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