I got off the 15 South @ El Cajon Blvd, turned left, and spotted the little shop underneath a white vinyl banner that simply read, "Wellness Center Collective". It's directly after 41st Street, on the right hand side. Convenience was already starting off on a good note, because I parked on El Cajon Blvd. three feet from the front door, which was tinted very dark, and unlocked. Also, Wellness Center Collective is ground level, so it's easily wheelchair accessible.
Inside the waiting room was pretty small, fairly clean, and very green. As far as seating there's a couple chairs next to the reception desk, and a love seat on the back wall, which was probably too small to comfortably seat two strangers. In front of the the love seat is a small end table with various weed magazines on it. They also have a flatscreen to stare at, if you ain't feeling the weed mags. However, if its your first time you gotta sign up, so you probably won't bother with either of them too much. Paperwork was normal, except these papers ask for your home address. I suppose it's up to each patient to answer that line truthfully or otherwise. Whatever though, verification was under five minutes, and the shop officials were very laid back. On to the bud room.
Right away you can tell these guys have their act together. Inside a large room, that is freshly painted green, is an ATM on the left side, and on the right side, a long jewel counter filled with glass jars. These glass jars a filled up with nuggets. Nice frosty nuggets. You know plenty of shops, maybe even one of your favorites, has a few jars with shakey popcorn nugs at the bottom, and they're still talkin about $60. Not here. The shop owner, who also tended the bud, and handled part of my verification, told me that he personally makes sure these jars stay properly stocked. (I appreciate that in a dispensary, because I'm not so desperate where I need to pay top dollar for the bottom of the barrel). So, after checking the menu and shootin the breeze for a minute, I asked to see some concentrates. In my opinion, that's a necessary item for shops to carry and these guys had a few different choices. But to help me make a decision, he would pull out a little chunk of the hash and burn it so I could see the bubble in each one! That's Massive!!! This is some real deal budtending my friends! I hope they keep this hands on approach. Right after I chose some concentrates, we checked out his flowers! The Blueberry Kush was superb! I also loved the super frosty, Afghan Kush. It's stink was so potent and high pitched! You know I had to grab that, plus he insisted I take a sample of the Blackberry Platinum. I'm smokin that right now with their Sour Diesel Hash (compressed keif) on top, and it's not too bad at all. It's extremely frosty, kinda leafy, with lots of purple streaks. The smell isn't too special, kinda bland actually. But it smokes very nicely in a clean glass. Not super chokin, but nice and smooth. Easy to blaze, and still gets the job done. At $45 an 8th, I'd probably buy it if I were short on dough.
Let me finish this review by saying this spot is highly convenient in every way. The fast freeway access, and doorstep parking were perfect. Verification was cool, even though I disliked them inquiring about my address. The buds are very beautiful - snowy trichs, and various shades of stink are definitely in these jars. I'm sure you budsnobs can find some goods here. Not too many edibles, but they do have decent concentrates at average prices. Plus they'll prove how much it bubbles and melts for you, that's the factor that sold me. No other shop has done that yet in my experience. As a first timer I was offered various deal combinations - $10 off here, or $20 there, as well as a fat ass purple sample. I will definitely be back, and I recommend you check it out for yourself. Clones coming soon...
Located @ 4111 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92105
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