Daryl Simpson

Check out what users have to say about a well-traveled online vendor in this Kratom King Review. This fairly simple, no frills web vendor deals exclusively with kratom and no other herbal remedies. Has this focus on getting back to basics created a wealth of good deals, or do the choices seem limited? Is the product authentic and trustworthy? Read on to find out if this King is worthy of the crown, or if it is just another fly-by-night seller cashing in on the kratom craze.

Selection of Products at Kratom King

As you browse the somewhat sparsely designed pages of the Kratom King site, you’ll find a pair of simple sections devoted to Bali/Indo and Thai/Malay strains, plus extra pages for extracts and blends. We’ve seen a few ethnobotanical sites online recently that offer outstanding selections not just of kratom but of a broad variety of popular and rare herbal remedies. Arena Ethnobotanicals and Bouncing Bear Botanicals are excellent examples of this. So, you can understand why the selection on Kratom King is immediately underwhelming. Most Kratom King reviews reflect this.

The site is kind enough to provide a very helpful stock report, which lets visitors to the site know if the product they want is currently ready for purchase. Often at kratom vendors, very popular items sell out and may take much time to replenish, as stock must travel from overseas. Unfortunately, at the time of this review, only 7 kratom powders were actually available. This does not constitute a very large selection.

There is also a small selection of capsules in some interesting strains. Bali, Maeng Da, Thai, and the mysterious “Gold Reserve” extract are sold in amounts ranging from 50 grams to around 250.

Product descriptions are comprehensive and intelligent, which is always appreciated, and photographs of the actual products are helpful for the consumer to know what they’re getting in advance.

Kratom King Review of Prices

For the items that they do carry, Kratom King does offer some good price deals. They have a couple of strains which sell for less than $10/ounce. Perhaps the site got a deal on these items, as the more popular Maeng Da strain retails here for at least $22 an ounce, which is a very average price and nothing unique among many vendors. At certain points in the year, you can also find Kratom King coupon codes and promotional discounts offered by this vendor. For example, you can get 5% off just by liking them on Facebook.

Capsules are also sold at prices which are comparable to most major sites. The Gold Reserve capsules are somewhat pricey. This is an extract that gets talked about online from time to time, but it is not clear what strain it is actually made from. At $75 for 20 pills, it’s hard to tell if consumers are getting a deal without more information about the product. Unfortunately, none is supplied.

This supplier does offer three blends at very low prices. The prices are so low, in fact, that this Kratom King review wonders if these blends are perhaps the unused leftovers from larger parcels of kratom that didn’t sell in another form. It seems like a bit of a risk to invest even a small amount of money in a hodgepodge of leftovers, so proceed with caution on this one.

User Kratom King Review

Just about every Kratom King review online praises the site for authenticity and trustworthiness. There are no accounts of any business improprieties, and they seem to deliver products as described.

However, many users complain about the very limited selection on this site. This element seems to be the main drawback for Kratom King, which is preventing it from being lauded as a favorite site. With so many options to choose from, limited or not very interesting product selections can be the difference between okay reviews and stellar reviews. We have yet to find any kratom fans championing this site as one of the best.

Kratom King Final Grade

There is not a lot to complain about in this Kratom King review. The site is fair and trustworthy, offering reasonable deals. Unfortunately, the limited selection is a major drawback which can’t be ignored. All of the good intentions in the world can’t overcome a modern consumer’s need for adequate choices. Check out one of the comprehensive ethnobotanical sites listed above the next time you’re browsing for kratom for sale or any number of other natural herbal remedies. Don’t ever sacrifice selection when it comes to your health.

Final grade: B+

Kratom Cats bills itself as a seller of kratom incense. It is very unlikely that the vendor actually expects anyone to use the plant-based herbal remedy in this way. As far as we know, the medicinal benefits of kratom cannot be experienced simply through scent as an aromatherapy or incense. You must ingest the leaves in order for them to boost wellness and elevate mood. However, some vendors and head shops, nervous about issues of legality, will present kratom as an incense to evade any conflict with law enforcement.

This marketing strategy by Kratom Cats is not really that disingenuous, but it does indicate a certain lack of confidence in the product and its authentic role in the culture. It is unclear why these Cats feel they need to hide or apologize for their products. Kratom is safe, broadly beneficial to people, and has been used harmlessly for hundreds or even thousands of years. But let’s take a look at what products are on offer at this site.

