International Oddities’s earns a 3.8-star rating from 0 reviews and 14 complaints, showing that the majority of customers are satisfied with products.
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please help me
Hey can you please help me ive made an order but international oddities does'nt answer I really wanted this since I want to quit smoking cannabis for good but still will need something harm free to relax please try to help me ill give you my info and order number if needed. I figure that because complaintsboard its famous you can help me contact international oddities please help me if you can god will repay
kept money order never sent product or returned calls
I spoke w the general manager and owner Summer, before sending in payment of $145 to make sure address was correct and she told me to ship money order and order form directly addressed to her at International Oddities 2785 P.C.H. E-801 Torrance, Ca 90505. I ordered the buy 3 cans get a 4th free deal. I told her I was going to overnight the money order and order form and wanted to pay the $30 expedited shipping to get the order shipped faster on her end. She told me dont pay the $30 for rush shipping just pay $10 for the shipping since xmas was approaching they were rushing all orders out regardless of what option we picked. I overnighted my payment to her which i tracked she recieved on wed. 12/14/16 @ 12:43noon. Its now 12/24/16 and i have left her 3 voicemails in the last 10 days and she never returns my calls. I have tried using the "contact us" page on their website where they promise they will get back to you in 2hrs and it says they have an internal server error and cant take my message. I call the 1800 number and its all automated info and then disconnects. I have never in my life dealt w such an unprofessionall company or "customer service" manager. They basically just stole my money and ignore my calls. I feel i got royally screwed
Oh i forgot to add I really do love their product. Krypto and bahli bubble taste freakin great and for those of you who cant smoke the real deal due to whatever reason, it is a good substitute. My problem is w how they ignore customer voicemails for weeks, hold onto your money and you have no way of talking to anyone. Not returning someones voicemails after you have given them alot of your hard earnex money is wrong on many diff levels. At this point Im not sure if they lost my money, or what since no one returns calls or emails.
The manager of Customer service returned my call 12/28 and explained many of them were out of the office for holidays and also their computer system went down due to a virus. She is currently working w me on tracking my order she says was sent out the 21rst and isnt sure why i never recieved product.So she is helping me w the issue. I plan on continueing to be an IO customer if all works out. she called from the main customer services number of 310-702-2696. Since she called and was very sincere i truly believe it was due to reasons given on her end. Also I have read USPS is extremely behind on package shipments. Since she has contacted me I feel that it is still a company i want to continue business with. I still feel they need a better way of communication w customers a more direct route but if their system did in fact have a virus and went down this would explain the internal server error i kept recieving when i tried emailing them directly from their site. So in a nutshell all I can say is I believe their CSR manager is doing a good job especially considering the vast ammount of individual and wholesale customers. If you trully want a good smoking alternative this is by far the best product and is worth the wait. 1 hr later Summer the CSR manager and owner called me back again to let me know since package is lost in the USPS abyss, she is sending out a bulk order of what i previously ordered to make it right. She said if by chance i get both packages consider it a xmas-bday gift as today is my bday. This is truly the way customer service should work. I am at this point very pleased that the company does make it right in a situation such as this. So in a nutshell if anyone reading this is wondering should i buy from I.O? My answer is yes. The product is great and although at times it is hard to reach them (especially week of holidays) they will do whatever they have to do to make the customer happy. Thank you Complaintsboard.com for your help, and summer if you read this, thank you for making everything right.
Hello! I am from Puerto Rico. I just received back an order that was not delivered to you. Attached I sent a money order for $ 75.00 that came back to my house. It is possible that you do not exist? Please answer my message. I have the monday order and can not refund my money $ because it is sent to you. I do not speak English. this is translation
Oh muchas gracias por responder mi queja con rapidez !Veo tanto comentario negativo y creo perdí mi dinero. Cuando obtenga las hierbas espero compartir mi experiencias con ustedes.
Gracias!
Estoy esperando mi pedido. Espero que no sea una trampa y pierda mi dinero
the crap they sell is dangerous
They don't test the crap they sell and they certainly don't warn anyone of the dangerous effects. My brother ordered some products from them and a week after receiving them he killed himself. He had never shown any suicidal tendencies before and after doing some research i find out these products they're peddling without FDA regulation can cause psychosis, heart attacks and more. When I emailed them and told them what had happened they basically sent me an "oh well" reply. This junk is evil and this company doesn't care that they're killing people. Please stay away from it.
