yes that is VERY low for duties. usually its about $40 per 250g. sometimes you get a customs agent that doesnt know or doesnt care. [/quote] WOW, I had no idea the ridiculous amount of taxes you all pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 [quote name='rcracer_tx' date='15 February 2010 - 11:43 PM' timestamp='1266277416' post='451657'] [quote name='chinamon' date='15 February 2010 - 04:38 PM' timestamp='1266273531' post='451648'] [quote name='TiLLooR' date='15 February 2010 - 10:07 PM' timestamp='1266271659' post='451642'] Just under 25, thats quite low for canada isnt it? Why was it so low? Ive seen people charged 100's. EDIT: O yea, nice order! [/quote] yes that is VERY low for duties. usually its about $40 per 250g. sometimes you get a customs agent that doesnt know or doesnt care. [/quote] WOW, I had no idea the ridiculous amount of taxes you all pay [/quote] yeah... we have a very big "under the table" (no duties paid) shisha tobacco industry in toronto which usually has prices at around $5 for 50g and $20-25 for 250g. the legal shisha tobacco prices is around $13-15 for 50g and i think $50-60 for 250g. its pretty retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srawas89 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Nice order! I like all the Nakhla. And those prices are ridiculous. Just go across the border stock up and hope they dont search your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 [quote name='srawas89' date='16 February 2010 - 03:22 AM' timestamp='1266290555' post='451681'] Nice order! I like all the Nakhla. And those prices are ridiculous. Just go across the border stock up and hope they dont search your car? [/quote] yeah but if you dont declare items and they happen to find it in your possession then it is legally classified as smuggling which allows them to impound your vehicle. the nearest border to me is buffalo,ny which is about 1.5 hours away (not including the driving from the border to the hookah store). with the time and fuel and mileage added up, its not worth the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 ergh...i wanna try it....but, i think hawaii taxes are ridiculous too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 We should meet up and smoke sometime. Im an hour outside buffalo. Next time i head up to toronto with the gf or your near ny we could meet and smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_T Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Looks like a great order. Glad it got through without much trouble. I'm also interested to see how the Serbetli is, let us know when you try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmu1 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 my order arrived as well. bought from turkishgiftstore.com Very nice craftsmanship, I will be using it for decoration when I dont smoke [img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5412/nargileg.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 matching coffee set and hookah... NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 [quote name='joytron' date='22 April 2010 - 01:10 PM' timestamp='1271959801' post='464922'] matching coffee set and hookah... NICE! [/quote] I think its a tea set...but either way, cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 [quote name='delSol_si' date='22 April 2010 - 11:38 AM' timestamp='1271961490' post='464926'] [quote name='joytron' date='22 April 2010 - 01:10 PM' timestamp='1271959801' post='464922'] matching coffee set and hookah... NICE! [/quote] I think its a tea set...but either way, cool! [/quote] even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boludo Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 [quote name='fmu1' date='22 April 2010 - 01:35 PM' timestamp='1271957714' post='464919'] my order arrived as well. bought from turkishgiftstore.com Very nice craftsmanship, I will be using it for decoration when I dont smoke [img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5412/nargileg.jpg[/img] [/quote] I would be careful before using that hookah. When I went to Istanbul, they told me those hookahs are for decoration, not smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmu1 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 First of all, hookah is very nice along with serbetli and the matching items is turkish coffee set. For the hookah, it is not just for decoration. There was a topic about the safety of copper hookahs here in this forum which i read before buying it, i could not seem to find it again for a backlink here. Anyway, there is an urban legend which says copper hookah kills, yet we use copper for all kind of cookware and it is the best one cause it distributes the heat evenly. And there is absolutely no way that a charcoal fire can reach to copper's melting point temperature. Urban legend stands but no proof yet for the claim and I am not really sure that the claims are true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheng Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 When I was younger I heard my brother mention that there was a legislation about copper being used as water pipes (as in water supply pipes). The copper apparently was poisonous (due to erosion) and the law made sure that copper wasn't user any more. That was when I was a kid, maybe I was in la la land thinking of power rangers, have no idea if its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 [quote name='boludo' date='22 April 2010 - 03:49 PM' timestamp='1271969380' post='464949'] [quote name='fmu1' date='22 April 2010 - 01:35 PM' timestamp='1271957714' post='464919'] my order arrived as well. bought from turkishgiftstore.com Very nice craftsmanship, I will be using it for decoration when I dont smoke [img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5412/nargileg.jpg[/img] [/quote] I would be careful before using that hookah. When I went to Istanbul, they told me those hookahs are for decoration, not smoking. [/quote] wow it look exactly like [url="http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/clt/1708222137.html"]THIS[/url] ad she apparently sais its for decor use only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksandwich9113 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 [quote name='chinamon' date='15 February 2010 - 07:10 PM' timestamp='1266279025' post='451662'] yeah... we have a very big "under the table" (no duties paid) shisha tobacco industry in toronto which usually has prices at around $5 for 50g and $20-25 for 250g. the legal shisha tobacco prices is around $13-15 for 50g and i think $50-60 for 250g. its pretty retarded. [/quote] Wow! If prices were that high, I don't think I could afford to smoke hookah. I mean, a (2) 250g tubs cost as much as my entire hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caila Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 [quote name='fmu1' date='22 April 2010 - 12:35 PM' timestamp='1271957714' post='464919'] my order arrived as well. bought from turkishgiftstore.com Very nice craftsmanship, I will be using it for decoration when I dont smoke [img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5412/nargileg.jpg[/img] [/quote] Wow! That is a beautiful hookah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmu1 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 sorry for the late reply. I am still alive if you wonder and not poisoned from copper @[url="../../user/22518-josh-hamilton/"]Josh Hamilton[/url] The one I bought is not just for decoration only, it has all the necessary parts inside and I do smoke it. [b]@[url="../../user/22519-caila/"]Caila[/url][/b] Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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