^you haven't answered my question. where is the advertising for companies like SG and toro. guys that charge the same (even more) than roor. and btw you cannot buy roor.us online, so no you will not be seeing that form of advertising from roor.us. i don't know about roor.de, but EDIT makes absolutely no mention of roor on their homepage. no one's questioning that you pay more for the name, because of course you do, but there's reason roor and other companies/glassblowers get away with it, and it's because other companies don't come close to the type of things the top companies are putting out. edit--roor actually is on the EDIT homepage, a small ad the same size as every other that actually switches out for a g-spot ad all the way at the bottom of the page. real prominent place right there
idk man i just dont think any relatively minor discrepency in glass quality+the name is worth paying so much extra money for. Like i said ive owned a mid range bong for a while and if there was anything at all wrong with it by now, id probly be agreeing with u. but coming from personal experience (relatively small sample size i know) i cant justify spending $400 on a bong when i bought mine for $200. there have been plenty of cases where my "china glass" percs or cheap downstem could have broken but they havent. so from my perspective there are no advantages to buying high end glass
oh wait so you've never even oned a high end piece? then what position are you in to argue about this? there's a lot more to glass than it breaking lol..most pieces aren't going to break as long as you take care of them..but if you give me a china perc and a SG perc i can pick the china one out instantly and enjoy the SG much more.
HVY some people will say there not good, but mine is great! very thick glass and hits so smoothe.. also came stoch with a diffuser downstem with a 4x tree perc and ice pinchs! illadelphs and roors ofc
I personally enjoy my homemade creations. Like honestly what is the gain from spending 400$? on a bong. Compared to the 20$ I spent on my homemade. I also save money since I can bascially just remake my homemade bong instead of cleaning it for under 5$. I also haven't been around much to know enough about high end glass, but I have friends who own / tried high end bongs and they always ask to use my homemade. In any event, at some point I will be purchasing a glass bong, or even find someone willing to make my bong.
i find it useful to read the thread i want to post in before i actually post in it...i explained a couple times what kind of glass i own previously in this thread. congratulations, u can distinguish between good and bad percs. if u actually read what i have been trying to say, u would know that i did not once say that the quality of mid range bongs is equal to that of high end bongs, because it isnt. i am merely saying that the difference in quality is not proportionate to the difference in price, and the rest of what u pay is for the label of roor.
Buy a 2 perc roor and compare it to yours. if you told me it hits the exact same, then you are the naive one. Quality and functionality is where that extra money goes, sure as hell not the label. Back to the original post: If you are in Illinois definitly check out Secrets in Chicago or All About It up in Mchenry. All About It has a small, but HEADY AS HELL tube section. Id get a nice SG 8 arm mini perc from there. SG is killin it! As for Secrets, their glass collection is quite large and amazing. if you were to go there, youd be overwhelmed, i sure was. I dont think they sell any SG yet, and the Toros I saw there last were only straight tubes if your looking for a perc. But maybe they got some new stuff in. Either way, the workers at both shops are very friendly and will help you out with all your questions. Go check it out and good luck!
[quote name='gfitz']Buy a 2 perc roor and compare. if you told me it hits the exact same, then you are the naive one. You do realize he never once mentioned that the hits are the same. He is mentioning that logically you are spending a lot more money for little gain. Which also puts the question out, if the hit is "soo much" better, why not invest into a vaporizer, instead of a bong.
dude, all i gotta say is come rip my bong i guarantee it will rip u just as hard as any toro or roor would
hahaha, i quoted exactly what you said. read the post above yours bro! didnt you write that? i will shut my e -mouth forever if you can prove me wrong, but words on a screen dont lie
Well he said - i am merely saying that the difference in quality is not proportionate to the difference in price, and the rest of what u pay is for the label of roor. Which basically says, Yes high ends may be better, but the gain from it is not worth the price.
Roors might be somewhat overpriced, but that doesn't mean all quality glass is. You can get an EHLE or US Tubes for about the same as or just a little more than a china glass piece.
Ehle and Us tubes would be the "best bang for the buck" out of labeled bongs. Most return for the money if you can even calculate the gain from glass when smoking. but again, why not be creative spend 50$ on equipemnt, 50$ on materials 100+ On dank and make something. Trust me the hours of thinking on what to do next is so much worth it. I honestly only spent alot because of the bowl.
i've owned the same bong you have (two foot two tree feuer with a laser cut D slit diffy) flat out, you're wrong.
i'm done with this thread..if you honestly believe that we just like to spend more money on pieces that are barely better than ones that are 200 dollars cheaper, then i don't know what to say. nevermind the fact that we have experience with different types of glass to know which is better and more enjoyable. if you're going to get into this argument you shuld have experience in the field
you pay for the label as well as the quality. if you have the money why not go for the label? you would take a jaguar x-type over a ford taurus right? or a lexus ES350 over a toyota camry. same shit but one is way more expensive because you pay for what you get. if you want to put it as bluntly as "a bong is a bong, a perc is a perc" than you probably havn't experienced or can't even comprehend of affording a true quality tube.
It is because all people ever see is "it takes better rips" how vague is that. Why is roor better then an US. Exactly what makes it better? Now if people start argueing with. The glass the roor blowers use is ZXC and the US tube glass is ZCX, it was proven that blah blah... But all i see is "takes better rips" "doesn't brake as easily" Why the heck would my bong break? unless it is carelessly used.
Your analogy is not very good. You take a car built with a totally different engine and put it against a ford taurus. You always say "Experience" it. Why should we pay 400$ to experience something that you can't even put in to lamen terms. In the end I can basically say, the reason it is better for you is because YOU your self need the label and you are ready to fork out extra 200+$ for it. But the bong it self does nothing else other then "seal holes better, breakless" and the dank is still in the bowl the same ol way. You with your roor , I with my homemade or cheap glass. My high is the best high to me due to the fact I enjoyed the time and low cost of my bong. And the high is the best to you due to the fact you love the workmanship and label/quality of the roor.
