Happy hippo

[butters5995]

Is happy hippo legit I understand they are expensive and I can find better cheaper kratom. But i had already placed my big order before finding this website. I know they are not on the vendors list obviously but I'm more worried about getting adulterated kratom or contaminated kratom than anything?

[fusedflora]

If you're looking for GMP certified and willing to pay the premium, then yes, they are sure legit in that area. You have no worries ordering from them.

Very good customer service, if you have questions, you should ask them, they're very responsive.

[TechNRK]

Yea you definitely will not get adulterated Kratom from them. They have good quality leaf and are ethical in respects to providing a clean and safe product for their customers. Some folks on here will argue their prices are unethical, but that’s not what you’re asking If you have questions about their “strains” or anything to do with their acquisition and business side, hit up their support and they are pretty transparent. I was a happy hippo customer for a year and half then found this forum and have stumbled upon TFH who I am now a huge fan of. If you’ve already ordered from HH you will likely enjoy your leaf. Stay happy!

[butters5995]

Omg thank you guys everybody here is very informative and kind. I appreciate it I've gotten sick from some bunk kratom that didnt even get me buzzed. I just spent a 100$ and I'm broke so thank god lol. I just order from kats botonicals is this a step up from hippo? I ordered them from reading through these post.

[TechNRK]

Omg thank you guys everybody here is very informative and kind. I appreciate it I've gotten sick from some bunk kratom that didnt even get me buzzed. I just spent a 100$ and I'm broke so thank god lol. I just order from kats botonicals is this a step up from hippo? I ordered them from reading through these post.

I tried Kats a couple times and they did not resonate well with me at all. Everyone is different though. As far as them being a “step up” you’ll figure out that Kratom all comes from the same tree, so any certain vendor always having some variety more potent than others is solely based on environmental factors, handling and drying and processing techniques which in turn produces variances in “batches”.

[The_Kraken]

Omg thank you guys everybody here is very informative and kind. I appreciate it I've gotten sick from some bunk kratom that didnt even get me buzzed. I just spent a 100$ and I'm broke so thank god lol. I just order from kats botonicals is this a step up from hippo? I ordered them from reading through these post.

That's really surprising, I don't see a lot of posts about Kats on here. That's the vendor that stuck out for you the most on this forum? Can you link to those posts?

[BallzDeep9]

I just spent a 100$ and I'm broke so thank god lol .. I just order from kats botonicals is this a step up from hippo?

Kats was the #1 vendor on Facebook.. like a year ago.. going by # members of his FB group anyway. He had like 7000 members, before FB banned his group lol - So yes Kats is a very well established vendor & does get some good batches. I am concerned he's SO popular that he orders in huge quantity from Indo.. not exactly "small batch" goodness there. He's also branched out to CBD products, Shilajit, etc so it seems his energy is for other stuff besides kratom? Solid vendor - everything I got from Kats has been good!

[butters5995]

Cool I appreciate it guys. I'm just making sure I get good quality I don't care about the money I care about my health. I get what you are saying about the vendor getting 2 big thing. I read there page it says something about growing there own in the u.s or something dobt quote me. Do you guys know what vendors on the vendor list test for heavy metals besides kats?

[CatfatherB]

Cool I appreciate it guys. I'm just making sure I get good quality I don't care about the money I care about my health. I get what you are saying about the vendor getting 2 big thing. I read there page it says something about growing there own in the u.s or something dobt quote me. Do you guys know what vendors on the vendor list test for heavy metals besides kats?

Fused Flora tests all his batches, RVA claims to..
A lot of vendors tests their kratom on people, (me) I feel like blasting some old Black Sabbath...

[Greyfeather]

I just spent a 100$ and I'm broke so thank god lol .. I just order from kats botonicals is this a step up from hippo?

Kats was the #1 vendor on Facebook.. like a year ago.. going by # members of his FB group anyway. He had like 7000 members, before FB banned his group lol - So yes Kats is a very well established vendor & does get some good batches. I am concerned he's SO popular that he orders in huge quantity from Indo.. not exactly "small batch" goodness there. He's also branched out to CBD products, Shilajit, etc so it seems his energy is for other stuff besides kratom? Solid vendor - everything I got from Kats has been good!

