Head Shops
Head Shops
I have always loved head shops since I was About 15 years old. I’m not a drug fiend or anything like that, but headshop glassware always seemed kind of neat to me. If there is one thing to say about your typical stoner shop, they sure do come up with a wide variety of different pipes . You can find those standard multicolored pipes that look like melted marbles at basically any head shop in the world, but you can find some more unusual things as well.
The best psychedelic pipe I ever found was actually on the streets of San Francisco. It was sold to me by a craftsman who was selling bead necklaces, hemp jewelery, and a wide variety of other hand made crafts. This particular type was made out of clay and had a strange gnome face with a top hat. It was about 25 dollars, and worth every penny of it. Every time I look at it, I am always tempted to giggle a little bit.
You can find many other kinds of things at head shops. A lot of them have a wide selection of different knives available for sale. You find basically anything from butterfly knives to ceremonial daggers to brass knuckles. Besides that, you can get handcuffs, brass knuckles, and even tazers at some head shops. The whole street tough, underground thug thing somehow doesn’t contradict with a storefront hippie attitude too much. Basically, you are looking at something as close to the black market as can get by with a retail license.
Of course, online head shops sell even more varied and interesting products. Many of them are located overseas where rules are more lax about this sort of thing, so some of them actually sell some pretty good herbal drugs. You can find supplements that are supposed to be herbal psychedelics, stimulants, aphrodisiacs, and many other products. Because you don’t know very well who you are buying from, you should do some research before you patronize these head shops. Make sure that the supplements there selling are actually safe. You probably will be alright, but you never really want to take big risks with your life.
Sometimes, my favorite things to look at at head shops are the jewelry cases. Many of them sell supplies for body piercing fans, and it is interesting to look at the different rings, barbells, and other adornments that they carry.
