Ratings and reviews of Buddy's - Renton
(254 reviews)
4.7
Quality
4.7
Service
4.7
Atmosphere
Reviews 1-24 of 254
February 19, 2025
Garrett is the MAN! My gf and I live super close and go here very often. We are a bit picky on what we like to smoke and anytime we are looking for something specific Garrett always comes through with exactly what we are looking for. Very well educated and a delight to be around. We appreciate you for being such a stud and thank you kush 21 for keeping us feeling good 🤙🏾
July 9, 2024
All the staff r super sweet and they remember what u like so service is top notch that’s why I go and there are deals every single day highly recommend
March 11, 2022
Great bud-tenders and pricing! It’s very evident why this dispensary has been ranked “Best in Renton” multiple years in a row. Every time I’ve gone they always show me exactly what I’m looking for and other similar options. Just picked up some delicious “Sherb Dosi” by “Mother Demeters Flowers” a great woman grown cannabis company and it knocked me out into a nice sleep. No anxiety just relaxed and calm.
April 19, 2023
Waaaay Overpriced go somewhere else
January 17, 2021
The worst shop I've ever been to.they don't honor the specials that they advertise to get people in there. I'm a medical patient with a card and the budtender refused to give me my discount and when I questioned him and asked why he was being rude because it was obvious that I wasn't welcome there, he kicked me out. I need this medication so that I can function and by not giving me my health and well-being at risk. I don't know they didn't want to give me my discount or if they are too lazy to grab a calculator but this isn't recreational for some people its life or death. He said that i still had to pay some taxes and the discount was only like 10% but according to Washington health department its usage and sales tax free so then its more like 47% so it was obvious obvious that the stinky 400 pound man didn't want to give me my discount (just so people know who I'm talking about).I promise if you go to this shop you'll get screwed either through price gouging or poor customer service. You will regret it
June 2, 2021
Just got some Weird Science by Phat Panda flower, 3.5g and 7g. It's really BAD. Some of it's still green. Some of it's yellow and smells like old weed left in a bag all summer, and they shoved it in a jar to get rid of it.
I spoke with the manager Steve right away about these issues. Only offered a 25% discount on my next purchase. As a retailer of this product, Buddy's needs to take responsibility for selling this bad weed, and then deal with a credit from Phat Panda!
Tried to go direct to Phat Panda, but only can find an address and an employment hotline, and the voicemail's full.
Come on Phat Panda, where's your quality control? I don't expect garbage from you!
Dispensary response:
Hi,
Thank you for leaving a review and drawing this to our attention. We're sorry you received a product that didn't meet your expectations. We do try our best to do quality control with our items. We will definitely take your suggestion into account and see what we can work out with the producer so that this experience doesn't happen again. We hope you took advantage of the discount that Steve offerred and would love to have you come back in and give us another chance. All feedback is appreciated.
Thanks again for bringing this to our attention.
October 15, 2021
April 19, 2020
I love this place! Very friendly and helpful staff. Quite dim as far as lighting goes, I guess that's for those that are buzzed!
July 21, 2019
This is my go to dispensary, they are the best!
Dispensary response:
Thank you! Stop in and say high again.
July 27, 2019
May 15, 2019
Came in to get pure CBD. Two girls were working there. I never got acknowledged or asked if I needed helped. I felt out of my comfort zone and just left. There was only one other customer in the store, who one of the girls did start helping. They had so many options though so I'm guessing 4 stars for quality to be fair. Going to try out Emerald Haze down the road.
August 3, 2020
Poorly managed. Long waits, EVEN WHEN PREORDERED. Too much old product. Insultingly high mark ups on edibles. Worst of the bunch
February 15, 2019
Great service knowledgeable and friendly! Went in for cartridges and the lady who helped me was fantastic, I ended up with three within my price range. Thank you!!!!!
May 22, 2020
What a bunch of scumbags
March 24, 2019
Great Staff, usually busy in the evenings, would recommend going in before 3 pm. Amazing product selection.
