Quote: (01-28-2011 09:02 AM)docsedated Wrote:
Thanks for the tip on base notes they do have ecellent reviews on colognes.
Hydro , I do have one question for you, Where do you buy Testers/Samples from and is it possible to get Testers/samples of Creed Vetevier and GIT ?
Happy Hunting......
Its been a long time since I've ordered samples, but I've recently been in the market again for some decent frags and so I have some insight into it. I actually order them more for my pleasure than for the ladies, as once you get into to some great stuff its addicting to wear. I think that I may have ordered many samples from amazon and maybe another place at the time, but I can't remember.
Anyway, I've heard that this
http://theperfumedcourt.com/ is a go-to place for a lot of the guys who want higher end samples of any type. You may also be able to order samples from
http://scentmonkey.com, or one of the other places that regularly advertises on
http://basenotes.com. The reason is that those merchants cater to the market that generally buys a lot of samples. The fallback is amazon.com
The key to samples is to get most of them from the same place, so that you aren't paying a separate shipping fee for each. To do that for a few of the better, rarer ones is fine, and I did it a lot, but you don't want to do it for all of them.
Edit: Upon looking, theperfumedcourt.com has a comprehensive selection, but its on the expensive side. I'd save it for the samples you can't find anywhere else, which it should be great for. If you look at the GIT sample price on this site,
http://www.perfumeshop.com/brands-c-cree...tweed.html - that's the price that you should be shooting for. You may think that I'm nickel and diming it for shopping for a 2-3 dollar difference per sample, but its not uncommon for guys who are just getting into frags to order 50 samples. It can add up. Im pretty sure that you dont have to worry about counterfeits with samples, so should be able to be less selective about where you buy them.