Review (4/5): Nice, but overpriced
They arrived just as shown in the picture. What you can't really see is that those "boxes" are actually cards folded over with the sample vial held inside with a little sleeve fashioned in the inside fold of the card. Well, they looked like boxes to me in the photo anyway. So that disappoints me a little, and I feel like I was swindled a little bit. I don't know what these little vial samples actually cost, but I know we've gotten them from free at the mall dept stores before. Do they still do that? Allowing extra $ for the one bottle, it still makes it pretty pricy for these little sample vials. Just be aware of that. It is a nice way to sample all sorts of colognes, and I imagine my husband will get perhaps 2 or 3 applications per vial? It's a stocking stuffer, so the jury is still out on that. I give it 4 stars because they are nice brands, packaged nicely even with 2 free samples, and a dark royal blue velveteen bag with draw string (about 8" x 8") which unfortunately my 3 year old I'm-still-a-puppy labrador thought was a new toy for him and immediately stole off the chair beside me. Didn't hurt it, but now it's got shiny slobber on it! Ahahaha Oh well, his Daddy won't mind... maybe it'll be a gift from the dog! Would give 5 stars if it was priced more fairly, like around $30 rather than the $49 I spent. No one twisted my arm, so it's on me.