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post #301 of 1104
3/12/11 at 9:46am
I ordered from them about 30 times in the last years - everything was fine- but my last order which I placed around X-Mas 2010 never ever arrived - and I never got a refund. Go figure! Of course, I'll never order from them again. I blew 100 Dollars... - no way they'll ever "see" me again.
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post #302 of 1104
3/12/11 at 4:04pm
Shouldn't this thread be in "Internet Shopping and City Shopping Guides"?

Anyway, I'm sure there has been problems and their packaging isn't the best but most people on the forum seem to use them alot and have no or little issues.

Un profumo affettuoso - you've placed 30 orders but one goes wrong and you're never using them again - this sounds strange to me. What steps have you taken to get your goods or refund? How do you know the delivery hasn't been stopped at customs?

Anyway I'm not saying there's no issues but it's also very easy to be negative on a forum.
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post #303 of 1104
3/16/11 at 5:01am
I've never had a problem or a delay from fragrancenet - just lucky I guess!

reine
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post #304 of 1104
3/16/11 at 5:18am
I made my first international fragrance purchase last month (02/07) and chose the FragranceNet to try.

I'm still waiting for the order arrives. But I guess it's not a problem with FragranceNet but with the mail or customs here, because a week after this order, I bought some samples of a fellow basenoter and it also did not arrived yet.

I'll post here if any of the orders arrive.
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post #305 of 1104
3/20/11 at 7:24am
Never had a problem with them.
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post #306 of 1104
3/29/11 at 10:21pm
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Originally Posted by Oslo-Fjord View Post

I always buy my niche-fragrances from Parfumsraffy, Luckyscent, or Lessenteurs. You have to pay full price, but it`s worth it!


Why wouldn't you just buy it directly from the house's website? I'm not trying be abrasive, just figured that would ensure authenticity/return policy,etc.
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post #307 of 1104
3/29/11 at 11:18pm
Is it true that Creeds have a relatively short shelf life? I'm strongly considering purchasing a bottle or two in the somewhat near future.
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post #308 of 1104
4/1/11 at 4:40pm
Hey guy's I'm new to Fragrancenet, I wanted to purchase Chanel Allure Homme Sport, so I founded one really cheap for around $70 dollars since I'm from Australia it's expensive. I was just wondering if it's UNBOXED what package will it come in ? What does the UNBOX term mean, I'm curious so I just don't get ripped of and get a fake that's all.
Cheers.
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post #309 of 1104
4/1/11 at 4:54pm
never purchased an unboxed, but i would say packed tightly in bubblewrap, in a plastic bag
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post #310 of 1104
4/1/11 at 5:13pm
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Originally Posted by john916 View Post

but i would say packed tightly in bubblewrap, in a plastic bag

Yes. You need not worry about getting a fake.
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post #311 of 1104
4/1/11 at 5:23pm
I just wanted to see peoples, inputs that's all.
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post #312 of 1104
4/2/11 at 12:23am
Yeah, I bought an unboxed discontinued Hermès from them, and it arrived in bubble wrap and a plastic bag. It was full, and as far as I can tell, authentic.

Lack of a box isn't the kiss of death on authenticity - it's actually a common thing in the discount world. Online discounters simply don't like to sell things in really bashed-up, taped-together, and torn boxes. I'm sure that on average, buyers receiving such boxes respond very negatively, and likely have a high rate of return and a low rate of follow-up business. (Think about when you see such boxes in places like TJ Maxx. Personally, I avoid them like the plague.) Boxes get trashed in stores before clearance, during returns, etc., or when stores turn regular stock into ad hoc testers. The discounters generally drop the price a bit for lack of a box (or a bad box which gets removed), and you can benefit. But boxless is also very common among eBay fakes, so watch out when you buy there. When I see $60 boxless Creeds, I laugh even harder than when they have a box.
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post #313 of 1104
4/2/11 at 12:29am
Ta thank's for the reply, but one thing I don't get is why is Fragrancenet so cheap compared to other online stores. :S
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post #314 of 1104
4/2/11 at 1:13am
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Originally Posted by willyt View Post

Ta thank's for the reply, but one thing I don't get is why is Fragrancenet so cheap compared to other online stores. :S

It depends on the frag. They low-price their slow sellers, off-brands, and unboxed, but they tend to give much less of a discount for popular expensive stuff, high-demand discontinued, etc. Occasionally they low-price some really great, expensive frags, and you can get nice savings, but I've seen those sell out quickly, too. In general, I think they price low enough to move stuff fast.

