Oregon Cannabis Outlet - Eugene
3/13/2018
Wow, don’t go here. And don’t let the low prices and high testing THC fool you. I did, and am totally disappointed. I was hesitant to try it out because it was originally under another name (was it re-leaf?). Then the name changed and they had a new grand opening date, which felt either gimmicky or sketchy. Usually a business has the name settled prior to opening. So what kind of opportunistic or oddly managed dispensary is this? Either way, the weirdness kept me away until today. I saw they had a strain I like on the Leafly menu, and figured what’s the harm. Well, here’s the answer:
— Only one budtender on duty, and he was totally overwhelmed with 4 people in the store. There must not have been anyone else in the building because he didn’t call for assistance. It would’ve been different if they took a moment to greet anyone, and say they’ll be right with us or something. Nope, mostly people waited around, potentially wondering what dispensary leaves their employee alone, ever. I’d pay $60 an ounce if they’d have another person on the floor and better customer service.
—They’re menu wasn’t up to date on Leafly; many strains sold out and new strains not added. It would’ve helped to be able to browse in the store, but the jars of weed were sitting all around, difficult to determine strains ‘cause the labels weren’t visible.
— The budtender touched my weed bare-handed. Never seen that before! Confused, I said, “You’re allowed to touch the product?” And the budtender replied, “Yeah it’s like food service. Sanitize your hands all the time and all that.” I work in food service, and we’re never allowed to touch folks’ food when serving. How would you feel if your waiter set your food on your plate bare handed? Even if they claimed to sanitize (not properly wash, but merely sanitize) their hands? Still unsettling? Same here. I felt like docking off more service stars for the bad comparison, but didn’t have any more to take away. To be clear; I’m sure along the way that bud was touched by many hands, but the stuff going out to the customer is different than what’s being trimmed at the farm. Just like a burger is touched by butchers and cooks, but your waiter doesn’t bring it out displayed on their hand and set it on your plate. Get some tongs, chopsticks, knitting needles, or gloves.
—Poorly trimmed and stemmy bud. Yeah, I’m complaining about the cheap stuff they have, and that may seem misguided. If I wanted the best I’d buy top shelf, right? You are right! In this case I expected mediocre bud, and a moderate trim. Definitely couldn’t get a discernible flavor profile from the smell. The $4 gram down the road still has scent, why not this? Is the cure off? What’s going on? Then, while this guy’s pawing the weed onto the scale, he’s not even acknowledging the stems and larf. Didn’t make any effort to take that junk out of the weight. Heck, if a customer will pay for their waste product then why not put it in there right? I mean at least buy me dinner before you bend me over.
— Lastly, the label says 0% everything, no harvest date, no testing lab, nothing but the strain name and weight. Makes me think management just gave up and left this one person to themselves without preparing him for success.
I genuinely hope they do better, but it’ll be a long time before I give it another shot.