Why Happy Hippo is the Best Place to Buy Kratom

Where is the Best Place to Buy Kratom Online in 2024?

updated: April 28 2024

We truly feel that Happy Hippo is the best place to buy Kratom.

We'll tell you why and what goes on here.
 

1) High-Quality Kratom that Works
(But let's talk about what this actually means...)

Our Kratom stresses an alkaloid-rich-but-balanced profile that is verified by 3rd independent analytics testing.

Often about 10 in-house staff members have sampled a given strain before we even consider offering it to the public.

Future batches are subject to in-house user quality assurance feedback of up to 40 people, some of whom use Kratom daily. 

We prioritize consistency so you don't experience a batch-to-batch variance.

Batches that don't meet this standard end up in the dumpster.

 

2) Safety (Legit Consumer Safety)

100% of consumable batches are individually tested for heavy metals and pathogens.

Many companies will tout that their product is "Lab Tested".

It's true but not the full story.

In reality - 

Some companies only test 20% of their consumable product and often in a 'composite' fashion (combining multiple batches into one fat sample to save money).

It's "lab tested" but it's not comprehensive.  

Additionally, our Kratom is pre-sterilized upon arrival to the United States. This process eliminates any pathogens or bacteria that may have formed in-transit (especially likely coming from the humid climate in Southeast Asia).

This is more rare. 

We also do annual WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) testing to make sure there's no trace amounts of illicit compounds in our products.

You don't want to fail drug tests when consuming a legal compound, nor do you want illegal drugs in your system.

 

3) Happiness Guarantee (Return Anything That You Don't Like)

Whether you are first-time customer or been apart of the Happy Hippo family for a decade, you can return ANY BATCH or ANY STRAIN that doesn't live up to your expectations. 

You will never get "stuck" with a batch or strain that you don't like.

The goal is to make you Happy and keep you Happy.

There's enough stressors in this universe, especially for many who turn to Kratom for help, worrying if your product will be good shouldn't be one of them.

 

4) Faster than Amazon Shipping (Silly Fast Shipping)

The Happy Hippo Fulfillment Team ships all Kratom orders prior to 3 PM MST (weekdays) same-day.

We also ship on Saturdays. (9am - 12pm MST)

If you place an order during business hours, we will usually ship it within an hour.

You'll see!

 

5) Customer Support that Actually Uses Kratom

If you reach out to Happy Hippo, your request will be fielded by an English speaking and Kratom-fluent member of our team.

Customer service is not outsourced.

Never will be.

Chances are, if they are in office, your customer support agent is literally using Kratom as they answer your email and can guide you with their personal user experience.

 

6) Happy Hippo Has A Lot of Good Customer Reviews

Kratom doesn't work for everyone, Happy Hippo isn't everyone's #1 and only source but we have a lot of great reviews that we are very proud of -

As of April 28, 2024:

Happy Hippo has over 26,000 onsite YOTPO reviews (average 4.7-4.8)

Happy Hippo has 176 Google Reviews (average: 4.9)

Happy Hippo has 272 TrustPilot Reviews (average: 4.8)

Check Reddit, YouTube and other platforms for other feedback and commentary. 

 

Message to Newbies (Our Mission)

We'd like to be everyone's first Kratom experience.

Way more people would use and support Kratom if they weren't turned off by a lousy first experience - whether that be any overly potent MIT-heavy "knockout product" an ineffective product that does nothing.

Unfortunately, most new users still find their first Kratom product at local gas station, have a subpar experience and decide Kratom is useless.

That is a tragedy.

Many of the people who stand to tremendously benefit from Kratom will never try a quality Kratom product.

One and done.  

Depending on the source - the quality can vary WILDLY.

If you've tried Kratom before and were overwhelmed and nauseous - please reserve judgement.

If you've tried Kratom before and were underwhelmed - please reserve judgement.

THERE IS GOOD KRATOM AND THERE IS NOT GOOD KRATOM.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ALL THE SAME!

  

Our Small Family Business Story (The Short Version)

Happy Hippo Herbals has grown a lot over the past few years.

11 years ago, like so many near-startup vendors, we were operating out of a family basement.

While we aren't the biggest store, we have a full office, warehouse and more recently - a packaging (manufacturing) laboratory accredited by the American Kratom Association.

In this day and age, we are proud the fact:

Personal word-of-mouth recommendations built Happy Hippo.

 

Happy Hippo is The Best Place to Buy Kratom - But Why?

Happy Hippo has a staff of family and friends that has combined 20+ years of experience of using Kratom, trying countless different Indonesian farmers and vigorous pathogen sterilization and independent lab testing.

• We vet our farmers and suppliers.
• We test our products - both via personal use and lab analytics.
• Our Kratom tips are based on experience.
• But most importantly - WE USE OUR OWN PRODUCTS - EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

Good Manufacturing Practices? (AKA GMP-Certified)

The Best Kratom Vendors (cleanest/safest product) are certified by the American Kratom Association (AKA).

Kratom is not a Dietary Supplement though.

