Super Expensive Pipes

[OzPiper]

My 2 latest arrivals - one from the USA and one from Germany took well over 2 months to arrive. I was really worried about the Anne Julie pipe as it was posted well over 2 months ago.
Yet I received one from the USA in less than 3 weeks after it was posted earlier this month.

I lost an eight dot Sasieni bulldog this time last year - Oz Post said they tried unsuccessfully to deliver over the Xmas/NY period. Really smart of them, as most businesses/ firms are on an extended break at that time of the year.Thankfully the vendor kindly gave me a full refund. I have not heard if she got the pipe back.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've recently received several pipes from 2 sources in Italy, 1 source in Sweden, 1 source in Denmark (Danish Pipe Shop), 1 source in Canada (Pipes2Smoke), and 1 from Turkey. All without issue. Maybe it was just dumb luck?

My Yanik flower maiden was in customs for three weeks. All of my future pipe buys are from a domestic artisan so little to no more headache.

 

[shanez]

My Yanik flower maiden was in customs for three weeks. All of my future pipe buys are from a domestic artisan so little to no more headache.

There's always options in the US. For example, BRB has this unsmoked estate Bartlomiej Antoniewski:

 

[Chasing Embers]

There's always options in the US. For example, BRB has this unsmoked estate Bartlomiej Antoniewski:

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Not even an option, looks too cartoony. Also costs $100 more than I paid for the Kenan. My figural collection is complete though so no more need for any sort of exotic imports.

 

[jpmcwjr]

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