Coffeeshop changes in Amsterdam

[englishrick]

i whent to live there in 2001 met some good people...

i also managed La Canna's smart shop and hotel+hostel....ive even still got a nice thing with a girl that works in one of the seed shops.....im not messin about...check it out with John and Lilly the owners....they loved me then hated me....and if you are out there John....im sorry...it was just hard after what lilly did......i should have never made out like i was sutch a big man......if i could say something to get you to talk to me again i would

its a long story.....a guy called Mark Cohen sorted me out.....i was staying at the airport.....i met him at La Canna and he got me doing the running for the hostel because it was losing out to the flying pig......so i would stand at th train station....

he then let me use his flat to get a post bank account.....he told me to get the soffe number...gave me a job in the smartshop/headshop/hotel/hostel.....then then told me he was going to cannada and i could have his flat......so i was the manager....fuck me

i loved that place....

i couldnt get a contract...... i couldnt get a loan

i sublet the flat to 3 english guys...... i was living in the hostel....

so when i was out of a job i lived in a tent.....there are people in amsterdam now that remember my story....

im planning on going back there soon to make sure there is good bud....if you know what i mean.......ive not done bad because of the love

got passion!!!!
rick

 

[englishrick]

logic.....not a bad idea.....where do you think the supply should come from?..you are saying supply amsterdam externaly arnt you?

 

[englishrick]

what do you guys think of a well known coffe shop having a member service?

 

[Guest]

member service?

What do you mean?

 

[englishrick]

there is good weed in amsterdam.....its just not in coffeshops for sale.....

anyone who has good bud cant sell it to you....

so maybe someone who wants to sell good bud to a select few could have his members list in a coffe shop with some rashions....

then you just get on someones members list....

 

[englishrick]

there is just not enough to supply even decent weed....and most people get caught up in the coffe shops lookin for anythin half decent...even people who are clued up

 

[Guest]

On a video Nol made a good point about why A'dam has inferior buds compared to the less touristy towns. He said something along the lines of "In Amsterdam you have many toursits so it is possible to sell weed that hasn't been flushed right because there on vacation and they just want weed, when you have a coffeeshop in a smaller town you need top quality weed for the locals because they're your main customers and they won't come back for crappy weed"

 

[englishrick]

any sujestions were to go for choice bud....anywere....i go to the green house damkrink (sp?) gray area.....anywere better....bro.....you will shock me if there is better out there

 

[Guest]

Green House are you kidding me? All their buds are shaken and broken up, shitty looking.

www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=437498page=1

Go to Willies in Haarlem, www.hempcity.net Nol is the owner of the shop, he's one of the most respected cofeeshop owners around

 

[TimewarP]

wot about buying a canalboat?
then you could invite 'friends' over anytime

sit on the porch like cheech n chong

 

[TimewarP]

and yeah.. the buds in the dam usually look sifted.. even if theyve 'just' been delivered.. its too bad... although [i think due to the increased numbers of 'pure joint' smokers] the burn quality has improved dramatically in the last few years.. not being proper flushed was a major complaint/problem but you wouldnt notice when mixing with tobac

 

[Alex-F]

what do you guys think of a well known coffe shop having a member service?

There's a coffeeshop in Venlo operating like that for years now. You only get in with your members card.

 

[Alex-F]

LOL, spend a night in Utopia and you get to know bugs, lol, but it's a hearty place...ah...so soon...IMo if a man doesnt stand a lil filth, cmon-why you need a bed in Amsterdam anyway , then those men could be called girlymen or sissy or whatever, like, reasonable people?

Actually, the Utopia was fine bug wise. It's just all the white stains on the top bed cover that me missus minded.

 

[gaiusmarius]

i don't think most of the bud in amsterdam is sifted. maybe some do it and sell the weed cheap? if you sift the product, you are decreasing it's weight by the amount you collect, so although you can sell the kief for more, the bud will look inferior and knocked about. which means it will have to be sold cheaper. not saying there aren't any black sheep that do it and sell the bud for the full price, just saying that if you use your eyes it is easy to avoid buying pollinated weed.

 

[englishrick]

There's a coffeeshop in Venlo operating like that for years now. You only get in with your members card.

dose it have top class smoke........please tell Alex......im there if it has better stuff tan the dampkrink/gray area/ you know the ones worth going to


im there with bells on if it cutt's it

rick

 

[TimewarP]

seems tho that some true-dutch businessmen could take 'advantage' of these dreams.. people here cant be the only ones thinking of this.. you could sell shares in a company that owned a coffeeshop and it would be all legal.. maybe enough to buy one outright.. then on the occasions the shareholders visit they could get good deals and the profits would come from the tourists

like someone said.. if you put an ad in HT/CC/IC hundreds of people may respond investing 500bucks each.. think of how many people out there own shares of companies they dont give a shit about

but yeah.. full partnership with people in different countries would be a nightmare to manage

 

[Farmer John]

I'd just take a dutch frontman, someone who is in the business one way or another, many chefs, disgusting soup.

 

[Flasht2]

Definitely something to talk about whilst at 420. Even if it's just talk.

 

[Guest 10952]

Land is extremely tough to get in Amsterdam to build. The buildings are under strict code to keep the old look. You can renovate the hell out of the inside but the exterior must stay in tact until it falls over. Crazy but thats how it was explained to me. There no room to build anything new since its so dense already. Would be great though being able to get a shop and try your fortune.

 

[englishrick]

if your ans= yes

Q1).......do you think 3000 people.......... after repeat advertisment and reenforcement will put in an average of £250 or $.......(with business plan worthy of a bank presentation.... with posible negative equity situations..etc....+the property should only go up in price?....)

Q2).......would you put 250........

do you think we have the right guys to asume the right roles automaticly?

if your answer is yes to the above questions......ask yourself this

do you think utopia coffeshop "the one talked about in this thread" will cost 1,000,000......

if the answer is less.................... give your name and whatever cotact details you like to an apointed guy........... i think it should be gaiusor if you like we can chat at the 4:20cup...

i think long standing people might get a call back in the future....
rick