NorthEastSmoker Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Anybody checked out hookah-shisha.com lately? Damn, what a difference! Talk about a revamped and professional look, compared to how the old site looked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Wow, thats pretty neat, and for a 1 hose scarab with all the freeebies (2 free premium packs of shisha, carry case, hose etc) and everything plus P&P it comes to £40. I think i'm going to have to get me one of those. THats the first site i've found that actually gives the impression that they wouldn't be going out of their way to ship it over to the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding_Heart1 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I noticed this also. Its a nice make over. They guys at HS are great! There who i got my 1st hookah from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggie505 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I just ordered form them, the site is ok, just slow ass loading pages, they need to fix that, otherwise it is a nice website, and I agree it looks like they just used a standard template and threw some ASP pages in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 The good: The site no longer looks like a high school project. It is much easier to navigate. Much much much more appealing to the eye. NEW REWARDS PROGRAM!The bad: I literally just bought 2 MYA hookahs from them last week for around 230 dollars and right after that they introduced the new rewards program. You also need to go recreate a new account if you had one on their old site.Despite any site changes, hookah-shisha remains a great shop with a very friendly and helpful staff. Good products and prices, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Rewards program? Hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastSmoker Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 why not? Benefits both the consumer (rewards) and the seller (return customer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hqa Man Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Heck If I can get back 2% on a credit card, then I will certinly buy from a business that gives me %2 store credit on anything I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Oh, you better believe I signed up for the monthly give-away And the site does look extreamly professional. I bet they spent a pretty penny on that site, but I must say its well worth it. Hopefully they can do something about the long page loading time like mentioned above, but it still is a huge improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastSmoker Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 yash and others; I've noticed that it loads a TON faster with my mozilla vs my internet explorer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 [quote name='NorthEastSmoker']yash and others; I've noticed that it loads a TON faster with my mozilla vs my internet explorer..[/quote] I am using firefox. Good god, don't tell me explorer is even slower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastSmoker Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 [quote name='Yashman19'][quote name='NorthEastSmoker']yash and others; I've noticed that it loads a TON faster with my mozilla vs my internet explorer..[/quote] I am using firefox. Good god, don't tell me explorer is even slower... [/quote] would you be surprised if it was? I hope not.. seems to load fine for me with mozilla.. IE is slower than tangiers black glycerine running uphill on Maine winter day, but eh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I want to order a mya from there but i want a proper case for it, not a wire basket! might just have to settle for the Scarab instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 [quote name='MrGuy']I want to order a mya from there but i want a proper case for it, not a wire basket! might just have to settle for the Scarab instead[/quote] I just purchased the MYA QT from them. The wire basket is actually pretty cool. And the QT is a superb smoke. Don't settle for the Scarab. I will soon approach Mya Saray about a hard case for my new Mya Crimson. I hope they will sell one to me individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Ahaaa, great stuff. i've just had a long in depth chat with one of the guys at h-s and got everything sorted so when i order my mya mini-orb, i get a hard case thingy instead of a basket. The customer support is briliant. live chat makes me happy:D just arranged everything and had a good chat with him. Great guy. I intend to fire up a thread when i place my ordre reviewing the site, its services and its products. But so far i can tell you i'm loving it, especially the customer support, very personal. I can't wait to order my nice new MYA now with some tobaco that isnt el basha or soex (i've been limited to them up until now!) can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I laugh at th erewards program because I work for Ralphs/Kroger/FoodForLess/QFC/Fred Meyer/etc. and use a lot of my time at work dealing with Rewards Programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hqa Man Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Also as far as the long load time is conserned, it is something we are aware of and are taking action to make it a much quicker, smoother experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahtobacco Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 yea, the site looks nice. interesting though if you look at the text information that hookah-shisha has now added to their site, it appears that they are copying text from other sites. i really noticed this with the hookah points program that they have. the text was just copied from southsmoke.com just like other text they took from elsewhere. amazing that with such improvements they cant look to their own minds for original thoughts and ideas. that is what this industry needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 i thinkt hat text is included with a web template. there are lots of sites on the internet with that text. i've seen it around and on 2 or 3 shisha site's. why make it hard for yourself? and to be honest, i think their $55 of free items with every hookah is an orginal thought/idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hqa Man Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Wow, I have never heard that one before. Since WE were the first Hookah Retail Site I think it would be tough/lame to copy descriptions after the fact. Not to mention I wrote some of those myself- and I do not plagiarize... Yes, we did simply cut and paste the text from the old Hookah-Shisha site. THIS MIND is currently revising our current descriptions to clean them up and help provide the most accurate information as possible. (but we do have a lot of products and it does take time, btw) If anyone notices any discrepancies or errors in the descriptions, or suggestions; please email them to HqaMan@gmail.com (Disclaimer: I work for Hookah-Shisha.Com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafedelmar Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 For what it's worth, the links on the right side (education, tips, etc) don't seem to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alqoshnia Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Is it just me or did they go back to the old format??hhhhhhmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnick Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 hqa man, why did they get rid of the $6.95 flat shipping for UPS? its like $10 now for shipping i liked it better when u guys had that flat rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Flat shipping is always good. I ordered a hookah and another bowl and I think shipping was just around 7 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataneja Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 discount is news to me..ill have to take a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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