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Note: Potheads will spend in ordinate amounts of money on paraphernalia. That's true but most of them spend inordinate amounts of money over a large number of
by civilitty 8y ago
Note: Potheads will spend in ordinate amounts of money on paraphernalia.
That's true but most of them spend inordinate amounts of money over a large number of pieces, which doesn't leave enough profit per piece to really support a skilled craftsman. Cannabis is already pretty expensive for a heavy smoker (1/8th of flower or 1g of concentrates a day is easily $30-40/day) and the aesthetic of cheap glass is good enough for the vast majority of people.
Out of the dozens of heavy smokers I know in Washington, I'm the only one with any glass pieces worth over $1,000 and they are all practically indestructible so they get replaced at a rate of once every 4-5 years instead of every other month.
- Gibbon1 8y agoIt's been a while but glass worker I knew said a simple pipe you can turn out in a few minutes. So 50-100 a day depending on how much boredom you can stand. You get about $5-10 each. Bonus cash business. Double bonus, your Hippie GF sells them on the street for $20 ea. Compare with a scientific glass blower at $15/hr. Then factor in payroll taxes.