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Love coming to Buddy's. The people are great and the atmosphere is really chill. I mean, since they have been open they have had 2 or 3 free BBQ's with music, info vendors and great specials.... seriously? How awesome is that? They are a little over a mile down the road from home so it is a nice walk or quick drive to get great product at great prices. One of the things I love about Buddy's and one of the reasons I opt to go there over other places I like is that they take PayQwick which I find very handy. It lets me essentially stash money on a card rather than having to worry about having cash handy or paying ATM surcharges. I hope that in the future using Payqwick will be as common as using a debit card anywhere. Great place and I will keep coming back as long as they let me! :)

The wife and I stopped by again to take advantage of the #1 on Leafly in June specials. It was nice to see a rep from the site there and Liberty Reach there to talk about their products. Very nice people and a great setup for growers and producers and sites like Leafly to meet and greet. In the end we picked up a RocketMan Super Joint, a Liberty Reach Bettie Page preroll she is REALLY liking (thanks for the great recommendation from the Liberty Reach gal!) and one of the Phat Panda Berry Sour Creme pre-roll specials. Another great visit to a great store! Renton's finest!

We chose The Novel Tree for our first Recreational visit. We were extremely happy. Store is very open and inviting and easy to get too. We were greeted at the door and ID's checked. Selection is quite large and the staff was very knowledgeable. Prices are very competitive. All in all, this will be our "go-to" store until someone close beats it.

After seeing that there was finally a rec store close to Renton, we decided to stop in and check it out. I felt more like I was at very small check cashing place than a rec store. The "lobby" is VERY small and you basically just walk in and stand there in line like waiting for the next bank teller behind the extremely thick plexiglass which is completely cluttered with their product. Unless the item is very small (such as a pre-roll) they don't hand you your purchases, they put them in a cubby hole, close the window on their side and then you open it and take it out on your side. Definately not the vibe we look for and prices were a bit high even for retail shops with most stuff being $20+ per gram although some had discounts for 4g packs. Selection was a bit low too. We will likely visit again later but the atmosphere is really the drawback for us.