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HowzitBud review time
Product: Zkittlrz juice vape. Disposable 0.5ml
Price: R800 (R650 + R150 shipping)
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Background: I've only ever tried HV products starting last year September. I finished my last HV cartridge at the end of January. Due to budgetary constraints and the lack of any sort of cheaper local hookup I have effectively been on a month-long involuntary tolerance break. My tolerance was fairly low to begin with anyway as I'm a weekend smoker but this should prove useful for a fair review.
Device: the disposable device is fairly small and very discreet. Even more so than your typical pen batteries. The 0.5ml cartridge was filled to the brim as far as I could tell so no issues there. The first two or three pulls produced no smoke but I immediately heard a lot of air being pulled in from the side of the mouthpiece when taking a draw. A quick inspection showed a tiny gap between the mouthpiece and the battery. I taped it up with a small piece of masking tape and it solved the issue. I doubt you'll find this problem on every device, it looks like a tiny manufacturing mistake on the mouth-piece.
Review: Zkittlrz is an Indica dominant strain. On my first attempt, I took my standard three deep drags (as I usually do with HV) and noticed a slight 'buzz' a few minutes later. It was pleasant and relaxing but not very strong. Later on that evening I tied doing six deep drags and the effects were definitely more prominent but as Wikileaf put it "its head-focused effects tend to be subtle" and I concur with this. It did provide me with a pretty decent feeling of relaxation though. I doubt you'd experience couch-lock from this without smoking a lot. I would speculate that this product would work well for people who may experience paranoia or anxiety from smoking and want to relax but still be functional. Finally, I suspect that the THC content is probably less when compared to HV's concentrates.
Packaging: Packaging is discreet. The device itself is wrapped in bubble wrap and then sealed in a foil bag. I was very impressed.
Ordering: ordered via the @HowzitBud_bot on Telegram. This was my first time ordering off of Telegram and I actually liked the process. Interacting with the bot is straightforward and the menus are fairly easy to navigate. I paid using Paypal which means that due to conversion rate, I ended up paying a little more than R800 but I prefer the extra bit of safety and anonymity provided by using Paypal.
Delivery: I ordered on Friday morning and took delivery on Monday morning. Since HowzitBud and myself are both located in Gauteng, your mileage here may vary.
Support: human support is provided by @howzitbudcare on Telegram. It was unfortunately mediocre at best. I was only provided with a tracking number an hour before delivery. The seller also specified their cellphone number as both the seller and the buyer contact number. I immediately raised this with the seller when a photo of the courier form was sent to me but I was assured it would not be a problem. It was - the courier really struggled to get hold of me and reception eventually gave my parcel to a colleague. Thankfully the packaging was discreet but the colleague still had questions as the seller's address was on the package and it was a fast-food restaurant. I could have done without that but it's a minor annoyance in the bigger picture. And yes I know it risky sending this parcels to a place of business but that's the only option available to me and it's never been an issue with HV.
Final thoughts: it seems there's quite a lack of competition in the THC cartridge market in SA which means you probably get what you pay for here. For vape concentrates, Honey Vape would still be my first choice but this a pretty decent alternative when finances are tight. I will very likely use them again.
Product: Zkittlrz juice vape. Disposable 0.5ml
Price: R800 (R650 + R150 shipping)
View attachment 792441
Background: I've only ever tried HV products starting last year September. I finished my last HV cartridge at the end of January. Due to budgetary constraints and the lack of any sort of cheaper local hookup I have effectively been on a month-long involuntary tolerance break. My tolerance was fairly low to begin with anyway as I'm a weekend smoker but this should prove useful for a fair review.
Device: the disposable device is fairly small and very discreet. Even more so than your typical pen batteries. The 0.5ml cartridge was filled to the brim as far as I could tell so no issues there. The first two or three pulls produced no smoke but I immediately heard a lot of air being pulled in from the side of the mouthpiece when taking a draw. A quick inspection showed a tiny gap between the mouthpiece and the battery. I taped it up with a small piece of masking tape and it solved the issue. I doubt you'll find this problem on every device, it looks like a tiny manufacturing mistake on the mouth-piece.
Review: Zkittlrz is an Indica dominant strain. On my first attempt, I took my standard three deep drags (as I usually do with HV) and noticed a slight 'buzz' a few minutes later. It was pleasant and relaxing but not very strong. Later on that evening I tied doing six deep drags and the effects were definitely more prominent but as Wikileaf put it "its head-focused effects tend to be subtle" and I concur with this. It did provide me with a pretty decent feeling of relaxation though. I doubt you'd experience couch-lock from this without smoking a lot. I would speculate that this product would work well for people who may experience paranoia or anxiety from smoking and want to relax but still be functional. Finally, I suspect that the THC content is probably less when compared to HV's concentrates.
Packaging: Packaging is discreet. The device itself is wrapped in bubble wrap and then sealed in a foil bag. I was very impressed.
Ordering: ordered via the @HowzitBud_bot on Telegram. This was my first time ordering off of Telegram and I actually liked the process. Interacting with the bot is straightforward and the menus are fairly easy to navigate. I paid using Paypal which means that due to conversion rate, I ended up paying a little more than R800 but I prefer the extra bit of safety and anonymity provided by using Paypal.
Delivery: I ordered on Friday morning and took delivery on Monday morning. Since HowzitBud and myself are both located in Gauteng, your mileage here may vary.
Support: human support is provided by @howzitbudcare on Telegram. It was unfortunately mediocre at best. I was only provided with a tracking number an hour before delivery. The seller also specified their cellphone number as both the seller and the buyer contact number. I immediately raised this with the seller when a photo of the courier form was sent to me but I was assured it would not be a problem. It was - the courier really struggled to get hold of me and reception eventually gave my parcel to a colleague. Thankfully the packaging was discreet but the colleague still had questions as the seller's address was on the package and it was a fast-food restaurant. I could have done without that but it's a minor annoyance in the bigger picture. And yes I know it risky sending this parcels to a place of business but that's the only option available to me and it's never been an issue with HV.
Final thoughts: it seems there's quite a lack of competition in the THC cartridge market in SA which means you probably get what you pay for here. For vape concentrates, Honey Vape would still be my first choice but this a pretty decent alternative when finances are tight. I will very likely use them again.
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