LateStart Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Might as well launch a question with my first post...Do you guys prefer to order stuff online or go to a nearby smoke shop?I personally love visiting smoke shops. You could even find all sorts of stuff unrelated to tobacco. Throwing knives, nunchucks, imitation swords...figurines of Merlin and etc... Besides, the closest smoke shop is within walking distance for me--they sell Layalina, Al Fakher, and 3 Kings Coals--it's all I really need.How about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagelessdude Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I only buy locally. I live in chicagoland though... you can find everything locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allia22 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Online pretty much exclusively. I found a cigar shop about 25 mi. away that sells 250g tubs of Pharaoh's, but no coals. It was hilarious, they had a piece of paper taped to a shelf that said "HOOKAH TOBACCO" and about 5 tubs of 2 year old shisha sitting there. The other hookah kids must all go to the University on the rich side of town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornkitten42 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 i would prefer to go to my local shop and get instant gratification even if it is a couple bucks more.... but right now, they aren't catering to my needs and have been pissing me off. so in turn they haven't been getting my business....(90% of the stuff i like is out of stock,and they keep saying they are going to order it and oh they just ran out ect, and have been doing this bs for the last few months....... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 yeah i have to buy onlineunless anyone knows a place in buffalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazultav Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 If I had a local shop then totally support the locals. However up in New Hampshire theyre few and far between. So online for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I like to support the local guys (one of which I will be soon.) But if they don't meet your needs, the you have to go where you have to go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerodynamic Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 QUOTE (nuschultz @ Mar 6 2007, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yeah i have to buy onlineunless anyone knows a place in buffalo?hey man, when I used to live in Tonawanda there wasn't anything for shit around there... trust me, I tried. Now, if you ever go to canada.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 For big orders, online, but when I need to be clandestine (my mom bitches about every withdrawal from my debit card), or when I need a quick something, I'll go local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerodynamic Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 oh to the OP:I now live next to hookah capital of America.... yes, Berkeley. If I go down telegraph there are like 9 shops within walking distance that all sell shisha and hookahs. Everyonce and awhile I like to go just to absorb the atmosphere there. Since customhookahs went out of business, there is only one shop I know of that sells my beloved Pharohs Exotic Peach. Every few months I pay a visit and pay their stupid high prices, but its worth it. Otherwise, I'll shop online. My tobacco is cheaper, fresher, and I get better selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownZero Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I enjoy shopping locally. There are two international grocery stores here in SA that I visit quite a bit, just to see what they have. I gladly buy locally but just like any business, they don't always have what your looking for. Thats when you turn to the internet. But if I'm shopping for a hookah, I go online. Hookahs tend to be overpriced in local shops.. if they are in price range, they aren't very appealing to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Online 90%.However i am in the shisha tobacco exile known as the uk.Choice is a joke : Al Fakhir ($60 for 250g ) Nahkla (which is allways old and dry) or that 'herbal' much Soex. High-life herbal which is a uk produced herbal much (even worse than soex)So online is amazing.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanneff Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Well for hookahs I'll go online, better selection, and probably better quality.As for shisha and coals I've only bought from 2 shops locally, the coals are a bit pricey but the shisha is the same price as online so for conveniences sake I just go to a local shop. However I am limited to Al Waha, 1 flavor of Layalina, a couple Havana, Nakhla, and this weird brand called Fantasia...that makes a NASTY pina colada flavor (not sure if its the brand or flavor but it was horrible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayrnoxin Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Online for me with big purchases or for Starbuzz. Local shops barely sell good flavors if any of Starbuzz and way over priced. But for quick coals, local shop for sure lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I love going to Telegraph Ave. and getting a few hookah supplies quick and you know what your getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baller5555 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I usually just buy it locally just because when i buy the shisha i usually smoke it that night. I dont feel like waiting it to come in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherkk Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I now prefer to buy online. I am typically die hard about buying locally. I have a couple of hobbies that depend on local customer participation as they are nitche retail stores. however, without exception, it is a far better deal economically to buy online than from a local vender. Even with shipping I've found most of the time I get a better deal. Local vendors have not (with one exception - Howards Hollywood Hangout in Palm Springs, CA) had any reasonable customer service and usually have stock problems. Even when developing a customer "relationship" with smoke shops, purchasing from them has always been a problem if some of the product had gone bad or was defective, barring the previously mentioned. Now if you are smoking at thier shop that is a different story.Online however, has been different all together. While this may be true of only some online retailers, all the ones I've had dealings with have been very good. Many people have posted how certain online retailers were more than happy to fix a problem with the product, even when it wasn't thier fault... You know who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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