Cheap High Quality Bubbler

oli

oli

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Dear FC followers,

Do you think it would be worth a shot to write to ALiExpress and ask them if they could alter some of these cheap bubblers everyone keeps on talking about?

Anyway I started a draft mail (see below) and I would love your impact as I have not used them but read various comments posted about them.

ps: English is not my mother tongue ;)



Dear Kathy HU,

First of all thank you for putting cheap bubblers out there on the market.

They have been lot of talks on forums regarding your bubblers (for which you will find links below) and many suggestions have been made in order to make them truly desirable, as opposed to, “they are OK, not great but then again they are cheap”. How fantastic would it be for your sales if people were saying, “they are great and on top of that they are cheap”

I(we) hope you’ll be happy to hear some suggestions in improving the design and whether they would have any impacts on the manufacturers?

So I’ll (we) start with this one

Number 1:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/19MM...-CATCHER-free-shipping-to-USA/1280276385.html

CON: The honeycomb is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that the tube (holding the bowl) and the honeycomb be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 2:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item-img/5-Arm-Perc-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-ASH-CATCHER/1236932410.html

CON: The 5 arm Perc is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that 5 arm Perc be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 3:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-ASH-CATCHER/1236901498.html

CON: the TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 4:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Perc-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-on-Glass-ASH-CATCHER/1236879690.html

TO FC MEMBERS: Is it the same issue again or was there something else to be added ???

Number 5:

Single shower head (the one jambandphan03 is so happy with)

A while back you had a similar bubbler to the others but with 1 Single shower head, is there any chance they will come back soon on your market and if so could the same alterations be applied to it? ie; lower shower head.

Many thanks for reading me (or on behalf of whoever wants to get on this bandwagon???)
 
SSVUN~YAH

SSVUN~YAH

You Must Unlearn, What You Have Learned...
I believe they should just take out the 3x showerhead and replace it with the single exactly like Jam's. The triple has multiple problems...
 
ou812?

ou812?

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SSVUN~YAH said:
I couldn't agree more! http://greenbuddhashop.com/14-14MM-12-ARMS-ASH-CATCHER-CLEARGREEN-12ARMAC.htm what a great flavor piece! Low diffusion and high drag and it is soooooo tasty! I actually use this piece the most! Lol! Followed closely by pnwt and Ali ex hc bub. You da man on that one ou812?, thanks again for that recommendation!
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Green? you too? I like it due to its base is wide and holds the fluid.That fucker hums,and I bought a ALT j-hook thick and different shaped than most,but I love that rig,even Jhan had said one time a guy asked about vaping and what he thought would be decent and he said "cheap import A/C and a j-hook if vap'n, perfect size" and as you remarked it hits like a dream and the rips I get from it are on the smaller take,because of that, the bitch wont quit,it just keeps on giving sweet vapor rip after rip.The big cans, gone in a bout 3-4 good large can style clouds.:peace: :wave::leaf:
 
ou812?

ou812?

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oli said:
Dear FC followers,

Do you think it would be worth a shot to write to ALiExpress and ask them if they could alter some of these cheap bubblers everyone keeps on talking about?

Anyway I started a draft mail (see below) and I would love your impact as I have not used them but read various comments posted about them.

ps: English is not my mother tongue ;)



Dear Kathy HU,

First of all thank you for putting cheap bubblers out there on the market.

They have been lot of talks on forums regarding your bubblers (for which you will find links below) and many suggestions have been made in order to make them truly desirable, as opposed to, “they are OK, not great but then again they are cheap”. How fantastic would it be for your sales if people were saying, “they are great and on top of that they are cheap”

I(we) hope you’ll be happy to hear some suggestions in improving the design and whether they would have any impacts on the manufacturers?

So I’ll (we) start with this one

Number 1:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/19MM...-CATCHER-free-shipping-to-USA/1280276385.html

CON: The honeycomb is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that the tube (holding the bowl) and the honeycomb be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 2:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item-img/5-Arm-Perc-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-ASH-CATCHER/1236932410.html

CON: The 5 arm Perc is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that 5 arm Perc be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 3:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-ASH-CATCHER/1236901498.html

CON: the TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB is too high therefore too much water needs to be added and it ends up in our mouth = NOT GOOD!

Is there any chance that TRIPLE-HONEYCOMB be moved lower, closer to the bottom of the glass so that it would reduce the risk of water getting too high?


Number 4:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Perc-GLASS-BUBBLER-GLASS-on-Glass-ASH-CATCHER/1236879690.html
TO FC MEMBERS: Is it the same issue again or was there something else to be added ???