I was VERY disappointed with Kats kratom, to say the least.

[butters5995]

I mean I read about liza and mitraman. I actually emailed mitraman he seems busy so I'm being patient. But basically I'm just buying small amounts and samples people on the vendors list I saw kats mentioned a couple of times here and there randomly. Idk the pages exactly guys sorry im new lol. But idk I think when I read there page about testing each batch that's kind of what stuck with me. I'm curious about mitraman I hope he emails me back so I can get some premium maeng da on the list.

I'm glad I found this site I think in time testing small batches of company's I will find some fire here.
So far with the happy hippo I like the rockstar hippo for a coffee replacement nice euphoria. and the gold Bali is a kickass body high some def are hit or miss with my chemistry though. Gaia wasnt the greatest besides there gold Bali as well.
Kracken didnt agree with me.

[Klyded]

So weird, as I was just talking about this an hour or two ago.. I was a hippo faithful before I came to double M as well.

So faithful in fact, I collected ALL of their menu at one point in time. The thing that bummed me out was they DID have a few that were consistently incredible for a stretch and then retired every one of them- Pleasant Hippo, Magic Hippo, Sky Hippo, (i think??), yellow sunda and sunshine were almost always spot on for me.

What I will say,

A. Customer service and Puddles are great with communication and very friendly.

B. The do pretty good sales and promotions here and there, often giving a free 1 up to 4 ounces just for placing an order some days of the week- order on the deeper discounted sales and the price isn't so bad per. g.

C. How can anyone deny the aesthetic? Sure this doesn't mean shit at the end of the day but those pink and lime bags and the freeware-art-syled hippo illustration is endearing!! IT LOOK GOOD ON A SHELF!! LMAO

I rest my case. The Hippo has some redeeming qualities.

I mean I read about liza and mitraman. I actually emailed mitraman he seems busy so I'm being patient. But basically I'm just buying small amounts and samples people on the vendors list I saw kats mentioned a couple of times here and there randomly. Idk the pages exactly guys sorry im new lol. But idk I think when I read there page about testing each batch that's kind of what stuck with me. I'm curious about mitraman I hope he emails me back so I can get some premium maeng da on the list.

Mitraman well definitely get back to you and if you still have the chance to make you're selections do not miss the current Green Malay- beyond stellar mid or slow-mid with extreme warmth and well being. It will disappear sooner rather than later I am certain.

[Supersonic75]

I think that HH and Kats are somewhat similar in that they're both more "commercial" companies, with very slick/cute-looking bags, somewhat elaborate and helpful websites (esp Kats), and third-party testing. They both have truly excellent customer service. Unlike HH though, Kats brought his prices down significantly several months ago (eg, their 1oz bags, which had been priced at $7.99, all went on "sale" for $5.00 and then just stayed there; the rest of their sizes went down in price proportionately as well). I've gotten good things from both of them in the past. That being said, Double M turned me onto Fused, Botanical Bunny, and STH among others and those 3 remain my favorite vendors on many levels (I've yet to try TFH but am going to soon). I like to be able to try a lot of different strains/vendors and HH's avg price (around $13.00) for 1 oz bags is kinda nuts when trying multiple new strains. But I think a lot of their prices must be due to testing/packaging/etc costs. At any rate, good luck with navigating around; this site can be really helpful in that regard.

[flybye99928]

dude you can get way better kratom at a better price than happy hippo. Mitra man, botanical bunny, fused flora and smiley time herbals are all vendors with easy to use websites and many payment methods that come to mind.
as far as sanitation purposes, just steep your kratom in near boiling water for a min or so and whamo...sterilized...

mitra mans pmd is usually very good and ive heard good things about the current batch, also white borneo

[Damen ck]

