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What are the differences between a tester and a real perfume?

post #1 of 10
2/23/09 at 6:22am
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I dont know, in some stores in my city they are selling testers (the ones you spray on in perfume stores to test a scent) and claim that these testers have the same quality with the real perfumes, they are cheaper than real perfumes only because they don't have a package/box. I just want to ask whether there are differences between them, like whether testers have more alcohol than real perfumes do or not. Thanks
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post #2 of 10
2/23/09 at 6:25am
If I am right, a tester is the same as the one you buy, but without a box, and maybe without a cap. The difference is that the bottle is used in a perfumestore to test, but they do fill it up like a real one.

Correct me if I am wrong.
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post #3 of 10
2/23/09 at 7:11am
no difference at all. no cap,box etc. same juice
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post #4 of 10
2/23/09 at 7:58am
Quite a bit in price....that's the biggest difference.

I can live without the fancy cap and box to get something that's the same juice for less.
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post #5 of 10
2/26/09 at 6:38am
Testers are good to go if you not looking ahead to resell with original box and cap in case you don't like the juice.

There's really no difference that I have found in testers except the price is cheaper for the same product. Great way to start out buying bottles if you ask me.
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post #6 of 10
2/26/09 at 10:01am
4 of my big bottles are testers... they smell just like the original. The Dior Homme tester even comes with a real cap - no box though.
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post #7 of 10
3/1/09 at 5:50pm
I think, tester, of course, are cheaper than the original. I bought some perfumes in Paris, and the shop gave me a Rive Gauch 125ml as a gift. To me, the tester is really "something" better than the original. I already have a Rive Gauch at home, of which the longervity is really so-so, not like the tester.
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post #8 of 10
3/1/09 at 7:51pm
As far as I know
only price is the real difference
plus it might look uglier w/out its cap
oh well
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post #9 of 10
3/2/09 at 12:22pm
This thread has taught me to save my old caps & boxes from empty non-tester bottles. Then I can now buy testers of the same thing when I see them from now on and I will have a perfect cap/box for them.
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post #10 of 10
3/2/09 at 6:43pm
^^^ goodsmellingperson is a goodthinkingperson too!
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