Greenside Recreational Des Moines

Not being very cultured in the world of marijuana, my husband and I decided to give this place a try. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. You’re ID’d before you’re allowed in the door, which brings you into a glass room with various pipes. Then you walk into «the» room. I don’t have much to compare it to, as I previously mentioned I am new at this, but there is a LOT of different stuff there. Holy smokes! It’s totally an adult candy store.
The staff: they are amazing. Very knowledgeable and extremely patient with a girl who is totally confused. And I have loved the products I have purchased there. The prices seem decent. The whole process was extremely enjoyable and we will most definitely come here when the need arises.
Oh and to top it off, they have a rewards program where you get 10% off after every 10^th visit. When you sign up for this program they text you occasionally (less than twice a month) with sales and offers.

Great place to visit for nothing else then to try a cookie. They have a wide selection to choose from and parking is easy

Pros: the selection is medium sized and there is a lot of parking. The staff is sometimes reasonably knowledgeable. The quality is good, but I expect that at any shop. Some products are decent deals when they have the products I’m looking for. Closest to SeaTac
Cons: the layout and pricing are both terrible. Although the same can be said about a lot of Seattle pricing. It’s designed to be a production line and you don’t get any feelings of comfort browsing or asking more than a few simple questions. The entire small display is theatre-​roped off to enforce the «line up and get processed mentality.» Every time I’ve been there I felt tolerated and nothing more. The selection isn’t really that great either. Now that I finally found a good shop in Seattle I doubt I’ll ever be back here.

This rec shop is my go to recommendation for the area! Friendly, knowledgeable staff with a decent selection and good, competitive deals. I had the pleasure of talking David (I believe) and as a fellow BudTender I was happy with the service and the layout of the cases. They didn’t have what I was looking for but had plenty to offer to compensate what I needed. I highly recommend them for this end of town! Thanks guys!

Well… Despite the horrible encounter with the security, I’ve still been going back… Convenience. The budtenders are all super nice and knowledgable though. Inventory isnt consistent, so if you’re a fan of zoots products stock up while they have it!

I place my order the guy helping me gives me a price then when I get to the register they say is $ 10 more than what I was already quoted. Instead of honoring the price they switch it out for some less garbage stuff. I will never shop here after today. Also I picked up a pre rolled joint that was I the last chance case which is 10% off they charged me 11.50 but 10% ok 12 is 1.2 $. So not only are they bait and switching the can’t do math. Don’t buy here you will be ripped off.

AMAZING customer service, selection, prices & value here at this location! Every single person that helped out was informative, friendly & wanted to take care of their guests. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOURE IN THE AREA!

Chris was wonderful. Very helpful. Much better then other places I’ve been. Selection has been good. Signed up for text alerts as well. Go in the second entrance though… large potholes going in first entrance. Busy place. they are quick though. Again thank you Chris for the great help.

Prices always range differently depending on the days you go. I would say it’s average-​higher prices but it’s worth it. Love the employees that work there and it’s super friendly. One of my favorite spots to go to for a quick pickup.

I feel like the prices could have been better but whatever. This is the closest dispensary to SEA-​TAC airport (approx 4 miles if I’m not mistaken) and they make that known, which could explain a bit of the price-​gouging. The employees were friendly and knowledgeable if we had any questions (we did but were in a rush as we had a cruise departing that morning and they were much accommodating). The ‘bouncer’ at the door even took a few pictures of us in front of the store as he could probably sense how giddy we were. Again, I’m sure there are probably stores with better prices, more expansive selections, etc. but for a first-​time dispensary experience, this was more than satisfying and made my cruise that much more enjoyable. Thanks guys! I’ll be sure to come through the next time I’m in Seattle!

Great to see Greenside continuing their brand and providing quality and safe cannabis for this community. Great location… Great selections… Great parking… Keep up the great work (-:

Just a heads up to this store. You have a lot of bad reviews which people such as myself go by these and will now not come to your store due to this. Look at losing business right and left. Great your customers better you’ll come out on top with happy people which brings you happy and lots of money. Clean house

I’ve never been into smoking. Coughing, sore lungs, etc. Not my thing. My boyfriend and I wanted to try edibles though, and I’d say things went pretty well.
The parking lot for this place is HUGE, but don’t be surprised if it’s stacked.
They ID you before you’re even allowed in, and you’re ID’ed again at purchase. The line was probably about 15 people long, but we got in and out of there quickly. The employee that we came across first wasn’t really much for making recommendations, which is why I gave them a 4 instead of a 5. We straight up told him we were very new to this and he was just pointing in the direction of what we might be looking for instead of giving us a recommendation like we asked… The cashier gave us a lot better of an idea of what we are looking for than that dude did.
All in all, I’d say it’s a solid place if this is your kind of thing. Nice employees (especially the door guard), large selection, and quick service.

