Ever called out when buying supplies?

I was at a mom and pop shop type gardening store and I asked if they had something (can't remeber what it was I'm a stoner) that was kind of out of the ordinary. The guy was like "well, what do you need that for" and in my stoner stupor, I blurted an answer that I thought was pretty good. An answer like Will Ferrell had in the movie Old School where your like "where the fuck did that come from". I said something to the effect of "well I'm in a advanced horticulture/botany class and I'm experimenting the positive affects of indoor growing for agricultural use. The purpose of the experiment is based upon the diminishing farm land available, and the potential for indoor farming as a viable option for commerical farming". It wasn't the best answer in the world but by time I stopped rambling, my buddy was looking at me funny and the guy had probably stopped listening a couple minutes ago totally diverting his attnetion from "hey this kids just gowing some pot". It helps that I'm 28 but look like I'm 20.

I haven't really gotten grilled by anyone else but intend to use this excuse, or a variation of it, when ever necessary. Use it if you think i might work for you. Or you can tell them the wife asked me to pick up this shit so tell me where it is so I can get the f outta here. Either works.

what a bitch, i think every grower has had this happen though, i always pay with cash and give them a bs number when they ask for it, doubt it really matters but i do it anyway.

if youre a dude, i like the wife thing. "my wife told me to go shopping, im tired of shopping, find me my shit so i can get out of here, homedepot slave."

yeah that happened to me too. I went to the garden store with two buddies and our convo wih the garden guy got really sketch. But he was also a dumbass. When i asked him for lime, he told me they didnt carry any but that i could just use lime juice from the store

proheto8008 said:

yeah that happened to me too. I went to the garden store with two buddies and our convo wih the garden guy got really sketch. But he was also a dumbass. When i asked him for lime, he told me they didnt carry any but that i could just use lime juice from the store

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hahahahaha lmao.....lime juice?? sounds like a greaaaaattt idea. ppl usually do get confused tho unless u ask for dolomite lime

asf2j said:

what a coincidence, just got back from the hydroshop literally 20 minutes ago. same deal. i said to the cashier, i need the red and the blue envirolites.
let me paint a picture for you. the guy at the register is the pinnacle of all that is hippy.
greatful dead t shirt, those rope "jesus" sandals, long hair, unkempt beard.

he knew. ohh he knew.

on my way out he said,"with those lights, you'll have the worlds most potent tomatoes without killing your power bill"

SSOOOOO this leads me to believe that "tomato" is code for pot in every growing language. roflmao.

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funny i used the 'ol tomato line in our hydro shop, just the first thing that comes to mind.

I would just say huh? With a very confused look on my face.

All of this talk about gardening stores, so what about the smoke shops?

I live in a smaller city, and everybody here smokes ciggs. Not my cup of tea, but they have a decent selection of Juicy Jay's flavored blunt wrappers. So I've been in about 3 times now, and already I'm getting asked "is that how you fund your Cadillac?" Only thing I could do is laugh and joke "I wish I could make cash on the side, I still owe 18K on that thing." Anybody else find buying rolling papers, blunt wrappers, etc. are a suspect item?

thats why ya buy online!

almost anyone who buys rolling papers or blunts at a convince store is assumed to be using them for smoking weed

moonbeam said:

almost anyone who buys rolling papers or blunts at a convince store is assumed to be using them for smoking weed

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ya its called habitual profiling.

intensive said:

when all else fails, just drop everything and scream...

"THE BEES!!! THE FUCKING BEES!!! THERE FUCKING EVERYWHERE"

Pull of your shirt and undo your pants while gettin the fuck outa there, if anything...itll be fun to talk about later while blazing, even if your by yourself

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hahahahahahahahah

I was in my local DIY store the other day, buy cfls,
I was totally unprepared when a shop asistant pops in front of me, "need any help there?",
I reply "Uh, I'm ok thanks just looking for some flourescents",
the dude steps in a little (to genuinly help i reckon) "what ya need them for?"

"um, tooooo, maaaake a dark area brighter" - I was stoned ~ that was the best i had.

This dude probably around 50-60yrs old, gives a cheeky grin, a shifty eye squint. points out the 2700ks and 6500ks. and walks off.

I was impressed more than anything else.

There is this stoner chick that works at the hydro store here, she always be trying to get me to go over her house and shit.....She just plain out asked me while I was there one day was "you have any different strains I would want to try." I didn't know what to say but then my judge of character was like...."ummmmm yeah sure" I told my lady about her and how she wanted some herbs.....I guess my lady went down there on her own because 1 day I came home and the girl was over smoking my bud with my lady....I was like "yo, what he fuck is this shit" and then I just chilled out and smoked and that was that....She became friends with my woman and myself and I became a victim of free hydro shit

I think fdd is right about tomatoes being code for growing pot. I went into a small garden shop and asked about the Jack's Classic nutes he had. He asked what I was growing and when I replied, "Tomatoes", he stared at me immediately and asked, "Real tomatoes?". I just looked back at him acting confused until he explained that most of the time when young guys are asking about tomatoes, they are rarely growing tomatoes.

I also recently got kicked out of my local head shop for accidentally letting the word "bong" slip out when trying to purchase a new piece for it. They have signs all over the walls that say if you use slang of any kind, they will refuse sale to you. The guy seemed embarrased to ask me to leave, but said that he has a lot of customers and would forget who I was if I came back another day. I came back two days later and got what I needed.

Don't sweat stuff like that, people grow organic food for themselves in this day and age. Its not illegal to feed yourself.

I would think the people that work there are no different then ourselves....am I wrong?

Is it safe to stay that 95% of your employees that work in head shops, hydroshops no a thing or 2 about the hobby?

greendemon said:

Don't sweat stuff like that, people grow organic food for themselves in this day and age. Its not illegal to feed yourself.

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Exactly, and if ever asked again I would go with peppers, or habenaro or somthing that would actually be interesting for younger person to grow.... I have friends that bought the aero garden for its actual purpose.... go figure.

I've been in hydro stores many times discussing light cycles for tomatoes. LOL It is code for sure most of the guys that have helped me out in the hydro store know what 90% of their customers are really growing. I recently read an article about the cops staking out a hydro store. They raided this guys house that had bought several thousand dollars in supplies and guess what they found. Tomatoes! they guy is has a lawsuit against the police department now.

NewGrowth said:

I recently read an article about the cops staking out a hydro store. They raided this guys house that had bought several thousand dollars in supplies and guess what they found. Tomatoes! they guy is has a lawsuit against the police department now.

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I hope he wins alot of money.

ThunderLips said:

no but be careful when leaving certain hydro shops, I have seen police sitting down the street profiling people as they leave. If it wasnt for the fact that I do not grow anymore, I wouldn't drive my personal car to the shop, or any car registered to the house I was growing in.

If you walk into the hydro shop and spending 2k without batting an eye, driving a escalade on 22"s, and they have been watching the shop, theyre def. gonna check you out when u leave. I have also heard about hydro shops being pressured.

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I see police staking out the local hydro shop all the time. They sit across the street watching... If they see you carrying out a bottle or two im sure youll be ok, but if your loading the back of a truck full of thousands of dollars worth of nutes and supplies, then you can expect somone to take notice.
use your common sense, you can never be too careful.