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abcd5432

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flotntoke said:
High? Me? On FC? Guess it happens sometimes, but usually more like stoned! :ko:

Thanks for keeping us in line, Stu. Know it is a hard line to keep up with sometimes. I wish they'd just leave the labels off anyway.
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I just ordered 3 new pieces and can't post pics of 2 of them because they are labeled in the photos.
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Would love to be able to show off all my pieces once they get here.
 
flotntoke

flotntoke

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Couldn't resist any longer. Finally had to pull the trigger. That flame polished reti perc keeps popping up in my dreams! Just hope that mouthpiece joint is good and my perc looks like the one in the pictures.

@Stu - hope it is OK to post pics with no link or label shown. Send me a quick PM and I'll edit them out or delete. Thanks!

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abcd5432

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cybrguy said:
Is there a water shot on this anywhere?
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I'm not sure exactly what the linking rules are and don't want to break them, but search
for a function test of the piece and you should easily find how it hits.

I'll create a water shot for the piece when I get it as well.
 
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little maggie

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I just ordered a couple of pieces from DHGATE- glass artist. Almost all my glass comes from DHGATE. I've been looking around at glass pieces because I am always impatient about getting orders from China. I realized that Bakebros bubblers are in the same price range as all but the lowest Chinese ones. I think they are made in the US but I know their glass arrives more quickly. Just a suggestion to check them out and compare to the China ones.
 
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little maggie said:
I just ordered a couple of pieces from DHGATE- glass artist. Almost all my glass comes from DHGATE. I've been looking around at glass pieces because I am always impatient about getting orders from China. I realized that Bakebros bubblers are in the same price range as all but the lowest Chinese ones. I think they are made in the US but I know their glass arrives more quickly. Just a suggestion to check them out and compare to the China ones.
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Glass Artist has in my opinion the best quality pieces in DHGATE.
 
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flotntoke said:
Couldn't resist any longer. Finally had to pull the trigger. That flame polished reti perc keeps popping up in my dreams! Just hope that mouthpiece joint is good and my perc looks like the one in the pictures.

@Stu - hope it is OK to post pics with no link or label shown. Send me a quick PM and I'll edit them out or delete. Thanks!

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:mmmm:
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Absolutely have to get your opinion. Especially coming from a humble FC OG.
 
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flotntoke

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jl420 said:
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http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/2015-bong-red-planet-black-14-mm-joint-black/247500211.html

I was just on glassartist store and came across this little gem. The color & style give a good visual like super atom rig :shrug: just want to get more info before I pull the trigg on this piece...
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Saw this cute little puppy. Think it is just a straight downstem into the chamber. Wouldn't be bad for wide open vaping, but probably a bit chuggy. Too chuggy for me, and while I do have a couple 14mm males I love, I try stay away from them unless on a "must have" piece like D-cycler or 710.

Also saw this piece for cheap. On clearance too, if you can imagine that. Nor sure why on clearance, but does look a bit small. My gf would probably think it was cute, but doubt she would want to play with it! :cool:

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little maggie said:
Also some of the most expensive. I'd rather buy from a US company if I'm going to pay that much. I just haven't yet.
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Bake Bros is a USA company, and FC is a nice place so I won't bash them but they are definitely selling a lot of, if not all, Chinese glass. Any Faberge egg sold at 120$ without a specific glass artist attached to it...Chinese. Those weird semi-functional microscope rigs....Chinese. The janky recyclers...Chinese. Also the knockoff hitman double barrel recyclers with the colored lips. It's a common business model. They act as the middle man between us and the Chinese and do quality control. Sometimes they lie, although I think Bake Bros says they bulk import so they're honest and their pricing is okay. But it's a semi-predatory business model that I'm not a fan of. I support US glass, but I don't support US businessmen selling Chinese glass, because I can do that by myself on DHGate.
 
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little maggie

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I didn't realize that about BB. Thanks for letting me know. So are there any American glass companies that aren't incredibly expensive?
 
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YungLeaner

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little maggie said:
I didn't realize that about BB. Thanks for letting me know. So are there any American glass companies that aren't incredibly expensive?
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Yeah, there's GlassblowersDirect but there's been some issues with them...to be honest the scientific American glass is very expensive. Cheapest really good large pieces are Apix Glassworks and also a guy named AxisWolf makes awesome and huge "Vapecyclers" which are recyclers for vapes
 
Stevenski

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You can pretty much rest assured that any website/store that has their own brand product is a direct import from China. Where these guys get a big advantage is they would have agreed a minimum standard of glass they will accept & sample of each piece they are buying to check off each & every shipment they receive & will usually order in the 50+ range of pieces or more.

What you do get when you buy China glass from a Smoke Cartel or Dankstop is significantly higher QC but you get what you pay for. That's why Dankstop has a FC-187 for $105US opposed to $40.
 
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little maggie

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Stevenski said:
You can pretty much rest assured that any website/store that has their own brand product is a direct import from China. Where these guys get a big advantage is they would have agreed a minimum standard of glass they will accept & sample of each piece they are buying to check off each & every shipment they receive & will usually order in the 50+ range of pieces or more.

What you do get when you buy China glass from a Smoke Cartel or Dankstop is significantly higher QC but you get what you pay for. That's why Dankstop has a FC-187 for $105US opposed to $40.
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So when Dankstop says something is PUR or GravLabs it's a fake from China?
 
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Stevenski

Stevenski

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I very much doubt that as they sell plenty of good branded product but buy a Dank Stop piece & there would be a 99% chance it is China glass. There is much more margin in selling a own brand product & it is positioned where it is overpriced for what it is but looks cheap as fuck to a layman comparing it to a Mobius or whatever.
 
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