Awesome! 5 stars! by Steven

Best pipe selection in Boston, with great customer service to go with it. Also, they have a great selection of hemp clothing.

by mike a.

This store is great on so many levels.  For one, lets just say that if you claim  to be any kind of eco -conscious person, then you shouldn't shop anywhere else.  More Hemp clothing  than any other store I've ever seen or heard of.  The atmosphere is great, they always have good music playing, although it has been a bit crowded on my last couple of visits.  They also have by far the nicest and most unique glass pipe selection in Boston at a fraction of the price of the kenmore square place...No cheap production Indian crap like the village in NY.  These are well made by American artists.  Staff is friendly  and knowledgeable...when it comes to Boston clothing this place gets my #1 vote.

by Brian A.

Just moved to Boston found my favorite store.  I was surprised to see the comments calling it expensive..Prices didn't seem that bad..not bargain basement or Old Navy cheap, but not bad either. They have some really nice jackets for around $200 that I am definitely getting this winter.  Pants were between $40 $80 and Shirts start at $18 for t's with cool prints.  They also have the most beautiful glass pipe selection I have ever laid eyes on.  This place has a great vibe, it's very unique, original, and friendly to boot.  I look forward to going back.

by Kristine M.

I really like hemp clothes.  It's durable, comfortable, and really nice.  Some places sell hemp clothes at ridiculous prices, but at Hempest, it's really quite reasonable.  Great gifts.

by Jen R.

I dunno about this store.  Perhaps it's just not my thing.  I suppose if you are vegan, super-duper conscious about our eco-system and are ultra-rich, then this is a good store for you.

by Jessica N.

This place is interesting to look through, but not for purchasing.  The clothing is crazy expensive.  If you are really into natural clothing, you might want to check it out, but only if you have the funds to back it up.  It's sometimes neat to check out their products, but the small store gets boring pretty quickly.

by Nick M.

Marijuana is not just for smoking...Just ask the guys at the Hempest.  The place to go if you feel like buying organic cotton or hemp clothing.  The prices are a little high, but spending more to be eco-conscious is a dollar spent in the right direction.  The store also has shoes, hooded sweatshirts, sweaters, pants, backpacks, and handblown glass.

by Jessica R.

Hemp turns out to be a remarkable useful material and the clothes here are quite nice but expensive.  It is a good place to find sneakers though that are not made of leather or items such as a wallet or belt.  So it is good for vegans.

by Aaron S.

This place is awesome, just too expensive. They have all sorts of very nice clothes.  You don't have to be a hippy anymore to wear hemp, because this shop carries clothes with real style.  Just be prepared to pay an arm and a leg.

by Ligaya T.

I thought it'd be appropriate to dedicate my 420th review to a truly green shop, a store that realized and capitalized off the multitudes of uses of cannabis. While they have a pretty sweet selection of casual wear (such durable fabric), they also carry skin/bath products (great stuff for the derma) and accessories. Even cooler is that much of their merchandise uses bamboo and soy fibers as well. And their staff is always kind and chilled out. Hmmmm?

by Tom M.

What a treat this place is - so much hemp (clothing, accessories, etc.) under one roof! Two floors of ultra-cool clothing, I must say.Expensive, but worth every penny.

by Alex M.

I love the warmth and softness of hemp clothes. They're really durable, and they dye very attractively. The Hempest is pretty much the only name in town. I like some of the styles, but I honestly wish it wasn't so hippy-hip-hop styled. For a man of slight build, you swim in the size small t-shirts. The pants, likewise, are all baggy cut. I'd really love to have some tighter hemp tees and better cut hemp pants, especially considering how damn expensive the merchandise is.

by Kiwi H.

This place is worth checking out only if you're interested in seeing the variety of things they can create from hemp. One great benefit of this shop is how eco-friendly it is, and I can imagine it'd be a good stop for a vegan to go to. As for me, serious carnivore who loves leather and stuff, I still think it's a great asset this place can boast.As far as the merchandise goes, I was impressed at the variety of products they had in here, but most of it wasn't my usual style. I stopped in on my first-ever visit to Boston; it was fun to look around in, and I found some cute beach shorts. The fabric was pretty comfortable, and the dyes were lovely although it did fade after a period of time. Although there are both pricier and more inexpensive clothing options out there, I guess it just depends on what you're looking for. They had a large selection of casual clothes when I went there, and I know what another Yelper meant by some of them being too "hippy-hip-hop styled." Basically, not many things I'd wear, but the ones I would were just ok. The accessories, lip balms etc. were actually more to my liking than the clothes.It's not somewhere I'd normally shop, and to me it was more of a novelty place than a regular destination. I do really like their flower-filled facade though. If you're curious, check it out.

by Frank L.