Product Selection Review

Kratom Cats’ product line is divided into basic sections based on region, with products from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Within each category, they offer Super, Deveined, and Enhanced harvested products, though only a couple from Thailand are organized via leaf color. For experienced kratom fans, color is the only reliable way to predict if the product will be more energizing (white), more relaxing (red), or a hybrid of the two (green).

The option of De-veined products (also known as Premium) is definitely appreciated. Believe it or not, these are technical, industry-wide terms that let us know exactly how the product was prepared. We don’t always see this indicated on kratom vendor sites. Unfortunately, one wishes it would be accompanied by leaf color and effect information.

For an example of a more balanced and interesting product selection, check out the inventory at Bouncing Bear Botanicals. This comprehensive ethnobotanical vendor offers a great selection of both the classic kratom strains, as well as many unique herbal remedies you just can’t get anywhere else. You really get the sense when you look at selections like these that you are dealing with vendors who have a broad knowledge of the entire alternative herbal medicinal universe. This is an exciting new community to be a part of. Unfortunately, Kratom Cats does not give off this impression at all. Instead, we are offered a ho-hum selection and not a lot of enthusiasm or wisdom to share.

Kratom Cats Pricing

Quantities: The products on this site tend to only be offered in larger quantities and sometimes even wholesale amounts. Decent pricing is available at the bulk levels, but we miss being able to try every single item at the “entry level” size, especially as not quite enough detail is given on strain. This can also make it harder to build out a diverse collection of Kratom leaves and can make it more likely that you will experience tolerance or Same Strain Syndrome.

Those De-veined products mentioned earlier do come with a higher price tag – as much as 15-20 percent higher than the traditionally prepared powder. Some extract-infused “enhanced powders” also get a significant price hike at up to 40 percent higher than unenhanced. These are not outrageous leaps relative to other vendors, but for that price every user wants to be assured they’re getting truly high end product which serves the specific needs they’re looking for. You can occasionally find Kratom Cats coupon codes available online, so make sure to look for these when buying.

Kratom Cats User Reviews

Users online have praised Kratom Cats for excellent shipping, customer service, and in most cases, product quality. They are an honest, reputable seller who delivers what they advertise according to customers.

We are hearing comments though that place this site firmly in the middle ground of the vast number of kratom vendors. Nothing too serious to complain about, but nothing exceptional about the site is mentioned either. That kind of middling reaction probably isn’t going to cut it, given the competitiveness of the field.

Final Grade

Overall, Kratom Cats has not provided a selection, prices, or product descriptions that really dazzle the user. Considering how popular buying kratom online has become in recent years, consumers are justified in expecting enthusiastic sites with diverse selections, as well as great prices. Perhaps this site’s decision to refer to their products as “incense” does tell us something after all. One always wants remedies that have been prepared and sold with confidence, deserving of our trust and excitement.

Final grade: B-

Captain Kratom is the popular name for a line of products made by the company known as Captain Amsterdam. The merchandise is famous for its very colorful, pouch-like packaging, which always features an illustrated pirate character. But is what’s inside the pouch as vibrant as the drawings on the outside? There is not a lot of reliable review information out there on their Kratom caps and other products, so let’s go over the facts of the brand and see if it’s worth your money. Otherwise, we just might ask this Captain Kratom to walk the plank.

Captain Kratom Product Types

Captain Kratom features a line of 10 kratom products. There are 3 pouches of capsules – Thai, Maeng Da, and XL Maeng Da, 3 pouches of regular powders including Vietnam strain, plus extract, resin, and a Kratom FST tincture. Excellent marketing has given the brand a decent presence online, but as you see, it actually is a very limited and small selection of goods.

The capsules, at approximately a gram per capsule, are the most popular, but aside from very general region info, we are not give a lot of detailed information about their contents. The same goes for the powdered items. No facts are offered about the leaf color or potential effects, other than general statements that the product will be “strong”, etc.

We have seen this phenomenon before. A business comes up with a clever marketing hook or packaging, in this case the pirate, and puts most of their resources toward building brand recognition, as opposed to developing product quality. It is an unfortunate side effect of the recent boom in kratom popularity. There is much money to be made by savvy entrepreneurs, sometimes at the expense of quality product. The consumer does not benefit from flashy labeling – what the consumer needs is clear, factual, honest, and helpful information about the products. Nothing else should be reason enough for a buyer to spend money on a product.

