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Cyrone
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Gold caps for my 1st time?
#7485044 - 10/04/07 01:51 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey so apparently my friend knows a guy that's selling "gold caps" right now, and I'd love to trip this weekend to celebrate my b-day and all. But I've never done shrooms at all, and he says they're $45 for 1/8.. so I have a couple questions:
- how are gold caps different for normal cubensis? - would they be good for my 1st time (I plan on taking 1/2 eigth) - worth the price? $22 for a half-eigth
If anyone has pics of what they're supposed to look like, that would be awesome. I kinda just don't trust this guy.
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Mezcal
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485056 - 10/04/07 01:53 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cubensis often have a golden colored cap, especially when dried.
Don't pay more than $30 for an eighth, ever.
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Robo
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485078 - 10/04/07 01:58 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Total rip.  I wouldn't even pay more than 25 for an 1/8 of cubensis
Edited by Adagio (10/04/07 02:00 PM)
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Drewwyann
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485085 - 10/04/07 01:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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well... its your money, but $22 for 1.75 grams is a pretty big ripoff. Thats $44 for a cut at that price. If you're willing to pay that much, go for it, but try to talk the guy down. Tell him you know your prices, and that you know he is trying to profit too much.
I mean its better than nothing if you have some extra money, but try not to support people that rip off other people.
Gold caps, and cubensis are synonymous. (where i come from at least) 1.75 grams for your first time is a good bet. Its what i did. Then later in the trip i ate the second half of the cut.
Ill send you a link to dried cubensis/gold caps in a sec
Here you go... The caps on these aren't too golden, but the goldeness of the cap doesnt matter whatsoever when you are judging potency. So know that, and if your dealer tries to tell you so, tell him he has no idea what he's talking about. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/DriedPcubensis2.jpg/325px-DriedPcubensis2.jpg
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KilroyMilosevik
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Mezcal]
#7485115 - 10/04/07 02:06 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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yea - calling mushrooms gold caps come from 1 of 2 things in my experiences:
- Either the dealer knows nothing about mushrooms and simply calls them gold caps because a) the caps are gold (as cubensis caps ought to be, or at least an off white) or b) thats what the guy he gets them from calls them.
- Or he is using the term "gold cap" as a marketing gimmick to get people like you (those with minimal little mushroom knowledge) to cough up more than $30 for an eighth (which is outrageous to begin with).
Chances are he knows about as much as you do about mushrooms. It was a good idea to post up this question even though you could have found an easy answer by searching the site yourself, and similar questions have been answered a million times.
I hope everything works out for you, and like Mezcal said; don't let that guy charge you anything over $30 for an eighth. Honestly, he should only be charging 20-25, but I'm sure they are in high demand and low supply if he is really making 45 bucks for every eighth he sells.
I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you search through this site and gain more knowledge on what you may be consuming come this weekend. You definitely want to know what you are getting yourself into, because it could turn out to be a disaster if you don't.
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Cyrone
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Great thanks for the replies everyone. To be fair I've been reading about shrooms and whatnot for like 2 years, using this site for a few months now. It's just that I don't bother getting familiar with the species nicknames and whatnot.. seems that gold caps aren't that special. Good to know that I won't be wasting my money on Saturday.
Anywho, I think I'm gonna turn to acid now.. I didn't want to, because they last so long, and the earliest I can drop them is at 6pm (thats when my friend gets offa work). I've done them before, a 1/3 hit and a 1/2 hit, so it's my first time doing a full hit. Hopefully I can find a chill campus to kill time until ~3am (Northwestern?)
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Robo
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485155 - 10/04/07 02:17 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Cyrone said: Anywho, I think I'm gonna turn to acid now
Hey, well you know that's always good too
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KilroyMilosevik
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485190 - 10/04/07 02:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Have you ever considered researching on how to grow your own so you don't have to associate with dealers? Not only do you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor, but the labor is half the fun! Well, maybe not half, but its still fun. Quite a learning experience I must say; from both aspects really.
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Cyrone
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^ Well, I'm not exactly in the best position to grow them on my own, seeing as I'll be living in dorms for the next 2 years I'll research it when I'm able to do so. Even when I get an apartment, I doubt I'll be rooming with a tripper that would accept that kinda thing...
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TripityDooDaDay
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Cyrone]
#7485413 - 10/04/07 03:28 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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The price is a bit high but you won't find them any cheaper than 35 an eighth where I live so... It's worth it if you have never done them but, if you have the opportunity to do acid then go for it. You can always count on shrooms and will probably find them cheaper with patience but acid can be harder to find.
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Drewwyann
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its the other way around for me. acid is pretty common around here. at one point, it was even easier to get a hold of than weed. Mushrooms for some reason come around two to three times a year. Acid hook-ups come around once a month about.
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Drewwyann]
#7485726 - 10/04/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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About your question, i have only had a couple caps that wern't gold (because they got covered in spores)
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elcharrosays
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Drewwyann]
#7485884 - 10/04/07 06:11 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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where the fuck do you live Drewwyann? and uh.. got a spare room?
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Edited by elcharrosays (10/04/07 06:11 PM)
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Drewwyann
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: elcharrosays]
#7485926 - 10/04/07 06:24 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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haha, believe me, you dont want to live here. It's cracker town. The cops actually had a J-walking sting once a few years ago. Thats how bored they are. Its a pretty boring town. Which is part of the reason i do acid i suppose... kind of ironic.
But I'm getting a 10 tomorrow. Maybe you can come and enjoy it with me.
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elcharrosays
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: Drewwyann]
#7485998 - 10/04/07 06:45 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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hahaha a jay walking sting has to be one of the funniest things ive heard in a long time. jay walking isnt illegal at all here not that it matters since nobody walks at all and there arent even any sidewalks.
haha and i would if you were anywhere near though i wouldnt want to get arrested for missing the crosswalk before i get my 15 saturday.
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Re: Gold caps for my 1st time? [Re: elcharrosays]
#7486015 - 10/04/07 06:51 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I usually get a 1/8 of very good quality cubes for $10-$20... $22 for half of that is a titanic rip. Unless you absolutely can't find them anywhere else, in which case I'd grudgingly say it is worth it.
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sk8cracka
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try to bargen with them, even though they won't...but if they won't don't buy...i got my first bag of shrooms yesterday, it was the same thing, but it was $25...and that's not even super cheap.
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