First of all, this is my first review and until now I've had a frustrating time buying from DNMs. Bad luck is all -- I seem to only choose vendors who are about to run out of product or go on vacation or something. So I guess the bar is pretty low for me...
STILL, this transaction was perfect. I prefer to buy from medium sized vendors -- enough sales that I don't fear a scam, but not so many sales that the little things get overlooked. BigSkyBuds met those criteria AND had one of the lowest prices on crumble that I could find -- $46/gram shipped.
Shipping and Stealth: 6/5
I decided to go for it and placed an order Tuesday night. When I woke up the next morning around 9 AM and checked on my order, it was already marked shipped. It wasn't until this point that I realized the vendor was in Colorado -- I only ordered a gram of wax, but still I got a lump in my stomach as I read about the increased seizures from that state. Well, the good news is that BSB uses VERY adequate stealth, and without a warrant there is no way that anyone is going to know what's in there. Multiple layers visual barriers and each of them sealed up tight. It actually appears that my shipping box was "accidentally" opened at some point, but everything inside was wrapped up so tight that he could have slapped the postage on the bag inside and sent it without the box. The product has a wonderful smell, but there was absolutely no sign of it until all the stealth was removed.
I don't like the idea of buying from a state under such tight scrutiny, but I believe his packaging makes it relatively safe, especially if you're just looking at small amounts of wax like me. I would feel comfortable buying again, though I don't know that I'd order any quantity of bud from Colorado from any vendor. I'm a little paranoid, though.
Communication NA No need. I sent a note thanking him for shipping so fast but I specifically stated that there was no need for him to type a response.
Product: 5/5
Without a doubt the best tasting wax I've ever tried. Very perfume-y with no hint of chemicals or any harshness. If there was an e-juice that tasted exactly like this but with nicotine instead of THC I would vape that too. It's just very pleasant to use.
Physically the wax is a lovely opaque yellow crumble. It looks very similar to what is pictured on his listing. There is absolutely no stickiness to it so it is very easy to load into an atomizer, which is great as I wasted a lot of wax I got from a different vendor because it stuck to every goddamn thing in a 10 foot radius. It does melt quite readily though, so if you're going to use your fingers you should plan to move quickly.
I don't have a scale but I am guessing that my order was slightly heavy. At the very least it appears physically larger than most other orders I've received, and based on my initial impressions I think this gram can last quite awhile. It comes in a plastic screw-cap, which, while a bad choice for sticky waxes, works fine for this stuff. I still might put it in a silicone tub, but I'm not afraid of losing wax to the container.
As for how it actually feels, it's very good. Extremely mellow and laid back but I'm not feeling retarded or stunted like I sometimes do with strains that lean indica. If it's not obvious from the absurd length of this review, I'm enjoying writing and my brain is still working well enough that I'm constantly thinking of more things I want to say. I don't feel totally couch-locked but I'm also having a really nice time just hanging out with my dogs and writing this review.
Overall: 5/5
From start to finish, this is exactly how I imagined the DNMs working when I tried my first order with a different vendor back in May. The price beats anything I can get locally, and once my order was placed it literally shipped as soon as it was possible to do so and arrived at my door two days later. Not only that, but what I got exceeds my expectations in just about every way.
The only downside is the Colorado origin, and admittedly that IS a pretty significant downside. I do think that the vendor is playing his cards right to avoid problems, but if government is determined to trample over our rights and sovereignty they will. The fact of the matter is that while he might do everything he can to minimize the danger, the risk of interception is still significantly higher than if it was coming from a different state.
That said I will buy again, though I will save enough money to buy an eighth in order to cut down on the number of packages coming my way.