IainUM Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 So, how did it happen? See, I had been smoking hookah for about a year, and then I went off to college. During my stay in the dorms of the University of Miami, I only smoked hookah a few times at a couple of bars. So it came to the end of the spring semester, and there was a grand total of three people left on my floor of the dorms, as everyone else had already moved out. One of my floor mates happens to walk out of his room right as I walked out of mine, and says "Hey Iain, do you like hookah?" So, of course, I said I loved it. So he gave it to me, for the sole reason that he ran out of room in his suitcase because he bought too many clothes on South Beach. The unfortunate part to the free hookah was A) I have no clue what brand or anything it is (which I planned on posting pictures of so maybe someone could help me out) and there was a big hole in the bottom corner that was, frankly, a pain in the ass to fix. So I ended up putting tape over it, then covering it with marine-grade putty, and then more tape. Now I still have it and it has been smoking well. Bought a nice Nammor hose to match it and a few different bowls for it (still want to get a vortex) So anyone else have an interesting story about their first hookah, or maybe even how they got a different one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxiety Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 used to go to the hookah bar with my ex a lot, and my friend went to Israel that summer and bought me one after that I found this fourm, started buying from different vendors and here I am haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp44 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I actually went to the Mya Saray factory/shop here in VA and bought my first hookah there. We got to customize our hookah with all the parts they had there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorlyfish Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Cp, that sounds awesome! My boyfriend (now my fiance) and I went and bought one together after I introduced him to hookah and we went to a hookah lounge a few times together. We realized how much cheaper it would be to just buy one with how often we were going to the lounge. Not sure what kind of hookah it was. Then I started doing research on shisha and the like, and found this forum (when looking for reviews) and online vendors to buy stuff. We sold our old hookah to one of his friends and bought a new one for each of us (I keep mine at school). Not particularly remarkable I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksandwich9113 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 My best friend brought his hookah up to my house a month before college started in 08. After that, I attended my friends "Hookah Monday" night and smoked like crazy. I had wanted to get a hookah for a while, but the money was never there freshman year. Then I worked my ass off and saved during the summer, and grabbed a job during the school year as well, and come spring break in March my girlfriend and I were on vacation at my moms place in Maryland and we went to this outlet mall - and low and behold a tobacco shop. We walked by, and saw 1/2 the store COVERED in hookahs, shisha, you name it. So we went in. The proprietor tried to talk us into a hookah, and we said we would think about it. We looked around, left.. Walked around for about 30 minutes talking about it..came back and bought this little black Social Smoke thing on a whim. I came back from vacation, and found this forum and have been on ever since. And now I am happy to say my first KM is arriving today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleSD Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I had only smoked like three times before I got my first hookah. I just randomly decided I wanted one. My dad was a cop so he was like yeah you're not getting one. I was like o rly? we'll see. So I went and got a little Inhale hookah. It wasn't bad for a first. It came with three free 50gs of shisha. I picked blueberry, vanilla, and double apple from al waha. WHAT A NOOOB. So I got home with it, my dad was in shock, and I smoked three bowls and got a headache and went to bed haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Awesome Kyle! When I brought mine home I wasn't sure how my dad would react, but he loved it. Turns out he tried a hookah once while in Las Vegas (one of his many companies he is working with sells cigars) at some national tobacco convention. He had asked me why we didn't buy one earlier, which was funny because I had kept me smoking hookah a sorta secret from him for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 i ordered from hookah john...he shipped it... yeah, that's about it....sorry it's not interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitetimeReign Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Have a friend that I play on xbox live with that tried for about 2 years for me to get a hookah. Took a break from live for awhile and when I came back he was still going on about it. So he showed me a few vendor sites and I finally thought why not? So I ordered my QT, his recommendation for me, and it got here, I tried it and been enjoying hookah ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brigita Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I had an ex-boyfriend who was desperate to get me to go to this infamous "hookah bar" with him. I was super uncool for not wanting to go! One night I decided to suck it up and go with him. I didn't smoke much because he made me uncomfortable, but the next week I went with my friend and loved it! I had an awesome time and kept going back. Once I liked it, of course, my ex-boyfriend decided that hookah bar was for losers. That was fine with me though because it ensured I wouldn't ever see him there. Here is where the story gets slightly embarrassing. My mom REALLY wanted me to get those Gardasil shots but I hate shots and won't get any unless I must. Getting 3 shots that aren't required for college or anything seemed stupid. She basically said she would buy me something (anything...within reason) if I would agree to get them. I asked for a hookah. I couldn't buy it myself cause I wasn't old enough. She also had no idea that I'd ever smoked one before, so this was a puzzling request for her. But my mom is usually a cool individual and agreed to get me one. Interesting trade off, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 That's sick. I'm going to see if I can convince my parents to help me out with getting a new KM, since my free one is starting to rust a bit. Cash is extremely tight on my side, unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 me and 2 other buddies in high school decided we wanted one after school one day. i think we were 16. we drove