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Perhaps opinions on what is currently available would be relevant and helpful to travellers; therefore, I suggest the "Current Worst..."

Worst is defined here as disappointing or not worth the money.

well that will be Kadinsky orange bud had 7 euros left wanted an extra gram smelt alright but tasted horrid and no high at all

stop asking for this shit please. I mean, there is no point in bashing the gear of anyone here. if you want bad reviews, have a look at the coffeeshop-rating-threads or the main site......I dont see how this will help anyone.

sh@dy wrote:stop asking for this shit please. I mean, there is no point in bashing the gear of anyone here. if you want bad reviews, have a look at the coffeeshop-rating-threads or the main site......I dont see how this will help anyone.

I fully agree. There is enough current information on this site. I suspect most users on this site know the "tourist places" and know the reputable sellers in Amsterdam.

If a bud tender /managment leaves his posistion, it is likely to be posted quickly, and if a less that great strain ends up in a coffeeshop again its likely to be pro-activly posted here.

My general rule of thumb is that good coffeeshops will protect their reputation, the others get the custom by getting the uninformed. Add to this nearly everyone on here has different tastes, and moods and one persons rubbish, is anothers heaven. With the major swings in personal opinion, a question like this will serve as many answers you agree with as you disagree with - net result - not a lot of help.

best in finding your favorite strain.

The definition of the word "forum" is "an open discussion."

It is just as important to know what is bad as well as what is good, especially when spending one's hard earned money.

fair play sky always good to know shit to avoid cause even good shops get bad shit

Bingo! Bongbhoy!

That is exactly "the point."

It is interesting to note that the ACD website has, as of today, 15,982 registered members, soon to be 16,000. There are probably at least that many, if not more, who are regular, unregistered visitors. The most active members, the "hardcore ACD'ers," perhaps, and I am guessing, make up about 10% of the total number of visitors.

I suspect that the average website visitor is not that familiar with Amsterdam like the hardcore ACD'ers are; therefore, current information
is most valuable and useful, expecially since gear batches turn-over so quickly.

This has nothing to do with individual coffeeshops, budtenders, bashing, or the like.

This is purely a personal opinion analysis of particular gear that is passed on in near real-time for the benefit of website visitors who might be in Amsterdam soon thereafter.

Actually, posters are doing this all of the time when they rate the same strain sold by various shops, except that they are not doing it in real-time, as it is usually in a trip report that is not quite current.

Sky,
Your question is valid, current worst..., seems quite appropriate. This thread can be either in this forum or the coffeeshops and cannabis forum. Seems to me that most people like to hear what's good, fair enough, so do I. I also like to know what gear is (potentially) disappointing. I can't count how many times I have gone to a C/S and sampled gear I have never heard of before. I for one would appreciate having a source, like this site for example, where I could gather information on what gear is currently available, good and not so good. I do realize, as we all should, that opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. While I hope that all opinions are honest and unbiased (along with a touch of maturity), I realize that some may not be.

On with the OP!
Fortunately, I haven't had any bad bud from Amsterdam, ever! I do however realize that there has been and in all probability, will be some bad gear. In regards to gear, my primary concern are the effects. Taste and appearance are secondary factors. Sure, I like to see a beautifully manicured bud glistening with crystals. However, I had some awesome shake sold to me upon request a few months ago. For those who may not know, shake is the loose remnants of bud that is on the bottom of a container. I bought two grams of NYC Diesel shake which had me feeling good for the whole day. Nice (Cheshire cat smile)

I did buy some gear a little while ago in Maastricht that was disappointing. Easy Going was selling Acapulco Gold @ 15.50 per gram. It tasted like reconstituted Strawberry Cough, NASTY! Also the price was shocking, to state the obvious.
I was in Amsterdam last week, visited many shops. A total pleasurable experience. All the gear sampled was of the highest quality. I think I will write a travelogue and post it.

Lastly, comment on comments.
sh@dy - C/S ratings thread? When I give my opinion on a C/S, its about the shop. When I give my opinion on gear, its about the gear. The subtext to this forum is "Bud reviews. Varieties of marijuana". Have you figured it out yet? This is the appropriate forum for this subject. Go smoke a joint and think about it for a while. Hopefully the buzz will mellow you out and maybe then you will understand.

Peace.

La confidential from Dampkring seemed a poor smoke

munkyboy2k wrote:La confidential from Dampkring seemed a poor smoke

and here we have the point.
for me, the LA from Dampkring was great......what do we do now?

The problem with rating the worst gear is, sometimes the grower has done something slightly wrong, or he had to harvest earlier because of circumstances we dont know for sure.


Dirty Uncle Ron:
A review about a shop always includes what gear they are selling, I dont know how you came to the idea of taking this out of the rating, because that would be bullshit and we could start rating ordinary tea-houses and starbucks-shops as well.....

And I still dont see the point of this. How is it helping me for my upcoming trip to know which strains some of you found shit......I am not searching for the bad examples, I am searching for the good strains.

Of course I know where you`re coming from, dont talk to me like I am an idiot please, I know what forums are about and I know what this forum is about, but I just dont see the point in bashing the weed of a CS, because what I find shit, is great for other people.
E.g. I dont think the strains from GA are anything special, most of them seem like many other strains sold in Adam, but I know other people will say different, because they love their gear.....other way round with Mellow Yellow, I love it, but I know there are other people who dont like their gear......so what do we do with this information given in this thread?
It helps us with nothing, it will only scare people from going to shops that may have been liked by them, but they will never see it because they were scared by someone who means to know what is shit and what not........

sh@dy wrote:

munkyboy2k wrote:La confidential from Dampkring seemed a poor smoke

and here we have the point.
for me, the LA from Dampkring was great......what do we do now?

Nothing, it's called an opinion.

sh@dy wrote: for me, the LA from Dampkring was great......what do we do now?

Let people make an informed decision.

I've had bad examples of my favourite strains from the same shop, and the reason it's sometimes bad is because the grower has messed up on a batch or something

Sh@day, my apologies if I offended, not my intention. As previously stated, this is a forum. Some of the posters to this forum have good taste when it comes to gear, and I for one would like to know if there is substandard gear, and obviously good gear as well. Speaking for myself, just because a shop may have some substandard gear once in a while does not make them a bad shop. I will consider avoiding that particular strain and may choose another instead.
I can see how this could turn into bashing, but if the opinion is about the gear and not the shop specifically, then cool beans. If someone does bash, ignore them or flame them.

For a proper C/S review, many factors should be considered, gear being a major factor. There are shops that are no more than a glorified closet, but I have always scored excellent gear. How should I compare this C/S to others like the Bulldog Franchise? The only comparison would be the gear and not factors such as ambiance and the like.

So then we have a thread like this one where people can state their opinion on Cannabis Strains, good, bad, or indifferent. Hopefully people will be able to differentiate between a C/S review and a Strain review. When reading about a strain review, I could give two shits how the service was or how clean the toilette's are, and blahblahblah. Tell me about the gear. If I want to know about the C/S, I will open the forum folder for C/S review.
A good example is provided by the Bushdoctor at the following site: http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/index.html
Unfortunately the site is not updated often enough to inform the general public on the many varieties of gear available. I think this is more of a "hey, check out this incredible gear" type of gear review.

Lastly, as stated in my previous thread, had I known about the AG@15.50, I would never had wasted my money on that particular strain. I also tried the SSH, never seems to disappoint. The point is that I would like to at least have an opportunity to be forewarned of less-than-stellar gear. No bashing of the C/S whatsoever.

Peace
Disclaimer: Just an opinion that is not meant to offend.