yep you pay for the name....at least for the US roors. I honestly believe the authentic german roors are of higher quality than 99% of the glass out there. Since getting a real german roor in the US is pretty expensive....i got the next best thing. And let me tell you...this thing is tough. I have dropped it several time right on the stem with no breakage.....and its still the only bong that gets me smashed after 1 medium size bowl. Plus it was only $160 with the diffusor!!! cant beat that.
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