Garden of Eden - Hayward — Attraction in Castro Valley

Garden of Eden has really gone downhill ever since they came out with their own brand of product. Be wary of all the fake reviews this company posts themselves. They used to carry an amazing inventory of respectable and renowned companies for a reasonable price. Every time you ask them where a certain company went they claim it didn’t meet their expectations, however, these companies they removed from the menu are rated number 1 according to high times magazine. The vendors eliminated include LitHouse, Cookies, Grandiflora, Lumpy’s, and more. Now, their menu is a copycat of all the latest and greatest strains (which they slap their own Eden label on) and their genetics are seriously flawed compared to the original company that created them. Their “top shelf” $70 eighths are sealed in white glass so you can’t even view them before purchase. Once you open the jar they have a nice aroma and aesthetic, however, do not smoke well and produce black ash instead of white. In addition, the effects of the product are entirely different than the original creator of the strain due to poor genetics. To be specific, their Blueberry Cruffin strain is a copycat of the company Cannatique. If you compare Cannatique’s and Eden’s Blueberry Cruffin side by side it is a night and day difference. Their business model seems like a pump and dump with absolutely no customer service while offering inferior products...

Wish I could make it 4.5 ⭐. I used to be just a customer but I enjoyed GOE so much that when I needed a part time job to make ends meet they came calling. I have been a customer for a long time. Before all the remodeling and new look. When it was a small lobby with no art or even music. Flowers came in medication bottles and had 4 choices of price. Those were the days! Now it's even better with the testing and information getting better now you know exactly what your smoking. Now the reason for 4.5 is 2 things. Don't want to look biased cause I work here now. Im writing as a customer! 2nd as a customer I do see some areas for improvement. All I have to say is the selection is amazing, always. Bud tenders are very knowledgeable and always friendly. I have never felt that the staff were ever rude or mean to me nor have I seen it in the past. I think management has done an excellent job on hiring some of the friendliest people they can find. If you have been away for what ever reason I say please come back and give it another chance. I myself have seen the positive improvements from the past to now. I can say that your not going to find better flowers in the area! If I was new to Cannabis GOE would be the first place I check out. Come and see...

Ok, I do not hand out 5 stars often. 2 reasons: 1 handin out a 5 should FEEL like picking a name for your new baby, at the sound of it, your heart sings! Naming a person requires integrity. So should any 5 star rating. It must fit, be genuinely deserved, and it BONDS! IT is a LEGIT compliment to any day to experience anyone or place that expresses JOY in their expression! 2- it's rarity should always reflect a person who is present, so that thir 5 star THANK YOU is A present for everyone, every time anyone reads the review. I also do a painting of the 5-star organization to gift them. It reflects my deepest gratitude for the experience of them in my day, I don't even use cannabis, i ran there for my disabled neighbor!

Stay that y'all, Be as much joy As you give and, Do it as long As you can, Every light is, Precious bright, When enveloped, In this long blind, Deep American Night, Do that and, ALL will see, We have always, Been Where we, Ought to Be, Salt Tears 'n, Gruff Macho stuff, Mixed with 'OMG', 'HELL Dawg, Look!' We are HERE! You made it! Can you BELIEVE, ALL that was needed, Came easily just, After acceptance, To see it all C-L-E-A-R-L-Y!

ACCEPT AGENCY, CHOOSE LOVE, BE STRONG, AND ALL THAT...