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I have been using international oddities products and it always lift my mood. They contain no synthetic and is a mellow, euphoric, relaxing smoke. This comment might be a fabrication. I recommend their products to everyone I know. I.o. Is legit and respectable alernative products.
Ha-ha, You got called out. Shouldn't be making ### up. I have ordered recently and have done so before from legal oddities and have only had pleasant experiences. No Health Side Effects have been received to myself or any of my friends or family after a very prolonged use of the products. I don't believe/refuse to believe that their product could have caused your loss.
I would like the name of a store or stores in St. Louis MO that sells your product, so that I can see the product and buy some to try. Can you reply with a list. Thanks
Official IO Response-
You are misinformed and have confused our products with other goods such as JWH18 or synthetic cannabinoids from other companies, etc. Our natural products are safe and have been on the market for 33 years which is why they are in thousands of health food stores and chains worldwide. Our response to your email was never "oh well" as you misstated, but instead, we wrote this to you exactly: "We are very sorry for your loss, but our products are all herbal and do not contain anything synthetic."
Is International Oddities Legit?
International Oddities earns a trustworthiness rating of 92%
Highly recommended, but caution will not hurt.
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dream smoke and ultra wizard smoke
in 1992 I tried dream smoke and ultra-wizard smoke and yes it was from international oddities. the dream smoke gave me nausea and a headache (as a cigarette, in a waterpipe, and a hand pipe), the ultra-wizard smoke did nothing at all (same methods as the dream smoke,
yet no buzz what-so-ever! in summer 1997 I tried their "dro buds" sample in the plastic tube and it was a leaf shaped like a bud (I tried it
and nothing, no buzz!). if you want something that will get you high, try funky monkey, king kush herbal, chills pice (if your state allows it), hayze spice (if your state allows it). the only place which sells real legal buds is legalheralshop.com, no bull, no crap, no lie.
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I love international oddities products. No it's not like " the real deal" it is a herbal blend in a bud form. It is a pleasant relaxing, mild buzz. Lift my mood and I have been off the anxiety and psychoactive pills for my PTSD for a year smoking I.o. The complainer should not promote illegal, dangerous substances like synthetic cannaboids. It can make you addicted and as my experience shows, paranoid and psychotic. I. O. Is legit. In my opinion. Dakkel kur-a find me on fb to corroborate my identity.
Are you seriously posting a complaint on a product you haven't tried in 15-20 years. That is sad. I have tried the Products from I.O and only have had positive experiences, the product does just as it is intended.
Gee why not use the real deal?
I found a review of krypto bud (also from international oddities) on http://www.fullvideostream.com and I actually liked it so dunno what you are talking about. prolly just trying to promote other products...
bogus claims
i bought a can of "krypto" bud. smelled pretty good & strong. tasted ok, but only gave a "baby" buzz, really just a tease barely noticeable. i'll hand it them for their marketing savvy-ness, all the pictures & bs "testimonials really are allureing ! but product is not what i was lead to believe. won't be ordering from them again. chalk it up to a $45 lesson learned.
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I was desperate to smoke some bud, so i figured i'd try this stuff and see how it was. Yes, the delivery was fast and yes, it came with free papers and rolling machine, but the actual product was complete ###. Smells bad, hurts your throat (and i am not a pussy), tastes gross, and did absolutely nothing. The resin ### you get tastes like burnt rubber. I was highly disappointed and felt really stupid, but what did i expect? Its my own damn fault! A couple days later my dealer finally texted me. Thankfully! If you think 50+ bucks is worth a rolling machine, some hemp papers, and ### ur gonna probably gonna throw away is worth it, be my guest. Otherwise save your money!
scam
FYI - Anyone who has ordered from International Oddities and has discovered it is a total scam and paid by debit or credit card may call their bank or card issuer and dispute the charge. I did get a number from my bank to try to resolve the issue which is [protected] but I got voice mail for a general manager and my phone call was not returned. I encourage everyone who has been scammed to dispute the charge and hopefully you can obtain a refund. Also apparently the only "legal" product which was supposedly somewhat worthwhile K2 Blonde has been banned nationalwide as of December 19 so don't be fooled into buying anything else.
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I ordered 2 months ago the skunk from IO and have yet to get my order I spoke to a rude Gen manager named summer and she called me a liar saying my order wasn't paid for but yet I have a charge on my cc. Anyways summer wouldn't give me her bosses contact info and continued to say she was the top dog . I have emailed IO but to no avail they don't care about loosing my $50 order but if 10 people complain maybe they will start doing something like firing Summer i just want to get my order to see if it was worth it.