How much of a price difference are you seeing? Be sure that you're comparing apples to apples - same size, concentration, and box state. The difference is generally minimal, but you will find occasions where fragrancenet really comes through with a surprisingly low price on something - it seems kind of random to me.
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post #315 of 1104
4/2/11 at 1:16am
I'm from Australia some fragrances I want to buy there are like at least 50 to 200 percent cheaper , plus there's a coupon called "basenotes" and that gives me another 15% of so I'm happy :P, fragrances in Australia is a RIP OFF
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post #316 of 1104
4/3/11 at 12:47am
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Originally Posted by willyt View Post

fragrances in Australia is a RIP OFF

99% of the time this is correct! Don't worry about Fragrancenet. Their fragrances are not fake, their packing is poor though.
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post #317 of 1104
4/3/11 at 2:16pm
I live in Holland and I order from fragrancenet already for many years, including unboxed items (testers).
Never had problems. They ship their fragrances to me in carton boxes, never in bubble wrap envelopes.
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post #318 of 1104
4/3/11 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by iggy View Post

I live in Holland and I order from fragrancenet already for many years, including unboxed items (testers).Never had problems. They ship their fragrances to me in carton boxes, never in bubble wrap envelopes.


in this case, unboxed does not mean its a tester bottle. It means the box was badly damaged, and they remove the bottle from the box.
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post #319 of 1104
4/3/11 at 3:00pm
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Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

Yeah, I bought an unboxed discontinued Hermès from them, and it arrived in bubble wrap and a plastic bag. It was full, and as far as I can tell, authentic.

Lack of a box isn't the kiss of death on authenticity - it's actually a common thing in the discount world. Online discounters simply don't like to sell things in really bashed-up, taped-together, and torn boxes. I'm sure that on average, buyers receiving such boxes respond very negatively, and likely have a high rate of return and a low rate of follow-up business. (Think about when you see such boxes in places like TJ Maxx. Personally, I avoid them like the plague.) Boxes get trashed in stores before clearance, during returns, etc., or when stores turn regular stock into ad hoc testers. The discounters generally drop the price a bit for lack of a box (or a bad box which gets removed), and you can benefit. But boxless is also very common among eBay fakes, so watch out when you buy there. When I see $60 boxless Creeds, I laugh even harder than when they have a box.

I agree with Red on this. Often banged boxes are discarded and the intact bottles are sold at discount.

Testers are also the same in a way. They come in plain cardboard boxes and do not often come with the caps. Still the authentic juice, just no box.

Finally, you can buy fragrance refills without the fancy canister/holder. Sometimes these come with a cap, sometimes not. (I have seen this for Guerlains and Boucherons.)

I have had no problem with fakes from Fragrancenet and have bought from them many times.

They also have a 15% discount when you type "basenotes" in the coupon box at checkout.
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post #320 of 1104
4/25/11 at 10:18pm
Crazy New Bottle Of Creed GIT from FragranceNet.com Question Number #567!!

Seriously help though.

1.The arabic sticker on the box and bottle is new to me.

2.The Ingredients etched on bottle with the serial number is really strange to me!

3. The Box doesnt have all the fancy gold trim on front like my 2009 box.





Maybe that little sticker means for sale middle eastern countries only??
and never saw Toliet Water PGS on the sticker? anyone know what PGS that means?



Is there any explaination or has anyone seen these markings on boxes from Saks Or Neimans maybe even a creed boutique..

I have bought two bottles of creed One GIT and One Erolfa from Saks and Two from fragrancenet.com
and this first time i am seeing these things
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post #321 of 1104
4/25/11 at 10:45pm
Eeeek. This looks kinda sketchy.

