I went into my local head shop yesterday and ended up getting a hexagonal bottom HiSi piece, I would say its about 15 inches and it has a really nice can. I also got a honeycomb ashcatcher to have with it because frankly I dont like my other ashcatchers, they both cant keep good water levels (you would think pyrex glass would know their shit). Anyways the piece was 300$ and the ashcatcher was 150$ but I ended up getting everything for 250$ so it was an awesome deal. I just wanted to hear what you guys think about HiSi as a brand in general and if you own one or whatever. Heres a pic of the new piece! its already needing a cleaning.
I'd say HiSi is in the lower mid-range- better than Weed Star but lower than Zob and other similarly priced bongs. The price they gave you originally is kinda laughable- those tubes are normally closer to $200 and you can get a Toro ashcatcher for $150. Even though I would've chosen differently, I don't think you got robbed or anything.
HiSi is lower mid range? Worse than Zob....I dont think so. Better than weed star of course because weed star is a piece of shit. Everywhere I have seen ZOB they have been cheaper than HiSi and I have always known ZOB as a normal quality company, comparable to MAV glass, but not as good as HiSi...HiSi has really good and unique perc systems that they have invented such as the U-perc (and that signature stem) which are all made to perfection and identical, while ZOB makes cirq and showerheads like everyone else and sometimes has them crooked..... for I have seen it with my own eyes
damn, I haven't seen HiSi ever since I made that trip up to San Fran. I had their straight tube and I can say that they make some decent glass. Wouldn't say high end but mid range for those who want good sturdy glass but don't want to spend a fortune on it.
You did not get an awesome deal. If i tell you the original price of an apple is $500 but then i sell it to you for $1 would you say it's a good deal? The idea of that ash catcher going for anywhere near $150 is sickening.
My dude something that is priced at 400-450$ that you get for 250$ is an awesome deal. This shit is priced high because I live in NYC and as anything on this island its overpriced. I have the luck to know the owner and many regular customers so I get ridiculous discounts. This may not be this price where you live but compare it to getting a 100$ ashcacher for free. Thats a fucking deal wouldnt you say? I mean I got the ashcatcher for free and the piece for 15% off.
You don't know the geyser perc... It looks like its just a slitted downstem but look close, or better yet look up a video of the geyser perc. Decent stackage to say the least.
Thank you sir, the geyser perc is the best ashcatcher I have ever had the design is flawless and the amount of water needed is incredible. The water level sits and stays about half a millimeter over the perc and that is all the water it needs to stack.
I like HiSi. My LHS has a pretty large selection of their gear and I've considered dropping some money on one of the larger scientific tubes because they do have cool designs. Yours is unique, I haven't seen one like that at my LHS. They pull real nice though, and are thick. They aren't "lower-mid range", more like mid range consumer glass that is of very good quality. Their larger pieces retail >$400, my LHS has quite a few in the $300-500 range and they are nice in person.
You missed my point. I was trying to say just because someone says the bong is worth 500 then sells it to you for 150 doesn't mean it was actually worth 500. It's a marketing scheme, make the person feel like they're getting a good deal when they're not. I just don't think that glass as worth anywhere near what the original price was.
Its not worth the original price, obviously I would not be copping HiSi and a perc for 450$. That has nothing to do with it being a deal or not man. Im saying its a deal because if any other person would have gone in there they would have ended up dropping 450$ on something that for me was 250$. I know this because I have seen them sell glass to other ppl and they sell it to them for what the sticker says (HiSi said 399$). Its not a marketing scheme because only 10-15 ppl in the city get those prices there. If they lowered and bargained the price for everyone then I would agree with you, but its just not the case.
If theres people paying the sticker than they are getting ripped off. You were spared being ripped off, but not given a deal.
My bad dude. When you said general thoughts and asked what we thought about the brand in general, I thought you were asking for our opinions.
Bro again I live in NYC so everything here is more expensive. Glass, houses, papes, lighters, nails. Everything costs more. Secondly that tube is at least 200$ no matter where you get it unless your in a med state maybe and that ashcatcher is certainly over 50$ in most places. Thanks for your input man, I just disagreed on something so I said it. This forum is to discuss things, im not angry at anyone.
Lmao. You're just a cheap ass. Not willing to pay for quality. I realize this is an old thread but I had to say something.
