First Kratom Purchase(s) in Many Months

[KrateAndVape]

Happy Thursday, Kratomites
After not purchasing any Kratom for several months, I decided to make a few this week. My "stash" was by no means getting low, I just decided to give a couple new (to me) vendors a try (whom I found on this forum) and one vendor I've purchased from many times in the past.

Here's what's on its way (the first two should be arriving today):

The Greenery - Green Ketapang, Green Maeng DA, Green Hulu Kapuas and Red Maeng Da Crushed Leaf (for tea). (I also got some of their teas just to try... Regularitea, Chai and Lychee Black tea.)

Garuda (Hudson Valley Botanicals) - Super Maeng Da, Super Green, Wild Green, Sirin Blend and Red Banjar.
(Yeah, all these different strain names... I know, it's mostly just marketing, but what the heck, new vendors / new blends... maybe they'll get the ol' "juices flowing" again.)

Garden of Eden - I decided to try out all their OG strains, which have been listed on their site for not too long, but still don't have any reviews. This could be good. This could be bad. This could be, I don't know... I'll make my own conclusions when I try them and let you guys know. I've been using good ol' GoE for quite some time now (despite them opening, closing, opening, closing... you get the point). Regardless, they've never let me down. So anyway, the strains are: OG Maeng Da, OG White, OG Red and OG Green. After testing the strains separately, in time I'm looking forward to blending the OG White, Red and Green just for poop emojis and giggles.

And finally, but definitely not least...
Wot's Crushed Leaf for Tea - I got his 6-pack of crushed leaf... all six strains: Red Horn, Red Elephant Kapuas (Hulu), White Bali, Yellow, Green Thai and Green Elephant Jong Kong. This is by no means a review for this guy, but my advice is support him. Even if you've never made Kratom Tea before. Give it a try. It could be fun for you (it always is for me). And besides, he's one of "us". I've read nothing but good reviews about his crushed leaf and you can always find him on this forum at WotAnAtti2d . You can find his vendor listing here.

That's all I've got for now. I'll be sure to do reviews in the review section when I start digging into them. And as always, thanks to e_poison and all the mods for giving us a new "safe place" to come for all our Kratom support needs. I truly appreciate you all!

[domface82]

Niiice! Really interested in finding out how GoE's quality has been lately. They have recently re-vamped and restocked their entire site after a few complaints of quality drop earlier this year.. Hope that it's good stuff! Did you get their Grandfather strains?

[whiffypants]

Hey Domface! Great to see you here! Welcome!!!

[herbalhippie]

That's a hell of a purchase, Krate

I was expecting to look at your post and maybe see a few strains from one vendor.

[herbalhippie]

Hi dom!

[whiffypants]

That's a hell of a purchase, Krate

I was expecting to look at your post and maybe see a few strains from one vendor.

Heh, me too. That list of orders is like looking at Christmas right there.

[KrateAndVape]

Niiice! Really interested in finding out how GoE's quality has been lately. They have recently re-vamped and restocked their entire site after a few complaints of quality drop earlier this year.. Hope that it's good stuff! Did you get their Grandfather strains?

The last time I purchased from GoE was early December. At that time I got Premium Green Monster (which I had before and loved... that and GMD #4 actually "turned me on to" Greens after being primarily a Red lover for most of my Kratom history) and Premium Red Monster. Both Monsters were of really good quality. But, both appear to be out of stock now. There Grandfather strains have been hit or miss for me. Going by memory (I'm on the road now and don't have my notes in front of me), GF King Red was amazing for me... at first. GF Bentuangie was very good (not quite "amazing")... at first. Nowadays, even though I go back to them from time to time, they're just "ok" for me. But I believe that has more to do with my body responding better to Greens than Reds now and not the product itself. (Earlier this year I began to notice that Reds weren't as effective for me and Greens were becoming more and more effective, whereas for my first year to year-and-a-half of usage it was always the complete opposite.) GF Silver was "meh" until I realized it made for a tremendous mixer. GF Golden has always been just "ok", although I haven't used it in quite some time. Somw strains that had gotten rave reviews on Reddit, Slippery Red Rock and Forbidden Fruit come to mind, have never been "winners" for me. Prem. Green Monster, Red Monster, and GMD #4 are my "Champions" from GoE. But that's just me - everyone is different. I can't speak to GoE's quality over the past 6+ months. But I'll be sure to let everyone know how I respond to the "OG" strains. Hope that answers your question. Hope you:re having good results with your recent Kratom experiences.

[KrateAndVape]

That's a hell of a purchase, Krate

I was expecting to look at your post and maybe see a few strains from one vendor.

Heh, me too. That list of orders is like looking at Christmas right there.

Christmas in... June? Keep in mind guys, with the exception of GoE, I only got 28g sample sizes of each because those vendors are new to me. So it's not like I'll have to get an extension on my house for these deliveries. ... Yet.

[whiffypants]

Oh! Okay. I thought you were getting split kilos there. Definitely Christmas.

But you're right, that number of 28 g samples is still an awesome score, except more like "Hey, have a Happy Tuesday" than Christmas.

[KrateAndVape]

Oh! Okay. I thought you were getting split kilos there. Definitely Christmas.

But you're right, that number of 28 g samples is still an awesome score, except more like "Hey, have a Happy Tuesday" than Christmas.

"Have a Happy Weekend"... since my weekends (off from work) are usually Fridays and Saturdays. Believe it or not, I've never bought a kilo of Kratom. A vendor did a split Three-Quarter-Kilo "special" once and I partook in that (three 250g bags). I've bought a couple other 250g bags here and there. Usually I go for 100g bags or 28g (or 25g, which I hate - Just give me the full ounce! lol) I have to REALLY like a strain / vendor just to get a Quarter Kilo.I'm so afraid "it'll quit working". I still have plenty of P 8-in-1, Bali Gold and Red Borneo (from that split 3Q kilo) from well over a year ago, and they just don't "hit" how they used to. So they sit, and I try again every couple months. I'm a Kratom conisuor, I suppose, but I don't have a spare bedroom housing nothing but bags of green powder. No offense to anyone who does