MOM Name
Hillside Pharms
Overall rating out of 10:
9
Sign Up:
Very easy. Registration page on the website.
Ordering & Pricing:
Ordering is standard procedure on any site with a cart. Wide range of prices, with a good selection of deals and bundles.
Communication:
Great. I had a few questions before ordering, I always got a prompt reply with a clear answer.
Packaging:
Packaging was standard. Canada Post mailer, taped box, vacuum sealed (not tight on the product at all, just enough to prevent the smell from leaking), then in mylar ziplocks with some nice branded stickers.
Products / Photos:
Bubbashine:
Really dense mostly medium-sized nugs. Only a slight nose - little note of berries for me, smoke is the same. Not a load of flavour, but what's there is nice. To be honest, I was expecting this to hit a little harder. More a medium-level high from this I'd say. A real hybrid feeling IMO, leaning slightly sativa maybe. I think with the word Bubba in the name I was expecting more of an Indica feel, so maybe that just threw me off.
Jack Herer:
As you can see, this is slightly leafy and scraggly, and doesn't have a whole lot of nose either. It does taste nice, however, with a noticeable sweetness to it. The high from this was strong. Starts with a great sativa buzz, then slowly transitions to the indica side of things. Both were very noticeable for me. The outside isn't super-coated to look at, but when you break open a bud it's full of trichomes. I'm really enjoying this one.
Lemon Kush (The 99er):
This one was the 99er (oz/$99), and was just listed as Lemon Kush. I thought I would be getting popcorn or something less than ideal, but, while there were some smaller nugs and basically no large ones, this was otherwise just an oz of some really nice Lemon Kush. Smokes super smooth and the flavor is amazing, that lemon really comes through. This also has more of a hybrid high than I thought. I tried some before bed and it gave me a burst of energy that I had to wait to wear off. If I see this at/around this price again, I'm jumping for it.
NY Cheese:
Wow, the nose on this one! Smells like a jar of freshly-grated parmesan cheese with a little diesel underneath. Very sticky buds, great flavor (if a bit strong), and it's one of the few where I can feel the buzz halfway through the joint. I got this on sale for $130 and it's probably my favorite of the bunch. I keep coming back to it, and sometimes just like opening the jar to take a sniff. It's one of those ones you show to your friends and say "smell that".
Incentive for Customers:
I got the Jack Herer and Bubbashine during the St. Patrick's day 30% off sale. My first order had no discount besides free shipping.
Incentive for Review:
None
Notes:
These guys have become my go-to over bcmedichronic, mostly because of the wide range of prices, and because they seem to regularly sell off smalls and the ends of bags at a very reduced price, even though these buds are still top quality and would probably be sold by some MOMs at double the price. I love that I can get cheap oz's and add in a few hq's or whatever of the more expensive strains, which seem to live up to the hype more than most places I've seen.
The only advice I'd give would be to work on the descriptions on the website. I don't really see their opinion of any buds there, and some of these strains that I've never heard of have no description so I have no idea what I'm getting without a lot of research. I think good descriptions can sell strains if done right.
