| Given the growing popularity of hookah | | | | Some metals, like copper, should be avoided |
| smoking and hookah lounges, wholesale hookahs | | | | (smoking from copper is actually poisonous). |
| represent a tremendous value -- if you can | | | | Wholesale hookahs are available in wood and |
| get your hands on one (or more). . For | | | | brass and other materials, but these |
| someone who is considering starting a retail | | | | materials will not stand up terribly well to |
| hookah shop or smoking lounge, or who wants | | | | the test of time and use.The base, or vase, |
| to add variety to an existing restaurant, | | | | of the hookah, is generally where the most |
| tobacco shop, or bar, researching the options | | | | artistic effort is expended, as it sets the |
| is among the first necessary steps. | | | | tone for the whole piece. Hoses should be |
| | | | durable and include replaceable, disposable |
| Buying wholesale hookahs doesn't mean buying | | | | mouthpieces for individual smokers; hoses |
| cheaply made or unattractive product. | | | | come in a variety of styles, from the basic |
| Hand-blown glass in shimmering colors, | | | | to those covered in soft velvety fabric in |
| elegantly traced in 21 karat gold, crystal, | | | | lush colors, with carved and dyed wooden |
| highly glazed ceramics, | | | | ends. The stem between the body and the |
| cloisonné-decorated brass, stainless steel | | | | tobacco bowl can vary widely in height, and |
| worked into graceful curves, and carved | | | | is most often a gracefully wrought stainless |
| wooden pieces all go into the making of a | | | | steel in today's hookahs. The tobacco bowl |
| hookah. Since part of the joy of hookah | | | | will be stone, glazed or unglazed clay, |
| smoking is the beauty and aesthetic pleasure | | | | metal, or beautifully colored and shaped |
| of the hookah itself, wholesale hookahs come | | | | Pyrex, and can range in design from simple to |
| in a variety of lovely designs only surpassed | | | | ornamental. Wholesalers will generally |
| by expensive custom models. In addition, | | | | require a minimum purchase of $250 to $400, |
| styles range from traditional Egyptian and | | | | though some will have a higher first-time |
| Syrian to modern and neo-exotic | | | | minimum. Wholesale hookah prices range from |
| interpretations of the classic hookah, | | | | $30 to $60 per pipe. A number of accessories |
| rotating hookahs, and more.Things to look for | | | | must be considered when looking at wholesale |
| in wholesale hookahs are quality of | | | | hookahs, among them the metal tongs, or |
| craftsmanship and durability of materials | | | | pincers, for the hookah charcoal, screens for |
| used. Stainless steel, Pyrex glass, and stone | | | | holding the coal, the hookah charcoal itself, |
| or ceramic are the best materials, the ones | | | | disposable mouthpieces, cleaning brushes, |
| which can take repeated use while continuing | | | | rubber stoppers, and replacement bases, |
| to provide a pleasurable, smoking experience. | | | | hoses, grommets, and other parts. |