December 28, 2017
Overpriced products, but their biggest fault is they don't manage their online menu. We won't shop here if we don't know what they have in stock!
February 7, 2019
Nice people, a bit pricey though overall but did have some good discounts brands if you looked especially with my favorite Star Dawg by Kai'Dro.
April 12, 2019
Meh. Treated me like a thief for trying to lock up my bike. With the micro-parking lot and all thought I'd take the bike. Next time I'll just go to Evergreen. Ciao!
April 21, 2018
If you know what you want and don’t have any question *or* you just want to look at pretty budtenders then this place is OK. If you have questions or need intelligent recommendations, then not so much.
August 30, 2018
BUDDY'S is my absolute favorite cannabis store in the Renton area. They are a great variety of marijuana plus wonderful employees and budtenders like Illy who are friendly, knowledgeable and kind.
Sincerely,
"Handy Sandy"
May 24, 2017
Great selection of products. I really like the GaGa strawberry edibles and a few different brands of the concentrates. GaGa makes a great THCA product I use with my e-nail on top of another concentrate. Use a more gooey concentrate so the THCA sticks better. I have tried and like the Amber Brick and Hempire brands the most from this store. Be careful about getting concentrates from this store that will stick to the plastic containers. Big Sure Extracts all seem to stick to their plastic containers. Just be very careful with the sales people here because I was misinformed on the "non-stick" container.
November 24, 2018
it's awesome
July 12, 2016
This is a clean, well lit facility with friendly and courteous staff. The budtenders are polite and knowledgable about their product.
Being a medical patient registered in the Washington State mmj database, I was happy to learn that Buddy's, is a medically endorsed facility. In practice however, trying to marry the medical and rec shops into a "one size fits all" superstore is only hurting the people who need cannabis the most.
Washington's recreational dispensaries are ridiculously expensive compared to the State's medical dispensaries which have now been closed. :( Add to that the state's excise tax of 37% and you may find yourself paying twice to 3x as much for the same meds you bought just a month ago.
That said, there are a host of benefits to shopping rec stores, which are strictly regulated, if you've got the coin. Those on a fixed income however may find home grown cannabis as their only viable option.
For those on the rec side, Buddy's is one heck of a fine place to do business. They have extended hours and good folks behind the counter. What more can you ask for?
Dispensary response:
Appreciate the kind words regarding our store. We also find it unfortunate that the new medical system is significantly more expensive, but we'll do our best to stock solid medical products at a decent price as much as we can!
July 14, 2016
May 18, 2016
Fly into Seattle, get in my rental, and this is my first stop. I'm slowly making my way around the recreational places, and this was my next stop.
I pull up, and it's in a nice location. I accidentally go in the side that sells the glass. The dude there was cool, and pointed me in the right direction.
I walk to the right door and am greeted by a very nice looking women. She checks my ID, and asks if she can help. Hell yeah, fastest service I've had yet anywhere in Seattle.
I asked for a gram of Bubblicious, and a gram of Green Crack. Bummer, no grams of Green Crack, so she recommends AC/DC. (I'm also slowly working my way through strains!). I agree, and I'm out the door in under 5 minutes. Great price, the Bubblicious is the BOMB...getting ready to light up the AC/DC next.
I'll be back next week, to grab that Green Crack!
(SoCalStoner has been toking up for almost 40 years now...you don't know how happy I am to buy and smoke legally. Come on California voters...get off your asses and legalize this fall!)
Dispensary response:
Hello, thank you for the detailed review! We're really glad you were able to have such an awesome experience at our store. We hope we can make every customer feel as satisfied!
May 19, 2016
March 20, 2018
Store is really nice. The Budtenders looked high and didn’t even greet, I did enjoy how the store looked on the inside.
August 6, 2017
Horribly overpriced! Staff looks extremely unhappy and bored... never going back. $45+ for ONE gram of oil is ridiculous lol.