BABA'S Vape N Smoke — Local services in Des Moines

CHARGED ME $48 FOR A GEEK BAR VAPE!!!!!!! I will NEVER go there again! Oh BTW.... According to the guy who did this to me, when I went back to complain.... EVERYONE else in DSM is selling fakes. And the places online are all selling fakes. They are the only ones who have the real deal. So, yeah. Only they have the real ones, right? That sounds logical. ADDENDUM: As I sat outside of the store, writing this review, the sales guy came out to apologize. He wouldn't refund me anything but he did give me another vape, a 7500 puff Orion bar. He asked that I give a good review. I told him I would leave the original but put this addendum to it. Sept. 14, 2025 UPDATE: As I've replayed the original transaction and the follow up conversations in my mind, I've realized that the sales guy gaslit me. Because when he was trying to ' make amends ' and he was saying, oh this is how it came up on screen, etc, I realized it didn't look like that and besides, have you ever gone into a store and they DIDN'T state the price to you? I haven't ever had it happen, and in my 20+ years working sales, I never did that either. Even though you can see the screen, EVERY cashier states the amount due. But he didn't. Didn't offer a receipt either. (And the printer was conveniently out of paper. That message DID pop on the screen. And when I said as much, he just kinda laughed it off.) He also kept saying, oh that shows on camera, that can be seen on the camera, and so on. Again, in my experience with sales, the main focus of the cash register cameras is to make sure the cashier isn't pocketing anything. I've just got to say, the entire experience left me sour and thoroughly dissatisfied. I could have left my review as it was but I just couldn't. People deserve actual customer service, salespeople should be more mindful. Times are hard and we all need to not fear we're going to get ripped off when we buy something and that we have recourse when...

I really enjoy going to Baba's. All the guys who work there are great and very friendly. I'm always treated well when I visit. They have an extensive, quite impressive collection of vapes for sale. They have some inexpensive brands of cigarettes for those like me who aren't rich. LOL They have a nice array of glassware and smoking accessories. It's not a huge shop but it's well organized and they have managed to have just about everything you need when it comes to smoking and vaping. They also have an excellent supply of various kratom products pretty much any strength you desire, a great item if you deal with pain. They have an extensive set of different brands, plenty to chose from.The Kratom prices are reasonable as are prices for their other products. I highly recommend visiting Baba's for all your smoking/vaping/kratom needs. They even have a few legal cbd products for those...

Trash. Don’t even go. I got a “Khalil Maamoon hookah” today at 1pm. for my AL FAKHER COALS. To burn though the hookah charcoal tray by 4pm. I go back for them to tell me I’m not supposed to place my small almost burnt out coals to go on the charcoal tray - what? I’ve been smoking for years. You played me. Don’t even do it. I Didn’t want my money back it’s the principal. No sorry, just I’m doing it wrong. Never again. $65 bucks + the tongs + mint gum flavor equaling $80 total - down the drain. Never again. Trash place. Trash hookah. A con business. It wasn’t until I walked out, you said, “wait” no. You only get five star reviews and give out free stuff in exchange for the five star reviews....