More than great hemp clothing, original and national designs.  Most clothes are 55% hemp and 45% cotton.  Some are 100% hemp though.  Great if you like hippie culture.  I just bought a "MAKE NO WAR" shirt.Way more than clothes, amazing place for pipes and bongs, made of decorative glass (see my photo for a little preview).  Rolling paper and other smoking paraphernalia also available.  The staff is nice too.They really go the distance with the hemp pride.  My 8 dollars in change came as one each $5, $2, and $1, just so that they could give me a $2 bill with stamp near Jefferson's head that reads "I grew hemp".  Maybe it's incentive to pay in cash.

by Devon M.

I went in here today to buy a present, and while they have some nice products, it's definitely a mob scene of teenagers with wads of saved up cash waiting to buy glass pipes.  I had to wait for a stupid girl to move and get off her cell phone (she was discussing, probably with her dealer, the pros and cons of the pipe she was buying) to look at anything in the cases.  Minus one star for that, and her not being asked to move when therre's more peeps checking out stuff.  Not a bad place, and it has all the basic head shop needs.  Lots of stinky incense, unattractive clothes, and things that seem like a good idea when purchased and then just aren't.  Needed a beaded roach clip?  Yeah, me neither.  There's some nice "glass pipes", you know, for tobacco.  That's what I was looking for, and I found a pretty one for a present.  They also sell hookas, which are more spendy, and those fancy water pipes.....not "bongs", as those whipper snappers might call them.  Props for taking credit cards, particularly Amex.

by Kel F.

I like pot(ted plants)

by Mary C.

I have a major love hate relationship with The Hempest. I think they are too expensive. I know hemp is expensive now but come on, cut some people some slack. Half of those people go in their and are already mostly broke because they have to get their shit to put in their pipes(come on now, tobacco, pshhh). Every time I go there I always get the same asshole for a clerk. He got mad at me the first time i went because I bought a cheaper pipe with a bigger bowl as opposed to this rip off pipe. So they loose a star or 2 because of that. Also, I swear this place is always full of teenage stoners who want to be cool and get a pipe or a bong or something. I swear people ask the DUMBEST questions ever. Ughhhh. Yes, I know, I am a teenager thanks for pointing it out, but trust me, I am not like them. The positive was the upstairs sales people. They are always nice and are willing to help you. The first time I bought a pipe they were wicked helpful. I didn't want a cheap one, but I wanted one that would last and hit well. They helped me find the perfect one and cut me a deal on the case which is always nice. ID doesn't seem to matter upstairs but downstairs they check? I have no idea. I just feel like the upstairs is a totally different world from the downstairs. upstairs =great. grouchy guy downstairs that needs to smoke more before he comes in=bad. But all in all if you want a quality pipe, bong, hookah, or clothes(I have heard they wear very well), go to the Hempest. But go upstairs :]

by Robert J.

I went here for a drug detoxifier / cleanser.  One of the only places in town that carried them.  Reasonably priced and knowledgeable staff.  As far as hemp products go, I can't really afford em.  But they did seem to have a decent selection of hemp attire and consumer staples.Here is the thing about hemp.  Its outrageously priced and it only costs so much because of the heavy gov regulations imposed on growing it.  Its a bummer hemp has been grouped together with cannabis because they are completely different plants.   I do believe it is a superior product to cotton and puts less stress on the env.  I wish I could support the hemp movement with my pocket book, but it just isn't practical.  Until it becomes a viable/ affordable alternative to cotton, I'll just continue to fight scenesters at the recycled clothes store.

by Liam B.

Dude I totally smoked my shirt and now I am sooo high!P.S. I have been there, so stop flagging.

by Michael D.

Great shop with lots of nice smoking accessories and clothing.  My girlfriend got a sweet dress that she looks uber hot in, and I got myself a nice little $35 hookah..They have an amazing range of products. Glass pieces abound on two floors and many different displays ranging from $10 to $1k in all sorts of beautiful colors, shapes and sizes.  They also have papers, vaporizers, dugouts, onies etc.  Prices did not seem as bad as people make it out, I mean, do hookahs get cheaper than $35??  They have guys clothing downstairs womens upstairs with a relatively nice selection of styles.  A bit more upscale than your average headshop, but hey, its newbury st.  Staff was super nice helpful and gave me some interesting info about hemp clothing.  Looking forward to the next trip.

by Bridget M.

The staff is super friendly, knowledgeable and not condescending if you (like me) ask lots of possibly stupid questions about some of the items for sale. They were totally nice, took time to explain things to me, answered all my questions, and were awesome. I never knew buying a hemp tank top could be so easy and worry free!Ok, truthfully, I think this is a nice pseudo head shop/clothing store. Yeah it's overpriced (but, um, so is Sugar Daddy's) , yeah this probably means I'm more of a yuppie than I think I am, but whatever. It's convenient, it has a large selection of pipes, small selection of grinders, I think I saw one water pipe, and a lot of really pretty clothing. It feels very "After I made my first million, I moved to Vermont and opened a head shop" yup-hippie organic feel to the place. I also totally loved some of the hemp clothing there. However I was at the store during a massive deluge and didn't really feel it was appropriate to try something on, considering I was soaked to the skin.