Does it smell like the previous bottles of GIT you've owned?
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post #322 of 1104
4/25/11 at 10:47pm
I know! sketchy it smells a little different from my 2008 bottle for sure.
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post #323 of 1104
4/25/11 at 10:54pm
I've never dealt with Fragrancenet before, I would assume that they don't sell bunk frags, but, you never know. Maybe you should get in touch with them and see if they will let you return it, or at least let you exchange it for another fragrance (one that is less likely to be counterfeited). Perhaps they didn't even know they could be selling a fake--- I'm sure they don't want to get a reputation for selling fakes.
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post #324 of 1104
4/25/11 at 11:14pm
I Doubt it's fake I was thinking of returning it because If want to trade or sell it down the road the buyer will certainly think it is fake..
I paid $175.00 from fragrancenet with the 15% off code.
I was thinking a knowledgeable person on here would clear it up for me.
I never saw this before maybe its due to arabic countries needing the ingredients On the bottle itself...?...
Strange though. Never heard of the creeds millesimal being toliet water PGS
Thanks in advance if anyone has any info.
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post #325 of 1104
4/25/11 at 11:20pm
The lot number indicates a 2010 production year. So things may smell different from your old one based on the infamous Creed Batch Variability (CBV). They might have made modifications to their bottle labeling for other countries as well in the more recent years.

Unless it smells drastically different (it probably is weaker due to it being fresher juice), then I wouldn't worry about it.

Also check out this thread, somebody has your same lot: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=209892&page=5

Odd that one of the member's lot numbers was A3219F91, since 19 is the location on the number that tells of production year and doesn't make sense(according to a pretty consistent theory here on basenotes..find the thread). Given that walgreens uses fragrancenet (I believe) to get their fragrances, and that weird lot number A3219F91, I'm not sure how legit their stuff is.

I don't know, just use your nose.
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post #326 of 1104
4/26/11 at 12:04am
I think that might have been a typo with that person with the 3219f91 code
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post #327 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:11am
Looking at the two pics above, the bottle says "Toliet Water" and the box says "Toilet Water".
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post #328 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:16am
Yeah they both say toilet water pgs
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post #329 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:41am
FragranceNet would never sell fake fragrances, period. They are a major fragrance seller and it would not make sense for them to jeopardize their reputation. Since this is the first time I've seen the bottle and package like yours, I'd guess that it was initially targeted for Middle East distribution and the sticker labels might help the product conform to consumer/ governmental laws. FragranceNet, most likely, purchases inventory from vendors worldwide, including the Middle Eastern Creed distributor. That's the grey market. BTW, it's my belief that mass grey market wholesalers and front-line retailers all pay about the same price for Creed fragrances. The big difference is in the selling price. Front line retailers have multiple times the overhead that online sellers do. That's what I think anyway. ICBW.

Martin
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post #330 of 1104
4/26/11 at 4:46am
It is indeed Arabic. It says "for eexternal use only".
Weird. I bought mine in Dubai and it didn't have that sticker.
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post #331 of 1104
4/26/11 at 6:22am
I guess that the major annoyance is the etching on the glass with toliet water pgs and ingredients as well as serial number because if I sell or trade it a newbie might think it's fake. Also the box has no gold trimming on the front which looks very different from any creed box I have seen
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post #332 of 1104
4/26/11 at 6:24am
My guess is that it's the real thing.
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post #333 of 1104
4/26/11 at 6:34am
Quite honestly would need more pics of the bottle and box to tell.
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post #334 of 1104
4/26/11 at 6:54am
I have a tester from 2008 which also has the etched lettering on the back exactly the same as yours, Its 100% genuine. Don't worry about it and enjoy!
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post #335 of 1104
4/26/11 at 6:58am
I don't know if you can see the pics if you're not a member, but this thread of Badger and Blade might help: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=203264
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post #336 of 1104
4/26/11 at 7:34am
I got a bottle of SMW just like that and it's fine.
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post #337 of 1104
4/26/11 at 8:15am
It is the real deal. My bottle ordered from Walgreens (fulfilled by fragrancenet) also had less gold on the box and an arabic sticker on the bottom. Fragrancenet sells many gray market products meaning they were packaged and intended for overseas markets. It would appear that the wholesale prices are cheaper that way as the frag store in my local mall told me they get all of their frags from Dubai and Bahrain. The savings must be good enough to go through all of that hassle rather than through a US distributer. Fragrancenet is also not an official channel per Creed but it wouldnt stop me from buying from them again.

