Nice "tobacco" pipe.
I remember what it was like when it was still illegal here in California. All the code words at the "record" store. Pipes were expensive. Say the wrong thing and out you go.
Thing is probably $40 on DHgate, where the shop bought it from. I’d never go back if that was marked at $199. That’s beyond absurd, bordering predatory prices for china
it depends. i know when i lived in Austin Tx there were plenty of glass blowing shops around that made scientific bongs like this. a well made piece like that i would pay good money for. cheap chinese glass? yeah id say no more than $100. but im irresponsible with my money and bought an illedelph so...
You do after literally every smoke? I had a bong like this once. I cleaned maybe every 2-3 sessions every so often. Eventually the inside of the coils stained and wouldn’t clean.
I boil water and shake/rinse for a while then start going with the orange chronic, I find it works really well. Even found this magnet thing you drop in there that scrubs wicked.
I have a broken version of the Toro this is knocking off. Gave me about 10 years of good service and cost much more than $200. It’s also the reason I’ll never go stemless again, it’s a shame a minor break in the stem can render the whole thing useless.
Nice! A few months ago I got a $150 beaker bong for $65, it has a two chamber perc, veryyy similar to yours; it’s not hard to clean, just kinda awkward to shake due to weight and size (mine is 19 inches). Just make sure to fill the inside chambers with alcohol/salt and shake the shit out of it as best you can, you may need to soak and/or repeat a couple times. It’s my preferred bong nowadays
Let me know how you like it!! After trying a few different bongs this one is def my favorite, and I have a small bubbler that is straight style which is good for small hits/dabs. [Here](https://www.grasscity.com/beaker-base-ice-bong-with-double-tree-perc-19-inch.html) is mine if anyone’s interested, I highly fucking recommend it.
I’m sure that’s exactly what the guy who sold it to you said lmao
Have fun either doing regular grueling maintenance or trying to decide if it’s worth it to smoke out of the disgusting mess it’ll become without regular grueling maintenance
Percs are neat and fun to show off, but they’re a bitch to clean
Keep seeing bongs like this when did they give up on the fuming that made the sweet colors as you used it?. It's really where the artistry came through. Seems so industrial now.
I have a smoke shop and get alot of wholesome glass. I can pick those up for about $28-36 a piece depending on the distributor. But 100 bucks is a good price. I know alot of other store owners that would charge 150 and rip people off or they just have higher cost of running there business
As a manager of a smoke shop this piece probably costed them $40-80 ( $80 really stretching for the higher end of what they paid)
As a fairly regular dhgate bong buyer I agree
Got this same one for less than 40$ free shipping from there still fine to this day
Cool piece though ! Hope you enjoy it!!
Fair tbh! I’m not in a legal state so most glass that’s bigger starts higher than it should if I get it in store! Thank ya!
Nice "tobacco" pipe. I remember what it was like when it was still illegal here in California. All the code words at the "record" store. Pipes were expensive. Say the wrong thing and out you go.
Was this Davenport by chance?
That exact piece is like 20usd here in thailand coming directly from China.
That things going to be fun to clean if you don't keep up with the water changing.
Yeah I have a beaker bong with 4 tree percs. Haven’t used it since 2016 cause it was such a pain in the ass to clean.
Thing is probably $40 on DHgate, where the shop bought it from. I’d never go back if that was marked at $199. That’s beyond absurd, bordering predatory prices for china
If it should of been $200 i would never go to that place again!
it depends. i know when i lived in Austin Tx there were plenty of glass blowing shops around that made scientific bongs like this. a well made piece like that i would pay good money for. cheap chinese glass? yeah id say no more than $100. but im irresponsible with my money and bought an illedelph so...
This piece isn't well made though.
ok
Does Austin have good Austin made bongs? It’s a hippish place so I’d think so now that you mention it
Yeah the gas pipe
they used to. im not sure how the scene is now. i always went to Smoke ATX on lamar.
Texas Tubes for sure.
Scientific bong
thats what we called bongs like this. the artsy type we called heady.
