Khalil Mamoon From Dubai

[billy]

Well first of all, ain't been on here in ages! and was the only place I could think of to ask for help.

So, my parents are off to Dubai this month and without me even asking, my mum asked if I wanted anything Shisha related. So I asked for some flavors and I had to ask if you could buy me a new set. So I was wondering if there are any people here who have bought a KM from Dubai and if possible, where from?




Thanks.

[Guest Cheng]

My friend is going Dubai too, I was wondering where he can find good tobacco? Some market store type that has strong flavour!

[Hassouni]

Two recommendations:

1. There's a big shisha shop just off Sheikh Zayed Road, near the Al-Mazaya center, next to a restaurant called Istanbul Flower. If you're on SZR, it's a bit past Burj Khalifa on the opposite side of the steet

2. There are numerous shisha stores in Deira near the spice souq and gold souq...Best bet is for them to just spot one if they're going to the souqs there. At worst, just ask around

For flavors, if you want AF, tell them to get it from the airport because it's incredibly cheap

[TiLLooR]

[quote name='Hassouni' date='03 May 2010 - 04:52 PM' timestamp='1272901962' post='466482']
Two recommendations:

1. There's a big shisha shop just off Sheikh Zayed Road, near the Al-Mazaya center, next to a restaurant called Istanbul Flower. If you're on SZR, it's a bit past Burj Khalifa on the opposite side of the steet

2. There are numerous shisha stores in Deira near the spice souq and gold souq...Best bet is for them to just spot one if they're going to the souqs there. At worst, just ask around

For flavors, if you want AF, tell them to get it from the airport because it's incredibly cheap
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I used to live in Dubai. I know the shop your talking about its quite good deffo got a lot of good tobacco not sure about pipes. If we are thinking of the same place its a lone building with Safestway on the front (havent lived there in a few years might be different) The smoke shop is around the back.

However for pipes I prefer Satwa to Deira. I have got a few KMS from there and they are all very good, there is a wide selection but it depends how well you know the area as Satwa is deffo less tourist friendly than souqs. Just make sure they stay away from buying from the malls (Esp Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Mall) as the majority of shops in there sell cheap chinese crap pipes.

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[Hassouni]

Yeah that shop is the one next to the Safestway

I forgot about Satwa...certainly on Satwa street I didn't see any shops but there's the street parallel to it that may have some. That being said I wouldn't send my parents to Satwa just to pick me up something. The Deira sougs are probably easier, plus there's the tourist attraction of taking an abra (water taxi) across the Creek, etc

[billy]

The shop next to safestway, do they deffinatly sell KM's there?

[Hassouni]

No idea, but it is a pretty big shop devoted only to shishas...KMs are definitely all over Dubai, as are other very solid, excellent-hitting Egyptian made pipes.

[joytron]

why limit yourself to a KM? I would try to get something that you would not normally find outside of the area. You are seeing them in person so you should be pretty sure of the craftsmanship.

[billy]

[quote name='joytron' date='16 May 2010 - 10:21 PM' timestamp='1274073705' post='468382']
why limit yourself to a KM? I would try to get something that you would not normally find outside of the area. You are seeing them in person so you should be pretty sure of the craftsmanship.
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I would buy something other than KM but it's just that it's my parents who have gone on holiday. If it was me, I would have bought something other than a KM.

[Hassouni]

That shop we're talking about is definitely not a touristy place, I think everything they sell should smoke really well...You could ask your parents to get the most interesting looking one within your size range.

[billy]

[quote name='Hassouni' date='17 May 2010 - 07:19 AM' timestamp='1274105969' post='468394']
That shop we're talking about is definitely not a touristy place, I think everything they sell should smoke really well...You could ask your parents to get the most interesting looking one within your size range.
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Yeah true mate, if they can't find a KM I'm just gonna say get anything good looking, medium sized. Thanks for the help man.