Cologne testers?

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10/2/03 at 6:14am

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F4iryder14

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Greetings gentlemen, I was looking to purchase some Kenneth Cole cologne off of E-Bay and see a lot of testers floating around for very cheap prices. My question - is a tester as good as a so called "normal" bottle of cologne, or are they best avoided due to possible age/chemical potency concerns? Â The description of one of the colognes (link at bottom) says they are the same, but of course that is the person trying to sell said item. Â Any advice or thoughts you guys have would be great. Â Thanks. Kevin http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....y=11846

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10/2/03 at 7:04am

freakseam

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I place little credence on tester/sample colognes for the possible reasons you supply.

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10/2/03 at 9:58am

mrprlover

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From the experience that I've had with them...yes they are the same. Cologne reps are given a certain amount of quote testers to use at their disposal. Sometimes...they are given to customers (perhaps to meet sales quota) when they purchase a 'regular' cologne at 'regular' price. The only thing is that testers are not to be sold. I've used/been given some and can attest they are the same. *Then again I don't sell cologne or work at Saks selling KC so someone who does might 'actually' know.* For 20 pesos you can't beat it. =]

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10/2/03 at 11:02am

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I'm not as sure about ebay, but lots of good discount cologne stores online like scentiments and perfumebay sell testers at a reduced price as well. I've ordered a good deal of them and have never noticed any lack of potency, quality, etc. The only real difference is you get a bottle with "tester" labelled on it and none of the fancy packaging.

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10/2/03 at 1:02pm