Ok, funtime... Pass the parcels..... round the world tour idea.....

This is the 2010 offshoot from the Rose Jacquminot thread....

So far this is only a notional idea that a circle of people make up a little themed parcel each of a few decants... and pass them along around the circle for the others to try. Twolf who did this before with one parcel, suggests untouchables that can be tried but must be passed on, and replaceables that could be kept for longer if they were replaced with another equally interesting perfume.... these could then follow on in a later parcel.

I haven't quite got to grips with how it would work well yet. I see a circle like petals of a daisy, with each petal passing a package to the next petal. The circles would have to be in a logical world circular order so that no-ones postage costs or the postage time getting too ridiculous. The number of people in each circle could probably be only as big as a 1ml sample will do for, like 10? Then maybe another may have to begin.

Should each parcel have a style like chypres or ambers etc? Then others can add to that style maybe, except that would mean some people missed out on some whiffs and it would have to go around again. It could theoretically go round and round forever then, always morphing.... dunno, open to suggestions at this stage.

Reading some posts in that thread, it looked like too many samples at one time were overwhelming. The daisy idea with tinier packages may solve that. Timing is only a slight issue. No-one should be hurried but long delays are frustrating. With a daisy, at least if one package got badly delayed, other packages would be coming too rather than all in one.

So far we have players in order of posting:-
Me, mumsy - England (suggesting green vintages or Houbigants)
coopmom - Texas, America
twolf - America
Warum - Pacific Northwest, America
sugarndraja - victoria, BC, Canada - (suggesting Caron urn parfums or white flowers)
Haunani - Gold Country, America (suggesting Poivre to the Caron Urns)

And for anyone who may ask.. there is no point to this either... just for fun.

This is seeming to me like there are two very different trains of thought here. Now, nice and early whilst it is still an idea, may be a good time to think of separating out into two circles.

1) Circle 1 - modern frags - Sugandrajas list, and the interest in the many, many delightful choices there, look to me as if there is one circle of people who would be interested in smelling lots of different frags, many of which are modern
and
2) Circle 2 - Vintage frags - Another circle, (me) who may be a bit overwhelmed by so many (I personally would not have the sort of spare time to dedicate to sorting and smelling as many as that). I suggest in this circle, smaller packets of maybe just two or three vintage frags of historical interest which due to their age, may actually be a little unlike their original glory, so unlike modern perfumes, be enjoyed not necessarily for pure olfactory pleasure but historical curiosity. Hence the 1ml because many of these don't have very much left, cannot be obtained again, so certainly couldn't be sprayed on with gay abandon....

Are you up for organising the modern frag circle Sugandraja? then I could do the vintage frag one.

Is this a good thought?

In answer to your question Hillaire, I hadn't worked out the best way of doing it at all as stated in the first posting. I was waiting to see if it was an idea that would catch on and who would like to play and where everyone was.

I'll get a map out and work out where we all are,.... back soon

That is exactly what I meant by the daisy petals. Imagine a circle of people all playing pass the parcel with as many parcels as there are people.

I am just trying to match location with who wants what first. To save much time and postage. In theory person 1 will always be passing to person 2 etc.

If anyone hasn't any samples, one of us can start you off with a package to send on.

Ok.. tell me to bug off if you don't agree. Here is a suggested circle to start with:-

1 - Hillaire - who proposes sending parcel 1 the Amouages to
2 - Sugandaraja - who proposes sending Caron Urns (parcel 2) to
3 - Haunani - who proposes sending Caron Urn Poivre + ? (parcel 3) to
4 - Warum - who proposes sending Houbigant Quelques Fleurs (parcel 4) to
5 - Rogalal - who proposes sending an Incense collection (parcel 5) to
6 - Arwen Elf - who proposes sending ? (parcel 6) to
7 - Ronni - who proposes sending ? (parcel 7) to
8 - Mumsy - who proposes sending vintage greens and/or vintage Houbigants (parcel 8) to
9 - Twolf - who proposes sending something like Diorella, L'interdit?, Henry d'orleans Lys Blue (parcel 9) to
10 - Coopmom - who proposes sending ? (parcel 10) to No 1 Hillaire

(Coopmom - I can help you out if you don't have anything, but I haven't tried your Omnia or Sensi. I have the Ivoire you wish for and so does Hillaire judging from her list.)

I suggest that no 1 always sends the parcels to no 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 etc etc, so each parcel always follows that order.

Any that people don't want can get bypassed voluntarily. Maybe if the packages get big, then they can be sent in smaller quantities or just skipped and passed on. I certainly suggest that any precious vintage frags are clearly marked as such and kept separate from the new, but within each package. I would be upset if a vintage frag wasn't loved and respected as such, but it wouldn't be anyones fault if they weren't told.

How does that sound? Have I forgotten anyone/anything? A few more perfumes to be finalised where there are ? marks. Any further requests from lists etc?

Sorry Doc Elly. I posted that before I saw your addition there.

