An... Appreciation?

[kcK]

I am... At this moment.. How would you say.. Grateful?

I came here on a whim, randomly. I was browsing about on Youtube, when I stumbled upon a 3 year old video with the title "Am I Doing It Right?" or something to that effect. Within minutes, I located this place as the origin of this mans questioning. He wasn't sure if his operation of the Phunnel Bowl was correct, and at that time, I had no idea but my whole Hookah game, was incorrect [Translation: My shit was all fucked up]. I had never owned a hookah; I've hit a lounge or two, and had a friend or two with a hookah but never owned one... After talking with some of the WONDERFUL people on here, I was like... Fuck the superbowl.. I want a Hookah.

Registered here on Sunday, February 6th. Bought my first *cough* pumpkin *cough* on Feb. 6th.

Now... I did this after reading a whole shit-ton of instructional things, and watching instructional videos, and had a tad bit of.. inspiration. So I went for it. Went to my buddies shop, and well.. He's a superbowl fan, so the shop was closed. Hit up the next smoke shop, and seen a Mya Chic... Now.. After seeing the pricetag, clearly marked "$34," I was fucking ecstatic. In my heart, I knew it was a fake but I figured hell... I'll order a legit hookah later, and have my little fakey as a reminder of how I first got into the scene.

I figured I could haggle with the lady. Looked at some other products, chose a roll of 3 Kings QLs [$2], and some sheesha [$12], and figured I could maybe knock the price down a few bucks or so by packaging it.. So I'm like... "Hey, if I buy this charcoal and this sheesha with the Mya Chic, would I be able to get it for... Say $45?" and she laughs at me, and goes "That hookahs worth way more than that".. And ... Well, if it was real, I'd have to agree. So I laugh back and go "Well, the price tag is $34." She responds "Oh, that's wrong. That hookah is like $80"

At this point, I wanted to slap the lady for trying to really rip me off THAT bad for a fake, but I'm a gentleman. "Oh? Then why is the price tag at $34?" she comes back with "Well, my boss must not have changed the pricetag" so I retort "So... This hookah that's been sitting here collecting dust, somehow miraculously doubled in price?... Can you at least ask your boss to confirm the price?" She says she will after helping a customer.

During this time, I immediately confirmed it a fake by browsing online at legit Mya pieces [here and from Mya's website.. Oh, and Chics are like $60, so I mean.. $80 for a real one would still be overpaying but I don't mind supporting local business.]... Few minutes later, she comes back and says "Actually, I was wrong" *I smile immediately until...* "He said it's $90. I laughed, and said have a nice day. She tried to hook me back in by offering to sell me the charcoal and sheesha at a discounted rate, which I said while leaving "Yeah, I actually needed a hookah to use those, sorry."

Went across town [Total drive time by the way now is over an hour, I drove 40 minutes to find that store was closed]... Found a pumpkin at $25, figured fuck it. Bought a bag of Al Masah Melon [Which some of you may remember!], and some Al Fahker QLs... Went home and waited an hour before my first session [I was busy looking up more proper technique and whatnot]... Then loaded up and indulged. God awful session, plagued with misfortune.

Two days have passed since then. I've zoomed through the Al Fahker QLs, more than half my original purchase of shisha is gone, and I've started on my 3 Kings charcoal [$1 for a roll at a much closer store]. BUT... I must say, today... I am pleased. I'm happy that I've in 2 days actually jumped leaps and bounds from what I would have had I not came here. I didn't know shit about heat management [Dude, push them coals hard on that tobacco, get that shit burnin son!], didn't know shit about how to properly make a Aluminum screen [Hell yes, I got at least like 100 holes on this, this shit's gonna burn nice!], and I didn't know shit about the history [lol, fuck yeah arabia for hookahs to burn NHT!]... But now, I'm formulating plans to purchase myself wonderful things from the interwebs next month and.. I'm happy.


So... I say again, Thank you HookahForum. And I hope you had fun reading a ton of nonsensical bullshit!


Now get fucking super active again, it's 2011 and I want to immerse myself in Hookah culture with more people!




Oh, and as a gift, I give you... SUPER PUMPKIN!!

[ezxen]

here is a little tip to get pumkins to have a great session.
Fine a jug , bottle with same diameter so the pumkin can fit it, the base or small and having more area for smoke helps. ive used an actual mini pumpkin as a base , was better smoke and has a nice pumpkin taste to the shisha went good with AF Cinnamon
Happy smokeing.

[kcK]

I think I understand what you mean.. But man, you worded that wildly good sir. Haha!

[agunn1231]

pumpkins can have great sessions. the picture when you go to my profile thing on here is smoke from my pumpkin. it takes some practice, but they can smoke as well as any high quality hookah. Good luck with you sessions, and i am sorry to hear that lady was such a jerk.

[kcK]

Yeah, who knows if she even really spoke to her boss. She came over, took pictures of the hookah, and then "texted" him... Who knows, either still it was a ripoff for a fake Mya. But nah, I went from super lax heat management to super attentive heat management, and now I've found the perfect middle-ground [I feel that way, anyway]. It works well, it smokes good. But it still takes effort.

[Rani]

Never knock your first cheapie little hookah. Mine was a Sahara back in the day when MZ still made them for Sahara. I ended up passing it onto another Noobie a couple years later, and another hookah junkie was born. In the meantime, those little hookahs are great grab and go pieces for when you just want to go hang without taking a 36" KM along for the ride. Find a cheap little case with some extra room in it and pack a "to go" kit. You'll be amazed how many times you'll grab that bag on your way out the door.

'Rani

[Skoozle]

Smoke that pumpkin till it falls to pieces. If anything, it'll help you figure out what you want and don't want in a hookah. $25 ain't bad for an education.

[kcK]

Oh no, I wasn't complaining. I wanted a cheap ass hookah that would work so I could learn. I figured, before I drop the $150 or so on my first true purchase, I might just want to stock up on a few things.. Try out some coals, try out some shishas, learn/[attempt-to-]perfect techniques, and most of all, smoke some DAMN HOOKAH! Hahah. But no, I appreciate the heads up telling me to always remember my first piece, and to use it 'til it is all used up and sad looking. On another note, I need to make a new thread. [Fuck, I'm getting annoying, aren't I?]