tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post3323002368168184028..comments2024-03-28T21:11:46.849-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: THIRD ANNIVERSARY AND CHANGES COMING ROUND: PART 1 - SAMPLESDoc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-10675406681743116612013-06-03T23:44:36.221-07:002013-06-03T23:44:36.221-07:00I have a growing sense of the need to prganize. I ...I have a growing sense of the need to prganize. I especially need to organize my responses after I sniff. The samples finish and my memory of how I experienced them fade so fast or get muddled with my response to similar perfumes that are yet different. I think I will start a notebook mridulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727989308756612666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-15336237769357206432013-06-02T11:24:55.205-07:002013-06-02T11:24:55.205-07:00Mridula, Samples may be annoying, but they're ...Mridula, Samples may be annoying, but they're essential if you plan to make sure that you only buy perfume that you truly enjoy. Yes, my thousands of samples are highly organized. I log each one into a database when I receive it, having learned early on that it's easy to order the same sample twice if you forget that you have it. I file them by brand, in baggies, in boxes. They take up an entire closet shelf, but if I want to find something, it's right there at my fingertips. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-59811245716637000072013-05-30T23:31:35.517-07:002013-05-30T23:31:35.517-07:00I don't have thousands of samples. Yet. I do t...I don't have thousands of samples. Yet. I do think samples are important (though also somewhat annoying) for someone new to the experience of interpreting life through scent - yes I am describing newbie me. I think perfume collecting - and sampling being a doorway to collecting - is a whole new way for me to understand myself and what is happening around me. How could I have missed it for so long? Now I have this new language with which to talk about the seasons and about the passage of time and about childhood and of course about memories. The annoying part of this hobby can be resolved by good organization. Your huge sample collection must be organized. Certainly your sample packs seem to speak to that. I need to get there. Thanks for the chance at this draw.mridulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727989308756612666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-62625264275003918922013-05-30T09:15:23.376-07:002013-05-30T09:15:23.376-07:00A lot of people prefer spray samples, which is why...A lot of people prefer spray samples, which is why I provide them in the discovery sets. Gifting or regifting is a great way to share samples, so it's good to hear that you're doing it. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-78734384107378260222013-05-30T09:12:42.264-07:002013-05-30T09:12:42.264-07:00Those tiny labeled bags may not be the best soluti...Those tiny labeled bags may not be the best solution ever, but they're working well for now. I always take carded samples off the cards to file them, which is why it's so annoying not to have full information on the vial itself. I know it's cheaper to use unlabeled vials, but that doesn't help the customer. I tried making some carded samples (you may have had some of them) but didn't like them so have stopped using them. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-37721217162897195302013-05-27T14:05:02.956-07:002013-05-27T14:05:02.956-07:00Congratulations on your third anniversary, Ellen! ...Congratulations on your third anniversary, Ellen! I think your new sample system is the best I've seen. I hate samples on cards, labeled or not. These tiny little labeled bags are much easier to store, although, as you know, your samples don't last long at my house!Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011756547431804355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-76633346647674327632013-05-27T13:22:32.144-07:002013-05-27T13:22:32.144-07:00I always label anything poorly labelled myself, th...I always label anything poorly labelled myself, though samples don't stick around very long in my sample box. I try it once or twice before they are regifted to friends. I usually decide if I want a bottle or not from that.<br /><br />I do prefer spray samples, though it's not really practical.<br /><br />The Gentleman's Handkerchiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052976066318443224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-77196899052140698422013-05-27T08:44:13.721-07:002013-05-27T08:44:13.721-07:00Marla, I was thinking of Montale when I wrote abou...Marla, I was thinking of Montale when I wrote about unlabeled samples! I almost wrote, "here's looking at you, Montale", but deleted it, because Montale isn't the only one who fails to properly label samples. I don't think my vials leak, at least I hope they don't, but there's always the possibility of cross-contamination from residue around the cap when vials are touching each other. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-91319800002004921862013-05-27T08:37:03.046-07:002013-05-27T08:37:03.046-07:00It's interesting how tastes change over time. ...It's interesting how tastes change over time. That's a really good reason to keep samples and revisit them periodically. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-38153207835701857122013-05-27T06:02:41.334-07:002013-05-27T06:02:41.334-07:00My biggest sample problem is one that you mention...My biggest sample problem is one that you mentioned- when the vial has no label, and I take it out and don't put it back immediately, then it's often hard to know what it was, especially if I haven't gotten to try it several times yet! Montale does this and it drives me mad. Your sample set, from about a year ago, was terrific, and everything stayed organized. The changes you've designed sound good, too! It would be very easy to keep them organized, and the baggie solves any sort of leakage/spillage issues that could happen during transit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.com