SelfBiasResistor
Persist for Resistance!
As usual, you won't address any customer concerns as they continue to stack up over time. That's why I gave up on you earlier in the year but we can't analyse the actions of some vendors and ignore the actions of others.It is no use talking to you, it is a waste of my time. Your mind is made up, just like Kavasseur and Bula Kava House.
You've deceptively positioned your products as being the most potent in the industry with no testing to back it up. You advertised 20% KL kava multiple times, the last time which was only a few months ago. The only test data you could cite was done many years ago on a plant that had an extraordinarily high KL content. You didn't tell your customers that what they were getting was closer to 75% less KL than what you had listed.
You're among the least transparent vendors out there. You've always talk about living on a kava farm but when it was found out that you don't actually live on a farm, the story changed to having many small farms spread out on the island and of course they must be kept secret. Last summer when Matt went to visit you, I thought that issue would be put to rest when you showed him the farm, of course we know that didn't happen. You have posted some pics but the metadata tags show they are from 4-5 years ago. Lets compare that to another vendor who is selling farm fresh kava. KT has posted pics and given us insight into the farm and life of his Kadavu farmer. KT also states that he buys from the biggest plantation in Fiji. Not only do we get to see pics of the farm but we got a complete virtual tour. His customers have insight into how the farm is run, the worker conditions, processing of the root, areas of future improvement, etc. No secrets.
It hasn't really been discussed much if at all on this forum but the craigslist post can't be ignored. You offered to pay "top dollar" with "no questions asked". Garry first claimed it was part of a conspiracy against you, then the truth came out and you claimed you were only trying to find out how much ISA was being grown in HI. Oddly you left the word ISA out of the ad. Now the excuse is that you had taken it upon yourself to find kava thiefs in HI. Unless you are working with law enforcement, I don't see that being realistic.
I would like to buy single cultivar Hawaiian kava but I need to have at least a little confidence that what I am getting is what I am paying for and is truly clean and safe. The lack of testing, honesty, willingness to address concerns, inconsistencies in the information you do provide.... it really isn't shaping up to be a vendor that I want to buy from or that I could recommend to anyone else.