Roor rentals

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Fri 9th Jan 2009 01:39 am

Thing is I won't be shipping it off. It will be flying home with me, carry on style so as not to get broke. I won't take any chances, it has to be new. I don't need to give customs any reason to want to poke me in the ass with their fingers.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Fri 9th Jan 2009 04:10 am

Send RooR an e-mail and find out.

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Wed 14th Jan 2009 12:54 am

anyone have that email address? I went to their amsterdam site and came up empty.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Wed 14th Jan 2009 04:54 pm

i dont buy that customs wont take an unused roor for a second. you can tell them its unused all you want but fact is if they want to take it they can. i posted one home from the uk and customs straight up smashed it and sent it on its way on purpose. they do that alot(atleast it seems they do). luckily the site sent me a new one. id be safe and buy one from edit as they will send you a new one if yours gets broken/taken.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Wed 14th Jan 2009 07:04 pm

ramses wrote:anyone have that email address? I went to their amsterdam site and came up empty.

Don't know if it's still current, but last one I had was jo@roor.com

Here's another one
amsterdam@roor.com

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Wed 14th Jan 2009 11:46 pm

My whole thing with getting a roor in amsterdam is that it will be my souvenir . Ordering one just wouldn't be the same, I could order one anytime. This one will have meaning to me. If customs has a problem with me bringing a brand spanking new bong home, tough. They'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

P.S. Thanks for the link, I'll give them a shout and see what they say.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Thu 15th Jan 2009 12:14 am

^ all i can say is good luck then. harassing and or not complying with cstoms is a felony i believe. not trying to rain on your parade. just giving you some advice from my own experiences.

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Thu 15th Jan 2009 12:20 am

Yeah, I'm not foolish enough to give them crap. But they really have no right to destroy or confiscate a bong that is brand new and I don't believe they would if you were there. Having one come in the mail and some ass busting it is a different scenario.

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Fri 16th Jan 2009 01:04 am

Here is the reply I received from roor Amsterdam.

Hello Tim,
I am sure everything you have heard is probably true, If you purchase first then you just leave your piece with us and we lend you a piece, when you return our rental piece we give you your purchased piece.
If you rent first then you must leave either the full value of the piece you are borrowing or you can leave drivers licence or passport (basically something of obvious value that we know you will return for) then when you return the rental you would pay for however many days you borrowed it for or you would purchase a piece and pay nothing for the rental.
If you rent a piece and return to purchase within 2 weeks (assuming you still have your rental paperwork) we will deduct the amount you paid for your rental from your purchased piece.
I hope this answers all of your questions
Lisa

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Fri 16th Jan 2009 03:46 am

Sounds like I was wrong, you do get a new bong. That's good.

cheese · Post by **cheese** » Fri 16th Jan 2009 01:24 pm

SRH_Spaded wrote:I might have been misinformed, but either way i am sure you can find a shop that sells a cleaning solution or even some rubbing alchol. Just give it a clean every once in awhile as fresh tar and resin is a hell of alot easier to clean than stuck on, baked on resin. Then before you leave, give it a good scrubbing before you ship it off.

roor sells one.. its expensive but it is pretty good... for the price i wouldnt suggest it.

try using rubbing alcohol and sea salt. works like a charm

SRH_Spaded · Post by **SRH_Spaded** » Fri 23rd Jan 2009 05:39 am

ramses wrote:Here is the reply I received from roor Amsterdam.

Hello Tim,
I am sure everything you have heard is probably true, If you purchase first then you just leave your piece with us and we lend you a piece, when you return our rental piece we give you your purchased piece.
If you rent first then you must leave either the full value of the piece you are borrowing or you can leave drivers licence or passport (basically something of obvious value that we know you will return for) then when you return the rental you would pay for however many days you borrowed it for or you would purchase a piece and pay nothing for the rental.
If you rent a piece and return to purchase within 2 weeks (assuming you still have your rental paperwork) we will deduct the amount you paid for your rental from your purchased piece.
I hope this answers all of your questions
Lisa

well what-do-you-know looks like my memory isn't as bad as I thought it was

InsaneSkippy · Post by **InsaneSkippy** » Mon 26th Jan 2009 09:28 pm

That is seriously epic that you get a brand new one after you rent. Looks like I'll be doing that!

cheese · Post by **cheese** » Mon 26th Jan 2009 10:15 pm

InsaneSkippy wrote:That is seriously epic that you get a brand new one after you rent. Looks like I'll be doing that!

its not for free... what is so epic about that?? sounds like a good business practice to me. and for the price of the roor bongs.. its not like there giving them away. you pay for what you get. this coming from a guy who has 3 of em

InsaneSkippy · Post by **InsaneSkippy** » Mon 26th Jan 2009 11:20 pm

cheese wrote:
InsaneSkippy wrote:That is seriously epic that you get a brand new one after you rent. Looks like I'll be doing that!
its not for free... what is so epic about that?? sounds like a good business practice to me. and for the price of the roor bongs.. its not like there giving them away. you pay for what you get. this coming from a guy who has 3 of em

Never said you got one for free

I have been planning on buying a bong while over there. Being able to use the same model that I've already purchased will be awesome. As others have said, I'm not gonna just buy one, use it there, clean it, then try to bring it home.