Pricing

Captain Amsterdam seems to have two price levels for their products. The Thai powders are retailing for $15.99 for 15 grams, while the more intense Maeng Da powders are going for a much higher $27.99 for the same 15 grams.

How do these prices compare to top online kratom vendors? We shopped around over at Arena Ethnobotanicals and found Red Thai powder for $13.99/ounce. That’s about twice as much product as you get at Captain Kratom, for 2 dollars less. Why is the Captain’s product so expensive? All of those colorful packages must cost a lot to produce. Most kratom users don’t care about packaging – all they want is reliable, quality product at a price that won’t break the bank.

For this reason, shopping at a site like Arena Ethnobotanicals is clearly the better price choice.

User Reviews for Captain Kratom

There are a few candid user reviews of Captain Kratom that can be found on YouTube. One of the great features of the kratom community worldwide is that users do freely share their opinions of products and vendors, and they don’t hold back. You can generally get an honest, constructive opinion from the people who are actually using kratom in their own lives.

Those who have tried the Captain’s products described them as authentic, but not very strong. One user described having to take twice the recommend dose of capsules to feel any effects at all. Of course, this lowers the cost-effectiveness of the products by half.

Some report that they purchased the colorful products strictly because the packaging stood out when viewed on a web page. Well, when you buy a product for surface looks alone and don’t inquire about quality, some disappointments are to be expected.

The Maeng Da capsules were given higher marks for strength, though the “XL” size was noted to be too strong, and an awkward-sized dose for most people.

Final Grade

Captain Kratom looks good “on the shelf” – it has a fun and carefree vibe which many kratom users can appreciate. But when you take a closer look, this product is all flash and no substance. The web selection is one of the most limited we’ve seen, with only 3 powders to choose from. Captain Kratom prices are nearly double that of authentic kratom bought from vendors who don’t spend time and resources on drawing cartoon characters, but instead prioritize delivering the highest quality product that exists to their customers, at fair prices. While there are occasionally decent discounts and coupon codes offered, the prices still cannot compare with other Kratom vendors online Save the cartoons for the kids – instead, spend your money on quality herbal remedies that you can trust.

Final grade: C

Kratom Therapy brings a California “hippy” vibe to the world of online vendors. Through the design and message of their site, they offer a relaxed style, with an emphasis on the holistic health aspects of kratom use. This is a refreshing change from many of the more crass “cash grab” sites we’ve been seeing lately, which seem to be produced by businessmen and not true kratom enthusiasts. But does Kratom Therapy also offer the products that true kratom fans are looking for, in addition to the positive attitude? Let’s take a look at the content and see.

Quality of Kratom Therapy Products

The general philosophy of Kratom Therapy seems to be a focus on fewer high quality products, as opposed to a larger selection. Indeed, they only have 4 strains on offer we’ve heard of, plus one that is a complete unknown – the mysterious Superior Red Dragon Kratom.

Now, while this philosophy sounds noble on paper, it is sometimes the case that a vendor who can’t provide a large selection will try to spin their limited inventory as a perk. Unfortunately, savvy modern web shoppers don’t really fall for this one anymore. With every passing year, we are becoming accustomed to more and more choice. We literally have the whole world at our fingertips – and there are no justifications for limited selections, period.

So, as much as Kratom Therapy’s focus on health and healing should be lauded, the selection does not back it up. Check out an ethnobotanical site that is truly invested in the holistic use of plant remedies, like Bouncing Bear Botanicals. You won’t believe your eyes when you look though the selection of unique kratom products, plus a treasure chest of formerly rare plants and seeds from all over the world. It’s one thing to talk about being devoted to the holistic use of plants as Therapy does, but another thing entirely to put your money where your mouth is and offer a comprehensive selection of real remedies. In a head to head matchup, we’d have to give this round to Bouncing Bear.

Prices

Unfortunately, the “holistic” approach does not apply to Kratom Therapy’s prices. On average, the pricing of their limited selection of products is several dollars higher per ounce, across the board.

For example, they are offering Bali powder at $16/ounce, while other top sites like Arena Ethnobotanicals are selling ultra high quality Bali kratom for only $12.99/ounce.