Number 5:

Single shower head (the one jambandphan03 is so happy with)

A while back you had a similar bubbler to the others but with 1 Single shower head, is there any chance they will come back soon on your market and if so could the same alterations be applied to it? ie; lower shower head.

Many thanks for reading me (or on behalf of whoever wants to get on this bandwagon???)
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its worth a try brother,but I think communication between her and us is a bit,for lack of a better word, hazy. I have tried to reach out and explain to her the same as your wanting,but it just seemed as if she wasnt really concerned, I noticed after a wave of interest,she started jacking #'s up.No biggy,they have been the least inexpensive rigs I have ever bought or seen for that matter.All of PD inventories except for they want to mkt as NORTH AMERICAN MADE are import and there Ive seen what we buy on Alii Ex. for 1/3 marked up 3x the true amount, Im all for free enterprise but as I once said,nice getting the middle out of the way on your glass purchases. I want to applaud your effort and go ahead try her, cant hurt ,things change, I hit her up with that about 5-6 mos ago. Good luck thanks and I hope it gets results!!:cheers:
 
oli

oli

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Thanks SSVUN~YAH and ou812? for the input!

Anyway, Just sent the email to AliExpress and left the same message on their "Help US improve" forum's thread !

Whe shall now see ....

Needless to say I will keep on bombarding them with the same email till I get some sort of anwser...:rant:

Not really building myself up but you just never know :bowdown:
 
ou812?

ou812?

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oli said:
Thanks SSVUN~YAH and ou812? to for the input!!

Yes it is for vaping only: EQ and SOLO (well the solo is on its way :cheers:)

For me the bottom line is that I would love to buy ONE single great piece, but since I have little experience with bubblers and bongs, I think I should just buy 3 to 4 cheap pieces to see how they differ from one another from shower heads to perc to Honeycomb, ect, and than go for 1 well made piece, once I know the one I like best.
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You got it!! if you do buy some nice stuff, please check out Jhan Pixel,he is a glower here on FC nice stuff,honestly IMO his art is as good as the big guys in the game BUT Pixel doesnt charge what the big guys charge about 1/3 the price and he does a bang up job on R&D of his pieces,the man is on top of his skill.

Go and buy some Alli Express gems, if you want some recommendations on which, give me a holler or just surf around this thread and you'll find out which ones are 1/2 way decent.They are the least inexpensive rigs I own and as mentioned, I like em and so do most that have bought em. The real high end stuff makes my mouth water, maybe one day, when the mortgage is done,who knows, I just might build that glass house I hear a lot about. Going to build it with 3 inch bullet proof, so I can throw rocks in it:party:
 
oli

oli

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ou812? said:
You got it!! if you do buy some nice stuff, please check out Jhan Pixel,he is a glower here on FC nice stuff,honestly IMO his art is as good as the big guys in the game BUT Pixel doesnt charge what the big guys charge about 1/3 the price and he does a bang up job on R&D of his pieces,the man is on top of his skill.

Go and buy some Alli Express gems, if you want some recommendations on which, give me a holler or just surf around this thread and you'll find out which ones are 1/2 way decent.They are the least inexpensive rigs I own and as mentioned, I like em and so do most that have bought em. The real high end stuff makes my mouth water, maybe one day, when the mortgage is done,who knows, I just might build that glass house I hear a lot about. Going to build it with 3 inch bullet proof, so I can throw rocks in it:party:
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Cheers for that,

What do you mean by "he does a bang up job on R&D of his pieces" ?

Yes I would not mind some recommendations, I have looked around the thread but with thoses 95 pages, you do lose track somewhat ...

So yes please :clap:
 
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RUDE BOY

RUDE BOY

Space is the Place
Looks like a sweet little piece. I love looking. Although I can't have bigger glass right now as I would have to stash it away between uses and I'm a lazy person who hates dirty glass. For now I just have to be happy with my GBD mini tube(and I am). :peace:
 
Richy

Richy

Frequently up in space with Bowie
I agree that it looks like you wouldn't have much room left in the can for percolation considering you need to fill the water level over the top set of slits. You'd probably get a lot of splashback if you were pulling hard enough for all of the slits to fire as well. Like many people have said before some of this stuff is made by people who don't really understand the intended use of the product so you want to choose carefully.

