after fighting a ghost og (from tcb) for 2 cycles, and all genetic and transport issues taken into account, i'm only halfway happy with my bank purchase. albeit done with the ghost, for several reasons. she made it to preggos with the pushing, but meh.
the selection is good. obviously taking the hops testing seriously. i was also warned about the ghost being salty, and went ahead anyway. but it took a reship, tons of feeding adjustments, and nursing nursing nursing to regain the leather oily OG look.
biased or not, i've sent out better clones if and when i do. i know a guy or three that will agree.
@DemonTrich sends out lush green monsters comparatively, no transition work at all. my personal headstash has survived off his clones and snips for a decade, backing up my cuts.
imo the only benefit of tcb is a wide selection if anything, and the freebies are pretty clutch. i've seen the snips you guys are getting, and the "instructions" they send out. the 4 rooted plugs they sent me were all weak compared to what i'm used to. and double the price without discounts.
just my two cents. headaches vs turnkeys is a decision i'm done fooling with.
peace