The difference in smell can be accounted for by the variance that exists from batch to batch and year to year. In some batches the lavander is amped up more, in others...etc. I very much like my GIT bottle but this milliseme hocus pocus to me just excuses poor quality control.

If you like the iteration contained in your bottle, wear it proudly and in good health. Its the real deal.
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post #338 of 1104
4/26/11 at 8:51am
I think it's legit. I've had fakes and I've had real bottles, and based on what I've seen, yours is the real deal. Wear it proudly!
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post #339 of 1104
4/26/11 at 10:50am
yeah I always thought the "millesime" was parfum but this clearly states Toilet Water PGS
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post #340 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by G Man View Post

The lot number indicates a 2010 production year. So things may smell different from your old one based on the infamous Creed Batch Variability (CBV). They might have made modifications to their bottle labeling for other countries as well in the more recent years.

Unless it smells drastically different (it probably is weaker due to it being fresher juice), then I wouldn't worry about it.

Also check out this thread, somebody has your same lot: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=209892&page=5

Odd that one of the member's lot numbers was A3219F91, since 19 is the location on the number that tells of production year and doesn't make sense(according to a pretty consistent theory here on basenotes..find the thread). Given that walgreens uses fragrancenet (I believe) to get their fragrances, and that weird lot number A3219F91, I'm not sure how legit their stuff is.

I don't know, just use your nose.

i've always wondered how you can tell the production year of a creed bottle. how did you find out that number was the production year? can you cite your source?
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post #341 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:16am
A3210F2 the 10 after A32 means 2010
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post #342 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:17am
ewww, it contains 'Toilet water'.
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post #343 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by DavidBee456 View Post

A3210F2 the 10 after A32 means 2010

can you cite your source? how did you find out that number was the production year?
try not to be offended its just i would really like conformation on your claims.
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post #344 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:28am
This thread is just waaay too crazy. Heavy Metal ......
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post #345 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:49am
In "crazy" I meant OCD
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post #346 of 1104
4/26/11 at 11:58am
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Originally Posted by DavidBee456 View Post

In "crazy" I meant OCD

I'm just teasing. Honestly, I don't think that F-Net would sell fakes. But the best clues are in the smell of the fragrance. Hope everything works out.
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post #347 of 1104
4/26/11 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by Dixon Cider View Post

can you site your source? how did you find out that number was the production year?
try not to be offended its just i would really like conformation on your claims.

There were alot of threads in this forum about the year in the serial number.
I have had 6 bottles of creeds and the theory seems to hold up.
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post #348 of 1104
4/26/11 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by DavidBee456 View Post

There were alot of threads in this forum about the year in the serial number.
I have had 6 bottles of creeds and the theory seems to hold up.

what was the theory behind that specific number? i've heard people say you can tell the production year through the lot number but no one has been able to back it up with a reliable source. i think it would benefit this community a lot if we can confirm this but until then people shouldn't make such claims.
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post #349 of 1104
4/26/11 at 12:40pm
Enough people on this forum have noticed the year in the serial number and there are several very long long threads and discussions about this that confirm this.
Although i am no expert personally have had creed bottles since 08 and have had or seen 08,09,10 and now 11 for year codes in himalaya, GIT, millesime imperial, original vetiver and Erolfa..
From saks and neiman Marcus and fragrancenet..
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post #350 of 1104
4/26/11 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by DavidBee456 View Post

Enough people on this forum have noticed the year in the serial number and there are several very long long threads and discussions about this that confirm this.
Although i am no expert personally have had creed bottles since 08 and have had or seen 08,09,10 and now 11 for year codes in himalaya, GIT, millesime imperial, original vetiver and Erolfa..
From saks and neiman Marcus and fragrancenet..

can you cite one reliable source that actually confirms that specific number as the production year of that bottle? again this is not a personal attack but i consider basenotes a reliable source of information and without solid evidence your claims are just speculation.
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post #351 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:02pm
I don't think the lot number mystery is all that mysterious anymore: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/270...bers...SOLVED!

