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[28 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]
Hookah Homes: To Hit Retailers in May 2012

Despite the possible need for minor technical changes, the design is classy and functional. It will secure your hookah in a stained acai enclosure and prevent your setup from totally tipping over. Coal burns are in no way a thing of the past. This device is simply a preventative measure and not guaranteed protection. The Hookah Home is an accessory that will make smoking on gravel, grass, boulders, logs, cars, river banks, and beaches very possible in your near future.

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[19 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Tangiers: Instant Acclimation Is All In The Wrist

There is a new technique that, so far, has been proven (by myself and others) to instantly acclimate Tangiers Noir Tobacco. Before removing the tobacco from the sealed bag, massage the bag for 4-5 minutes. This completely mixes the tobacco in its “California” climate controlled bag. Then, empty the tobacco in to your shallow air tight container, and let…

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[30 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Hookah-Hookah revises tobacco recipes, packaging

Hookah-Hookah tobacco has revised the recipes in its entire line of hookah tobacco, as well as ditching the classic plastic tub packaging in favor of newly designed boxes.

In addition to the new packaging, the revised recipes make significant improvements to the smoking experience. Upon opening the package, the first thing you’ll likely notice is that the tobacco is significantly more moist. Upon breaking it up, you’ll also find that the tobacco is cut longer and there even appears to be a bit more of it. The actual look and feel …

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[6 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Social Smoke, on March 1st, announced a new pricing structure which is designed to bring retail prices down and inspire new innovation and quality.

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[3 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Hookah-Hookah and HookahPro.com Host Hookah-Freak Blend-Off 2011, Offers Free Samples

Hookah-Hookah, in cooperation with HookahPro.com, are working together on the annual Hookah-Freak’s Blend-Off 2011. The contest, and marketing strategy, from Sahara Smoke Company, sets smokers to design their own custom flavor blends.
The contest, which began on February 1st, boasts some impressive prizes, with the first 300 contestants receiving a free t-shirt, 9 finalists receiving 300g of Hookah-Freak tobacco and either a $30 Hookah-Hookah gift card, or single hose Genie Hookah, and the grand price winner receiving a full size Vulcan hookah, 4 Kilos of Hookah-Freak tobacco, and either an xBox …

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[3 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Tonic Releases New ‘Made in USA’ Flavors

Tonic, the company behind popular premium tobacco flavors such as After Sex and Strawberry Citrus Mint, has released and new set of flavors, touted as being ‘Made in the USA’. The new flavors sport hip, but ambiguous names: Minty Dreams, Da Vinci, Virgin Strawberry, Romance, Kama Sutra, Bada Bing, Bellylicious, Babylon and Hitman.
Tonic has also updated its packaging graphics for the new batch of tobacco flavors.

The official description of the flavors is also ambiguous, with most descriptions including the phrase ‘special mixture’. We’ll have to wait for some hands on …

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[19 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

A representative from Social Smoke says that the prices of products sold in their online store will be going down, “way down”. The source says, “Basically we will be the cheapest (or match the cheapest) on the internet for many items.”
The circumstances leading to this drop in prices, as well as where about the prices will land, are still unclear. Also still unclear are exactly what products will experience the most significant drop in prices, since the company’s website sells a full gamut of hookah tobacco and accessories.
Pure speculation says …

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[5 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Starbuzz Serves Critic With Subpoena, Free Speech & Privacy Concerns

New developments in the Starbuzz lawsuits debacle have surfaced on the Starbuzztobaccolawsuits.com page. On Thursday, Nick Apromollo was served with a subpoena to deliver a deposition in regards to his involvement with the starbuzztobaccolawsuits.com website, to be held on December 1st of this year.
The subpoena damans that Apromollo appear along with a variety of documents, some of which sound legitimate, such as, “Documents provided to You by Taqseem during the Relevant Time Period.”,  “Documents in your possession and custody obtained from any source relating to Starbuzz, Taqseem, the Taqseem Lawsuit, …

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[25 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
Hookah-Shisha.com Releases New Shisha Brand, Unique Flavors

Hookah-Shisha.com, the veiled manufacturers of Romman Tobacco, released a new line of shisha tobacco today under the name Al Tawareg (AL Ta-WEAR-Egg), which means “The Wondering Nomad”. The brand is intended as an economy line of their more expensive brand.

The new brand sports some unique flavors, namely Beer and All American Whiskey, as well as many more common flavors. Currently, there is some crossover between flavors offered in the Romman line and the Al-Tawareg line, such as Banana Split, Cappuccino, Coconut, Double Apple, Spearmint Gum and Sweet Melon. However, some differences should be expected.

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[21 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
Social Smoke releases exclusive Madgy Zidan branded hookahs, Facebook contest

Social Smoke, the maker of the modern hookah shisha by the same name, has officially released their own line of custom paired and branded hookahs, manufactured by the popular Madgy Zidan.

The new pipe offering boasts a solid brass construction and Social Smoke branded glass pyramid base…