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.