Online Head Shops reviewed!

Hey guys. I wanted to make a review post about some of the online shops I just bought pipes from. I realized these boards are not affiliated with other glass companies and that my post will have some merit and not just be deleted. This will be a compare and contrast. I am posting this b/c I know how hard it is to find a reliable vendor online.

I bought from 2 different online stores. One of them was the famous: everyonedoesit.com and then a shop a friend of mine recommended: Smokeday.com - The online head Shop
Now it is important to note that this review has one bias, and that is I am in America.

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Quick Summary
Pros of Everyonedoesit.com
Cons Of Everyonedoesit.com

  • Cheap prices (compared to other websites)

  • Low Quality glass pipes - Drilled holes

  • Fair Shipping prices (no crazy markups)

  • Shipping took 1.5 months

  • Quality website

  • Support was not very helpful – They took long to respond due to overwhelming emails they receive.

  • Easy to order

  • Did not receive pipe as described by products picture.


  • International shipping to USA was Expensive.


Pros of Smokeday.com
Cons Of Smokeday.com

  • Cheap prices (compared to other websites)

  • Limited Selection

  • Fair Shipping prices (no crazy markups)

  • Site doesn’t use my favorite color in it’s design – Green.

  • Great phone support

  • Product received was just like picture.


  • Shipping took 3 days


  • Pipe did not have drilled holes.

  • Easy to order

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Details and Thoughts

I ordered a small glass pipe from each store. A beautiful green inside out glass spoon from EveryoneDoesIt (EDIT) for myself and a 5 Inch Dichro glass pipe for my GF.
Note: the EDIT Pipe is out of stock now.

Ordering:

Ordering from both sites was very easy. Both accepted Credit Card. One thing I really liked about edit was their color scheme and design. I could tell they put a lot of work into it to make it 420 friendly J
Smokeday.com on the other hand was beautifully designed as well. But I felt it was missing our favorite color green!

Prices and Shipping Prices:
Both sites had some great prices. This is the primary reason people buy online for items they can get across the street (at least that’s what I think). This was the most important reason I ordered in the first place from both of these websites. I didn’t use grasscity.com because everything they sell there was high priced. If I want to spend $60 for a piece, I could just go down the street and not wait for shipping or worse: get a surprise product of what I didn’t order.

Shipping for a small heavy piece cost me only $3 from Smokeday.com and $6 from EDIT. Now I have ordered many things online and $3 for shipping is a damn good price for shipping inside the USA. Now EDIT is located in the UK and I was very impressed with their low rates on international shipping at $6. There is a caveat for this price reduction, read the next section to find out.

Shipping Time:
Shipping times from Smokeday.com was very impressive. My package arrived in 3 days! That is great b/c im very impatient and I only paid $3 for the shipping. Everyonedoesit.com was very disappointing. It took my package 1.5 months (One and a half months) to get here. I know international mail takes long, but this was way too long. Their website claimed it would only take 4-14 business days. Way off! This made sense as I only paid $6 for the shipping. Is it their fault, even though the shipping was cheap? Yes! b/c they did not give me the option for faster shipping and they misquoted the time frame. They could have at least been honest and say sometimes it can take forever. I wasn’t the first person this happened to. This happens to a lot of people who order from the USA.

Actual Item:
Smokeday.com got me the item exactly as it was pictured. Of course it did have some small differences but that was b/c every item was handmade. The color was accurate, the shape was accurate, and the design pattern of the colors was accurate. I was expecting to get 2/3 of the aforementioned characteristics from what I ordered. I could see them getting color and shape right, but design patterns are a lot harder to get everytime b/c each artist will switch that up. The pipe seemed USA made quality or just a high quality pipe. EDIT was completely off. They didn’t even send me the right color. They claimed that each piece is unique, but the least they can do is get me the right color. I got a nasty yellow color, with a different pattern. It had swirls instead of a striped pin pattern. The pipe was definitely low quality with a drilled hole. Still, better than paying a premium at the local head shop for the same item.

Summary
From my experience I would recommend trying out smaller online shops vs. big popular ones. The shipping time from EDIT alone will not make it a pleasant experience, especially if it is a Christmas gift. Go with Smokeday.com for a quick USA Shipping that is usually under 5 business days. The qualities of Smokeday’s products are very good and they have great support as well. Even if EDIT was in USA I still would not purchase from them, simply b/c of the bad support and inaccurate product shipments. The bigger the company gets, the harder it is for them to keep up. Only b/c they are not willing to hire more people to keep up with the needs of their customers.

Next time I will order from some more small shops and big shops. Stay tuned for more reviews!
 
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