the cheap fakes are easy, nobody needs a thread for those. the polished ones are where people get got. three i keep seeing rn (patterns not shops, dont @ me asking for names):
- relabeled origin. honey from somewhere ordinary, dressed up with "himalayan heritage" because the word prints money
- recycled CoA. a REAL lab report... for a different batch. genuine paper, wrong jar
- colour theatre. "so dark red it must be strong". it isnt, never has been
what are you lot running into
the photos with the sunset filter cranked so the jar glows like lava. thats a slider not a potency reading lol
recycled CoA is the nasty one. passes the lazy check. "is there a CoA" yes, done. nobody looks whether the sample id matches the lot on the jar
@Sam yep. ask for the CoA *before* they know which jar youre buying, then check the batch matches what actually ships. they rely on you only seeing the paper after the sale when youre not comparing anything
wait the lab pdf itself can be real and still a lie?? i fully assumed pdf = sorted