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Does Kmart get diff versions of frags?

post #1 of 8
5/11/10 at 1:41pm
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I just tried my 1.0 bottle of chrome that i ordered from kmart during their 40% sale last winter. It doesnt last more than 1 hour on me and sillage is close to my skin. Whenever i wore my bigger bottle that i got from macys longevity and sillage were alot better.

Could it be that kmart gets cheaper versions of scents or something?
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post #2 of 8
5/11/10 at 2:15pm
It's possible they buy some gray market but that's possible for any chain.
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post #3 of 8
5/11/10 at 2:18pm
I noticed that with a food item at a competitor. It had some sort of bean listed in it that is not the case for what I see in the supermarkets.
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post #4 of 8
5/11/10 at 3:44pm
Kmart is a big company that wouldn't likely sell fake cologne intentionally. It's always possible they got tricked and bought bad stuff.
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post #5 of 8
5/11/10 at 6:32pm
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Yea, im not saying its fake or anything but maybe a waterd down version? It smells like chrome just has horrible longevity and sillage compared to my bigger bottle from macys
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post #6 of 8
5/11/10 at 7:20pm
There would not be a watered down version. I don't think Azzaro makes a bad version of their own cologne--that would kill their brand. It's either perfectly fine, old stock, or fake.

But even when cologne gets old, it lasts. It takes a long time for most colognes to go bad.
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post #7 of 8
5/11/10 at 7:24pm
All I could think is that it might have been stored improperly or be very old stock. I serioulsy doubt KMart would monkey with gray market or fakes.
Nor do I think Azzaro or any other perfumer would create a weaker (cheaper) line for any store chain.
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post #8 of 8
5/11/10 at 8:30pm
Probably just bad luck, like an old bottle - or maybe it got cooked in transit? I purchased three scents during that same sale and they're absolutely fine.
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