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Short Sacks

Seeing as I don't have a scale myself, I put full confidence in my dealers.

Often when i do get a new bag, ill take it to a friends with a scale ASAP. I haven't been shorted yet. I don't even ask them to weigh it out in front of me and sometimes they will. I rarely bother looking at the scale when they do anyway.

Maybe thats just me, but it hasnt gotten me ripped off yet.
 
thujone said:
i don't have a scale nor do i really care. if an eighth is off by as much as a half gram i'll notice it by feel anyway but any less discrepancy and i may as well be complaining that i'm gonna get less high because the weed is more wet than usual or because there are 5% less trichomes per green area than the last batch had. if i had to pay out the ass for it i'd be more stingy but nah. in regards to weighing the bag in... well those dealers are just ignorant. all you need to do is press a button to zero the scale and null the bag's weight before piling on the weed. tis not rrrrocket science!
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I know exactly what you mean, man.

And Uzi, yes, it is possible to tell that little difference from feel. I've been both the supplier and the customer over the years(not slanging these days, though), and I know if a sack is short once it's in my hand. Every time I've accused anyone of shorting my sack, it's been short. That's usually when I request the scales to be brought out and things are set straight. I haven't been shorted on a bag in a long time, though.
 
Well said Thujhone.

I knew a guy who was always honest with his sacks and would put an extra .2-3 in the bag just in case. If anyone ever called him out on it he would say "Dude, it's this much. If you make me weigh it I'm going to take the extra out." Once in a while there was always some dumb kid that called him out and got less weed than he or she initially bargained for lol.
 
Pretty much every dealer i've met will always short bags when its anything under a quarter.

If its a 1/16th it'll probably be 1.2-1.5, if its an 1/8 it'll be 2.5g-3.2g.

Although I have bought two ounces once that were seriously wet, and when I dried them out it went down by 20g!
 
If you've been smoking a long time you get really, really good at eyeballing weight. It isn't just about volume, but density, wetness, etc. etc. etc. It is always better to double check on an accurage scale, but I can usually notice if a sack is .2 off just by feel. That said, if I am buying drugs on the black market, I am looking to pay about $50 for a small handful of bud. If I think I get get more, higher quality, or lower price elsewhere then that's where I go. Insisting on a sack weighing exactly 3.5 just doesn't make sense to me. The pot economy would make it necessary to start charging stupid prices for such a specific amount. Imagine going to the grocery store and getting 1 pound of coffee. It is probably, like, $11.72 or something, depending on what you buy. Imagine going to your pot dealer and being told "that will be $54.35". Fuck'n stupid right? That's why you say "I want $50 worth" and he gives you what he can sell you for $50. If you want more, you are gonna need to give him more money.
 
It depends on the size of the sack. If im buying a 15 sack and it's only like .8, then I'll be pissed becuase I usually get around 1.2. But if I'm buying a quad and it's off by .4 then that's not such a big deal.
 
when i first started smoking i bought mids maybe two or three times... those sacks may have been right at 3.5 or a little less so no big deal. then when i started buying chronic i would always get my moneys worth because we would buy a rather large amount and then go straight back to our place and scale it out. never got shorted one time going through that route. however, there was spur of the moment purchases where i got fucked but then again who hasn't.
 
whoremoaning said:
Pretty much every dealer i've met will always short bags when its anything under a quarter.

If its a 1/16th it'll probably be 1.2-1.5, if its an 1/8 it'll be 2.5g-3.2g.

Although I have bought two ounces once that were seriously wet, and when I dried them out it went down by 20g!
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Wow, that's fucking sheisty. Then again, the people that buy from those dealers are the ones that keep them around, thus the short sack scandal will continue. Maybe people should stop giving these assholes business?

Just a thought...
 
When I am buying weed in the shops here there is always a digital scale where your weed is weighed before it goes into the bag, just a quick glance and you know how much you are getting. :)

I have my own scale as well so I weigh it again before smoking and usually I get more than I paid for (great to know some people in the biz hehe =) ).

Peace o/
 
My Guy Recently Made Good By Giving Me an extra .7 of Nebula From Paradise seeds after Shorting me .5 on my $50 1/8th of Purple Kush.My Dealer is Awesome though,easy to talk to,very honest(no matter who you are) and will always make good on shorts.(And shorts RARELY Happen...)
 
ninjaturtle121 said:
yeah don't say anything, it wasn't an accident and they aren't here to give you a fair deal, they are trying to make maximum profit. calling them up ensures that they wont bother hooking you up again because they know they will make less money because they can't rip you off. if it's a big rip off just go to someone else.
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this attitude is why the economy is in shambles

i pay top dollar for my shit. i expect my bags to be on point, dried manicured and cured.

dealers should take pride in their product. its good for business.

if i was buying weight, a .2 or even a gram would not bother me. but if i were to purchase a 20bag it sohuld be exact.
 
If your pissed that your getting riped, you got a few options. Call him back, Get baked, or buy a scale your self. If your getting good weed then it shouldn't matter that he riped you a .2 when your prob going to get higher anyways....
 
if its more than .2 i will say something about it. usually ill just call the guy and be like look, i dont care how much fucking money you have to charge me, but when i ask for a specific amount of product i fucking expect just that... i've had to do this 3 times with 3 different people, they were all apologetic and hooked me up fat the next time
if you go to the same guy all the time .2 off the amount you buy is alot
 
fuck that, .2 is a bowlpack. If i am going to a weed dealer, and he doesnt realize the fact that I WILL come back 2 -3 times a week for usually a quarter each time (if not for me, for one of my friends), and he decides to short me and doesnt want to weigh out sack in front of me, then fuck him. Luckily I live in a college town where weed is pretty plentiful, and If one dealer doesnt want to be consistent with me, Im sure i can find someone who does.
 
dont say aynthing the first time. if it becomes a problem consistently, then bring something up before you buy from him.

if that doesnt work then get a new connection
 
kultron said:
That's the stupidest thing I've read all day! Customers are doing their dealers a favour? This isn't your first year commerce class buddy. Right, so someone comitting a very minor crime has the moral superiority just because the seller is committing a very dangerous crime? Next time you ask your dealer to sell you some drugs, remember to add 'Hey buddy, just remember I'm doing you a favour, so don't fuck up!' and see how quickly you get laughed at/the fuck beaten out of you.
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Have you ever sold weed? or been a dealer? Every 8th you buy is about 12$s in their pocket, there are so many dealers in a given area I feel that my dealer should value my business (which he does). I know that when I sold weed I valued my customers a lot. Customers can always go somewhere else.
 
poor milk said:
Have you ever sold weed? or been a dealer? Every 8th you buy is about 12$s in their pocket, there are so many dealers in a given area I feel that my dealer should value my business (which he does). I know that when I sold weed I valued my customers a lot. Customers can always go somewhere else.
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thats exactly what im sayin, I am the reason that my dealer even makes money, so if he doesnt want to give me straight sacks, ill go elsewhere.
 
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