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SSVUN~YAH

SSVUN~YAH

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There are concerns of proper annealing with the China pieces. I have however only heard these concerns from American glass blowers. So it does raise a good question. Is there a big concern of improperly annealed pieces? Are these pieces in that boat?
 
ataxian

ataxian

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SSVUN~YAH said:
There are concerns of proper annealing with the China pieces. I have however only heard these concerns from American glass blowers. So it does raise a good question. Is there a big concern of improperly annealed pieces? Are these pieces in that boat?
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Where is your computer from?
CELL PHONE?

Why is my $300 glass piece not as good as my $28 glass piece?

I give all my stuff a bath before use regardless of where it's from!
 
equatorgringo

equatorgringo

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MG23 said:
Seems like kind've a paranoid way to look at it.
Just because the materials originate in China doesn't instantly make them low quality.
Raw Chinese borosilicate glass is just very low priced; in addition the labor and shipping are being done in-house, so no middle-man markups. You are paying for materials and labor, not a brand name.
Even Some "brand name" blowers use Chinex for their work; the ones that will admit to it praise it for being high quality at a fraction of the price.
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If you say so! I have no idea what I am talking about, I know nothing about glass except that I buy it, let alone what it contains or if there are quality differences. Of course with ignorance comes questions even if they sound paranoid or strange :tinfoil:

I don't import construction supplies from China because the sheetrock boards, paste, etc are known to contain toxins and nasty shit, so I ask :)
 
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SSVUN~YAH

SSVUN~YAH

You Must Unlearn, What You Have Learned...
ataxian said:
Where is your computer from?
CELL PHONE?

Why is my $300 glass piece not as good as my $28 glass piece?

I give all my stuff a bath before use regardless of where it's from!
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Lol, you don't have to twist my arm to buy these pieces. I've been doing it for quite a bit now. Just giving prior information b/c the question of proper annealing of the China pieces, has been brought up in this thread beforehand.
 
SSVUN~YAH

SSVUN~YAH

You Must Unlearn, What You Have Learned...
It's madness now! Back in the day members had to sift through alibaba not AliEx to find a vendor that would sell a sample piece. Then the hc ac got purchased in bulk and slowly from there pieces have been coming up. But when @jambandphan03 disclosed sunshine store, now that blew the top off this thread and it's been going at a breakneck speed lately. I wonder how many newer people on here know what the infamous is??
 
ataxian

ataxian

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SSVUN~YAH said:
It's madness now! Back in the day members had to sift through alibaba not AliEx to find a vendor that would sell a sample piece. Then the hc ac got purchased in bulk and slowly from there pieces have been coming up. But when @jambandphan03 disclosed sunshine store, now that blew the top off this thread and it's been going at a breakneck speed lately. I wonder how many newer people on here know what the infamous is??
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The INFAMOUS was the first @OF was one of the first!
At these prices get them while there cheap!
 
syrupy

syrupy

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Have a new family staying over...G18 aka "tallboy", D020-D "neo", D020 "washme".

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Edit: @Caligula , I could see you running a D020-D...
 
oli

oli

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SSVUN~YAH said:
So when did the Sunny Afternoon Lazy inline ripoff make it to DHgate?

http://www.dhgate.com/product/100pc...glass-glass/179567850.html#s6-31-1|3150445087

http://www.dhgate.com/product/100pc...glass-glass/189331243.html#s6-19-1|3150445087

http://www.dhgate.com/product/100pc...glass-glass/179107795.html#s5-48-1|1181627957
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To be honest I have nearly bought this similar item 4 times but never did because of the Male adaptor and because of the fact that we can not see for sure if the end of the in-line perc is closed or not and also perhaps because of the lack of can space, well too many doubts for a Chinese piece.

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http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/glass-water-pipe-new-line-prec-glass-ash/184591702.html

This is what I call a poor website!!!
http://www.smokingpipes-grinders.com
 
Sinclue

Sinclue

OK disagree with me, I can't force you to be right
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Oh and @Sinclue - I'm in the same situation with the Aaryan guy, though, just for a couple of the $5 pieces. I've received pretty much the exact response you did. I'm just waiting to see if he answers my request for a refund as he doesn't seem to be honoring single item sales, even though his site conveniently allows purchases for single items as you pointed out. If I don't hear back soon I'll go the Paypal route.
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Not surprised to hear you were misled too. I've gotten a couple of emails from him. He's clearly at a disadvantage trying to communicate in English. So far he's blamed his web page creator, his employees, and problems with his supplier. And yet his web page still is the same posing as a retail site. I just checked and you can still place single items in your cart and proceed to checkout without any notification that there is a MOQ.