around the city collecting crap to get it to smoke (since none of us were 18 this was easier said than done). it was a $30 lebanese pipe (that i still have) that we split 3 ways. super interesting, i know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 [quote name='Arcane' date='28 July 2010 - 04:26 PM' timestamp='1280348811' post='476837'] i ordered from hookah john...he shipped it... yeah, that's about it....sorry it's not interesting... [/quote] It was a small order too right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) [quote name='ryno' date='29 July 2010 - 03:47 AM' timestamp='1280411234' post='476931'] [quote name='Arcane' date='28 July 2010 - 04:26 PM' timestamp='1280348811' post='476837'] i ordered from hookah john...he shipped it... yeah, that's about it....sorry it's not interesting... [/quote] It was a small order too right? [/quote] about as small as my orders can get... edit: oops...nevermind.... http://www.hookahforum.com/topic/28196-big-first-orderwell-pretty-big Edited July 29, 2010 by Arcane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 My friends had one, and I fell in love. So shortly after I turned 18, I bought one for myself. It took my awhile, but I eventually upgraded to something a little nicer. Its been all downhill since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 ebay > pumpkin (never used it though) then I found a KM chiller for cheap on some ad...been smoking it ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glossophiliak Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 A Saudi royal attending university in my prior hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas initiated my maiden voyage with hookah one fateful summer evening. We struck up a conversation, and by the end of the night, I was in love with hookah. A week or so later, I went with my (now ex) boyfriend to the local hookah lounge. The experience was fair enough considering I went there with a complete mooncalf, but not sufficient for my return. I didn't realize then how easy it would be to go and get my own hookah, and soon the magic of that perfect evening disappeared like so many clouds of smoke. Nearly three years later, I married my amazing husband, Bob. (No, it's not an acronym - that's really his name!) Bob, being the social butterfly that he is, flitted us around the "social" district in town. Kansas, as it turns out, is full of surprises. As we were walking home one evening last year, a total stranger invited us onto his porch to smoke with him. We made new friends that night, and a few more about a month later by another chance invitation! Finally, just this past February, my husband and I met our now dear friend, Pinakin, a grad student from India. After many enlightening discourses, we alighted on the topic of smoking, and the wish to cess smoking cigarettes. We've all agreed that we will stop smoking cigarettes, but pipe smoking (especially hookah) will not be up for contention. On this philosophy, and as a means to quit cigarettes altogether, I looked on craigslist and found a charming little glass pumpkin up for sale. A recent college graduate in the process of moving sold me her beloved hookah - it was well maintained, and a great buy for only $15. I quickly snagged this little gem, now named Daphne, and learned to make my own moassel. Now, I've nearly entirely cut out cigarettes in the course of a couple of days, and hope to pass this joy on to others. In that spirit, I've ordered a gorgeous KM which should arrive in a few days. I'm finally looking forward to having the magic, the relaxation, the enjoyment that make hookah such a delightful endeavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 ^u make it sound like a fairy tale lady...was there a unicorn involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namenone Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Sister and husband went on thier honeymoon to dubai, bought me back a small pumpkin thinking id just smoke it once or twice. Little did they know, it would get me hooked for life. now im a proud owner of a KM trimetal! Sadly my first pumpkin broke=[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glossophiliak Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 [quote name='Josh Hamilton' date='30 July 2010 - 07:59 AM' timestamp='1280494756' post='477050'] ^u make it sound like a fairy tale lady...was there a unicorn involved? [/quote] My unicorn's out back, right next to Pegasus. The story is true - Saudi royals and all. Granted, it's more than how I bought my first hookah. But the post author mentioned that they were hoping to see something interesting, and I thought the above bit to be a much better option than "well, i saw it on craigslist and sent an email". Josh, it's a pleasure to make your aquaintance, and I'm positively tickled that you enjoyed my story - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 tickling u is my pleasure...tickle tickle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I went to a lounge in Memphis. I thought it was awesome. I ordered my own crappy Inhale hookah off of eBay. It leaked after the second smoke. The seller refunded my money. I then ordered a Mya QT, as recommended by people on here (I signed up on here RIGHT after I had ordered the Inhale). After smoking out of the Mya, I realized that the experience I had at the lounge in Memphis was actually a rather poor one. After going to a lounge here in Murfreesboro right next door to my apts, I will never go to another lounge again (except for when I get out to Cali, when I can visit Eric's new lounge). I can setup and manage heat better on my own hookah at home better than any lounge (plus save money). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 who doesn't want a cool story? yeah, after learning to do it all myself and getting my own I realized how much better it is than going to a hookah bar or lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPendulous Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I just bought a brand new Copper Lotus KM "32 inch hookah, i didnt know what all to buy...so i bought all i could because i was excited about getting a hookah. I bought a metal screen (are they better than foil?), Foil just in case i dont like the Metal screen, a metal carrier for transporting from oven or whatever to Hookah Bowl, [font="monospace"][size="3"][color="#2A2A2A"][size=2]Strawberry passion hypnosis shisha, Orange Fusion Shisha,and Watermelon Al Fakher shisha, all for fairly cheap, im totally new to the Hookah world and super freakin excited to get it going,[/size][/color][/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 don't get me wrong, I liked the al fakher watermelon, but it was not at all what I expected. Watermelon bubblegum was not my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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