Dispensary Review - Top Shelf Alternatives (Boulder)

These people have a different model from what I've seen so far. They sell only locally grown and feature Colorado Cannabis Cup cultivators. Grams have a price of either 10, 12, or 15 dollars (tax not included) Not sure how many strains, but guesstimate is 10-12 in each price category. Also hash and kief. edibles. Free gram just for coming in (the first time), a strain Colorado Bud. They have sample jars all across the top of the counters in alphabetical order and a big chalk board listing all the strains. Your meds come from the jars inside the glass counters. The budtenders are cool. I felt unlike other dispensaries where they are putting strains in front of you, before you really get a good study on what is there, this is a no pressure place. Magnifying glass and light on the counter. Digital scale with the read out in your direction (more common things now). Also, when weighing out, the gs were typicall .1 + over.

Strains I've acquired:
Colorado Bud
Orange Blossom
AK
Critical Mass
Green Crack
Sour Diesel

I don't have time to get into the strains. To me, they all look nicely and properly cultivated. Also , most of these strains , outside of the Orange Blossom were the $10 grams. They do the job exceptionally well , so really price is not really the matter necessarily. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think prices are determined by the work / time / cost that went into the plants and the yield that came out. Maybe that is not true.

If your familiar with Boulder, they are right next to the Shamballa Center. Elevator building so handicap accessible. You are at the mercy of parking meters and Pay Machines for parking (if going by car). It's really not a big deal.

Very nicely set up. As soon as the door opens, to your right, you are in front of the reception desk. It's a big space from what I can see and nicely built out. I waited for like 2 minutes in a really comfortable well furnished den like room with the flat panel tv.

They have been and will continue to advertise on the backpage of the Colorado Daily and I believe inside the Boulder Weekly Currently they have openings in their caregiver program which gets you 7 grams (of the $10/g category) a month. Upgrades are the price differential.

Hope this helps.
SA

Wow, that sounds like a great place. Is this place on Spruce? And have you had the chance to sample any of the wares?

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Originally Posted by FarmerSteve

Wow, that sounds like a great place. Is this place on Spruce? And have you had the chance to sample any of the wares?

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right on Spruce. Very "thin" building so easy if you were driving by to miss it. I think it's 1327 Spruce.

And yes I sampled what I listed above. Been sampling , will continue to sample :rastasmoke: . Those were the ones I chose .

If you check this page:
Caregivers' Cup Information - Colorado Medical Cannabis (Marijuana)
scroll down a drop, the woman with the Silver Surfer is one of the caregivers. The Haze Wowie is their top strain. I haven't tried it yet but will hopefully in the next week.

they have updated their website , here is the strains:

Top Shelf Alternatives | Online Order

I went there a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday morning to check out their free gram offer. You had to park at a meter, so make sure and bring change. Located on the third floor, once you get in its really nice, with a couple of waiting rooms. You go thru a heck of a lot of paperwork. Not sure but something like 12 pages! I think they only let one person in at a time, but I was lucky enough to be pushed in with the most annoying woman EVER. All she kept screaming was, "I want my free gram, where's my free gram." They had a lot to choose from, but nothing really stood out too much. The prices were really good though, so I don't have much complaint. The strains I picked were Maui Haze (Cup Winner), Colorado Cabbage, Orange Blossom, and OG Ghost Cut/Diesel. They were all average at best, nothing that I would HAVE to try again. I did get a free gram, but I can't remember what it was.