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Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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> At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, “You don't have to live this way.”

That's a lot of condescension coming from the guy who thought he would look like a "suave gangster" while performing door to door pot deliveries.

Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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post #2

> At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, “You don't have to live this way.” That's a lot of condescension coming from the guy who thought he would look like a "suave gangster" while performing door to door pot deliveries.

Not to mention he mocks them for not making huge live changing moves during the small time frame that he actually knew them, and that he actually thinks these clients weren't just casually lying to some kid who brings them their weed.

Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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post #2

> At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, “You don't have to live this way.” That's a lot of condescension coming from the guy who thought he would look like a "suave gangster" while performing door to door pot deliveries.

And nearly in the same breath he starts pouting that they never 'splurged' on the large bags.

Interesting story though.

Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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>Like most addicts in denial, potheads live under the bogus assumption that every bong hit will be their last.

Uh, what? While there may be some people that have hit problems and want to change because their life is being negatively impacted, most "addicts" are quite fine where they are. I personally don't like pot, but I've never known any pothead to keep saying "this will be my last hit" - quite the opposite. Like Snoop says "Smoke weed everyday".

Edit: Also, he disses his pill clients ("depravity"), while simultaneously noting that they're the wealthier ones, pouring him "expensive scotch".

Seems like he had some odd delusions of being cool, and wanted to show how hard being a delivery boy is ("read three books a week"), while also showing his superiority to "addicts".

Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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post #3
post #2

> At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, “You don't have to live this way.” That's a lot of condescension coming from the guy who thought he would look like a "suave gangster" while performing door to door pot deliveries.

Not to mention he mocks them for not making huge live changing moves during the small time frame that he actually knew them, and that he actually thinks these clients weren't just casually lying to some kid who brings them their weed.

Not to mention he himself took the job out of desperation. He admits he couldn't make a better life choice for himself but acts like he's superior to the people conducting business with him.

He also suggests they were spending $60/day on weed.. wouldn't that be at least $1200/month? He had few enough clients that he never saw the same first name twice, so his clients were probably earning more than he did.

As easy as it is for him to judge the pill clients, he could have made an effort to think of reasons why his wealthy clients were hooked. People get addicted to opiates all the time, and its not always drug dealer delivery guys who introduce them to narcotics.. sometimes its a doctor.

Re: Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy

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I can't help but feel that what the author calls a 'drug dealer's delivery guy' is what I would just call a 'drug dealer'.

There's different kinds of 'drug dealers'. I've known many 'part-timers' who would buy in bulk and just sell to their friends to make extra cash. Then there's the cops that give drugs away at almost-nothing prices to their friends after they've confiscated them from the dealer who pissed off the club owners he was working with and gave him up. No two dealers are the same...
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