Cheap High Quality Bubbler

Likes2vape

Likes2vape

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pxl_jockey said:
A few questions loyal Cheap, High-Quality Members, please. Better suited here than Ask FC, I think?

What is the cut-off price point when the topic is cheap, high-quality bubblers? For you, personally I mean.

And while the default source seems to be DHgate & Popularglass, do TAG or MaxQualityGlass qualify?
Isn't it Chinese Prodo Glass with more quality-control and less risk (presumably) at slightly higher prices?
Even their 2nd's discounted pieces, I've read more than one member say they couldn't even find the supposed flaw, certainly nothing affecting its performance. So that seems to qualify, for me, anyway. Besides, there are pieces on the Gate for $150+ so are those to be considered cheap as well?

Just curious if there is an unspoken groupthink price point at which functional glass ceases to be cheap and becomes something else. Is it simply personal and relative to one's taste, budget and breaking tendencies?

Sorry if this isn't appropriate here, please delete or move. I'm just a stoner who thinks about stuff sometimes and I freakin love FC giving me, us, this community to answer these burning questions.
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For me personally it depends on the piece. Something like the Kraken from CCG I have no problem paying $190 or less for considering something like that from an American artist is going to cost 3k plus. If I was just shopping regular glass on dhgate $40-$60 is generally what I want to stay under. I considered all of the glass on dhgate to be super cheap though.

I went to a LHS and was shocked at the prices for the China glass. At least a 3x mark up to as much as 5x.:rant::rant::cuss:
 
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Likes2vape said:
For me personally it depends on the piece. Something like the Kraken from CCG I have no problem paying $190 or less for considering something like that from an American artist is going to cost 3k plus. If I was just shopping regular glass on dhgate $40-$60 is generally what I want to stay under. I considered all of the glass on dhgate to be super cheap though.

I went to a LHS and was shocked at the prices for the China glass. At least a 3x mark up to as much as 5x.:rant::rant::cuss:
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$20 I believe!
 
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Summer

Summer

Long Island, NY
My dhgate rigs cost me between $26 - 70. That's as high as I'd go. There's a rig I have my eye on at one of the popular online smoke shops & it's $130. I found 2 Chinese mfrs. (not offered on dhgate) who make these & they are about $30 each if you buy a 12/case. That's some markup. Probably would be cheaper to buy a case, keep 3 (for breakage sake), then sell the rest for the $30 + 15 ship. Would be a win-win for everyone.
 
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Summer said:
My dhgate rigs cost me between $26 - 70. That's as high as I'd go. There's a rig I have my eye on at one of the popular online smoke shops & it's $130. I found 2 Chinese mfrs. (not offered on dhgate) who make these & they are about $30 each if you buy a 12/case. That's some markup. Probably would be cheaper to buy a case, keep 3 (for breakage sake), then sell the rest for the $30 + 15 ship. Would be a win-win for everyone.
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Which one do you have your eyes on?
 
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PPN

PPN

Volute of Vapor
After enjoying my brand new SixShooters Bubbler I come back to my Atomic Perc Bubbler. It's a very nice one cause the perc is in the top chamber so I don't put water in the bottom chamber which catch most of the reclaim and all the small bits of abv/flowers/dust (this chamber is pretty easy to clean with a brush), like that the water in the top chamber stay cleaner for longer and I only get a small resin buildup here which is easily cleanable.

The mp was too short for so I replaced it with another slightly longer and with more angle, here a pic of the Atomic Perc Bubbler with my DIY (or DIM) vape I called The Volute:

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MegaMan2k

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PPN said:
After enjoying my brand new SixShooters Bubbler I come back to my Atomic Perc Bubbler. It's a very nice one cause the perc is in the top chamber so I don't put water in the bottom chamber which catch most of the reclaim and all the small bits of abv/flowers/dust (this chamber is pretty easy to clean with a brush), like that the water in the top chamber stay cleaner for longer and I only get a small resin buildup here which is easily cleanable.

