yip, last couple years ago they have been excellent quality...as to whether one does the trick...does really depend , & if mixing alcohol as well.Pills here have definitely been better the last couple of years. The ones I've seen about have been going for £8 or £10, but you really only need one unless you're planning on completely losing your mind. You don't hear of people buying pills at £2 or £3 and eating them like smarties any more.
i remember being at an afters not that long ago and a young guy (early 20's) was going on about how they weren't working for him any more (£10 pills)....his tolerance was very high.(but then he was a tuesday/thursday/friday/saturday clubbing student so you'd expect that...plus some people just can handle it better than others/ somthing in their body make up that just kind of absorbs it in.
i did try and sway him to try and cut it back as the number he was taking was far too much (imho)...only way i seemed to be getting through was when i pointed out the money he was spending.....although i would say in fairness, he wasn't in a bad shape for the number he'd taken...but bad road to be on, as i tried to tell him.
Moderation is key as i always say.