Sorry, I'm obviously making this as clear as mud.... I will try and make this clearer a few ways to see if we all agree:-

I still think the circular bit is being missed. Its lots of parcels that move around, not the sending. There never will be one single parcel. Exactly like a childs game of pass the parcel except we are all sitting in a circle, holding a package each and passing them all at the same(ish) time to the next person. Each pass means each person has the next package in line. Each person will at the end have sent ten different parcels on, so ten postage costings each...

I don't need a whole list of addresses you see, you only each need the next persons address on the list, no-one elses.

So... Sugarandaraja, you only ever send parcels to Haunami, Haunami only ever sends them to Warum, Warum
only ever sends them to Rogalal etc etc.

I tried to carefully work out the logical order from all the requests posted. The idea is that Sugarandarajas Caron samples join up with the Poivre, thats why I did Haunami next before Warum, so they both get to Warum to experience them all as requested, then they journey around the circle of the other people.

Last complication is Nukapai wants to join, so we go to 11 people. As she is GB, I will put her before me. Everyone else is overseas. Any more though, and a new circle will have to start as there is some doubt cast as to whether a 1ml sample will do for more than 10. But some may be bigger and the 1ml vials might still smell.

Like this:-

Parcel 1's journey.... Hillaires Amouage parcel comes from her (no 1) and then gets passed to no 2, who passes to 3, who passes to 4, etc etc....through 5,6,7,8,9,10 and then back to her.

Parcel 2's journey.... Your Caron parcel comes from you (no 2) and then gets passed to no 3, who passes to 4, who passes to 5, etc etc through 6,7,8,9,10,1 and then back to you.

Parcel 3's journey....Haunanis parcel comes from her (no 3). She can then wait for your Carons before adding hers and then exactly the same thing... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2 and back


1 - Hillaire - who proposes sending parcel 1 the Amouages to
2 - Sugandaraja - who proposes sending Caron Urns (parcel 2) to
3 - Haunani - who proposes sending Caron Urn Poivre + ? (parcel 3) to
4 - Warum - who proposes sending Houbigant Quelques Fleurs (parcel 4) to
5 - Rogalal - who proposes sending an Incense collection (parcel 5) to
6 - Arwen Elf - who proposes sending ? (parcel 6) to
7 - Ronni - who proposes sending ? (parcel 7) to
8 - Nulapai - who proposes sending ? (parcel 8) to
9 - Mumsy - who proposes sending vintage greens and/or vintage Houbigants (parcel 9) to
10 - Twolf - who proposes sending something like Diorella, L'interdit?, Henry d'orleans Lys Blue (parcel 10) to
11 - Coopmom - who proposes sending ? (parcel 11) to No 1 Hillaire

Coopmum has been offered a package to send by Doc Elly. Is there anyone else with nothing to send who would like something?

All you need is to PM one person.... the previous person on the list with your address with Hillaire giving hers to Coopmum to complete the loop.

Phew... Does that make sense?..... No-one is obliged to do it my way... but.....are we all agreed on this game ... and nearly ready to go? Any questions?

Correction..... eleven parcel costings each.....

Ooops. I didn't mean it to sound accusatory.... it wasn't meant that way at all. I wasn't making myself very clear to everyone obviously. By trying to explain, I sounded a bit schoolmaam. Let's not worry and get on with some fun. I'm going to get my frags out and decant some. Do you want to smell some Cabotine and Ma Griffe by Carven? Some Sherrer perhaps, some Yendi? Anything you fancy if I have enough to decant. It's coming to you via Twolf and Coopmom. I hope this will be a laugh.

Doc Elly. You are a real sweetie sending samples but not playing. Is there anything you fancy having a whiff of?

Wayhay..... this is really exciting. I've got to wait till Twolf is back to send anything. There is bound to be a hitch or two with so many parcels and people, but if we all keep at it and let everyone know when parcels come and go, then it should be such fun.... and for quite some time too.

Shall we post reviews here, or keep this thread for logistics and have another thread for perfume comments?

You can always arrange for it to be hijacked inbetween someone elses turn. Perhaps someone who has too many at once if some parcels coincide.

Out of curiosity. What containers/vials/pots have you put them in?

As a note to us all, one of the comments made about the Jaquminot thread was the labelling disintegrating on some towards the end leaving a few mystery perfumes. If anyone notices a label losing its identity. Please can you remedy the matter as it passes through your possession.

I won't be able to send mine out till next week, so don't worry. Some people will be on holiday and it will take some time to try these things. I'm sure parcels will all overtake each other and the order get jumbled. it just won't matter if they are all going in the same direction.

Hi Twolf.... if you want to pass this time round, then I need to send straight to Co-opmom. Are you quite sure though???? I don't mind waiting, or co-opmum can always backpass one. She has plenty to sample at the moment anyway.

It will take each person a little while to try the samples and other people will be on holiday too at various stages. In the long run, one week won't hold anyone up badly. It will take some considerable time to sample the contents of, and pass the parcel with 11 parcels around the world. As you already know well from one parcel.

If yes, I can always send you the rose and some to sniff separately outside the circle if you like when you get back.
I'll PM you Co-opmom and see where you are.