I got my Tom Ford samples in yesterday. They are extremely generous. The 4 ml samples are great. I can actually get a true feeling of each fragrance before they are gone.
I got my Tom Ford samples in yesterday. They are extremely generous. The 4 ml samples are great. I can actually get a true feeling of each fragrance before they are gone.
I emailed a few houses last night asking for samples. I got responses from Trumper and Hermès immediately. Trumper said "A selection of complimentary cologne samples will be dispatched to you tomorrow which I do hope arrive safely and that you enjoy." Tomorrow!! Wow. Hermès said please allow for up to a week to process it, but that "It would be our pleasure to send you samples of our fragrances."
I couldn't figure out the Trumper site. Hermes has been confirmed though, as has Kenzo, Harris and Miller and Tom Ford. Remember though.. especially when messaging these upper scale niche perfumers.. choose your words wisely. Tom Ford WILL NOT ship samples to just anyone, they send it through the USPS in a brown padded envelop with 5 stamps on it and the addresses hand written in permanent marker. To me, this shows that they are not a sample distributor on a regular basis, and their generous 4 ml samples also show this.
I decided to try getting samples from Frederic Malle again last night as i really want to try about 5 of their bottles (NE, MR, VE) but there is nowhere near me that sells them. I completed their questionairre last year (which i got no response to) and tried again tonight aswell as sending a seperate email.
Today i got:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thank you for your email.
Please note that you can order samples via our "Buy online" section.
You can also answer our questionnaire “choose your own perfume”, in order to introduce you to our collection.
I find this attitude very disappointing,
The cost of posting 3 free malle samples (from france i assume to UK) is 17 euros!!!! Other houses like Amouage are happy to send for free from France, i've also had free samples sent from germany and letters thanking me for my interest. PCourt in the US only charge approx 5 euros p&p to UK.
I won't be buying FM fragrances purely because of their poor attitude towards their customers. Which is a shame.
I have no idea about niche colognes, I know nothing about them whatsoever. I have a hard enough time figuring out what regular main stream products to get. Without samples, I would truly find the task impossible.
I have no idea about niche colognes, I know nothing about them whatsoever. I have a hard enough time figuring out what regular main stream products to get. Without samples, I would truly find the task impossible.
Well I emailed Trumper, who pointed me to the £5 (incl. postage) sample pack, which is very generous for the price. I immediately ordered it. Unfortunately, the fragrances cannot be chosen and I got 2 lavender and 2 flowery ones, as well as bay rum and another one which I can't remember. I don't like any of them and won't be using them, but the shaving cream and skin food samples are worth the price alone. They really do make a difference. I also emailed Hermes, who said that their samples are only for professional use and to go to a Hermes store. Ah well, worth a try, and at least they emailed back.
I have emailed Les Senteurs a number of times regarding ordering samples of Creed fragrances at £3 each and have never received a reply. Quite rude IMO.
I'm surprised Trumper's didn't let you pick which fragrances you wanted. When I paid £5 last year for the same set, I told them which I thought I would like best and they put 3 of each of those in, also stuck mini shaving creams and their entire range of colognes.
Les Senteurs have never replied to e-mails I've sent in the past, but if you ring them or order online, they always deliver fairly quickly.
The worse company I've found is Castle Forbes. Over the last 18 months I've sent 4 e-mails asking about samples, each time they asked for my address and promised to send me some, but nothing has ever arrived. A month or so ago, I rang them asking where I could buy Kreig in the UK. They were helpful and recommended a shop to me, where I went ahead and purchased a bottle of Krieg. I was also told by the main man that he would send a sample pack out to me since I was interested in their other men's fragrances, so again I gave them my address and 6 weeks later, still nothing. I even offered to pay for a sample set, but they said they'd send one free. Anyway, I've now decided to stop wasting my time and stick to buying fragrances direct from companies who you can rely on and who give better customer service.
I attempted to get some samples as well, looking into a couple scents I saw suggested here. There is the first email I got back.
Hello David,
Yes, we offer two different sample-paks on our website. You can find them under Products / Shave / Samples. Due to high demand, we offer these at a very low price and include shipping in the price as well. You'll enjoy sampling all our fragances.
I registered with the T&H website. However, shipping does NOT appear to be included in the price. Am I doing something wrong? There are only two options - signed delivery and next-day delivery.
I have a doubt , what´s the way you writte the letter to get the samples... I mean you make brown-noser the fragance house (sorry for the expresion), you do say your area hasn´t near a store of this beauty company , ...etc?
this morning answer me Chanel and Dior telling me that they don´t send samples and I can get these in my local stores of them.
Thanx Bn
I have a doubt , what´s the way you writte the letter to get the samples... I mean you make brown-noser the fragance house (sorry for the expresion), you do say your area hasn´t near a store of this beauty company , ...etc?
this morning answer me Chanel and Dior telling me that they don´t send samples and I can get these in my local stores of them.
Thanx Bn
Basically.. ya. I find myself getting more fragrance samples when I "kiss ass" or lie to them and say "I'm a long time wearer of such&such" such&such being something from their house. As pathetic as it sounds, it works. Me personally, as I've said -- I'm tired of wasting money on samples.. 2 bucks here, 4 bucks there.. It adds up for sure. It doesn't take more than a few minutes to make up an email to these greedy bastards. Best of luck on your journeys of getting some freebies!
