TheBudFather
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Gutted JamieShoes.... Maybe you should open a shop.... Grow your own stock.
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BOEREJONGENS - do NOT visit.
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freefields
Almost impossible to get a license for a new shop these days.
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freefields
I think there are two reasons the trade has dropped off (and it clearly has), firstly, it's way too expensive these days and secondly, it's nowhere near the free and easy place it used to be. It's just like Bruges or Antwerp but with coffeeshops, it's become a shadow of it's former self.
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Buffoonman
I didnt realise the limit you could buy was 5g. I was told some coffeeshops will sell you more bags i.e 6 or 7 different strains but when you weigh the lot it still only comes to 5g even though you have been charged for the full amount.
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freefields
I'm not sure if I'm following what you're saying.
You can only buy upto 5g at any one time. They sell by the gram, although if you ask they will sell you 0.5g most places.
They don't sell you a load of different strains, tell you it is one weight and in reality it's 5g, whoever told you that made it up.
ya im sure the recession is hitting hard everywhere but not a god excuse for ripping people off. they should change the menu to reflect the weight /price change
Gastro
Active member
Oh jamie, do you order in english or in dutch? That for me seems to make a huge difference in coffeeshops especially in amsterdam, both in way treated and in the bud thats selected and how its trimmed etc.. etc..
But oh well it seems i can keep my regular tour of dampkring, greenhouse, grey area, katsu, and don't have to make a detour to boerejongens...
But oh well it seems i can keep my regular tour of dampkring, greenhouse, grey area, katsu, and don't have to make a detour to boerejongens...
Dreamz_Of_Green
Member
still excellent.. the Lavender at 7.25 WOULD've been a great deal
In fact I would've been making a post telling everyone in town to rush there to gt it... but not if they cant even weigh a bag properly.
sounds like maybe a nebie did the pkging ? and counted baggie weight as bud weight just a guess
sadly not mate, the guy was a veteran... I even had a real nice chat with him about the old Kali Mist cut that used to be available at GH.. he knows the scene here well..
it's possible that it was a "one off", that the scales needed to be zero'd, but I will be sending a mate in over the weekend to verify (I live too far away to check myself)..
the REAL shame is, even at the "adjusted" price the Lavender and Jungle Haze are still amazing deals at what would now be 8.25 (not the 7.25 advertised) for a coffeeshop it's still pretty unbeatable, but I cannot tolerate dishonesty... as someone else said here, if they need to make more revenue, then they should change the menu to reflect that
TLoft13
Member
I would shoot them an email nonetheless, for the small chance their scale is accidently off & they might offer you compensation on your next visit.
no mate, and I recently read a review whereby a customer complained of the same shortage on his deal...
http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/BoereJongens.html
that was in August, my post is from June
http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/BoereJongens.html
that was in August, my post is from June
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Mr. Mountain
A zero offset error on a digital scale is pretty common if it's used for long periods of time each day. Or if the scale is not level.
That said, having 0.6g error on a 5g bag = thieves.
Are there any legal-for-trade requirements on the scales used in retail cannabis establishments in the Netherlands?
Here in the US any product sold by weight must be measured on a calibrated scale. Inspections are conducted by state certified technicians at regular (and random) intervals.
All measurements must be traceable to national and international standards, such as NIST/BIPM.
Sounds like there is little/no regulation placed on the shops.
Mr. M
That said, having 0.6g error on a 5g bag = thieves.
Are there any legal-for-trade requirements on the scales used in retail cannabis establishments in the Netherlands?
Here in the US any product sold by weight must be measured on a calibrated scale. Inspections are conducted by state certified technicians at regular (and random) intervals.
All measurements must be traceable to national and international standards, such as NIST/BIPM.
Sounds like there is little/no regulation placed on the shops.
Mr. M
Gastro
Active member
Well there is some regulation, but since this market is so grey in Holland most authorities are already happy when a shop isn't a harddrugs crime hyve. But then again im no expert on the daily life of a coffeeshop owner.
ask to see the weight of a paper note should be 1g
from now on i'll be taking a Swiss 20 cent piece with me at all times in Amsterdam. those coins weigh exactly 4g, drop that on the dealers scale and you'll know if the scale is off. real dumb that they don't just up the price, nothing worse for a business then being known as cheats. i wouldn't be at all surprised if most shops are doing this though, it's specially safe for them if the customers sits down and starts smoking his bag. gonna watch out for that shit next time
now we have to check the scales before we buy. Everyone tryin to scam someone over a few crumbs.
