$300 Beaker Bong.. is it worth it?

[Obepawn]

I'm 51, have two kids and don't buy anything frivolous.

Ever.

My daughter graduates this coming school year. Even with a scholarship, her education is going to cost about 197,000 dollars.

So I forego stupid, frivolous shit in favor of providing her a top notch education. The University of Chicago and Emory University don't come cheap.

That is until they hit that dreaded "mid-life crisis", of course... haha

@NirvanaMesa Age and number of kids isn't an excuse to not pamper ourselves from time to time.
I'm going on 39 with a 4th child on the way and I too buy frivolous things every now and then but I can afford to; I'm also old enough to know how to budget for such things.

i’ll Be 52 this coming Thursday and I’ve never had a midlife crisis. Even as a younger dude, I’ve always been on the practical side.

 

[Obepawn]

I'm 51, have two kids and don't buy anything frivolous.

Ever.

My daughter graduates this coming school year. Even with a scholarship, her education is going to cost about 197,000 dollars.

So I forego stupid, frivolous shit in favor of providing her a top notch education. The University of Chicago and Emory University don't come cheap.

My youngest just graduated from Whitman College, a small, private prestigious college in Washington state known for it’s academics. 60.000.00 a year. But he’s not done yet. In August, he starts Law School at University of Gonzaga School of Law for another three years. The things we do for our kids.

 

[whitebb2727]

if you ask me, it's not fucked up, its the truth. what person would be afraid to face a handicapped man? karma's non existent, if it were it would've smited me a long time ago. handicaps can happen at anytime, i agree. this doesn't make me wanna take back my word any more or less. if you get shot, and stabbed, odds are you put yourself in harms way, and had some type of awareness of the danger going into the situation.

Nah. Karma for sure is real. You may not have had to face ot yet butnone day you will. You reap what you sow. It all comes back to you eventually.

 

[Gond00s]

I'm 51, have two kids and don't buy anything frivolous.

Ever.

My daughter graduates this coming school year. Even with a scholarship, her education is going to cost about 197,000 dollars.

So I forego stupid, frivolous shit in favor of providing her a top notch education. The University of Chicago and Emory University don't come cheap.

you aint wrong and Illinois being super taxed its a joke tbh

 

[min0r]

Nah. Karma for sure is real. You may not have had to face ot yet butnone day you will. You reap what you sow. It all comes back to you eventually.

i think that karma's just another way for weaker-minded humans to make sense when something bad/good happens to them, instead of trying to understand the situation, and what events took place to get them to where they are. it's a good cooping mechanism, and i understand how some may believe in it.
i believe that whatever happens that's bad, or good is inevitable, there's variables that go into when something goes wrong/right, a lot of them, and it's about how you play your cards, not karma, and previous right/wrong doings.

 

[Tstat]

Instant karma's gonna get you.
Anyway, how about this one? Father's Day sale, Sezzle payments, and exactly $300 with free ship:

Nothing left to do but

 

[min0r]

Instant karma's gonna get you.
Anyway, how about this one? Father's Day sale, Sezzle payments, and exactly $300 with free ship:

Nothing left to do but

instant would've been when it first happened, me bragging. i've yet to recieve any type of karma since.
my week is going just as good, if not better then i've planned it.
that being besides the point, the piece looks nice, keep her clean.

 

[Tstat]

keep her clean.

Yea, and I only vape out of my pieces

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

people have different hobbies and different tastes. i'm a cheap old bastard, and would smoke out of an apple or a pop can before i'd spend 300 dollars on anything...
40 bucks for all the parts, including shipping. found the basket at the thrift store for a buck..
yes i know it needs to be cleaned, i'll do it right after i get high...

 

[Psyphish]

You can get a decent vape for 295$, like a sticky brick. VapCap through a tiny bubbler hits better than any bong I've ever owned. Smoking is crap no matter how much money you sink into a bong.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

i'm one of those people, that either through physiology, or possibly psychology, just can't seem to get high off of a vape. i've tried several, of varying quality, and none of them got me more than a slight buzz. even a volcano desk unit wasn't even close to my bong.
not saying vapes are crap, just don't work for me.

 

[JayBio420]

Just to answer the title question, I don’t think that bong is worth $300. I spent $150 Canadian on mine 15 years ago and it’s still a good daily.
That’s my opinion.

But I use rolling papers, spoon pipes, Sherlock’s, Gandalf’s, Beakers, bubblers, table and pen Vapes. My table vape was the most expensive at $220 Canadian.