Well, one thing is to contact high times and with a letter to the editor to see if they take a position on this company and others like them. Another is to get the word out with an ad in High Times challenging the statements made by this company called International Oddities.
international oddities is nothing more than a slick marketing campaign, including their so called reviews, their product is garbage, any suggestions about how I can help shut these crooks down would be appreciated
Well I am glad to know that representives of IO are monitoring the complaints on this site - lets us know you are aware of the growing criticism of your business practices.
The address International Oddities gives traces to UPS store : 2785 Pacific Coast Hwy #E-801, Torrance CA [protected]; The California Sec of State business registry shows: contact person: FRED CRAWFORD, 2638 W. Beverly Bldv, Montebello CA 90640; and shows POBox 14627, Torrance CA 90503 as the corporate mailing address. I'd like to somehow annoy them as much as they have annoyed everyone else!
I don't understand why High Times accepts advertising money from this company and others like it? How have they been in business this long?
false advertising - false and misleading advertising, errors & ommissions
This company gives the impression to the consumer that their beautiful buds are "Hybrids" which to most people in the know means a hybrid of the marijuana plant spliced in with some other legal herb plant that packs a legal wallop of chemicals like Kava Kava, Valerian, Ginkoba Biloba, etc. Therefore, you get the distinct impression and expectations that their "smoke" will at least taste like the real deal and have a noticeable buzz, "Guess Again". The website claims that they DON'T use tobacco, but in fact their products all taste so similar that they have to be flavored TOBACCO. I was sucked in by the beautiful pictures and the hype rather than reading this complaint forum, and spent around $210 for utter trash. As has been said before by many other reviewers here, International Oddities offers "NO REFUND WHATSOEVER". Now I truly believe that all the testimonials on the website are mythical ### made up by I.O. advertising department to boost their sales. In the old days when false advertising and misrepresentation got you shut down (and/or) fined, this company would have been history from the get go, and most likely would have never entered the market. Clearly someone in California state government is covering for these SOB's, otherwise they wouldn't have stayed in business for (supposedly 30 years) Some of the "high signs" to look for - "We Don't Discuss Effects Of Our Products", the word "Strong" describing some of their product lines, which can simply mean harsh (and/or) strong smoke. Purposefully misleading and enticing photos and ads. This company should not only be shut down pronto, but be made to pay full restitution to its customers. This company is a lame horse which needs to be shot.
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I got my $ back through the bank!
this company is a rip off and all the comments about them being anything but are from the company itslef read all the other complaints and all the possitive comments are the same. i was STUPID enought to purchase some of thier dro it smelled like chewing tabacco and smoking it was horrible but i didnt stop because i wanted to share with eveyone out there what would happen if you did smoke the stuff for a long period of time. it made me extremely ill and i ended up going to the doctor with complaints of chest pains told him what i was trying and gave him a sample. my doc had it anilized and come to find out there are extremely harmfull chemicals in this ### that proplonged use can cause cancer, not reffering to the fact that it is a tabacco based product but the other ### they put in it so all in a nut shell if you smoke it you will die!
hteditor@hightimes.com Here is the email address to write a letter to the editor of high times. If each of us will write a letter to the editor via email and point out the problems we are having with IO and question High Times promoting IO's products through advertising, it might create more awareness about this issue!
I too was ripped off by this company. I have done some research and see that it is a CA corp showing an address of POB 14627 Torrance CA 90503; The contact is an attorney named Fred Crawford with a listed address of 2638 W. Beverly Blvd, Montebello CA 90640. A search of the CA Bar records shows Fred Crawford's address is 404 Torrance Blvd Redondo Beach CA 90277; his website is crawfordlegal.com. phone [protected] and fax [protected];
I do not understand why High Times accepts advertising from IO?
online scam
I was trying to find a cannabis substitute and found this company advertising its "legal buds". I bought one can of their "Krypto" - and let me tell you - the stuff not only tasted AWFUL, smelled AWFUL, and did not give me a buzz AT ALL! I am very upset to have been SCAMMED! If you want a good substitute, I recommend trying any of the K2 products - at least THOSE WORK! I bought this because it claimed to be real, natural buds...and NO REFUNDS, so you're SCREWED!
