gower Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 hey everyone. me and my friend for a while now have been thinking about opening a hookah bar. we go to them so often it hit us... why dont we just open our own... and at one of the bars they use myas and at the other they use stargates... and we thought about it and we were looking for some nice hookahs that were sturdy and could take a little abuse... cause what we have in mind abuse is very possible... and also any websites or anything that offers stuff at wholesale prices... and sells in quantity... thanks for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrShisha Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Im not sure where to get them wholesale, but pm our Erica, she vouches for mya acrylics and she uses them at her place, i have one too and its the bomb. Lovely smoke and built like a tank. Others might say get some standard egyptians. Speak to Smiley too. That man would help a fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 at the few places around us they use myas... and they are tanks... and at one place they use stargates which are tanks as well... thier mostly solid metal... with a small strip of glass... and they smoke pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 its actually a strip of plastic.. lol.. and personally I wouldnt tbe caught DEAD having those in a shop... *they cause a lot of problems, although some people swear by them*The mya acrylics are awesome. Smoke well, easy to clean, durable, if something HAPPENS to break the peices are easy to replace.. and what not...I'd go with The Myas personally.. err have gone with the myas haha..How many are you looking to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 umm were thinking about 60 to 70 hookahs... that to start maybe more... in our area hookah is loved... its smoked like its going out of style... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrownindian Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (gower @ Feb 23 2007, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>umm were thinking about 60 to 70 hookahs... that to start maybe more... in our area hookah is loved... its smoked like its going out of style...Thats a lot of hookahs!! I hope everything goes well for you guys! Also what state are you located in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 were in michigan near detroit. about an hour out of detroit if that... but yeah were gonna need a lot... we plan on just having couches everywhere for people to sit on and just have the hookah sitting on the floor between their legs and such... and at the one place near us on fridays and saturdays they will have anywhere from 70 to 80 people in there and the rules around here are 2 people per hookah... and we plan on following suit... and also that place were looking at to move into has much more capacity... so i think were gonna need that many and if we dont we can always sell a few off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrownindian Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (gower @ Feb 23 2007, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>were in michigan near detroit. about an hour out of detroit if that... but yeah were gonna need a lot... we plan on just having couches everywhere for people to sit on and just have the hookah sitting on the floor between their legs and such... and at the one place near us on fridays and saturdays they will have anywhere from 70 to 80 people in there and the rules around here are 2 people per hookah... and we plan on following suit... and also that place were looking at to move into has much more capacity... so i think were gonna need that many and if we dont we can always sell a few offtrueee, nice, well goodluck to u guys, i wish i was closer or id come to the grand opening, im in NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 yeah we could use some good business to get started up... im basically going to tell everyone i know... and be like... tell anyone and everyone... tell them like twice... and then tell them to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrownindian Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (gower @ Feb 23 2007, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yeah we could use some good business to get started up... im basically going to tell everyone i know... and be like... tell anyone and everyone... tell them like twice... and then tell them to go...yeah word of mouth seems to be the easiest way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allia22 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Flyers on campuses seem to be very effective. But only if they're dumped in a large pile in the middle of a hallway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (Allia22 @ Feb 23 2007, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Flyers on campuses seem to be very effective. But only if they're dumped in a large pile in the middle of a hallwayyeah i could see that but in our area there is only the community college and i dont know how well it would work... but that is worth a try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) QUOTE (Erica @ Feb 24 2007, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>its actually a strip of plastic..Acutally, plexiglass, which is a bit different from plastic. Edited February 24, 2007 by yashman19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 any one know how much a tobacco license is... and if its different for hookah... also i read that in michigan its not illegal to have minors selling tobacco... but it does say that in michigan a minor cannot work in a place harmful to the minor... so im wondering if the smoke is considered harmful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allia22 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Well... then you have to consider the underage busboys/girls, dishwashers, waitresses, and whatnot at restaurants that allow smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 very very true... but i still think a hookah bar is a little different in that smoking is the only thing you do... for the most part... my friend brought up a good idea in that we should put vents in there... but then you cant blow ohs cause the vents cause s small draft... then he brought up not to have them on all the time... and then he said... see you could use me... give me a job... ill figure out how to beat the system... in making the place not harmful to minors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 any one know how much a mya would be each? like if i were to buy them in bulk? and i do mean in bulk... im not sure about the acryllic or not but both prices would be nice... i need like 50-70 hookahs... maybe less to begin with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 also anyone know any good websites or anything wehre i can get some shisha and other supplies and by get some i mean quite a bit like enough to run a hookah bar... so this post is mostly for hookah cafe/bar owners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 so after thinking about it and discussing things with mushrat, who has his own hokah cafe, ive come to the conclusion that umm... this is gonna be a little harder than i thought... especially only being 18 and my partner 19... so... we have got some challenges ahead of us but that is not gonna stop us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 ok thats all for me tonight... ill be on tommorow but feel free to continue leaving me any and all input... it is all appreciated... ill be back on tommorow to research more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 not yet I don't, we will be signing for the place next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shishboarder Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 yes this is me he's talking about starting the hookah bar with him, we are already in the works of getting our business plan together and looking a small business loans, and im hoping that since we are young we will draw a large young crowd, and also any idea on a theme? so far im thinkin of having like an underwater theme, and calling the place like alantis, and geting ocean murals painted on the walls, with ambient blue lighting, what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (shishboarder @ Feb 24 2007, 03:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yes this is me he's talking about starting the hookah bar with him, we are already in the works of getting our business plan together and looking a small business loans, and im hoping that since we are young we will draw a large young crowd, and also any idea on a theme? so far im thinkin of having like an underwater theme, and calling the place like alantis, and geting ocean murals painted on the walls, with ambient blue lighting, what do you guys think?sounds tight. Seems like you guys have a long ways to go. But good luck. I also, HIGHLY suggest you DONT hire friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gower Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 dont hire friends? damn it.... thats where we started because i wanted to hire people we could trust that we both know well... but steve you never told me about the atlnatis shit... that sounds tight as hell... but if we put a giant fish tank in there we are gonna be renamed six two... so i dont know but maybe if go balls to the wall about it we can make it our look... but so far i like your idea... maybe we should put a hot tub in there then we wont have to make friends with people who have one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Ahh, i foresee a wonderful partnership.. But yea, hiring friends is good because you know you can trust them, you think, but at the same time going from friend to boss can have bad effects on friendships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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