I've never tried happy hippo, but I've also never heard anything good about them. One thing that ballz said always stuck out to me, that cute little hippo logo and taking money right out of your pocket. It's a marketing racket and for the most part it works. I would buy from someone like motark that has a bare-bones website over one that has all the shiny new pictures and spend considerably more money on their web design. Plus the Kratom- prices the prices the prices. it's all just Kratom there's no super secret to making a mutated version of mitragynine (yet) to to make a super strain. You might as well buy from some low-level (no offense) vendor like a startup from mewe or discord, a small batch vendor online like Jiminy Cricket or Denette615, then you are spending twice as much on Happy Hippo. Even some slightly bigger names like smiley time herbals, herbal-rva, sacred son, inland botanicals, kraydo, fused Flora (sorry if I left you out, but there are plenty) have good to great kratom just as good as happy hippo if not much better but at a fraction of the price. And no, I'm not on some anti- Happy Hippo crusade, I just dislike vendors that buy their product for the same price as everyone else and then jack their prices up to make huge profits. Saying that they GMP test does not warrant that much of a price increase.

[TechNRK]

I've never tried happy hippo, but I've also never heard anything good about them. One thing that ballz said always stuck out to me, that cute little hippo logo and taking money right out of your pocket. It's a marketing racket and for the most part it works. I would buy from someone like motark that has a bare-bones website over one that has all the shiny new pictures and spend considerably more money on their web design. Plus the Kratom- prices the prices the prices. it's all just Kratom there's no super secret to making a mutated version of mitragynine (yet) to to make a super strain. You might as well buy from some low-level (no offense) vendor like a startup from mewe or discord, a small batch vendor online like Jiminy Cricket or Denette615, then you are spending twice as much on Happy Hippo. Even some slightly bigger names like smiley time herbals, herbal-rva, sacred son, inland botanicals, kraydo, fused Flora (sorry if I left you out, but there are plenty) have good to great kratom just as good as happy hippo if not much better but at a fraction of the price. And no, I'm not on some anti- Happy Hippo crusade, I just dislike vendors that buy their product for the same price as everyone else and then jack their prices up to make huge profits. Saying that they GMP test does not warrant that much of a price increase.

Here is a good example of a baseless comment. You’ve never tried their product, therefore you don’t have a legitimate opinion on what they provide. You also have no clue how they acquire their Kratom, which FYI is through a 3rd party that is pre-tested before they get it and costs them more than directly importing it like everyone else.
There are definitely small batch vendors that have leaf that is comparable in effects and quality, that part is accurate. For someone new to the forum and seeking accurate information about who to personally source their leaf from based on certain parameters ie, cleanliness and safe to use product, your comment is redundant hollow blabber, based off an ignorant generalized opinion of a company you know nothing about and what other people have told you and what they think. HH has decent quality leaf, albeit at a much higher price than others, but compared to some of the actual crap companies out there charging astronomical prices for junk that they probably did import for the same price as everyone else, HH’s prices are justified and their consistency is there.

All that being said. TFH is the best butters, if you can get in on the open-event coming up I highly recommend you do. Very unique leaf from ethical, smart individuals.

[Damen ck]

No thanks I don't need to try something that cost 10 times as much as something I can get for ten times cheaper. Thanks for your concern though. A ton of vendors have quality leaf like happy hippo does so what's the point of me paying extra for it. What's the point of you paying extra for it? Brand loyalty? Did they give you a discount for a good review? Honest questions, I'm not trying to baitnyou.

I will never purchase kratom that is marked up that high buy shameless marketeers solely out to make money from you, not provide quality Kratom to people like you who. What other vendors have you tried besides tfh? if someone sent me some HH I would try it and maybe I would like it but I doubt it would be any better than any other kratom. If you want to waste your money, than hey, do your thing. My bad for stepping on your toes.

Quote of the day: "Happy hippos prices are justified."

[acejestyr15]

I've never tried happy hippo, but I've also never heard anything good about them. One thing that ballz said always stuck out to me, that cute little hippo logo and taking money right out of your pocket. It's a marketing racket and for the most part it works. I would buy from someone like motark that has a bare-bones website over one that has all the shiny new pictures and spend considerably more money on their web design. Plus the Kratom- prices the prices the prices. it's all just Kratom there's no super secret to making a mutated version of mitragynine (yet) to to make a super strain. You might as well buy from some low-level (no offense) vendor like a startup from mewe or discord, a small batch vendor online like Jiminy Cricket or Denette615, then you are spending twice as much on Happy Hippo. Even some slightly bigger names like smiley time herbals, herbal-rva, sacred son, inland botanicals, kraydo, fused Flora (sorry if I left you out, but there are plenty) have good to great kratom just as good as happy hippo if not much better but at a fraction of the price. And no, I'm not on some anti- Happy Hippo crusade, I just dislike vendors that buy their product for the same price as everyone else and then jack their prices up to make huge profits. Saying that they GMP test does not warrant that much of a price increase.

