Sample different from 16oz bottle ??

[Dagwood]

Hi, it's my first post but I'm an avid reader

A few months ago, I bought several samples from a local company that seems to have a decent reputation. I liked a lot of the samples and went back to purchase larger sizes.

First, the Amaretto sample was amazing!! Great throw, wonderful scent! The 16 oz bottle smells like playdoh I tried it in my soy wax and in paraffin and smells like playdoh in both. I let it go, thinking maybe I just got a bad batch or something.

A few weeks later, I poured Mac Apple from my new larger bottle. It's much, much, much weaker than the sample was. The sample had a great throw, covered my whole first floor. The larger bottle doesn't fill one room!

Everything is the same - my wax, my wicks, the jar, etc. I used the same percent of FO. It's just different in these two from what I had with the samples. I've never had this happen with other companies that I've ordered from.

Do you think it's possible that this supplier gives out higher concentration samples and then cuts the larger bottles? I hate to think something like that, I'm just concerned now that 2 of the FO's have been different than the samples.

Any experience with this??

Thanks for all your help!!

[SheilaW]

I had that happen once from a supplier. The 1 oz samples were awesome but when I bought the larger sizes it was obvious that it was a weaker, diluted oil. ( this was many years ago and they are no longer in business )

Your best bet would be to contact them with your concern and see if they are willing to help you solve the problem, if not them mark them off of your list of suppliers.

[Laura]

although it probably has been done, a supplier would be shooting themselves in the foot to think they would get away with it. stick to well reputed suppliers, and you won't have that happen.

a side note is that some fo's, because they are concentrated; can give off a stronger concetrated smell oob than a small sample, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was changed.