whythis Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 How can you tell its a real tangiers vs the knockoffs? Are all tangiers have the two tone color? I ordered one called tangiers funnel bowl and when I received it looked like this picture below. I just want to make sure I didn't get ripped off from all the pictures online tangiers bowl looks two tone. Any help would be appreciated thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 No they aren't all two toned. The easiest way to tell i the material that it's made from, tangiers are made from clay which has a kind of rough texture on the unpainted portion on the bottom. Knock offs are made of ceramic which is very fine and smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zildjian Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 my question is why do you care if it is Tangiers brand? Is it well built? Does it fit on your hookah? Does it have cracks or issues? Does it smoke well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='Zildjian' timestamp='1302800864' post='505454'] my question is why do you care if it is Tangiers brand? Is it well built? Does it fit on your hookah? Does it have cracks or issues? Does it smoke well? [/quote] First off, since it was being sold as Tangiers I would expect to get what was advertised. Secondly, Tangiers phunnels are made from a specific blend of clay that retains heat much better than a chinese knockoff. This leads to a much better and longer lasting smoke (especially with Tangiers tobacco). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 well he payed for the brand name, so im sure he wants to get what it should be. maybe not all phunnel knockoffs are terrible pieces of garbage, but the ones i have used are god awful. if im paying for a tangiers phunnel, i expect to get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zildjian Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='Matto' timestamp='1302801585' post='505455'] [quote name='Zildjian' timestamp='1302800864' post='505454'] my question is why do you care if it is Tangiers brand? Is it well built? Does it fit on your hookah? Does it have cracks or issues? Does it smoke well? [/quote] First off, since it was being sold as Tangiers I would expect to get what was advertised. [b][u]Secondly, Tangiers phunnels are made from a specific blend of clay that retains heat much better than a chinese knockoff.[/u][/b] This leads to a much better and longer lasting smoke (especially with Tangiers tobacco). [/quote] Probably the single best reason to buy a genuine Tangiers phunnel over a knockoff or, in my opinion, any other phunnel inspired bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Not to mention safe paint. Do you know what you are getting from a knock off from china? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whythis Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='Tom16689' timestamp='1302800346' post='505453'] No they aren't all two toned. The easiest way to tell i the material that it's made from, tangiers are made from clay which has a kind of rough texture on the unpainted portion on the bottom. Knock offs are made of ceramic which is very fine and smooth. [/quote] It does have a rough unpainted texture at the bottom. The color threw me off because i have not seen a one color tangier phunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zildjian Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 all very good points! i have no problem being wrong and i am on this one, thats for sure. in response to the OP though, that looks exactly like one of mine, and although I cant garuntee that even what I have is authentic and so on, mine looks like yours and I bought it assuming its Tangiers made too (and bought from a reputable vendor). so I would say yes yours is authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 First- where'd you order it from? Second- looks like a real one to me. Tapatalk'd via iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 HookahJohn has sold single-color phunnels for quite some time. I think most of us here would consider him a reputable dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateHookah Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 it looks real enough, also, one way to confirm is where you got it from. if i'm not mistaken that color is turbulent indigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotsi95 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Its real. The glaze has a soaked in look it it unlike the knockoffs which look painted on. Also the main reason I know its real the inner lip has a sharp edge. All knockoffs have a slightly rounded soft edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I think Stuie has one in the same color, now I could be wrong but I was just checking out lots of hookah reviews and in all of his reviews, he had a similar bowl on his hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 It's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no longer welcome Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 looks legit, nuff said. here's the real test, get an obvious chinese phunnel and use both and you'll see that your first phunnel was the winner, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 [quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1302811358' post='505490'] I think Stuie has one in the same color, now I could be wrong but I was just checking out lots of hookah reviews and in all of his reviews, he had a similar bowl on his hookahs. [/quote] Yup, thats a common color for them. Some of the blues are like that, others are more of a glossy royal blue. Like ultimate said, its known as Turbulent Indigo. Here are my Minis. One is TI and black, the other is TI I believe, though it looks a little lighter and might be considered blue or something. [img]http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz3/cuttingaway/mms_picture.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoCamacho131 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 [quote name='mitchard' timestamp='1303051442' post='505766'] [quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1302811358' post='505490'] I think Stuie has one in the same color, now I could be wrong but I was just checking out lots of hookah reviews and in all of his reviews, he had a similar bowl on his hookahs. [/quote] Yup, thats a common color for them. Some of the blues are like that, others are more of a glossy royal blue. Like ultimate said, its known as Turbulent Indigo. Here are my Minis. One is TI and black, the other is TI I believe, though it looks a little lighter and might be considered blue or something. [img]http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz3/cuttingaway/mms_picture.jpg[/img] [/quote] show off lol, but as everyone else said it looks legit to me also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 [quote name='MachoCamacho131' timestamp='1303054440' post='505771'] show off lol [/quote] [img]http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9704/whyyouhatin.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlec Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 [quote name='mitchard' timestamp='1303055516' post='505772'] [quote name='MachoCamacho131' timestamp='1303054440' post='505771'] show off lol [/quote] [img]http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9704/whyyouhatin.jpg[/img] [/quote] Lol Yeah it's the real deal. Kudos for knowing what's up with tangiers bowl and not trying to defend those weak chinese bowls as so many people do. Mush brought up a good point with the paint, that's kinda scary now that I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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