Here is a good example of a baseless comment. You’ve never tried their product, therefore you don’t have a legitimate opinion on what they provide. You also have no clue how they acquire their Kratom, which FYI is through a 3rd party that is pre-tested before they get it and costs them more than directly importing it like everyone else.
There are definitely small batch vendors that have leaf that is comparable in effects and quality, that part is accurate. For someone new to the forum and seeking accurate information about who to personally source their leaf from based on certain parameters ie, cleanliness and safe to use product, your comment is redundant hollow blabber, based off an ignorant generalized opinion of a company you know nothing about and what other people have told you and what they think. HH has decent quality leaf, albeit at a much higher price than others, but compared to some of the actual crap companies out there charging astronomical prices for junk that they probably did import for the same price as everyone else, HH’s prices are justified and their consistency is there.

All that being said. TFH is the best butters, if you can get in on the open-event coming up I highly recommend you do. Very unique leaf from ethical, smart individuals.

MOD NOTE:
Both of you guys know that everything must be kept civil, mocking other members is not permitted, and what the rules are..... Please back down/cool off or this will be another thread that gets locked for ridiculous reasons.

[Damen ck]

Yes, I know that. But when someone calls me out as baseless, I usually don't just ignore it. I kept my comment civil, to the point, and without name calling or pointless insulting. In other words, I kept my cool, but something tells me that the next response won't be calm and collected.

If you're referring to happy hippo, then yes I will speak ill of them all day, unless they come here personally and give a reason for their enormous price hiking and dishonest business model.

Edit: by the way, I edited my post to make it seem a little more civil even though I don't think it was that bad in the first place. It is notable that the other user began his post by referring to my comment as baseless. I'm not sure if I'm really the problem here.

[acejestyr15]

Yes, I know that. But when someone calls me out as baseless, I usually don't just ignore it. I kept my comment civil, to the point, and without name calling or pointless insulting. In other words, I kept my cool, but something tells me that the next response won't be calm and collected.

If you're referring to happy hippo, then yes I will speak ill of them all day, unless they come here personally and give a reason for their enormous price hiking and dishonest business model.

Edit: by the way, I edited my post to make it seem a little more civil even though I don't think it was that bad in the first place. It is notable that the other user began his post by referring to my comment as baseless. I'm not sure if I'm really the problem here.

Dude ... The Mod note wasn't directed at any one single individual. It was a comment for everyone involved and, in fact, yes you did mock another member by quoting them and laughing about it in obvious nocking manor. So, please just cool it and ignore comments you don't like.

[Damen ck]

My mocking manner was directed at happy hippo not any user here. Happy hippo is a joke, and I stand behind that.

And now your mod note is directed at one person. Let's try to deescalate the situation shall we? That's part of what a mod is supposed to do, as well as not taking sides.

[Klyded]

**ahem** and uh, yea.. back to happy hippo here for those tuning in! I believe in this thread because I do believe hippo gets too much bad press. Let's not get er' locked down so folks can see the hippo is not without merit.

The point of pricing can be whipped to death but it shouldn't overshadow what they do right considering you CAN get the hippo leaf for a reasonable price if you follow the CONSTANT sales. And isn't such a bad thing for a new user to narrow it down to trying 2 or 3 new strains a week based on the sales.

Bottom line to those ends, take price out of the equation and hippo does everything else right. No, it's not always stellar leaf but it is leagues better than what I've got from other large commercial vendors.

See, what I am getting at there- and in reference to the aesthetics earlier... is this all translates into a GREAT gateway into kratom for the timid new user. I'm positive that I am not the only one here that found their "gateway" to be puddles and the hippo. It never once felt like I was dealing with anything short of a personal but professional team that gave me a great impression of what I was dealing with when it came to the kratomic world.

