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@Prom added the option, it is multiple choice so think guys can add to it, not 100% sure. If not, luckily still early into the poll so wont skew too much.

@Bakstein420 thanks some valuable feedback there

As South African breeders have access to some of the best phenos in the would these days and continue to improve their lines, we are seeing a increased demand for local seeds over higher priced international seeds. From our breeders running their own lines for years, to crossing top beans from Empire Genetics, Inhouse Genetics, ect.. and clone-only strains from the States, we would like to know what the general feel out there is and if this is something we as a seedbank should invest more time in.

For your feedback and as the topic says, vote and win a pack of Barney's Farms VIOLATOR KUSH 5 seeds. Once the poll closes, we will randomly select one user and get hold of them to ship their prize

EDIT: Some great feedback below so for taking the time and writing helpful content, we will also give away a pack to the most "reacted to" post - Not trying to invoke guys to write content that will get a negative trolling comment to get reacted to, just keep it natural health discussion.

@DamDave The Courier Guy, Dawn Wing and Courier It. We take the fastest option for better experience. 

Mainly use the courier guy due to pick up reliability. Have had packages wait to be picked up for 3 days with courier it. Dawning is mainly for outlying areas.

The system we use works out the fastest cheapest option.

Just being load shed, will sort it out with the next two hours.

However if you entered the coupon on the cart page, the one before the checkout page, you should be good to go.

The input field on the checkout page is for gift cards and not the freeseeds coupon. 

Will work on cleaning it up to avoid confusion. 

@SAgrower please try again. Have increased the usage limit.

And it is live, you can see the product here

https://cannabist.co.za/product/free-regular-seeds/

The coupon is available in the post above

42 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

That's what we have been waiting for hahaa

@Ill_Evan Was waiting for you to drop a meme, but this.. is super nice and thank you <3. Pushed you last year to try us but ye.. Better you didn't.

Thank you for the feedback, super appreciated. BTW the wedding cake is regular seeds - we messed up on the label, redoing some of them. Our blue viles will be regs, pink fems and yellow autos.

We get quite a few requests regarding these two epic breeders and really wanted to stock up on some Ethos and Mephisto Genetics's genetics, have been waiting for close to 6 months for Mephisto Genetics stock.. We reached out to our suppliers and the breeders themselves and 

• Ethos are keen to work with us but not taking on new vendors hence the guys in SA that can get, have a bit of a monopoly with is unfortunate for us. Not sure if they will still be able to get. "We aim to maintain our standards and don't want to overstress inventory and manpower". We are on the "waitlist" of vendors.
• Mephisto Genetics are solely focusing on US and also can't get stock and that's all we know. "Unlikely for the foreseeable. They basically put all their resources into US market. Nothing left for us which is a shame."

So as much as we would love to stock 'em, we just have to sit back and hang tight or make a plan importing via US resellers.

COUPON: freeseeds
Limited to one customer and no other products will be allowed when using this coupon

To help get potential and new growers off the ground and into the market, we have come up with a free seed offering* whereby the grower just needs to pay a packaging and shipping fee and we will send them some seeds. First time buyers are a bit skeptical regarding ordering online. It's also a super kak first-experience when you drop a grand  (R1000) on seeds and find out the hard way that it can be a bit of a challenge to get things right the first time round..

The seeds
We have chatted to a few local breeders and they are all keen to partake,  @Totemic has already sent us some seeds for the project, #best. The idea is that we get promo seeds from breeders, mainly their f1/2 etc that they don't have enough space and time to run/grow and in return we ask the new grower to document their grow on 420sa.co.za. Even if 1 out of 30 actually does a grow log, we think it will be really great feedback for the breeders.

The cost
R150 packaged and delivered anywhere in SA - We have to do a bit of admin managing and packaging the orders though have tried to make it as non-profitable as possible, we will review the pricing in a month or so. Also as we are in CT, orders within CT should be cheaper due to cheaper shipping costs however we also have guys that order in outlaying areas which sometimes end up being R100-300. Hence we balance out the costs and keep a flat rate.

The launch
The offering will be live by Monday, 18/01/2021

Limitations
The offering will be limited per a customer to a one time only offer, so if you have placed a "free seed order", you can't get another. If you want to create 200 email addresses and ship to funny locations, we can't really stop it but hopefully we don't have any funny business.