One would think the focus on less variety would at least pay off in lower prices for customers, but unfortunately it doesn’t.

Kratom Therapy Reviews from Customers

There is one area that Kratom Therapy gets high marks from user reviews. By offering sampler packs of their 5 strains, the site has picked up some new fans. Users love the option to try smaller amounts of each variety before deciding which one to buy a proper quantity of. Of course, we can’t help but think this is more popular because the site’s normal prices per ounce are so high that people are reluctant to drop the cash on full orders so quickly. That being said, the per dose price when buying sampler packs comes out to be even higher!

Otherwise, web surfers are responding well to the site’s focus on kratom as a medicinal supplement and not a party drug or “legal high.” Whether or not their pricing is competitive, it’s still good to know that there are some vendors out there who respect and protect the products they sell. What’s the ultimate way to respect the medicinal, healing, health-enhancing, mood-lifting potency of kratom? The answer must be to focus on delivering the highest quality product possible. External details like packaging and site philosophy are almost beside the point.

The alternative medicinal movement will only grow as more high quality, highly effective products become available to the people. There can be no substitute for this, no matter how artfully worded.

Final Grade

Kratom Therapy reviews suggest that this site is a great concept that somewhat fails in the execution. We think that full-service ethnobotanical sites like the ones mentioned above are far more representative of a progressive, open-minded approach to plant remedies than the simplistic California wordplay of the Therapy site. Furthermore, enjoying a great and varied selection is not mutually exclusive from progressive ideals – in fact, they should go hand in hand.

Final grade: C

If you are looking for The Kratom Company online, we have some bad news for you. The Kratom Company reviews used to be highly positive as a source for purchasing this beneficial health supplement. While it is unclear what went on behind the scenes to cause the situation, it appears that this company no longer sells kratom to the public. It has changed its name to “TKC Botanicals,” and now only sells a few supplements, like kava kava, guarana, and Bach flower remedies. Based in Georgia, it is unlikely the company faced any legal challenges to selling kratom, so we may never know why this former kratom-seller changed its inventory. Read on to find out why kratom is still in jeopardy, plus some recommendations on more established sites where you can get kratom today.

Why Are Vendors Like The Kratom Company In Jeopardy?

The ethnobotanical market is booming. Every year, more and more people are tuning in to the ancient remedies that provide us with incredible health benefits in the modern world. Among these remedies, kratom has risen to the top of popular consciousness. Originally used by traditional cultures in Southeast Asia, the leaves of the Mitragyna Speciosa tree, also known as kratom, have served as a folk medicine for thousands of years. In modern times, products made from this tree have been show to produce a wide variety of health benefits. So why are they so controversial?

Shops like The Kratom Company probably stopped carrying kratom because a very small number of U.S. lawmakers have mistakenly grouped kratom in with some totally unrelated products known as “legal highs.” These head shop items, like bath salts, have created some dangerous situations for people in recent years, leading to a hysterical atmosphere wherein any alternative medicinal is being targeted as hazardous. Well, here are the facts:

• Kratom is not toxic.
• It is not synthetic.
• It is all-natural, and made from unprocessed tree leaves.
• It has been used safely and without incident for thousands of years.
• It lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, and protect against certain cancers.
• It is a vital tool in the fight against opiate addiction.

Given these facts, there is nothing to persecute, nothing to hide, and no reason for sites like The Kratom Company to be afraid. Luckily there are still a few very high quality sites out there which are confident in the power and authenticity of kratom.

Where Can I Purchase Kratom?

In a free economy, everyone can buy – and sell – whatever they want. So we certainly don’t begrudge The Kratom Company or the newly named “TKC Botanicals” from backing off of their namesake product. If you’re looking for a replacement site that offers a world class selection, incredible deals, and money back guarantees, click on over to Arena Ethnobotanicals. Here you’ll find a straightforward, respected site that sells high grade kratom, as well as a host of other ethnobotanical remedies. This site clearly feels confident about its products, as it should.

Legality of Kratom

As of right now, kratom is fully legal in most parts of the world and just about every state in America. Only Tennessee and Indiana have fallen prey to the kind of well-intentioned but terribly misguided fears that lumped kratom in with bath salts. Anyone who has even the slightest bit of experience with kratom knows how utterly absurd this comparison is.

