"Specials" or "Combos" with some providers just means repackaging the product in a way to promote something or get rid of whatever's not been selling or is a bit more exotic by putting items together in an exaggerated way that only saves you a nominal amount, like 10 cents. That's what most fast food places do. "Get the combo, you'll save 50 cents off your $15 order!"
The provider can honestly tell you that the price for all the items together is more than what they'll charge you, but its kind of a hollow truth because they omit how much you'll save exactly. The value of the discount doesn't jive with the big deal they're making about it.
Now, this misuse of the idea of a Sale offends me. The transaction scenario as
intended is that a disabled person comes to the provider to get their MJ to help them with their particular affliction.
This may be a person new to using MJ, who is still suffering from effects of their disability(es) and is nervous and trying their best to navigate through the information being given them, and he/she is trying to make an informed decision about which of the strains might hopefully give them relief. So I'm saying you have someone whom you could, if so inclined, take advantage of, either by misleading him/her or having cloudy unclear information about your MJ.
Some providers are generous and will overweigh the scale for you, either intentionally to be generous or because they're just happy to give you what you agreed to buy and a little overage isn't a big deal and they're not going to waste your time finessing it just because they dropped in a nug that was a little (we're talking maybe half a gram when buying 1/4 oz) over.
But for
some providers, they set their acceptable overage very low, like 0.2 grams. They'll drop in and take out a dozen buds so they give you as little overage as possible.
Now, that's their right as the provider. You wanted a 1/4 and they're going to give you your 1/4, but they'll spend 5 minutes trying to get the scale to balance just right even though they have other patients waiting for their turn while you start to feel impatient.
I don't want to feel impatient with my MJ provider. I want to feel like we're in this together, cooperating to let me acquire a product for a fair price and we can mutually appreciate having a pleasant interaction.
If a provider wants to be picky about it, then don't be lazy and prepare appropriately. Do like SoCo MMJ does and have it all pre-weighed in containers, then you can package it in a way that is more sanitary for patient and as a bonus and you minimize your overage while not wasting the patient's time or looking like a cheap bastard.
Just giving some info and my constructive criticism. To the providers, don't take any criticisms personally. My desire, if you read my words about you, is that you take my opinion, evaluate it, and if its something you'd like to fix, then at least I've brought your attention to something in your operation that could be improved. I'm a free consultant for you, so please don't take anything personally.