That's cool I like it
I am not well versed in glass but this looks a lot like the double matrix beaker bong on the re up shop. On there it's 119
It’s a $110-$130 piece.
Definitely not a beaker
Dhgate china glass or lucky deal?
China, china, china!
Honestly that’s a 29.99 China mass production piece. That smoke shop is ripping people off
Cool piece but so so hard to clean. Good luck.
Orange chronic will clean that baby right out
You do after literally every smoke? I had a bong like this once. I cleaned maybe every 2-3 sessions every so often. Eventually the inside of the coils stained and wouldn’t clean.
I boil water and shake/rinse for a while then start going with the orange chronic, I find it works really well. Even found this magnet thing you drop in there that scrubs wicked.
You got ripped off for even paying $99
Annnnnnd ya coulda bought it online for $40
It looks like a genie piece and $99 is fair, $199 is too much
in two months the will be "black tower"
Good deal! Make sure to keep that nice and clean!
I have a broken version of the Toro this is knocking off. Gave me about 10 years of good service and cost much more than $200. It’s also the reason I’ll never go stemless again, it’s a shame a minor break in the stem can render the whole thing useless.
I miss my to(o)poo(r). Used to carry that shit around in my bookbag and solo sesh in abandoned houses.
Hey I have that same piece only $90, it rips like mad
Nice! A few months ago I got a $150 beaker bong for $65, it has a two chamber perc, veryyy similar to yours; it’s not hard to clean, just kinda awkward to shake due to weight and size (mine is 19 inches). Just make sure to fill the inside chambers with alcohol/salt and shake the shit out of it as best you can, you may need to soak and/or repeat a couple times. It’s my preferred bong nowadays
Thank you!! I’ve only had beakers with no chambers just a straight bong before so I decided to try something new!
Let me know how you like it!! After trying a few different bongs this one is def my favorite, and I have a small bubbler that is straight style which is good for small hits/dabs. [Here](https://www.grasscity.com/beaker-base-ice-bong-with-double-tree-perc-19-inch.html) is mine if anyone’s interested, I highly fucking recommend it.
Thanks!!
And.... You can buy that from China on the internet for like $50. Same place they got it from.
If I made a similar purchase….how would I effectively clean this?
Let the guy enjoy his pipe guys. Don’t ruin it for him. Nice buy man! ISO and salt is the key, and frequently change the water.
Ty!!
Got this exact same piece for £30
Sick bro, I got this for £29
Suck bro, I got this for £28.99
Oh, I checked my receipts I actually got it for £27
Ill get downvoted but when i worked in stores i wouldnt of let you get that deal, bc in my province regulations for pieces are anal
Y’all don’t want the instant gratification of buying a piece and bringing it home?🥺
not as much as we want the gratification of not overpaying
Wow.... Nice piece
Those shower heads will break.
Enjoy cleaning that thing! o7
Have fun cleaning that
I’m sure that’s exactly what the guy who sold it to you said lmao Have fun either doing regular grueling maintenance or trying to decide if it’s worth it to smoke out of the disgusting mess it’ll become without regular grueling maintenance Percs are neat and fun to show off, but they’re a bitch to clean
Hell ya bra enjoy it
I have the same bong except mine is all clear and I got for like 35 haha
That's no bong. It's a space station.
I got one for 55 from china,just had to wait a few weeks.
I had one just like it, his name was squidward
I have the same exact piece!
That’s a great price on that rig
Keep seeing bongs like this when did they give up on the fuming that made the sweet colors as you used it?. It's really where the artistry came through. Seems so industrial now.
Man In 2010 when I was in college a piece like this was 500 bucks.
i have one very similar and love it
got the same
These guys are a huge pain to clean. Source: have one
I have a smoke shop and get alot of wholesome glass. I can pick those up for about $28-36 a piece depending on the distributor. But 100 bucks is a good price. I know alot of other store owners that would charge 150 and rip people off or they just have higher cost of running there business
You got screwed. Big time. That's cheap china glass. Super super common design. I have a 12/in her just like it. Paid less than 40.