In fact, despite the fears of sites like The Kratom Company, the tide seems to be turning the other way. In 20 states in the U.S., the use of medical marijuana has been approved and written into the full protection of the law. Kratom and marijuana are two completely different plants, with different, uses, histories, and communities of users. However, the medical marijuana movement is an excellent indicator that popular opinion is turning in favor of new alternative therapies that come from the earth, no matter what old prejudices once stood in the way of these urgently needed therapies. If anything, now is the time for vendors like TKC Botanicals to offer more kratom, not less! Show your support by patronizing fearless sites like the one mentioned above. Voting with your dollars is an excellent way to contribute to the further acceptance of kratom leaf as an authentic and viable herbal medicinal.

Kratom Pro is a California-based kratom vendor which offers discount products through a very minimal interface. Minimal is the key word here, as this website offers very little detailed information about its products, including where they come from, what effects they are supposed to create, how much to take, or how materials are handled in local warehouses. This all makes sense because it seems that all they do is repackage and dropship the products of another well-reputed seller known as Arena Ethnobotanicals They key point here is that their prices are marked up from what you would pay if you purchased directly from Arena.

Using only the most basic web template, and offering no real background on the Kratom.Pro company, we are left to wonder about product quality and reliability of the site. Will this venture be here tomorrow? Or is this yet another hastily thrown together web business attempting to cash in on the kratom craze? Here is what little we know about this site so far.

Kratom Products For Sale

Kratom Pro offers a bare bones selection of some of the basic kratom strains, including 4 types of capsules and 4 types of powder. There is no evidence of source in the selection nor in the description of each product. This is further proof that there are simply a drop-shipper that does not carry their own product. Information is kept very generic, and one gets the sense that whoever write the descriptions has never tried Kratom products. This is hardly a vote of confidence for a distributor of herbal remedies meant to be ingested by the public.

Much mention is made of the company grinding its own powders on U.S. soil. But we know this to be untrue since their packaging is the same as Arena Ethnobotanicals. Either way, it is unclear what the benefit of this is, if any. The site doesn’t explain why its additional handling of organically grown product is advantageous.

No additional products are sold besides kratom. There is no mention or consciousness of the larger ethnobotanical movement of which kratom is currently the star player. In fact, the entire Kratom Pro site seems to have a cut and paste feel without any personality, which is at odds with the vibrant and complex culture that has arisen around kratom in recent years.

For a great example of a modern site that totally ties in to the cutting edge ethnobotanical movement, as well as offers deals on superb quality kratom, check out Bouncing Bear Botanicals. This outstanding vendor puts generic sites like “Kratom Pro” to shame.

A top kratom vendor offers more than just the run of the mill selection that can be found on every other site. It should be an exciting marketplace for everything from rare blends to the live Mitragyna Speciosa plant itself. Kratom should take its place among the many and varied plant remedies that planet Earth has to offer. Bouncing Bear is one such site – Kratom Pro is unfortunately not.

Kratom Pro Pricing

The products on the Pro site, much like you might find at a discount warehouse, are indeed on the low side relative to other major sites. But given the above critique of the disconnect between this site and the kratom “scene,” can we really trust that the vendor is offering quality products, or would even know the difference if they were not quality products? Perhaps they are able to charge a dollar less per ounce because corners were cut somewhere else along the line, but without adequate product detail, we can’t know for sure.

Lack of User Reviews Tell The Full Story

Adding to the mystery, there are no consumer reviews available anywhere online for this site. For this reason, we must conclude that it is either a brand new business, or no single consumer was moved to comment upon the quality of product or professionalism of the site, across thousands of pages of user comments on similar sites. Again, we’re left with a question mark. If any users have had successful transactions with this vendor, by all means please chime in with some comments so we can pass that information on to future potential customers. Until then, we have no community opinion to factor in.

Kratom Pro Final Grade

As kratom enthusiasts work to build an ever-growing community of like-minded alternative remedy champions, it’s important to patronize authentic businesses which are not only a part of that movement, but which also work overtime to deliver quality products. Nothing about the Kratom Pro site leads us to believe that it is a site worthy of that patronage. While not as bad as some obnoxious sellers who willfully mislead customers, this site is nonetheless an example of a fairly thoughtless attempt to cash in on kratom, while offering nothing new whatsoever to the conversation.

Final grade: D+