Buying My First Glass Pipe
I'm buying a glass pipe soon, but I'm unsure of a couple things which I should probably know before making my purchase. First of all, what's the difference between inside-out glass pipes and regular ones? I heard inside-out ones are more durable, but I'm clueless on what the difference is besides that. Also, I read somewhere that color changing pipes give off fumes when heated, is this true? If theres any other things I should know before buying, let me know. Thanks.
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I'm not sure about the inside out glass thing but if you want something that's durable then make sure its made of pyrex. I dropped my pyrex pipe about five feat onto a concrete flour and it just bounced. ill never drop it again cuz i love it so much but I'm glad i got a second chance
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Make sure you buy from a place that does not use apprentice glass blowers. The dude at my local smoke shop is quite proud of this fact as his way of demoing the durability of the glass is to take a random pipe, bang it on a desk and then chuck it across the store.
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i would be carful insanity. according to chameleonglass.com, every hit leaves residual stress on the peice and can eventually lead to a break. But I'm not no expert so maybe you should ask the dude.
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Originally Posted by Wishville
i would be carful insanity. according to chameleonglass.com, every hit leaves residual stress on the peice and can eventually lead to a break. But I'm not no expert so maybe you should ask the dude.
I think the point of the demo was that a lot of really poor quality glass breaks when drop it on the floor (every stoner will do this once), and his glass can stand up to the stoner challenge.
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oh ok i was confused. for some reason i thought he was selling you the ones that he abused. my bad
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ccg doesnt give off fumes
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Now I just have to figure out what the best way to buy one is. I have four options:
1. head shop
2. buying online
3. buying from a friend
4. buying from my cousin
I can't get anything from a head shop since I'm only 16, and I would prefer to pick something out myself, so having someone 18+ get one for me wouldn't work. I don't want to buy from a friend since I would prefer to know the details of the pipe and whoever I purchase from probably won't know, and plus I want to get something new which isn't likely to happen if I buy from a friend. I don't like buying something like this online because my parents might find out if it gives any clues on what the contents of the package are, also I won't get to feel or inspect the product to see if I'll be satisfied with it. I could buy one from my cousin but he lives 250 miles from me and I might not have a chance to get over there for awhile.
I could probably settle for getting one online, but I would need to know the packaging they would use and what it would say on it. I won't have a problem using a credit card since I could just tell my parents I'm buying a couple CDs. Anyone know a good site/sites that would be good for my situation?
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Well, I've been looking around for a good site to buy one from (looks like thats the best option I have), and I came across http://www.fatglasspipes.com/. They have a model called a "pee-nut" (picture: http://www.fatglasspipes.com/Peenutz...nt%20color.jpg), which is inside-out, made out of pyrex, 3.5" long, and is $32. Does it seem like a good purchase? Again, this is my first glass pipe purchase so I'm new to this stuff. Also, if anyone has bought anything from this site, would you recommend it?
I'm not buying anything online yet since I might have a chance to get something from my cousin, but if I don't I'll probably end up going this route.
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congrats bro ur first pipe is always the best. Have fun shopping around. Id go to a headshop the guys that work there are usually cool stoners and theyll answer any of ur questions as long as u dont talk about weed and call the bongs water pipes. I was just at a head shop and the guy behind the counter takes out a bowl and was like here catch and purposly threw it way too far to the right and im like OOO FUCK and tried to catch it and it dropped and didnt break haha he was showin me the durbaility.
O and the pic u posted illusional looks like a decent bowl. Go to the local headshop and see if u find anything u like more and if not get that one. It looks like a nice bowl. Good luck!
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One way to go man is to have someone that is 18 (they can buy it legally) go to the shop and buy one for you. See what you do is you go there and just look around and eye out the one you want, then you just tell your friend that is 18 which one it was and they go in and buy it and that's all you need to do. I did this with my friend since i'm not old enough to buy one legally either. I gave him the money told him which one i wanted and he bought it. Simple and easier than buying off the internet. Using a parents credit card to buy a pipe is not a good idea in my opinion. Either way, Blaze on! :thumbsup:
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I was originally planning on doing that, but then I heard some head shops don't even let minors into the store, and since the nearest one to me is 45 minutes away I wouldn't be happy to drive there then find out I can't get into the store to choose the pipe I want. I should call them and ask if anyone under 18 is allowed in if they are with someone that is 18 or over.
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Mabye your friend has a camer phone and he can take pictures of cool pipes or something, then show them to you and go pick it up for you. I'm eighteen so I dont have to worry about this much, but head shops are the best place to but pipes, I think you get better deals there also. I remember when I got my first pipe I didn't wanna brake it sp I told my friend to get me a little case for it. It was only like 12 bucks and I've had that pipe twice as long as any of my other friends have had theirs.
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I remember my first pipe! It was so beautiful, and the first time I christened it was the best :) Toke on, and watch the colors grow!
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My first pipe is still fully intact and i still use it to this day. I got another pipe for free that i don't use much because i don't think it hits as good as my first pipe that i got. If you take care of your pipe it will last a good time.
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My first peice... I borrowed it out to some friends to use, whatever fine I was the only who had a actual bowl in the dorms! They go out and sit in a car and smoke. Campus sequrity comes and knocks on their window. Asking them what they're doing and they freak out. They tell them to wait in the car but they decide its a good time to split... They all run and they end up throwing my bowl somewhere randomly on capmus and call us and are scared out of their minds bla bla. The thin shatters and all they found appertnly was the bowl with the weed still in it. It ends up that they weren't even on campus when sequirty knocked on the door. The head of sequrity is this man, [attachment=o72468]
He was actually dating a good friend of mine, apperntly hes very straight edge thinks weed is one of the worst possible things going on in the world today, drug propaganda what have you.
....sorry for the story
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I just bought a chillum (I think), from someone I know for $30. I heard they hit better than pipes do and it was the only glass piece easily available to me, so I bought it. Here's a few pics:
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Make sure you get a pipe cleaning agent, like 'Formula 420' that stuff works wonders, and is way better than scraping/boiling pipes. You just pour it in, cover the holes, shake for a few minutes (it says 1 minute, but its not THAT good, maybe if its not a thick buildup) rinse with hot water thoroughly, and you've got a brand spankin new lookin pipe! :pimp:
I accidently broke my first pipe, Thelma (dunno why I named it that) while trying to clean her in a sink, and she slipped out of my hands and shattered into a million pieces :(
As soon as I saw her falling, I immediately looked away and left the room...I was pissed. It was a real nice pipe too, theres only 2 ever made, I should of bought the other one, it was exactly the same but about half the size. It was a double blown inside out color changer.
depending on how much you like to smoke at one sitting, is going to help you choose a bowl, I prefer pipes that are able to pack around a gram, and are deep enough to stick half of your thumb in. I used to pick them by how easy they were to scrape out clean manually, but since ive had cleaning agents, I don't worry about that anymore. Just make sure its not too short or too long, can pack a good amount, and is durable (pyrex or if easily breakable glass, alot thicker), and finally, appealing visually to your likeing.
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Does anyone have any information on fatglasspipes.com? i ordered 2 pipes from them , and now they have a dead website... if anyone can give me phone number or any info on weather its a ligit company or not.. please contact me... thanks... Jolene
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My local head shop is 120 to 240 miles away:(
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that sucks, mine is downtown, I just need to FIND it
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Originally Posted by tajinternational
wow amazing prices, I'll take 20! lol