Our hope is building up a great client base of future SA growers. As mentioned regarding the grow logs, we will point the new comers in the direction of 420sa.co.za so they can get some first hand advise and grow the community even further. We are super open to ideas and feedback, so feel free to drop a comment

Image below was designed by https://www.thiagobianchini.com/ for and is owned by Cannabist (Will be printing some shirts soon ).

@Batista Seedsman sometimes packs some . Had a few guys say they are very underrated or maybe they just getting better with their pheno selection. Will check if we have some spare White OG - Might be a prize for the first post

@Totemic Thanks for the continued support as well, got a big drop of your beans coming on the site in a few days as you know, sitting packing them - Your beans are looking top notch

Hi guys, we are supper stocked to be back and being active in the community again

We know towards the end of mid last year / import on demand orders were killing us and we were pissing off clients. We believe we have resolved 99.9% of all the orders that were delayed, HOWEVER if you feel that you didn't get your money's worth or the items you orders (Swapped out for other stock), please drop us a email at sales@cannabist.co.za or PM us and we will see what we can do.

The way in which we handled the stuff ups was unacceptable and we have changed our service levels and offering entirely to only sell what we have stocked in SA with us - No backorders what so ever.

We have set out clear service level agreements in order to ensure we respond in a timely manner - Please see the info on this section https://www.420sa.co.za/forum/135-customer-support/ This has been agreed to by 420SA.co.za, failing to meet these SLAs will result in permanent removal so we are taking it seriously.

We thank the admins/members of 420SA for allowing us back, and will be working hard to keep SA growers happy. 

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Should a member have a query or encounter an issue with our service and voice it on 420SA, we will respond to the issue accordingly:

• General support within 3-5 working days, depending on the nature of the complaint
• Undelivered orders will be responded to in a maximum of 3 days
• If a member has a complaint or query on a thread and not on our vendor section, please notify us via @Cannabist

Please read our Packaging and Delivery, Tracking your order and Returns and Refunds sections before posting issues or queries relating to these items.

 

For a 130w, would go for under 2k. I need to check prices after the rand took a dump.

We are bringing in some parts soonish, probably after lockdown. We have strips, just need drivers so if you keen to build your own, can bring in the parts for you or can make a light up for you. Actually thinking of selling DIY kits, have a design that allows to scale as per clients needs so might have a hundred LED stip mounting brackets / heatsinks lazer cut.

Check out https://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/, nice detailed article if you want to attempt it on your own. If you go with the smaller qb130s (like 3 of them), you can get meanwell's elg range drives which is cheaper and saves a bit.

Also see growopz dropped the LM301B series in favor of the LM561C series but prices haven't changed?

Nice find on LED Gardener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9fjKeYOyqU

Are these the containers that were in the news a few months back going for like a bar?

45 minutes ago, Dank said:

Congrats on the harvest @Bospatrollie2 ! Super stoked that the early taste is good, sugus and winegums sound right, should smell like a candystore when trimming!

These buds usually taste best after about a month in the jar (some phenos can taste bitter until 4 weeks+), and the effects will be much stronger when she is all cured 

Thanks for all the effort man, when our country switches on again we must talk about a pack you would like from the @Cannabist  store, I think you deserve the prize I mentioned in the Spring drop last year, Peace and Buds bro, very cool experience watching your diaries, thanks again!

@Dank Ill sponsor a pack of our imported bulk x5 seeds for a prize if you order for him  Hold off till we done with the new site. Trying my best to have it ready today!

 

Looks good 

Yes, basically their underwriting bank raised it and they had to act.

I also had a bank decline a business account based on the company name 

Definitely recommend the led strip builds. https://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/

Meanwell also have cheaper drivers now with the elg range.

If you go with digikey, shipping is free from the states. 

I also watched growmou5's videos on YouTube for like 6 months over and over before I settled on going with leds.

They sending a box at their cost with samples so will see how it goes

Hi guys, 

A Canadian breeder,  Divine cannabis seeds has reached out to us to stock thier seeds though I have never heard of them. I know Devine Genetics, different breeder.

Has anyone in the community grown any of their genetics? Or atleast heard of them? 

Thanks for the mentions guys, much appreciated. We got some catching up to do in the votes 

13 hours ago, Bakstein420 said:

@420SA think we need to put @Cannabist on the poll. Good service, good prices and he is active on the forum.

Would appreciate it