Kreed botanicals is another one, not unlike the hippo, that easily reach a larger demographic and target audience. We here can all argue that this in and of itself isn't a GOOD thing based on where we are at but we can't deny it IS how some of us got here.

Case and Point: I ordered kratom 2 times when I started out and had such a horrible experience in both instances I started buying from gas stations and head shops because I thought "It wasn't worth the hassle". Hippo was THE company that convinced me buying online could be a worthwhile and successful practice without becoming a problematic head-ache.

And finally at the end of the day, it was the 2 year journey on the way to the double m forums that has left me mondo appreciative of Fused, TFH, Mitraman, Liza, Goldfumed, Rhino, Heavenleaf, Sosa aaaaaaand the list goes on.

[TechNRK]

**ahem** and uh, yea.. back to happy hippo here for those tuning in! I believe in this thread because I do believe hippo gets too much bad press. Let's not get er' locked down so folks can see the hippo is not without merit.

The point of pricing can be whipped to death but it shouldn't overshadow what they do right considering you CAN get the hippo leaf for a reasonable price if you follow the CONSTANT sales. And isn't such a bad thing for a new user to narrow it down to trying 2 or 3 new strains a week based on the sales.

Bottom line to those ends, take price out of the equation and hippo does everything else right. No, it's not always stellar leaf but it is leagues better than what I've got from other large commercial vendors.

See, what I am getting at there- and in reference to the aesthetics earlier... is this all translates into a GREAT gateway into kratom for the timid new user. I'm positive that I am not the only one here that found their "gateway" to be puddles and the hippo. It never once felt like I was dealing with anything short of a personal but professional team that gave me a great impression of what I was dealing with when it came to the kratomic world.

Kreed botanicals is another one, not unlike the hippo, that easily reach a larger demographic and target audience. We here can all argue that this in and of itself isn't a GOOD thing based on where we are at but we can't deny it IS how some of us got here.

Case and Point: I ordered kratom 2 times when I started out and had such a horrible experience in both instances I started buying from gas stations and head shops because I thought "It wasn't worth the hassle". Hippo was THE company that convinced me buying online could be a worthwhile and successful practice without becoming a problematic head-ache.

And finally at the end of the day, it was the 2 year journey on the way to the double m forums that has left me mondo appreciative of Fused, TFH, Mitraman, Liza, Goldfumed, Rhino, Heavenleaf, Sosa aaaaaaand the list goes on.

Agreed, well said.

[BallzDeep9]

Bottom line to those ends, take price out of the equation and hippo does everything else right. No, it's not always stellar leaf but it is leagues better than what I've got from other large commercial vendors.

Well, the price is SO crazy high, you can stop right there.. 100 vendors have prices LOWER than H. Hippo!

But let's say you're a rich 1%'er asshole who drives a new Lexus and doesn't care about price? Hippo is still a profiteer who admittedly does not import his own kratom, (per MM thread) He buys from the same US Wholesale guys, who import tons of bulk average leaf... The same bulk average leaf sold by "other large commercial vendors". IDK how you can say, leagues better? Bulk Wholesale kratom... is the same everywhere?

[herbalhippie]

Obviously this is a controversial thread. Please let's be sure to have this discussion without attacking each other. I am NOT aiming this at any one person or persons, this is a pre-emptive strike as it were. Thanks!

[BallzDeep9]

Obviously this is a controversial thread. Please let's be sure to have this discussion without attacking each other.

Just to clarify I wasn't calling anyone here an asshole, I was making a hypothetical, someone who does not care about Price

Many other issues: The AKA group of so-called GMP vendors who are also the highest price vendors.. The BS marketing on HH website.. et cetera.. No use beating a dead horse I guess, HH has a long history.. Read years of bad reviews on Reddit.


Thank you for clarifying

[butters5995]

I stirred up the Hornets nest haha. Well I decided to order 100gs of mitriman premium maeng da. If I like it I will try out the green malay like that guy said. And I already have some samples from kats on the way. I'm looking forward to mitriman now . I want to try and get into the texas family harvest ? How do you do that youtube?