I am mid 30’s, believe in karma, appreciate good smoking devices, but couldn’t be drugged and beaten into paying $300 for a bong like the OP posted. I am more than happy with someone else supporting local glass though!

 

[jacrispy]

i'm one of those people, that either through physiology, or possibly psychology, just can't seem to get high off of a vape. i've tried several, of varying quality, and none of them got me more than a slight buzz. even a volcano desk unit wasn't even close to my bong.
not saying vapes are crap, just don't work for me.

I'm the same way!
tried a few including a volcano & only catch a buzz, i smoke joints & hit the bong once in awhile. 30$ off ebay for my piece.
if all i could do was vape I'd quit using pot

 

[Obepawn]

people have different hobbies and different tastes. i'm a cheap old bastard, and would smoke out of an apple or a pop can before i'd spend 300 dollars on anything...
View attachment 4360889 40 bucks for all the parts, including shipping. found the basket at the thrift store for a buck..
yes i know it needs to be cleaned, i'll do it right after i get high...

Famous last words. Lol

people have different hobbies and different tastes. i'm a cheap old bastard, and would smoke out of an apple or a pop can before i'd spend 300 dollars on anything...
View attachment 4360889 40 bucks for all the parts, including shipping. found the basket at the thrift store for a buck..
yes i know it needs to be cleaned, i'll do it right after i get high...

i like it.

 

[min0r]

You can get a decent vape for 295$, like a sticky brick. VapCap through a tiny bubbler hits better than any bong I've ever owned. Smoking is crap no matter how much money you sink into a bong.

i've already got a pax 3

Famous last words. Lol
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this couldn't be anymore true.

 

[Psyphish]

i'm one of those people, that either through physiology, or possibly psychology, just can't seem to get high off of a vape. i've tried several, of varying quality, and none of them got me more than a slight buzz. even a volcano desk unit wasn't even close to my bong.
not saying vapes are crap, just don't work for me.

Butane vapes hit the hardest. There's absolutely no reason why a vaporizer wouldn't work if you're using it right. You're extracting the exact same chemicals, just more of them since you're not burning them with fire. If you ever get a chance to test a VapCap or a Sticky Brick, give them a go. I used to smoke through bongs and definitely prefer a VapCap hit to smoking. Maybe you just need a faster extraction, most vaporizers take ages to go through a bowl, you need something that extracts the whole bowl in seconds.

i've already got a pax 3

Me too, it's not a very good vaporizer.

 

[min0r]

Butane vapes hit the hardest. There's absolutely no reason why a vaporizer wouldn't work if you're using it right. You're extracting the exact same chemicals, just more of them since you're not burning them with fire. If you ever get a chance to test a VapCap or a Sticky Brick, give them a go. I used to smoke through bongs and definitely prefer a VapCap hit to smoking. Maybe you just need a faster extraction, most vaporizers take ages to go through a bowl, you need something that extracts the whole bowl in seconds.


Me too, it's not a very good vaporizer.

it isn't, i wouldn't say it's worth the money. if you're looking for the best flavor, then sure.

 

[Psyphish]

it isn't, i wouldn't say it's worth the money. if you're looking for the best flavor, then sure.

Sorry to disappoint, but Pax doesn't even come close to the best flavor either. The only thing Pax has going for it, is the inconspicuousness. You can easily carry it around and no one will bat an eye, unless you vape near them, then it's obvious what you're doing since Pax is the smelliest vaporizer I've come across.

 

[jungle666]

Just to answer the title question, I don’t think that bong is worth $300. I spent $150 Canadian on mine 15 years ago and it’s still a good daily.
That’s my opinion.

But I use rolling papers, spoon pipes, Sherlock’s, Gandalf’s, Beakers, bubblers, table and pen Vapes. My table vape was the most expensive at $220 Canadian.

I am mid 30’s, believe in karma, appreciate good smoking devices, but couldn’t be drugged and beaten into paying $300 for a bong like the OP posted. I am more than happy with someone else supporting local glass though!

15yrs ago $150 was probably pretty much equivalent to $300 today

 

[min0r]

Sorry to disappoint, but Pax doesn't even come close to the best flavor either. The only thing Pax has going for it, is the inconspicuousness. You can easily carry it around and no one will bat an eye, unless you vape near them, then it's obvious what you're doing since Pax is the smelliest vaporizer I've come across.

it's the only vaporizer i've used, i don't know much other then that.

15yrs ago $150 was probably pretty much equivalent to $300 today

valid.