Product: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Vendor: 10/10
(Although it probably seems like it, I don't just hand out 10/10 ratings. This is one of two vendors I've ever felt deserved a perfect score.)
I ordered an ounce of the Platinum Jack Herer and an ounce of the Lemon OG Kush, and both strains are so well grown that they almost brought me back to the first few times I smoked. It's generally not terribly hard to tell the decent vendors from the great ones, but I'll try to make it a little easier: this is excellence to the highest degree, and Buttonwood is a super pleasant guy to deal with.
The high from the Platinum Jack was pretty energetic and clearheaded, and all I wanted to do was laugh, smile, and talk. It also has a really pleasant fruity taste and smell. It gives you a little bit of an icy feeling after inhaling, sort of like mint does. This is the kind of strain you can easily smoke throughout the day--basically no burnout, and a really smooth comedown. The Lemon OG is also fantastic. The smell is pretty intoxicating, and I'd probably liken the taste to almost a musky lemon. It's definitely more of an evening/late night smoke for me. I smoked a good amount, and basically relaxed for the rest of the night. The buds are pretty much laden with trichomes, and the Platinum Jack buds I received are huge. The Lemon buds are a little smaller and denser, but I think that's pretty characteristic of Indica strains. Also, everything was REALLY well and tightly trimmed. Oh yeah, and I should add that both strains are probably the smoothest I've smoked. I cough somewhat easily, but I basically experienced zero irritation.
As far as shipping, as long as my packages don't smell, I'm usually not overly concerned about stealth-but this is some of the best packaging I've seen. I couldn't smell anything until I got through the last layer of MBB, and when you do get through, the smell is overwhelming. The packaging also didn't compress the weed at all, which is a huge plus. And as if it couldn't get any better, my order shipped within maybe 12 hours, and I received it two days later if memory serves correctly.
You really can't go wrong ordering from Buttonwood. It's pretty much the best of the best.
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(Cross-posted from http://www.reddit.com/r/SheepMarketplace/comments/1rctnx/vendor_review_buttonwood/)
Executive Summary: Buttonwood is a boutique cannabis grower and a very pleasant, easy-to-work-with guy who specializes in two strains – Jack Herer and Lemon OG Kush. The two strains complement each other beautifully, and happen to be some of the best weed I’ve ever come across. I’m not sure that “perfect” exists, but these two come very close. I’ve ordered the Jack Herer, the Lemon OG Kush, and a 10-pack of Dutch cones (perfectly rolled Dutch-style joints with a Jack/Lemon blend).
Customer service: 10 Buttonwood is a super-nice person who answers inquiries and updates order status promptly. Orders are processed either on the same day as the order or the next day at the latest.
Shipping and packaging: 10 I’ve ordered twice now from Buttonwood; both orders arrived two days after shipping. Packaging is perfect. Multiple visual/scent barriers make the product within undetectable until the last layer is open. Absolutely no worries here.
The products themselves: Off the chart Okay, I’m going to try to focus a little here, because I’m at a bit of a loss for words. Both strains are SENSATIONAL. Some of you may have had the good fortune to order from a vendor, and when you open the package, you just kind of go, “Oh my god.” That has happened each time I’ve ordered from BW. Both strains are beautifully cured and trimmed, and they both smell AMAZING. The Jack Herer smell, as others have noted, is an unusual combination of fruit and something like wood varnish. It may not sound that appealing, but trust me, it’s intoxicating. The Lemon OG smells like – guess what? Lemons! To tell you the truth, I’ve caught myself opening the mason jars on both of them just to sniff. In the world of great-smelling cannabis, only ogbryan’s True OG Kush can compete with these two, in my experience.
The taste is very smooth (particularly the Jack Herer) and the highs? Oh man. The Jack Herer, as others have pointed out, makes for a great daytime smoke – clear-headed, happy, energetic. The Lemon OG is more of a nighttime smoke, but it’s not your couch-lock indica. There’s something a little trippy about the headspace you get after a couple of tokes, and it’s all good. Both burn to a light grey ash.
If you’re a lover of premium cannabis grown, cured, trimmed and shipped with extraordinary care and attention, you owe it to yourself to check out Buttonwood’s offerings. He really deserves to take a place with the other legendary boutique growers (farmer1, ogbryan, and jackblue).