by Lydia B.
Pharoah's is a god place to get a cheap hookah; $20 will get you a pretty little mini one. They seem to be hurting financially, which means they're really trying to push their merch at a reduced price. I went in just to look around and ended up being offered $60 beautiful, hand painted Egyptian hookah for $45. They also have a pretty good selection of hookah supplies like plastic mouthpieces, extra hoses in various colors, charcoal, bowls, tongs, trays, and travel cases. They've got a bunch of different tobacco flavors, too, but the packages are big - if you smoke a lot of hookah, this is good, but not so much if you just want to try a new flavor out. Here's why they are getting 2 stars from me and also why I think they are hurting:The first and second time I attempted to pay a visit to browse, no one was there. I went to the gtown mall one afternoon and passed by three times over the course of 2 hours and no one was there any of the three times, so I know they weren't just at lunch. When I finally was able to go inside because there was actually someone working during my third gtown visit, I was told that they aren't open several days of the week. Thinking this was a curious thing to say, I inquired as to what days I could expect the place to be open, and the woman didn't know. She said she only worked on Saturdays. I'm not sure how they can expect to run a business that is closed randomly and for what seems like 5/7 days of the week. The woman helping me was really pushy, too. Weird way to do business, but good news if you're on a budget.
