Uk Smokers Are Nuts

[sebby_0]

Sorry the bump but there are loads of shisha places in Camden. There were shishas everywhere when I went yesterday.

[Johnny_D]

Sorry the bump but there are loads of shisha places in Camden. There were shishas everywhere when I went yesterday.

Thanks Sebby. That's helpfull, but maybe you could expand on it a bit?

where abouts in camden, what kinda things on offer?

JD

[hooky1742]

Its a shame shisha prices are so ridiculous here in the UK. There is an oriental food-store near me which stocks el nakhla double apple and a few flavours of fake "El" fakher (which is still quite nice i think, though obviously not as good as the real thing). The guy who runs that shop is a nice bloke, and gives me a good deal on shisha, about 5 quid ish for 250gm. To get the real stuff i have to shop online though.

Does anyone know of any good UK based websites, the only one I can find is www.theshishashop.com which was pretty damned expensive. About 15 quid for a pot of Al Fakher (roughly 30 USD)!! Al fakher on american sites is about 15 USD but when the shipping is added on it works out just as expensive. Does anyone know if such a place exists where i can get reasonably priced al fakher (in the order of 7-10 pounds - 15-20 USD). Or do i just have to go on a booze cruise to France and smuggle it bak past the customs guys?

[ghostofdavid]

I've never paid 15 dollars for a 250 Al Fakher nor would I ever pay 15 dollars for someone to ship me Al Fakher.

The secret to ordering shisha (or anything) online is ordering in bulk.

Its not worth it for me to order a tub of Layalina for 10 dollars plus another 5 to get it to my door.

It is very worth it to order 4 or 5 tubs and pay 5-7 bucks to have it shipped to my door.

Either way, you Euro-kids have my sympathies and anytime you want to smoke state-side, I'd love smoke out internationally!

[Johnny_D]

Thanks Robb - you Champion amoungst men

Maybe we'll get to share a hose sooner rather than later!

The 'order in bulk' thing does not work for international chaps. Because the bigger
the parcel the more likely to get spanked. And of course the more weight of tobacco caught, the bigger
the potential penalty

Welcome to the Suck.

JD

[ezie]

Its a shame shisha prices are so ridiculous here in the UK. There is an oriental food-store near me which stocks el nakhla double apple and a few flavours of fake "El" fakher (which is still quite nice i think, though obviously not as good as the real thing). The guy who runs that shop is a nice bloke, and gives me a good deal on shisha, about 5 quid ish for 250gm. To get the real stuff i have to shop online though.

Does anyone know of any good UK based websites, the only one I can find is www.theshishashop.com which was pretty damned expensive. About 15 quid for a pot of Al Fakher (roughly 30 USD)!! Al fakher on american sites is about 15 USD but when the shipping is added on it works out just as expensive. Does anyone know if such a place exists where i can get reasonably priced al fakher (in the order of 7-10 pounds - 15-20 USD). Or do i just have to go on a booze cruise to France and smuggle it bak past the customs guys?

You can always order directly to alfakheronline.com and for the price you can get better for anywhere else. They ship internationally so look up to it. I have the same story here in Asia plus they even sell fake shisha for the same price as premium shisha. Peace

[hooky1742]

They sell fake for the same price as premium!! Ouch. That sucks.

Like Johnny_D says, another reason it doesnt really pay to order in bulk is the fact that the more weight you buy, the more the postage is. So get double as much and the postage is (almost) double. So it doesnt really split the postage cost down that much. Also, there's the fact that I'm completely skint to contend with, so I can rarely (if ever) afford to order5 or so pots at a time!! Thats my problem though

Anyway, I think I will go to France and see if i cant get myself some cheaper shisha.