OP: its simple.. either get a peyote pillar, or get a toro circ/circ and spend the bit left on other stuff, like a slide maybe or an a/c. or bud. Bud lasts only until you use it, and even then, it can still get dried out or messed up, but once its used, its gone. I would prefer to get a piece I really like and have it forever, than get weed of any grade and only have it till i smoke it. Odds are, the piece will outlast the weed. You can always get more weed, can't always get that one piece you really love. Personally, I would either get a custom piece by a big name artist or company if you can contact them. or get a premade, and if you get a premade, get either one of the two I said b4.
Maybe I am too naive to understand you guys. I can admit that. But doesn't it seem excessive to purchase a bong that could break with just one trip? You guys know how often glass bongs break, and if I had that thing I would need to constantly be paying attention to it. In fact, I would treat it like it is Uranium or something. And to those of you saying that they "retain their value" if you clean it, are you suggesting that people would purchase a used bong for the same price that they could purchase a new one? It doesn't matter if it is "like new" people still want money to be dropped off because of the sheer fact that there was a previous owner.
You are in fact too naive to understand. I'll put it in a more broad perspective for you. A nice car costs upwards of 30,000$, and thousands more to run and maintain every year. This is a common mode of transportation, something necessary in today's world. Why is it so hard to understand that someone can afford a 1000$ tube when people are spending thousands of dollars on clothes/vacations/cars all the time. As far as retaining value, the more expensive pieces really do. If the tube is in clean and mint condition, there is no real way of telling how "new" or "used" it is, so the price is pretty much set at retail. I have sold tubes for more than I bought them for, your local currency and the demand for the specific tube depend as well.
If the OP is gonna drop a K on a piece he's definetly gonna take care of it and make sure that thing dnt break, and the first extra K i get is goin right to one of those peyote pillars that thing is dream. kudos if u pick it up.
That was the type of answer I was looking for. Maybe I haven't progressed to that stage yet where I feel it is necessary to plunk down a grand on a bong. I guess for me it seems like the same job can be accomplished with a $350 bong. However, I can agree with you that sometimes it just makes sense to buy the best thing possible because you know that you are getting top quality. It's like buying an Acura as opposed to buying a Toyota. Both are great makes, but the Acura will perform better in the long run. I get that. But at the same time, I don't. I always have been more of a mids and acrylic bong type of guy rather than the ultra-dank and triple percolated diffused downstemmed bong aficionado. But I can admit that I've looked through a couple of those Aqualabs and they almost look more like a work of art rather than a bong.
^ You just hit the nail on the head. They ARE works of art, which is why you pay so much. You don't pay for the glass and the color rods, you pay for the artists time. I use this comparison all the time; if artwork on a canvas can sell for millions of dollars, functional glass can sure as hell sell for thousands of dollars.
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Not a bad idea. but I believe Helix has a similar bong, and its a bit cheaper. maybe not the same thing, but close enough. The first $1k i use will be to get teh peyote pillar. and since their not $1000, but close to it, I'll see if they can make one with a worked area or soemthing.. if not, Ill get what i get and walk away happy. the 2nd $1000 will be either for a custom setup (complete), or maybe just get the helix/hurricane bong for kicks.
^^^No way in hell should the OP get a 500 dollar phx. period. If he asked us what should he do with a thousand dollars we would and have told them. But their asking a for a 1000 dollar solution... bong wise... for their money. we gave them a solution... peyote pillar, a custom, or toro circ/circ. No way would I or rather anyone here, who would have $1000 to spend on a piece, would get soemthing les than what im holding in my pocket, to then spend the rest on weed. If i got the money, i can always get more weed, and OP probably does have it, or else they wouldnt have the money for the bong. Case and point: spend the money wisely on a piece you like, and if your gonna go out in style, get something that not only you like, but also that is worth the money. phx might be good, but there is WAY better for the money spent.
I think im gonna wait till i get home and go to a sick head shop by my house. I kinda wanna be able to see it before i buy it. And for some reason i really want a coil condenser so we'll see. Right now im prolly gonna buy me a headford inline bubbler and inline a/c off ALT to hold me over til the big purchase..
What a horrible, horrible suggestion. The dude wants quality, not china glass. -rep. Nice decision man, those bubblers are fucking sweet. If you don't mind ordering online why not look through Luke Wilson or Sov on ALT?
I like the stuff on ALT, but when im dropping $1000 then i wanna see and feel the bong first. And my headshop will prolly give me a good discount
^^^ that's no problem OP, but you keep mentioning the condenser. The coil condenser (most popular with illadelph), is really not worth it. They are the most over-hyped, over-priced, waste of money I've seen. "WOW! You can like keep it in the fridge/freezer, till the glycerin cools down, and then reattach and smoke and it'll be cool, awesome!" <-- This is a waste of money, b/c the coil due to its form, causes more drag for you as the user to inhale through. Also, for the price tag, Ill isn't what your looking for... best brands/names are : Sov--> toro--->SGW (sometimes)--->(grey areas of whats good is here: ILL, roor, Luke wilson, sheldon black,....)---> zob, phx, and so on. If you want soemthing to make your smoke colder ( which is what the coil does), add an a/c and put cold/cold water in the a/c and in the bong, and if it has 2 chambers, put it in there as well. Now your piece is cold for you, without wasting the extra $$$ on a condenser coil which is somewhat worthless IMHO. Others will say its worth it... but those who really know about he pros and cons of it, vs. the money, say it is not worth it.
^ No offense man, but you might be a little confused. You put LW and Sheldon black at the same level as PHx, are you sure you know what your talking about? Luke Wilson has pushed glassblowing to a ridiculous level, you do know he sells 50 Arm tree percs on ALT right? PHx is china glass that is manufactured in the USA, it shouldn't even be put in the same sentence with some of those artists. You also put SGW right beside Toro and Sov... that is a pretty bold statement considering how new SGW is to the game. The coil condenser is not a "bad" tube, it just has no legitimate filtration other than the downstem. Most people that purchase it expect a super smooth hit, which is not the case. The coil replicates putting ice in a normal bong, so it is nothing crazy. If you decide on something else, look for Ice pinches so you can replicate that smooth cold hit, while you get the proper filtration from Tree's or Circs. As per the OP's decision, its a good one. You can haggle like crazy in person, and point out the imperfections/flaws to get a cheaper price.
i have a 7mm beaker ill and love it tha thing fuckin rips, im not sold on their coils thou def some over priced hyped up shit, get a sov or toro. ull definelty get ur moneys worth out of one of those
Wow you guys are ignorant if you think he's buying a $1000 bong to "get high". In this kind of situation, as someone stated earlier, it's all about the experience. Is the bong going to get him higher than a $200 one, probably not, but does your ferrari get you to work faster when you still have to obey the speed limits, no. People buy high-end things for various reasons: they appreciate the artwork, the design, the skill it takes to make it, the meaning behind it, etc....in the end they ultimately buy it because it makes them happy.
crap... didn't notice i put LW and SB with PHX.. my bad. kinda tired right now... SGW may be new to the game, but they've made large strides to push it to the top. their not toro or SG, but their not phx. LW has done tons of crazy stuff yes, but hes not JP or SG either, but he is getting there as well. I'll edit my previous post.