I find this place to be a normal recreational spot. It’s clean, somewhat secure. Prices are pretty up their. They have lower prices and more selection since first
Opening. If the state lowers the greed level it would work out so much better. Can I call our state leaders «ballers/​shot callers»?

I went into this place on 6÷21÷2015 (Sunday morning). I waited outside for the place to open up. Soon as they opened, I went in and was met by a security guard named «Fletch» that acted like I was having my mugshot taken at a jail booking. I showed my ID, and he asked my to take off my hat. I did, and put it back on. Then he got rude about it because I didn’t turn somewhere to face a camera. Well excuse me, I don’t know where all the cameras are in your store, and I’ve never had to go through this when I came to this store before.
Apparently people have to take off their hat and turn their head for the camera. The security guy was extremely rude during the entire process acting like I should have somehow known what they do here. I had muttered «jesus christ» at the end of it, and walked off into the room with all the weed, after he ok’d me.
He proceeded to yell at me through the shop «is there a problem sir?» he kept saying. Finally I turned around out of the pot room, went back in the front room where all the glass is at, and asked the girl at the counter for a business card and the name of her manager.
I did not speak to the security guard the entire time until I left the store. He proceeded to follow me out, still barking at me wanting to know if there was a problem and said «we can take this outside».
As soon as we got outside he started yelling at me with profanity, and told me I’m also tresspassing, and when I pulled out my phone, he claims I’m not allowed to record anything (I was standing on the sidewalk outside)
He continued to yell and scream at me, accused me of going there just to start a fight (really, I sat there for 15 minutes before you opened, because my intent was to fight with you right?) He told me I’m a pathetic person and that I must be really alone in life, continued to swear at me, which I gladly returned the favor after the way this guy acted. He continued to get in my face, literally a few inches from my face, and threatening to call the police on me. I told him, go ahead, I’ll call them for you because I’ve done nothing wrong, and I voluntarily walked out of the store to begin with because of his constant yelling at me inside and making a scene.
Some red head kid came out shortly after and asked what was going on. I clearly told them both that my issue was how rude this security guy was with the process. They claimed it’s state law. The security guard kept telling the kid he needed to call the cops. The kid pretty much just sat there seeing how ridiculous he was acting, but never the less, the security guard kept screaming for him to call the cops.
I told him I would be posting this on Unilocal and other review websites for the way he was treating me. He said «go ahead, cry more about it, plenty of other people do the same thing and guess what we still have business here, you don’t matter»
The redhead kid pretty much asked me if I wanted him to call the police. I pretty much told him go ahead, I’ve done nothing wrong here except try to go in your store and spend my money here. Red head kid says «well you’re making a scene here and we can’t have that».
Really? I’m making a scene? I didn’t utter a single thing except the words «jesus christ» when I was in your shop. I wasn’t rude to anyone, I didn’t yell at anyone across the entire store like the security guard kept doing. Then he proceeded to follow me out and verbally abuse me, saying all kinds of inappropriate things, referring to insulting my personal life (this guy doesnt even know me) and yet I’m making a scene?
You know… I’ve been to plenty of shops, I’ve never had someone line me up, tell me to take off my hat, and turn and face a camera, in the rude manner that this security guard did. I’ve also never had a security guard flip the hell out like this guy did. Never once in any other shop has this been my experience. State law my ass. This security guard just did not like any attitude what so ever. Well guess what, when you treat people rudely, you can expect someone to not like it. All I said was jesus christ… if that’s enough of a reason for this guy to flip his lid in the manner that he did, and verbally abuse a customer over it, then that guy shouldn’t be working with people anymore.
I will NEVER come back here again after the disgusting behavior and at this point, the way the security guard treated me, I will be filing complaints with the city and appropriate agencies. That guy is abusive and emotionally unstable. Someone needs to lay off the steroids.

This place was horrible. I drove way down to BFE to get some weed and the cranky bouncer said my REAL ID was fake and turned me away because he’s too stupid to recognize a Montana ID. Would comment on the place but I can’t even get in.

They have spruced the place up since my last visit and the service was way better. I was helped by David who was phenomenal and well informed. I felt that he knew what he was talking about plus he tried his hardest to accommodate my needs. The prices are a little high but well enough. There is always something here for every budget. I still stand firm concerning them charging for matches. Who does that?

Great customer service. My boyfriend and I enjoy coming here. They take your name down and call it out during purchase.

If you want quality service and plenty of options, this is the place to go! Every employee provides their undivided attention to you while you make your decision. Definitely check this place out and don’t forget to share your experience here so the word continues to spread!

Clean. Nice. Very helpful staff. Its a very professional establishment. Will definitely shop there again.