PIipe Cleaner question

[uberam3rica]

Does anyone kno if you can buy pipe cleaners in bulk? my local smokeshop only sells them in packages of 800 and 100

 

[tokerpipes]

Go on ebay they sell a lot in big bundles.

 

[shaintiques]

I buy them at hobby lobby or craft shops. They are cheaper and work just as good for basic cleaning

 

[tokerpipes]

Those are ok but they are not cotton. I have had some react weird when with alcohol gummed up a pipe stem pretty good on a bend.

 

[tokerpipes]

This is for 600 BJ Long $13.50 I think.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=390385290469&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=26648821046

 

[ejames]

Those are ok but they are not cotton. I have had some react weird when with alcohol gummed up a pipe stem pretty good on a bend.

What brand are you referring to?

 

[tokerpipes]

The only one I have seen at hobby lobby is polyester.

 

[shaintiques]

Hey ive gotten decent ones in bulk there they werent polyester, but i prefer to buy the cotton ones and the cotton ones are pretty cheap at my B&m. The ones at hobby lobby were cashmere.

 

[tokerpipes]

Oh I agree. My hobby lobby only carries the craft ones.

 

[uberam3rica]

I like using the bristled ones by BJ Long. In my opinion they clean better

 

[tokerpipes]

I wouldn't use them all the time. They can eventually wear away the inside of a stem.

 

[uberam3rica]

I didnt think about that. Ive got some reguar ones too

 

[tokerpipes]

I use them for the major cleaning just once to get the big chunks and stuck gunk. Then the standard pipe cleaners. But if you ceep them clean it usually isn't to bad.

 

[spartan]

I get my pipe cleaners from P&C. You can get their BJ Long Bundle that has 56 cleaners for $1.07
If you get 20 bundles the price drops to $0.95 that makes it about 1.7 pennies per cleaner. $19 total. 1120 cleaners total.
On smokingpipes.com you can get the same value from their box of bundles but you have to buy 48 bundles which is their whole box and you save 10% from that and it winds up costing about the same. The difference in price isnt worth mentioning since we're talking about fractions of a penny. They are both the same for arguments sake.
On average it's going to cost you 2-3cents per cleaner if you don't buy in bulk.

 

[uberam3rica]

Thanks spartan. I'll get some cleaners with my next TAD Purchase

 

[tokerpipes]

Same here that is Great almost all my supply in one place

 

[majilton]

spartan you are a wonder im getting a pipe from here on my next order now ill get the cleaners as well :clap:

 

[banjobob]

I just bought a box of Zen Bristle cotton pipe cleaners from Amazon for $35 delivered.

That was 48 bundles of 44 cleaners per bundle.

That's 2112 cleaners for 1.66 cents each.

 

[jaysin]

BJ Longs Standard Pipe Cleaners - Wholesale case of 2,880 cleaners

Buy new: $69.95

Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bj+Longs+pipe+cleaners