I will not smoke anything illegal in the state of Washington nor will I pick up a cigarette (with the exception of when I am inebriated), but I love, love, love hookah! Ahh, the days of the Rabbit Hole when a friend and I would smoke a bowl each and then get a raging headache while my brain screams for oxygen a few hours later...
Anyways, since I don't really have time to visit hookah bars anymore, I found it time to get one of my own. We stopped by the University Smoke Shop, where they had a wide variety of hookahs available. No particular reason why we stopped by here over other stores - it was just the closest one we parked closed to.
They had a wide variety of hookahs available for purchase ranging from $40-$130. We got a two-hosed green-colored hookah with some glass etching designs of trees and deer (personally, I wanted the pink one with flowers and leaves, but the boys disagreed and I was outnumbered) for about $65.
When we called the store owner over to let him know of our decision, he brought it down and began to disassemble it so he can pack it into the complimentary case it came with. However, while he was disassembling the stem from the glass base, he seemed to have complications unwinding it and fitting it in the case. Because of the extra time it would take to fix this, he would stop helping us periodically whenever customers came in to handle their quick purchases for a pack of cigarettes or a lighter. And even though they were just quick purchases, our stay in the store was quite prolonged because he had to stop disassembling our hookah about four or five times. /sigh
Aside from the slow customer service, they had a good assortment of replacement parts needed for your hookah as well as a good variety of shisha to choose from. But, more importantly, I liked this place because they had Starbuzz shisha, which I find to be a pretty good brand to use! Ever wondered what flavor you should try? Try Blue Mist - it's blueberry-flavored. One of my favorites! I heard blueberries help you regenerate brain cells faster. If you have never tried it, you should! read more