safety of visiting hydro shops and ordering equipment online?

fastfood

New Member
in one of the busted letters and from different threads ive gathered visiting a hydro shop or ordering online may be a risky thing. does anyone have first or second hand info that may help a newbie like me? i know u never know, but i wanted some perspective.
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
I buy online all the time for years no issues just use some kind of discretion and I go to my local dro shops all the time they are also brew shops.Just dont walk in wearing a pot hat or ty dyed gratful dead shirt.Look like your just looking around pay cash if possile
 

Bossman518

Active Member
Well, my friend was growing in his house and he got busted, mostly for being stupid and telling to many kids and being just plain stupid. Now I heard, that the cops we're scoping out the only hydroponics store in the area. so I dont go there, I send someone else to buy my stuff, that isnt immediately involved in my venture, so maybe we all should be a little more careful
 

VictorVIcious

Well-Known Member
Well... bossman, do the folks that make the trip know what to buy?? do they know why?? Guess they are immideatly involved now?? VV
 

Bossman518

Active Member
Yeah I have my one friend go and he used to grow in his own house until his roomates decided they couldnt really throw parties in thier house. so he stopped growing. Now he helps me grow when i go away or when I need help.
 

trapper

Well-Known Member
yes they do run stake outs outside grow shops,not often but they do,they take down all the licence plate numbers.
 

nongreenthumb

Well-Known Member
When you leave the hydro shop with a 50 pound bag of hydroton, don't just put it on your shoulder and run all the way home, I did this.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't get busted or anything but I twisted my ankle. Hurt like shit.
 

wafflehouselover

Well-Known Member
my hydro shop guy is really cool. I don't walk through the front door anymore everytime i head over there i hit him up and i go through the back door in the back alley where they have just dumpsters and you can really see if someone is spying. Something for you guys to take into consideration. Like i said my hydro shop guy is "Cool".
 

nongreenthumb

Well-Known Member
my hydro shop guy is really cool. I don't walk through the front door anymore everytime i head over there i hit him up and i go through the back door in the back alley where they have just dumpsters and you can really see if someone is spying. Something for you guys to take into consideration. Like i said my hydro shop guy is "Cool".
Hydroponics is used for many types of plants, I believe its better to look cool and not like a sneaky criminal. Just go in the front door come out with it. If your busy playing james bond in the alley ways they may think somethings up.
 

wafflehouselover

Well-Known Member
i never look suspicious thats a dead giveaway your up to no good. Its actually more comforting walking through the back because the backdoor is closed most of the time until i get there.

Btw never look criminally, unleast thats what you want people to see in you.
 

cloudflyer

Well-Known Member
Hydroponics is used for many types of plants, I believe its better to look cool and not like a sneaky criminal. Just go in the front door come out with it. If your busy playing james bond in the alley ways they may think somethings up.
Yea I'm with NON on this one. Law enforcement personal are trained to look for seeing ninjas like you. Though a good friend of mine owns one of the largest hydro stores in the US and he said that the only time the police is when they are building a case on someone and he said every time they were looking at someone that bought a ton of shit. Obviously they had a warrent for the invoice. So from what he says if they are asking, they already know who they are looking at. Just in case I pay cash for EVERYTHING
 

Tokecrazy

Well-Known Member
The DEA can and will get the records of sales if they want them,All hydro shop will turn them over to them so they can stay in bussness.the shop owner is not going to cut his own throat just to keep you safe.If you are buying a ton of stuff and looking like a big time grower what do you think will happen.Todays world is being watched all the time,there are camera every where,on the street corners at the banks wal-mart shopping malls and places you would not even think of, theres a camera.The best way to hide is in plan sight.The DEA found a pot garden growing in a field right next to there office this year.Been there for a long time.Ordering online is safe,as long as you dont order a truck load at one time.Have it shipped by differnce shippers,DHL,FEDX,UPS that way the driver dosnt know what you are doing.Going in the back door and coming out the back door will only bring the hydro shop guy trouble and if they put the pressure on him,like he's going to jail if he doesnt tell them who you are,well you can see what will happen. The guy told me you can grow tomatos in this stuff. PEACE
 

Hydronoob

New Member
Dun Dun Dun Dun....Dun Dun Dun Dun.....DUN!
Hydroponics is used for many types of plants, I believe its better to look cool and not like a sneaky criminal. Just go in the front door come out with it. If your busy playing james bond in the alley ways they may think somethings up.
 

Hydronoob

New Member
The only thing I grow is tomatoes. You are psychic! :hump:
The DEA can and will get the records of sales if they want them,All hydro shop will turn them over to them so they can stay in bussness.the shop owner is not going to cut his own throat just to keep you safe.If you are buying a ton of stuff and looking like a big time grower what do you think will happen.Todays world is being watched all the time,there are camera every where,on the street corners at the banks wal-mart shopping malls and places you would not even think of, theres a camera.The best way to hide is in plan sight.The DEA found a pot garden growing in a field right next to there office this year.Been there for a long time.Ordering online is safe,as long as you dont order a truck load at one time.Have it shipped by differnce shippers,DHL,FEDX,UPS that way the driver dosnt know what you are doing.Going in the back door and coming out the back door will only bring the hydro shop guy trouble and if they put the pressure on him,like he's going to jail if he doesnt tell them who you are,well you can see what will happen. The guy told me you can grow tomatos in this stuff. PEACE
 
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