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Again those thinking they will get a thc effect are in for disappointment. I enjoy I.o. Love krypto bud, panama gold bud and black widow. I have been a regular for a year. I don't have any complans.
i'd just like to make a note here that on IO's website it is stated, "Our legal bud (sometimes called legal weed) products do not contain marijuana, nor are they offered as legal marijuana, marijuana alternatives, legal highs, herbal highs or presented or labeled as such." maybe everyone should read the fine print
not what they advertise
does not look like what is advertised, and smells like some kind of bad chemical.Ordered 3 can spesial, and all 3 cans plus the free can smell identically the same. They say that the sell bud, these are not buds, just a bunch of bad smelling stuff, that is rolled into a ball.
FYI - Anyone who has ordered from International Oddities and has discovered it is a total scam and paid by debit or credit card may call their bank or card issuer and dispute the charge. I did get a number from my bank to try to resolve the issue which is [protected] but I got voice mail for a general manager and my phone call was not returned. I encourage everyone who has been scammed to dispute the charge and hopefully you can obtain a refund. Also apparently the only "legal" product which was supposedly somewhat worthwhile K2 Blonde has been banned nationalwide as of December 19 so don't be fooled into buying anything else.
international oddities is a fluke
International Oddities Inc. posted on there web site that the legal herb, 'KRYPTO', Was rated nine out of ten as the best legal herb there is. They also have comments poasted on there web site from people who supposedly used the product and rated it to the highest level, saying, "Between six people, 3 bowls were burned and it made them incapable of driving. I orderd a half for myself based on the 5 star raitings and the excelent comments from people who supposedly used the product. I am half way through the bag and "ABSOLUTLLY" nothing happens. This product is 0% of what they make it seem to be. They dont even come close to distrubiting the product that they clame and something should be done. My comment: DONT BUY FROM INTERNATIONAL ODDITIES Inc. THE COMPANY IS A FLUKE!
I ordered a can of Krypto of the International Oddities website well over a month ago and I have yet to even receive a shipping notice. I've looked all over the internet for a number to call and none work. Don't give me the bull**** about how the number is on the site, Let me tell you, it's just an automated recording. They took my money and I didn't et my product
OK, I just received my 3+1 more can special (Krypto, Stunk, A'hia & Skyscraper). In keeping this one short, here's my analogy. This is only the cream or cherry part to the sundae. You need to add "you're own ice cream to it. I'd say 50/50 ratio has been successful for me. Each one is very similar except the A'hia which is not clumped and formed together (an actual plant budding). Only problem is the A'hia gave me nothing as far as an effect. Krypto & Stunk smelled very similar (yes, like potpourri) and after much vaporizing (approx. 15-20 min.) it did bring some relaxation. But mixed w/ the real deal, it was just right. Think of it as sort of an enhancer.
slick marketing, aka scam
After much research, I came to the conclusion that I just need to try it for myself. Take it from me, dont! Its complete #ing garbage. Bunch of herbs probably oregano, catnip, wild dagga etc.. Mashed and sprayed together. No buds. Mashed up garbage. Whoever is in charge of marketing for this company is pretty slick, and a #ing #. All these jokers need to be shut down. Dont even think one site is better than the other either, because they re all same products except i. O fancies it up with better packaging and presentation. I hope one day someone takes the time to shut all these #ing people down. I'll be there supporting or signing whatever I can to see it through. It is irresponsible to sell and promote products like this. Thanks for my bag of # cooking herbs you crooks. At first I gave i. O the benefit of a doubt, but I was fooled sadly. I'd be better off wiping my # with $80 and throwing it out of a speeding car on the freeway.
With all hopes you all at i. O get shutdown, or sink away in an earthquake or something.
Thanks you #s.
hahahaha this great...how ### are legal buds?
charged me twice
I used to smoke allot of weed in the 80's (Showing my age right there) and I have always enjoyed it. I only ocaisonally am able to find some these days but when I do, I use it for medicinal purposes; I am Bi-Polar and it is known that pot is the best drug for Bi-polar people and there are many studies to have it legalized medcinaly for this purpose. Getting older, I was concerned with buying illegal drugs so I did some research online for legal alternative buds and came across International Oddities. I decided to place an order, which I really couldn't afford because I am on disability, but my current meds leave me feeling like something is missing so I justified spending $90.00 on legal buds at International Oddities.
I placed an online credit card order (Debit Card from SSD) and was told at the last stage that there was something wrong with my card, do not use your browsers back button but use this button below to go back and try again; so, I did, and reentered all my information...same problem at the end, so, like an idiot, I clicked their button and tried again and got the message that my card was declined. So I gave up, screw it. I decided to look at my SSD debit card online statement and holy crap, I got charged $90.00 TWICE for an order that never went through, I got no confirmation number on their site nor an email saying thank you for your order etc.