No Kratom Vendor in the United States has been directly evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as 'FDA-cGMP-Certified'.

Happy Hippo's Standard Operating Procedures are accredited by an independent 3^rd Party Auditor and the American Kratom Association.

The long-term survival of the Kratom Industry is dependent upon vendors self-regulating (and customers purchasing from a responsible vendor - even if the prices are higher). 

Happy Hippo Packaging Lab (est. July 2019!)

Buy Kratom from The Online Vendor your Friends and Family told you about - Happy Hippo

We didn't advertise for 8 years.

In fact, our small farm supplier couldn't meet the demand if we did.

New customers used to arrive (or stumble upon) Happy Hippo due to 2 things:

1) Online Happy Hippo Kratom Reviews

We are thankful for KratomIQ's articulate and intuitive analysis of the Kratom Industry at-large and long-standing endorsement of Hippo.

Reddit Kratom Reviews are also favorable to Happy Hippo.

YouTube has ton of Happy Hippo Kratom Reviews.

Outside of Reddit, YouTube, the iLoveKratom Forum and a few other places — We're not entirely sure where all of the feedback and stories about Happy Hippo Kratom are shared.

We just know that new Hippo Clients oftentimes find us thanks to countless random reviews scattered throughout the web:

2) Word-of-Mouth Kratom Reviews - Customers Telling Their Friends About Hippo

The vast majority of Newbies arrive at Happy Hippo simply because they have a friend or family member that we made Happy.

Although it's slowly changing, Kratom is still generally a little-known, obscure or under the radar herb.

Kratom is one of those things you tell your close friends about.

Customers say they're grateful they found us.

But the truth is...

We are eternally grateful that they found us -

Why is Happy Hippo More Expensive Than [Insert Cheap Vendor]?

We get this question a lot.

We have five reasons:

1) Happy Hippo Doesn't Import Kratom
(and Pays a lot More for It!)

This might come as a surprise.

Although nearly all of our Kratom comes from Indonesia, Happy Hippo doesn't actually import it.

A 3rd party in the United States imports our Kratom for us.

They test the Kratom at an independent lab in Michigan for pathogens (namely: Salmonella) and sterilize it at 170 degrees (this temperature ensures that pathogens are killed but the integrity of the alkaloids are not disrupted).

They send us the lab results on EVERY batch we receive.

This process is MUCH more expensive and time-consuming than simply importing Kratom and recklessly throwing it into a bag.

It's worth it though.

Happy Hippo has not had problems with pathogens or other unhealthy compounds that are notoriously found in cheap Kratom products.

Even though our Kratom is 'pre-tested' and sterilized, we re-test a substantial amount in order to confirm the initial lab results.

2) Happy Hippo is Certified by the American Kratom Association as 'GMP-Compliant'

This too was a long, arduous process.

We dedicated well over 9 months and $100,000 to becoming compliant to satisfy the American Kratom Association's requirements for GMP-compliance.

We know the chain of custody for EVERY SINGLE bag that leaves our facility.

This process involved building our own laboratory and manufacturing packaging facility to replace our previous clean room.

Of the companies that have their own GMP facilities - we are probably the smallest!

3) The High-Quality Kratom We Purchase is Not Cheap to Begin With

Aside from the independent testing (and re-testing), sterilization and new AKA-compliant facility — much of our costs are wrapped up in our physical product.

We offer high-quality Kratom because we purchase high-quality Kratom.

The Kratom we purchase is from a smaller farm (not a huge industrial field) that only harvests mature Kratom trees.

Cheap Kratom is almost always from young, immature plants.

Before you even use our Kratom, you will notice it's a nice, fluffy powdered-sugar consistency -- not the grainy yucky Kratom that is mostly available elsewhere.

4) Happy Hippo Employees Are Well-Paid and Happy

Every position at Happy Hippo receives anywhere from 30-50% higher compensation than the national average.

For example, the minimum wage in Idaho is $7.25/hr but NO HAPPY HIPPO EMPLOYEE makes less than $16.00/hr.

This is a Dream Job for so many of us.

We always make certain we have enough employees in-house so we can ship your order as quickly as possible - generally within an hour if you order arrives during regular business hours throughout the work week.

Customers Say: WE ARE FASTER THAN AMAZON.

5) Happy Hippo is a Huge Advocate for Kratom

(Politically and Socially Active)

Although we don't know how much time and money other companies have invested in the ongoing fight to Keep Kratom Legal, we have poured our heart and soul (and wallet) into it.

We recently hired a prominent Washington DC Public Relations firm to help mend Kratom's reputation in the mainstream media.

We contribute over $100,000/year to the American Kratom Association. 

In March 2019, we screened the hit documentary A Leaf of Faith for the Idaho Legislature to help educate local officials.

Kratom means the world to you.

Kratom also means the world to us.

We will keep it legal.

Members of Congress Who Support Kratom
(We Made and Distributed This - Feel Free to Do So Too!)

 

Don't Worry - Be Happy!

~ Puddles aka The Happy Hippo