I have to second that recommendation for JhanPixel, his stuff is really good. You might want to check out Colie Glass as well. They both use quality glass to make their stuff and I haven't heard of any of their pieces developing cracks. Jhanpixel offers a 10% discount to FC members on orders over $100. Colie Glass offer a flat 20% discount on all their stuff to FC members but they will be withdrawing the discount October 31st. Here are links for both their stores.

http://www.ioffer.com/selling/jhanpixel

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Patron166290

It's worth checking out the Colie Glass thread as some of the stuff they do is no longer listed in the store but they are happy to make anything they've made before. Please note that some of the prices may have changed since the posts were made in the Colie Glass thread. I'd recommend starting on the last page of the thread and working your way backwards.

Also JhanPixel has a new line of stuff he's been working on that I remember him posting about here.
 
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sxmokeUP

former combustionist
I like the look of Jhan's stuff also. I want to see more new pieces from him tho. Nothing has changed in his store for a while. He says he is transitioning to Schott glass due to bubble complaints, but none has shown up so far. His thread is collecting cobwebs too.
 
lovinlivinlife

lovinlivinlife

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oli said:
Oops,

try again

http://www.ioffer.com/i/7-inches-glass-bubbler-with-the-bowl-as-gifts-18-8mm-545687376
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Ordered this one a week ago. Threw an offer of $29.99 shipped which was accepted. It does look high :science:, but thought what the hell, I'll give it a whirl. Liked that I could order the 14.4 version so I could use it with my Pinnacle, T-Vape, and MFLB WPA without adapters. Seller was quick to respond and had a tracking number the day I ordered.

Will throw a review together when I get it in.
 
ou812?

ou812?

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oli said:
Cheers for that,

What do you mean by " ?

Yes I would not mind some recommendations, I have looked around the thread but with thoses 95 pages, you do lose track somewhat ...

So yes please :clap:
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"he does a bang up job on R&D of his pieces
NO problem brother,this means he spends considerable time researching the placement and type of perc that is best suited for the piece.He is very good at it,I have 3 pieces from Jhan.They are my superb pieces his craftsmanship is not of novice, Jhan most likely has been doing this for a while,by looking at his art. Jhans art is tight and straight and built well,I have no bubbles,welds are nice, reinforcing is done where needed.Honestly you cant say anything negative about him or Colie,2 good guys offering us great work at very affordable numbers.

Oli you made a great letter to Kathy Wu and in your letter you listed the pieces we all bought here.If you can hold out and wait to see if she does take the correction,GREAT.....I will say this,I did tell her more variety would be welcomed and BANG, she did put in 2 newer pieces on the site.I would suggest buying the H/C,THE 6 ARM TREE,and the one can that has a 4 way mini sort of a stem line with 2 slits on all 4 of perc. They work good in the uncorrected status and my Solo loves em all. I own those 3 and so do a lot of men here.

It will give you an idea of how far you wanna go into the GAS syndrome, be it all the way to the stuff that costs a whole lot more or if your happy with the simple glass pieces that didnt break your bank and work decent.Not much more I can express, there are a few more sites, I hope this helps,Im sure others will chine in as you ask for more info, as well as myself.This place is a blast and filled with good people,so fire away if you find the need,we'll do our best here at FC to help with your GAS issues,
http://www.ioffer.com/selling/jhanpixel- love this guys inventory and he has a decent variety.

http://www.pipesdaddy.com/default.asp deals can be had here


http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/store/ff8080812e7a9144012e92b1b14352aa.html another alliexpress

http://www.badassglass.com/ deals can be had, FREE SHIPPING

http://thick-quality-glass.myshopify.com/collections/all LIKE THIS GUYS INVENTORY MORE AND MORE

http://www.ioffer.com/selling/greenbuddah NICE 12 ARM ASH CATCHERS THAT HAVE A WIDER BASE THAN THE AVG.ONES, SOME DECENT SMALL DEALS,SHIPS FAST AND GENERALLY WILL WORK ON PRICES AND IF DOING MULIPLE ITEMS HE CAN BE HAGGLED DOWN AS WELL.


edit,had to re-link it,they were all coming up as PIPES DADDY hopefully it will work now, i apologize if some went and said WTF,my bad:bang:
 
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ou812?

ou812?

