Many of us just think it's not cool to support glass from somewhere that cloned work from another member here specifically is all...
Sherlock Shredder, currently on sale for $105:
14mm Sherlock Shredder
This Rig has a 50mm body, 4 cut Percolation and a removable 14mm mouthpiece and bowl!texas-hot-glass.myshopify.com
Yeah those old recommended rigs are far from my choice these days... Based on everything you said I think you might like this one actually, like TAG, reverse showerhead:
Dab Rig 10 Inches 5mm Thick Clear Percolator Oil Hookah Beaker Glass Smoking Water Pipe Shisha With Bowls From Aywglass, $23.40 | DHgate.Com
aywglass is widely regarded as one of the best best dropshippers for hookahs, the dab rig 10 inches 5mm thick clear percolator oil hookah beaker glass smoking water pipe shisha with bowls could be reachable at a discount price of &price;.www.dhgate.com
Thanks for posting the sale. I've been wanting one of those since before I actually left Texas over a year ago.
Oh well. I'm 2000+ miles further away now, but at least I finally have one ordered!
Uh oh.I'm getting worried that I made a mistake.
First, the company emailed me this morning to say this:
"I have been connecting the mouthpiece joint on the piece you ordered to the bottom of the pipe. Is that ok with you?
I thought I deleted this version from the page. But I am happy to connect the joint in the middle of the body of the piece if that’s what you want.
Let me know!"
I mean...what? Why would I want it connected at the bottom where the water is?!? The bowl intake is supposed to be connected at the bottom. Now I'm all kinda confused as to what they are even saying.
Then, a little over half an hour later I received a paypal invoice from them for an additional $40 beyond what was on the invoice I already paid! (The sale only got me a little over $40 off to begin with).
I'm thinking I need to run for my life and cancel this sale before I get more in over my head with a vendor that's making me feel quite uneasy with my first purchase. Also, that $40 puts me above my spending limit (the reason I hadn't bought this piece for the last couple years). So, if they demand more money from from me than I have, then canceling is the only option for me. This sucks.
I guess I better face the music and email them. But I'm not looking forward to this....
That’s exactly it and I didn’t even notice. My support goes to the bottom base whereas the online photo shows it mounted to the middle of the can. Makes sense, more stable.I think, because it usually connects all the way down to the base, but perhaps in the photo of the one you ordered, it shows the support connecting to the middle of the piece???
But that doesn't help with the invoice wanting an additional $40 for shipping that I was unaware of when I made the purchase
Oh wait, are we talking shipping internationally from Texas? That sounds about like the right price, actually. I had to ship something to Japan once, and to do it fully insured with tracking cost that, IIRC.
Oh wait, are we talking shipping internationally from Texas? That sounds about like the right price, actually. I had to ship something to Japan once, and to do it fully insured with tracking cost that, IIRC.
Yeah that is kind of the baseline price ime, was $24 to $40 for USPS and only gone up
That seems a bit shady/scammy to me.
The only reason I'm sharing it here and getting advice is because I was under the impression that this company already had a positive reputation with people here. Otherwise I would have just cancelled immediately.
Either way. I just emailed them. So, hopefully I'll be back here tomorrow singing their praises after they fixed the issue. We'll see
Yeah that just doesn't track with our experiences, why that would be the case? I hope you are not maybe talking to the wrong person somehow and getting scammed by some outsider pretending to be them?? Stay vigilant and let us know, hoping it all works out in your favor sooner than later!
I really like what you've been sharing from this guy. Does he have any other storefront for those of us that don't have IG? I've been interested in a few of these you've shown.Oh yeah, if you're interested, this one is up my alley, too...! Dig the opaque colors :
Craig Graffius on Instagram: "simple glass tubes Oregon USA made"
12 likes, 2 comments - graffiuscraig on March 4, 2021: "simple glass tubes Oregon USA made".www.instagram.com
He messaged me back on IG, just hasn't answered all of my questions yet...
Cool. Yeah, he has one on GlassPass, too:I really like what you've been sharing from this guy. Does he have any other storefront for those of us that don't have IG? I've been interested in a few of these you've shown.
I think he's used Etsy in the past... Maybe he could use that as his web storefront again?Craig got back to me, 14mm is fine and:
"All the pieces are under $50 to give you a idea I don’t really have a avenue were I sell if you know a store in your area that wants to carry USA glass let me know"
I replied emphatically telling him he needs his own site...!
SAML FTK | THG contoured baby | ||
Looks | Alien future (but not classy) | Ultimate grandma candy dish swag | |
Pull / function | Less open, not too restrictive | More open, very nice | |
Splash back | No splash back on a hard pull | Small chance of splash back on hard pull | |
Cleaning | Takes longer due to complicated design | Very easy | |
Holding | I can hold this like a coffee mug | Palm | |
Quality | Some imperfections |
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Thickness | Good thickness | Good thickness | |
Price | ~$60 | ~$140 on 420 sale |
Well done... I don't own a SAML FTK for a comparison, but I will say I find the Biao.t RBR clone quite a bit easier to clean than the Contoured Baby Recycler, or the Sherlock Recycler ftm, as the removable mouthpiece makes it only marginally easier...Picked up a Texas Hot Glass contoured baby recycler during the 420 sale. She sure is a looker, here she is next to the FTK from SAML that I've been using as my primary water piece for a while after shelving my TAG inline recycler.
SAML FTK THG contoured baby Looks Alien future (but not classy) Ultimate grandma candy dish swag Pull / function Less open, not too restrictive More open, very nice Splash back No splash back on a hard pull Small chance of splash back on hard pull Cleaning Takes longer due to complicated design Very easy Holding I can hold this like a coffee mug Palm Quality Some imperfections
US Glass, well made, no obvious imperfections Thickness Good thickness Good thickness Price ~$60 ~$140 on 420 sale
Going with the THG for a while, need to change my habits slightly for the differences, but it's no big deal, makes a great desk accessory .
I have one of these, it's only the 10mm version though, I got it to replace my vgoodiez cheapo RBR clone that broke because it's real thin, but I loved the fit and function (maybe more than baio.t but I never got to honestly compare them). I haven't gone back to the baio.t RBR, there are a few visual imperfections that annoy me, and the joint is just okay. I might try a 2.0 in the future.Biao.t RBR clone
I quoted from memory, referencing the invoice: great price at $112 on the 420 sale.I know it went up $20, so shouldn't 30% off have = $126...?