The mp was too short for so I replaced it with another slightly longer and with more angle, here a pic of the Atomic Perc Bubbler with my DIY (or DIM) vape I called The Volute:

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Hey man are you vaping inside some kind of cave? Looks pretty cool :p
 
muunch

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@psychonaut @muunch ,Same here guys, Im interested in this piece. The high water vol should be good for cooling, but I read that it can take a bit of pull to get going initially.
Im not such a fan of pieces where you have to keep hold of the reigns once started.
The FC-186 is like this. The UFO is not. You can stop your inhale dead and instantly pick up again with no effort or even any blowback.
 
bizwaxzion

bizwaxzion

Enigmatic Cannabist
I have the rattle can and FC-188 and they are very different. I like the rattle for dabs, but not so much for my UnderDog and the FC-188 is the opposite. There's no blowback on the rattle can, but the FC-188 does it to me all the time. The FC-188 is silent - the rattle can, well the name says it, but it does preserve flavor well; better than the 188 I feel.
 
bossman

bossman

Gentleman Of Leisure
Can anyone link me to some budget recommendations for something not too big to try with my Fury 2 or a VapCap?

I figure I should go cheap because I have no experience so it's better for me to learn what I like before getting anything fancy.

That side car Mobius above looks cool and is still available. Would that be a good good fit for cool use with a Fury and the WPA?

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Also, is there any technique to smart shopping on dhgate or is it always best to go with the lowest price? There are a bunch of sellers with that Mobius above with price ranging from $25 to $37. They all look identical to me though.

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MegaMan2k

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I like the one i got from steven :D

I thought all dhgate glass was equally counterfeit- i guess the text makes it final xD
 
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MegaMan2k

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Summer said:
@MegaMan2k, want makes it counterfeit is if it has a fake logo on it. Anything without a logo is fine.
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I understand- i just thought what made it "counterfeit" was "stealing" the overall design or whatever, but if that was the case then this thread couldn't exist in the first place lol xD

What about posting pictures of such a piece with the text/logo visible? should that really have been blurred out then?
 
Summer

Summer

Long Island, NY
@MegaMan2k, anyone can copy a design, but you can't use the copyrighted name of the original. So any link to page using the name illegally or picture that has an fake logo is not allowed. If you post a pic w/ the name blurred, I don't know if it will or will not be deleted as I haven't ever seen any one do that. They blur out T-shirts w/ advertising on TV so I don't think it should be a prob. Try it, you'll find out soon enough. ;)
 
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Most logos are blurred on TV, as its seen as free advertising.

MegaMan2k said:
I understand- i just thought what made it "counterfeit" was "stealing" the overall design or whatever, but if that was the case then this thread couldn't exist in the first place lol xD

What about posting pictures of such a piece with the text/logo visible? should that really have been blurred out then?
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Brand names (i.e. names under Copyright) displayed on pieces that aren't manufactured by them are classed as counterfeit.

If a glass pieces design was patented, then I assume they wouldn't be allowed to post it here at all.

Example: you buy a gucci styled handbag, without any form of logo, that's a gray area, but not totally illegal (you're not claiming it to be something its not, i.e. a gucci handbag). If gucci took out a patent on the design, then regardless of logo, you'd be infringing on their patent).

TL;DR: you can post anything from DHgate, as long as it doesn't have a logo (it's real unlikely that a glass maker would have a patent on the design).

Also, I should really stop following this thread. I want moar glass!
 
psychonaut

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Does stevenlmz generally ship faster than their page estimates? I got shipment notification on day 2. Impressed! Cant wait to take that rattlecan down to flavortown sipping on that sweet sweet rosin!
 
simplywonderful

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tennisguru1 said:
https://delta3dstudios.com/mighty-v3-waterpipe-adapter/

Cooooollll I want one!!
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what is up about SB not really recommending these adapter because while using it you keep the device upside down, they say that the tar gets into internals and it shorten the device life, back then I used same style as arizer extreme whip plug but chinese from boro + little bit of medical silicone tube, so it had some falls even on sturdy ceramic and it wont break. Mine took extreme devastating pressure to get destroyed

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Cleaned my pibe again with hot water and also iso this time,

I however still seem to get a little irritated around the lips area, how can this even be at this point? I
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