Come to find out, after doing research online, International Oddities does this ALLOT and screws people out of money. BEWARE PEOPLE! There are NO refunds at all, PERIOD...even if it is their screw up. There is an 800 number on their site so I called it and had to listen to a 10 minute babble of how wonderful their site is, etc. and finally got to choose 3 choices, how to order online, how to order by mail and press 3 for telephone orders...so I pressed #3. I explained my situation to the woman who was actually quite nice despite what I have heard about ### sales people on the phone from this company. She typed something into her computer...for all I know she was typing an email to her mom, and said that she would have them call me to correct the situation. I should have asked who "Them" was but forgot to I guess. So far after 3 days there is no return phone call. There is an email address on their website and I tried that but that is as useless as trying to email the pope.
My SSD debit card statement still shows 2 $90.00 pending cash online payments and the $180 is in cyber limbo and I'll probably never see it again. I did call my debit card company and the only thing they told me was to contact the company and cancel your order...HA, International Oddities could give a CRAP about their customers.
For some reason, like an idiot, I did a ton of research online on International Oddities only after my issue and found that this is common practice for the company because they stand behind their no refund policy...so basically they screw you and tuff crap for you. I personally cannot comment on their product seeing as though I never even got to really place my order, but after my online research I have found that their stuff is crap and you might as well open up a tea bag and smoke that because you'll get the same effect...ZILTCH!
There are reputable companies out there that sell great products like shamansgarden.com where you can buy wild dagga that actually works and costs WAY less, but be careful, MOST of the companies that sell this sort of stuff are fake and sell crap pressed with sugar and water and colored with dye.
So, stay AWAY from International Oddities unless you want to take the chance of getting ripped off of your money with no hopes of getting it back. Sometimes it takes a bite in the butt to learn a lesson!
Actually I did but forgot to mention it in my complaint. I was never charged for any product in the end and did get ALL my money back credited to my account. Their products are crap and do not work so I am very happy that I was never charged nor received my order. Anyone who wants a legal alternative should try either Red Dragon, Black Dragon or K2 Blonde, that stuff actually works and is amazingly VERY effective.
http://k2herbalincensesmoke.com/k2-blonde-3g----incense-refill-40-scents-available.aspx
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Damn like an idot. I ordered it online and the same ### happened too me. It kept saying oops! that something was incorrect on my debit card. Hopefully they don't ###ing charge me or i'll be ###ing pissed. International Oddities is a complete SCAM! I can't believe their actually in High Times Magazines. WTF!
this company is a rip off and all the comments about them being anything but are from the company itslef read all the other complaints and all the possitive comments are the same. i was STUPID enought to purchase some of thier dro it smelled like chewing tabacco and smoking it was horrible but i didnt stop because i wanted to share with eveyone out there what would happen if you did smoke the stuff for a long period of time. it made me extremely ill and i ended up going to the doctor with complaints of chest pains told him what i was trying and gave him a sample. my doc had it anilized and come to find out there are extremely harmfull chemicals in this [censor] that proplonged use can cause cancer, not reffering to the fact that it is a tabacco based product but the other [censor] they put in it so all in a nut shell if you smoke it you will die!
What I think is funny is that you never even bothered to call back. If that was me I would have called and told them the problem. It baffles me that you wouldn't even raise an issue with them about it. you only called once and that was the end, so if anyhing your dumb fr not even trying to get a solution out of the money you lost...From what I've researched on the internet the competitors company does that a lot. So if anything I don't believe you either you sound just like one of the competitors puppets. Good luck not getting your 180 back. You probably wont since you didn't give an effort. ### I've been on disability and 180 was a lot for me to loose. Not just that I would have been calling them off the hook.
fraud and cheating
I am just posting this hoping others may read it and save themselves some money. I saw some flashy ads for 'real legal buds' from international oddities, that took me to the website is internationaloddities.com that said experience the pleasure of real bud, so I clicked them. I was amazed that I could buy this stuff legally, so I immediately placed a trial...
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I bought some herbal products from International Oddities after reading their reviews and watching several online videos they provide for their customers. All bogus and lies. Product nothing like their ads, I didn't even bother trying what had I bought from them. I wanted to contact them and there is no phone number or address to make contact. The only...
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International Oddities addressP.O. Box 14627, Torrance, California, 90503, United States
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