More dispensaries should be like Thurman Power Plant.
It's got the quality of the arty bud shops with the prices and feel of a neighborhood dispensary. It's a friendly, welcoming place with great products at a reasonable price.
All in a relaxed (but masked, of course) atmosphere that's safe -- and with no stupid ropes.
The highlights:
A great product selection - The range -- waxes, sugars, flower, keif, edibles, drinkables -- is broad but not overwhelming. The manager who stocks this place has really curated the offerings -- new strains and stuff pops up all the time, and you can find a good high at nearly every price point.
You'll see a lot of well-known brands, but Power Plant offers a healthy dose of merch from small, lesser-known companies at great prices.
Take the cart selection. I got a 1g cart of Lemon Haze (by Day Tripper) for $24, and got a sublime cart of ATF (by Select) for $22. Both had great flavor, taste, and highs.
Prices: Lots to like. Taxes are included in posted prices, and even their low- and mid-tier prices are lower or the same as the big chain dispensaries.
And the quality is wonderful -- even their $5/gram flower, the $11 keif, the $20/1g carts. the $6 gummies, $15 sizzurps, etc.
Customer service: The budtenders are friendly, knowledgeable about their product. And helpful.
In a lot of the dispensaries now, everything is locked down. And if you don't know what you want when you get in there, you're SOOL.
Not here. If you want to smell a strain, they whip out this cool little fan, pop it over the sample jar, and offer you a whiff. It's a customer friendly and safe way to do it, and thoughtful, too.
'Thoughtful' and 'dispensary' usually don't go together, but it does here. Last example: I was chatting with the manager about carts, and mentioned one of mine leaked and messed up a battery. When I checked out, he GAVE me this new Dr. Jolly's battery! Super-cool.
I shop all around the city, but Power Plant's is becoming my favorite dispensary.