Another member has been in contact with him and actually tried to order 10 of one of the items. The guy came back with the MOQ was now 20!

I even offered to pay a reasonable amount for S/H if he'd honor the sale. I explained how a successful review on sites like this could help his business. He returned that it wasn't possible to mail a single item. ????????? I'm pretty sure you can mail a single package from virtually any country in the world.

As you probably know his account at PayPal has been suspended (not sure how he expects to pay me back in 7 or 8 days). I have filed a claim with them so we'll see where that gets me.

Maybe there should be a "Merchants To Beware Of" thread.

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Teedub

Teedub

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SSVUN~YAH said:
It's madness now! Back in the day members had to sift through alibaba not AliEx to find a vendor that would sell a sample piece. Then the hc ac got purchased in bulk and slowly from there pieces have been coming up. But when @jambandphan03 disclosed sunshine store, now that blew the top off this thread and it's been going at a breakneck speed lately. I wonder how many newer people on here know what the infamous is??
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It's awesome madness!
With all the recent perc 'technology' and these single seller stores, the infamous is looking very old and boring. rip infamous, loved by many.
Bring on the future diffusion! one day they will have lasers and robots in them haha

oh yeah and where the hell is my hoverboard already? wtf science.
 
ataxian

ataxian

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Sinclue said:
Not surprised to hear you were misled too. I've gotten a couple of emails from him. He's clearly at a disadvantage trying to communicate in English. So far he's blamed his web page creator, his employees, and problems with his supplier. And yet his web page still is the same posing as a retail site. I just checked and you can still place single items in your cart and proceed to checkout without any notification that there is a MOQ.

Another member has been in contact with him and actually tried to order 10 of one of the items. The guy came back with the MOQ was now 20!

I even offered to pay a reasonable amount for S/H if he'd honor the sale. I explained how a successful review on sites like this could help his business. He returned that it wasn't possible to mail a single item. ????????? I'm pretty sure you can mail a single package from virtually any country in the world.

As you probably know his account at PayPal has been suspended (not sure how he expects to pay me back in 7 or 8 days). I have filed a claim with them so we'll see where that gets me.

Maybe there should be a "Merchants To Beware Of" thread.

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Have the sunshine factory make the same piece with a 7mm wall thickness and ghgate to handle the transaction.
Commit to 25 of them and we can get quality as well.

We need to re-think this!
 
Tweak

Tweak

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Herr_Dampf said:
...from way back in Jannuary 2014... ANCIENT HISTORY!
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2012 for me, :p.

Inspired by @ataxian I took my D020-W outside for a session in fresh air.

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Liking it way more than I did this weekend. It has to be the easiest bubbler I own to stare at the bubbles while you are vaping, :tup:. Glad I tried a sidecar for the first time, didn't think I would like one.
 
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ataxian

ataxian

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Caligula said:
I really should pick one of these up as a backup/travel piece. Which would you say is best fir a hybrid vape/oil rig?
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Travel?
D020 - $28 - $29

Small, Strong, Functional

10,000,000,000 x better than a PNWT

I want to go the other way.
The D020-D is the size I want however I would break the bowl off the first session.

No Bridge support?

The D020 seems sturdier!
The "TKO" is a nice piece however not to travel due to the fragil nature of no support for the stem.

For cheap?
Sturdie?
Functional?
Travel?
Hands down = D020
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I use this in the house.
Pretty well made.
Without bridge supports I'll pass regardless If I plan to use it inside or out!

5.5 - 7.0 mm wall thickness minimum.
3.5? Junk!

Too bad they left the bridge support off the D020-D?
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How long does it take after it has arrived in the states? My D020-D arrived at the sorting center on 4/24, but no updates since :(
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48 hours has been my experience!
However up to 5 day's!
Maybe today?
Let me know if you like it?
I like the size of the can.
 
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DieHard

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Ok guys, sorry in advance for :worms::worms:. Here's a new place for GAS relief.
http://www.usglobalimports.com/default.asp

I found these, thought they look interesting . Also lots of other stuff here at pretty reasonable prices. it's all in one. The nail is attached. There is 8" ($23.99) and 5"($20.99)
http://www.usglobalimports.com/product_p/bu-283.htm
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http://www.usglobalimports.com/product_p/bu-282.htm
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http://www.usglobalimports.com/product_p/bu-314.htm. 5" vortex bub for $25
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http://www.usglobalimports.com/product_p/hgf-6040.htm. Looks nice for <$40!!
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