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Andy said:
Just bought this one:

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/282903542.html

Will review when it arrives.
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Where you going to buy that for that price?? see what I mean, PD would sell that for 70 bucks with out a doubt,that looks sweet, props to you bro,you got your self a rig that you cut the middle man out, yeah buoy!!!:tup:

your going to find out youR going to love that rig if it comes as shown,1.) due to the price!!!!!!!!!,2.) bet it works well and you will say,hmmmm not to shabby and damn I wish I bought another!! myself and others like the import that is inexpensive and crafted decent,and that one looks like it is. Some might say too big for vaping and they could be right, but IMO,it looks narrow and with out a doubt what ever your inhaling with it especially vapor,its going to be cooled down quite a bit and thats good, ... flavor,if thats very important to you I would say go smaller, but I find a niche for em all,big or small,they all do their job!! time for my 1st rip of the day, nice piece many happy sessions w/it brother,:leaf::cheers:
 
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rotax

rotax

Zaporist
Hey, if you guys didn't see it, PipesDaddy has a 12.5% coupon "Valid from Oct 12 to Nov 4 [2013]".

That makes the Vapor Glass Bubbler $35; if only they had 14mm Keck clips [in stock] and an 18M>14F reducer. I'll have to do some shopping on PD and see what I can find...

Edit: FWIW, I found some 'cheap GonG adapters', figured it may fit in this thread.
18mm Male to 14mm Female reducer $7.89 shipped. This eBay seller also has some other 'cheap' glass adapters.
And I've seen oregonglassblower mentioned around FC, 18M to 14F reducer $10+$6 ship=$16 shipped.
 
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SD_haze

SD_haze

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rotax said:
Hey, if you guys didn't see it, PipesDaddy has a 12.5% coupon "Valid from Oct 12 to Nov 4 [2013]".

That makes the Vapor Glass Bubbler $35; if only they had 14mm Keck clips [in stock] and an 18M>14F reducer. I'll have to do some shopping on PD and see what I can find...
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An 18 to 14 reducer adapter is very common in local head shops. I called around and found one for only $5.
(If there's local shops near you)

I'm not a fan of keck clips, but my removable mouthpiece on the vapor bubbler did indeed fall out and shatter a number of months ago. Haven't found a replacement yet that's cheap enough.
 
oli

oli

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ou812? said:
"he does a bang up job on R&D of his pieces
NO problem brother,this means he spends considerable time researching the placement and type of perc that is best suited for the piece.He is very good at it,I have 3 pieces from Jhan.They are my superb pieces his craftsmanship is not of novice, Jhan most likely has been doing this for a while,by looking at his art. Jhans art is tight and straight and built well,I have no bubbles,welds are nice, reinforcing is done where needed.Honestly you cant say anything negative about him or Colie,2 good guys offering us great work at very affordable numbers.

Oli you made a great letter to Kathy Wu and in your letter you listed the pieces we all bought here.If you can hold out and wait to see if she does take the correction,GREAT.....I will say this,I did tell her more variety would be welcomed and BANG, she did put in 2 newer pieces on the site.I would suggest buying the H/C,THE 6 ARM TREE,and the one can that has a 4 way mini sort of a stem line with 2 slits on all 4 of perc. They work good in the uncorrected status and my Solo loves em all. I own those 3 and so do a lot of men here.

It will give you an idea of how far you wanna go into the GAS syndrome, be it all the way to the stuff that costs a whole lot more or if your happy with the simple glass pieces that didnt break your bank and work decent.Not much more I can express, there are a few more sites, I hope this helps,Im sure others will chine in as you ask for more info, as well as myself.This place is a blast and filled with good people,so fire away if you find the need,we'll do our best here at FC to help with your GAS issues,
http://www.ioffer.com/selling/jhanpixel- love this guys inventory and he has a decent variety.

http://www.pipesdaddy.com/default.asp deals can be had here


http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/store/ff8080812e7a9144012e92b1b14352aa.html another alliexpress

http://www.badassglass.com/ deals can be had, FREE SHIPPING

http://thick-quality-glass.myshopify.com/collections/all LIKE THIS GUYS INVENTORY MORE AND MORE

http://www.ioffer.com/selling/greenbuddah NICE 12 ARM ASH CATCHERS THAT HAVE A WIDER BASE THAN THE AVG.ONES, SOME DECENT SMALL DEALS,SHIPS FAST AND GENERALLY WILL WORK ON PRICES AND IF DOING MULIPLE ITEMS HE CAN BE HAGGLED DOWN AS WELL.

edit,had to re-link it,they were all coming up as PIPES DADDY hopefully it will work now, i apologize if some went and said WTF,my bad:bang:
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Super info, many thanks!!

While looking around last night I noticed they also was a french (I'm a blegian french speaking chap) section to FC forum with many Europeen links, sweeeeeet!!

I think the looking around part is as great if not greater than the buying part, a little like Xmas whishing/shopping!

Xmas is upon us anyway......
 
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