diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 167d4335..f6c7d5f4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
+source 'https://rails-assets.org'
 
 gem 'rails', '4.1.7'
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ gem 'bootstrap_form'
 gem 'font-kit-rails'
 gem 'nprogress-rails'
 gem 'font-awesome-rails', '~> 4.2.0.0'
+gem 'rails-assets-growl'
 
 group :development do
   gem 'spring'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 56eb17ad..5237c61b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  remote: https://rails-assets.org/
   specs:
     actionmailer (4.1.7)
       actionpack (= 4.1.7)
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ GEM
       bundler (>= 1.3.0, < 2.0)
       railties (= 4.1.7)
       sprockets-rails (~> 2.0)
+    rails-assets-growl (1.2.0)
+      rails-assets-jquery
+    rails-assets-jquery (2.1.1)
     railties (4.1.7)
       actionpack (= 4.1.7)
       activesupport (= 4.1.7)
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pg
   poltergeist
   rails (= 4.1.7)
+  rails-assets-growl
   rspec-rails (~> 3.0.0)
   sass-rails (~> 4.0.3)
   sdoc (~> 0.4.1)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
index 9eb2c973..84a3a63a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
 #= require bootstrap
 #= require nprogress
 #= require nprogress-turbolinks
+#= require growl
 #= require_tree .
 
 NProgress.configure
   showSpinner: false
 
-showSnackbar = (text) ->
-  $.snackbar # allahu snackbar
-    content: text
-    style: "snackbar"
-    timeout: 5000
+showNotification = (text, success=true) ->
+  args =
+    title: if success then "Success!" else "Uh-oh..."
+    message: text
+  if success
+    $.growl.notice args
+  else
+    $.growl.error args
 
 $(document).on "click", "button[name=qb-ask]", ->
   btn = $(this)
@@ -38,13 +42,10 @@ $(document).on "click", "button[name=qb-ask]", ->
         if promote
           $("div#question-box").hide()
           $("div#question-box-promote").show()
-        showSnackbar data.message
-      else
-        console.log data, status, jqxhr
-        showSnackbar "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+      showNotification data.message, data.success
     error: (jqxhr, status, error) ->
       console.log jqxhr, status, error
-      showSnackbar "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+      showNotification "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details", false
     complete: (jqxhr, status) ->
       btn.button "reset"
       $("textarea[name=qb-question]").removeAttr "readonly"
@@ -63,13 +64,10 @@ $(document).on "click", "button[name=ib-answer]", ->
     success: (data, status, jqxhr) ->
       if data.success
         $("div.inbox-box[data-id=#{iid}]").slideUp()
-        showSnackbar data.message
-      else
-        console.log data, status, jqxhr
-        showSnackbar "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+      showNotification data.message, data.success
     error: (jqxhr, status, error) ->
       console.log jqxhr, status, error
-      showSnackbar "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+      showNotification "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details", false
     complete: (jqxhr, status) ->
       btn.button "reset"
       $("textarea[name=ib-answer][data-id=#{iid}]").removeAttr "readonly"
@@ -87,10 +85,10 @@ $(document).on "click", "button[name=ab-destroy]", ->
     success: (data, status, jqxhr) ->
       if data.success
         $("div.answer-box[data-id=#{aid}]").slideUp()
-      showSnackbar data.message
+      showNotification data.message, data.success
     error: (jqxhr, status, error) ->
       console.log jqxhr, status, error
-      showSnackbar "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+      showNotification "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details", false
     complete: (jqxhr, status) ->
       btn.button "reset"
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
index 6deacc67..5e59ab76 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *= require rails_bootstrap_forms
+ *= require growl
  *= require_self
  */