[herbalhippie]

I stirred up the Hornets nest haha. Well I decided to order 100gs of mitriman premium maeng da. If I like it I will try out the green malay like that guy said. And I already have some samples from kats on the way. I'm looking forward to mitriman now . I want to try and get into the texas family harvest ? How do you do that youtube?

I have a couple strains from Mitraman from last year and they're both favorites. I hope you'll be happy with yours!

[Klyded]

Bottom line to those ends, take price out of the equation and hippo does everything else right. No, it's not always stellar leaf but it is leagues better than what I've got from other large commercial vendors.

Well, the price is SO crazy high, you can stop right there.. 100 vendors have prices LOWER than H. Hippo!

But let's say you're a rich 1%'er asshole who drives a new Lexus and doesn't care about price? Hippo is still a profiteer who admittedly does not import his own kratom, (per MM thread) He buys from the same US Wholesale guys, who import tons of bulk average leaf... The same bulk average leaf sold by "other large commercial vendors". IDK how you can say, leagues better? Bulk Wholesale kratom... is the same everywhere?

I make the statement based on personal anecdotal evidence naturally. That is the only basis with which one can make such a statement as "leagues better".

I keep a pretty concise record of what I'm taking and when because I save every bag. It is easy for me to confirm that while purchasing from happy hippo, I also was purchasing from Mitragaia, Pur Kratom, Kratom Crazy, Kreed Botanicals, Golden Monk, and Leaf of Life. The strains I referenced in the first post, with Pleasant Hippo and Sunshine in particular, being amongst my absolute favorites from that time frame.

And it wasn't just me either- both a client and close friend, as well as my father all felt the hippo's quality to be genuinely a cut above more often than not when compared to with the aforementioned, with the exception of Leaf of Life.

I am not debating who they purchase from and that other vendors may have the same kratom but I got MINE from the hippo

And I don't think one need be able to afford a lexus to sample 6, 7 and 8 dollar ounces often with a free ounce or two on top of it. Reference: prices of the current sales on the website at this very moment.

For the hell of it, I took out a 12+ month old bag of the Magic Hippo after this thread and to be honest it still isn't a dud. You couldn't pay me to take a dose of some of the other leaf I have stashed from then

NOTE: Since internet does not come with better expression than emoji at present- I will state plainly I took no offense and did not take your reply as argumentative in any sense @ballzdeep9 just so long as we have THAT part stated plainly in agreement **all friendly toned banter**

[BallzDeep9]

I make the statement based on personal anecdotal evidence naturally. That is the only basis with which one can make such a statement as "leagues better".

For the hell of it, I took out a 12+ month old bag of the Magic Hippo after this thread and to be honest it still isn't a dud. You couldn't pay me to take a dose of some of the other leaf I have stashed from then

Most definitely friendly banter, was my aim here.. those jokes can get a bit salty, maybe I need more emojii thanks. Anyway I was genuinely curious when you compared to "other large commercial vendors".. now we know! It's gotten a bit more difficult to track 100+ vendors, over past 2 years after Reddit. As you may know (or not) MM sprang up from the ashes of Reddit in 2018...

So I can agree, those you named are some of the worst, predatory, profiteering, AKA vendors - And some of the best at Internet sales to n00bs. SEO marketing. That's the game.. My own brother, fell for that - Many of us, bought head-shop crap (I paid $20 per oz!) so, a fancy website $10 oz was cheap! That was 2016... when prices fell in 2017, a group of vendors led by: SoCal Herbal Remedies, Kraydo Organics, Okie Kratom, B. Bunny, Herbal RVA, and others.. Kats... were leaders on Reddit. Both price & quality.

Now, those guys are considered large vendors.. compared to small backpack, Chat Room guys As kratom has gotten more popular, the "industry" has expanded to more levels. imo still a bell curve in the middle, with a Happy Hippo still getting some decent average leaf. At least 2 of those you mention, have BAD reviews on Reddit from 2018 and, 1 has multiple reports of fraud on Ripoff Report LINK so, it's all relative.. I see your point. Thanks for review!