I've checked the info in this thread against my bottles, and it adds up.
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post #352 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by MOONB View Post

I don't think the lot number mystery is all that mysterious anymore: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/270...bers...SOLVED!

I've checked the info in this thread against my bottles, and it adds up.

that thread was based on speculation and is still yet to be verified. i don't think we will ever solve this until creed issues a personal statement on bottle production year verification, which will probably never happen. so until then believe what you want to believe.
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post #353 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by Dixon Cider View Post

that thread was based on speculation and is still yet to be verified. i don't think we will ever solve this until creed issues a personal statement on bottle production year verification, which will probably never happen. so until then believe what you want to believe.

It's also consistent with bottle design changes. So the theory is likely correct.

Whether it works for TESTERS a few years back is questionable. UNLESS I really do have a 2001 Green Irish Tweed tester (my tester actually has TESTEUR etched on the back..since I haven't seen that in years, it's probably really old!). Then again, IT IS SUPER POTENT. A decade of aging could lead to that. Still smells amazing. So all you worry freaks about spoiling creeds need to relax! (as long as the bottle hasn't been sprayed yet). Let me tell you, any recent batch is child's play compared to my bottle of GIT.
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post #354 of 1104
4/26/11 at 1:50pm
i will wait till next year 2012 and if i can still afford a bottle of new creed
if the bottle has A3112F01
then the code since 2008 has been 08,09,10,11 for the last four years I will be satisfied.
I have noticed with my bottles since 2008 that the first letter and the first 2 numbers are for the fragrance(GIT,Erolfa and etc..)

The second two digits are the Year

and the last letter and two numbers are the Lot.

the year and lot are the only thing that changes.
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post #355 of 1104
4/26/11 at 4:18pm
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Originally Posted by G Man View Post

It's also consistent with bottle design changes. So the theory is likely correct.

Exactly.

I just bought a bottle of Green Valley from the Creed Boutique (I got the last one!) and there's an 06 in the middle of the lot number. At the end is an 02. It smells fresh, although I can tell it's not brand new by the brevity of the top notes.

Earlier I made the mistake of buying Green Valley from a mall vendor. It had no lot number and smelled like garbage, but in comparison to the new bottle it's definitely genuine Green Valley - just really old and spoiled. My guess is the mall bottle is closer to ten/eleven years old and wasn't kept well. Since it has no lot number, I have no clue how old it is. But my new bottle has the four numbers mentioned above. If it was from 2002, it would probably smell crappy, but if it's from 2006, it should still smell good. It makes sense to me to interpret the middle number as the year of bottling and the last number as the general lot ID.

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Originally Posted by G Man View Post

Let me tell you, any recent batch is child's play compared to my bottle of GIT.

I envy you.

My new bottle of GIT has an 11 in the middle of the 8 lot number. This is consistent with the theory of the thread linked above. I had a GIT from 2001 before, and it smelled stronger and had more nuanced middle notes than this new one. Again, consistent with the thread's interpretation. My bottle is brand new.
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post #356 of 1104
4/26/11 at 10:07pm
Well if anyone has a bottle with the ingredients etched in the bottle let me know thanks
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post #357 of 1104
4/27/11 at 8:22pm
anyone discovered the ingredients on the back of their bottle yet?
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post #358 of 1104
4/27/11 at 9:00pm
yep the ingredients are on the back of my bottle as well. My lot number is A3210F01. It smells great!
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post #359 of 1104
4/27/11 at 9:14pm
Thanks fletch31 did you buy from fragrancenet.com? i think the ingredients being etched on the back of the bottle must be a certain country's laws only.
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post #360 of 1104
4/27/11 at 9:42pm
I purchased from walgreens but it was fulfilled by fragrancenet because they fulfill most of walgreen's fragrance orders. It was cheaper at walgreens at the time too. Mine also had the arabic sticker on the bottom (Still does)and the box had less gold on it as well. If you see my earlier post in this thread I mention that fragrancenet sells grey market fragrances meaning they are indeed packaged and marketed to other countries outside the US. All their stuff is legit though
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