phr
Bluelighter
Just going by my experience(in Philly, a lil' different, I know), and from reading gov't reports, most stamping and cutting isn't done by the group doing the international smuggling. Like coke, you have one organization moving it into the country, then passing it on to a separate organization down the line that then cuts it and sells it or sells it to smaller operations for them to cut and sell. By the time the dope gets to your bottle cap or spoon, it has been passed through the hands of at least 2 organizations, usually more.
To put it in better perspective, back when I was using(and it's been like that for at least a decade before I started, that's when SA dope took over the market), there were two different types of organizations that distributed dope. The ones that cut and stamped their own bags, and the ones that distributed prepackaged stamps. Obviously the ones that made the most $$$, and put out the best product, were the ones that cut and stamped their own bags. But Philly is a unique market like that, it's my understanding that in NJ/NYC, you mostly deal with the prepackaged bags. It also seems like that's the case from this thread, since a lot of you people are getting the same bags. Either that or you all use the same dealers. (Here in Philly, it's not uncommon to run into 3 different stamps on the same corner, let alone the same street/area. There are a lot of people that cut and package their own stamp.)
To put it in better perspective, back when I was using(and it's been like that for at least a decade before I started, that's when SA dope took over the market), there were two different types of organizations that distributed dope. The ones that cut and stamped their own bags, and the ones that distributed prepackaged stamps. Obviously the ones that made the most $$$, and put out the best product, were the ones that cut and stamped their own bags. But Philly is a unique market like that, it's my understanding that in NJ/NYC, you mostly deal with the prepackaged bags. It also seems like that's the case from this thread, since a lot of you people are getting the same bags. Either that or you all use the same dealers. (Here in Philly, it's not uncommon to run into 3 different stamps on the same corner, let alone the same street/area. There are a lot of people that cut and package their own stamp.)