The freebiemeet is open! PLEASE read the instructions, even if you've read them before! Really, pretty please, with sugar on top! There's not even that many of them, and you will save us all so much time and confusion. This is not that hard. Plus, it's free stuff! It's all good, but it's even better if you read the instructions. If you have any questions, please post them here.
For people who would like to chat in addition to, or instead of, giving and getting free stuff, there will be a poll along shortly.
If you have perfume-related items you'd like to give away (as opposed to swap for something else), and if you're reasonably sure you can mail your items within the next month, feel free to list them below in the comments AFTER reading the instructions. If you wish to give away items using any rules other than those listed here (to request payment for postage, for example), you are more than welcome to do so any time in one of the scent of the day polls or lazy weekend polls.
If you see something in the comments that you want, and if you already have a reader account here and have commented at least once (no new accounts today, sorry), you can call dibs AFTER reading the instructions.
I will leave the comments open until next Saturday, then I’ll close the freebiemeet.
How it works: giving away perfume
1. You need to tell others where you’re willing to send (only in your country? International?). If you would list that first, it will save other readers time.
2. Anyone who wants to play can list the items they have. Please NUMBER YOUR LIST (up to 15) and group items you'd prefer to keep in one package. In other words, if you want to give away ten samples and want to mail them all to the same person, list that as one numbered item. Please do not include more than 15 numbered items or groups in your list — it really helps to keep the thread easy to read. You can list full bottles, partial bottles, decants, samples, whatever you want, but please specify what they are!
3. You will have to post your email address in your comment, or have some other way for readers to contact you — one option is to list your email address at gravatar.com, and then link to your gravatar page in your user profile here. Another option would be to link to a contact page at your own blog, or anywhere on the web where people can find a way to reach you.
4. You are free to specify that you would prefer to give your items to Now Smell This "regulars" only, in which case, you may ask that the person calling dibs link to one or two (no more than two, please) prior articles on Now Smell This on which they have commented in the past six months. If you want to be able to apply a different definition of "regular", please give your items away elsewhere, like in a scent of the day or lazy weekend poll.
5. Please, do not give your items away to anyone who does not have a proper "dibs" comment under your post!
6. Package your items appropriately and mail within the next month. You might want to read through items 7-8 on our swapping post.
How it works: getting perfume
1. If you see an item you want, call "dibs" in the comments. Again, you can only do this if you already have an active reader account — I will not be approving comments for new accounts on this thread. You can claim up to 1 item on any given list (please be specific by using the item number) and no more than 2 items total for this episode. Obviously, you should not call dibs on anything that has already been claimed, so you might want to refresh the page before taking the time to leave a comment. Once you can see that you're the first person to call dibs on something, send an email with your username and mailing details. Please DO NOT ask the other party to email you.
2. Please don't leave comments for any reason other than calling dibs...these threads get long enough as it is!
3. Many readers are offended when their packages are not acknowledged, so do send a quick thank you note after you receive your freebies!
Note: top image is Viola "Milfull" @Mon jardin [cropped] by ai3310X at flickr; some rights reserved.
A reminder to everyone: please do not send freebies to anyone who did not properly call dibs here — and don’t count a “screenshot” or anything else, only comments that you can see below. Thanks!
I am in the USA and willing to ship to CONUS only.
My email: monica67@aol.com.
Please, include your NST nickname.
1. Sarah Jessica Parker Stash EdP- 30ml bottle, 50% full.
2. Philosophy Amazing Grace- 10ml mini. New, unopened.
Dibs on No. 2 please.
Can I call dibs on your #1. I will email you this afternoon re: US address.
US only, please. I can be reached at iphintaur in the ancient land of aol.
A floral assortment, all one lot:
1. Library of Flowers Field & Flowers, 8 ml spray
Tokyomilk/Dark La Vie La Mort, 5 ml rollerball
Small decants of Diptyque L’Ombre dans l’Eau edt, Guerlain Chant d’Aromes edt, Houbigant Orangers en Fleurs edp
Happy Freebiemeet, and good luck, everyone!
Dibs plz
US only. My email is shelp216 (at) gmail.
1. Grab bag of several niche samples, plus a few luxury skincare and haircare samples.
2. Luckyscent sample of Tauer L’Air des Alpes Suisses.
dibs on #2 please
Dibs on #1 please!
I am in the US, shipping to US only. Contact me at emc dawt 7 1 1 7 in the land of gee-mail. Please include your NST nickname.
1. Chanel Cristalle EdT, 60ml, 95% full. Purchased new in 2015.
2. Light Green Minis: Banana Republic Linen Vetiver, 15ml; Ex Nihilo Viper Green 10ml; Sylvaine Delacourt Smeraldo 7.5ml; En Voyage A Study In Water 15ml. All are 99% full.
3. Molton Brown Muddled Plum, 50ml, 99% full
4. 4711 Lavender & Thyme, 170 ml bottle / 50 ml remaining
5. 4711 White Peach & Coriander, 170 ml bottle / 110ml remaining
6. Gourmands (& Whatever) mystery box of samples and decants, approx. 1 pound total
7. Woods (& Whatever) mystery box of samples and decants, approx. 1 pound total
8. Whatever (& Whatever) mystery box of samples and decants, approx. 1 pound total
Dibs #1
I’m too late. Dibs on 2, please.
Dibs on #6, please! 🙂
GateGirl, I haven’t heard from you. Please email me your shipping info.
Hi Pixel. I did email you, right after I called dibs. I am going to try again.
email sent.
Still haven’t received it…
emc . 7 1 1 7 @ gmail . com
Hello again. I am stymied as to why my emails are not getting thru to you. By all rights, you should have 4 of them from me by now. You have sent things to me in the past because your name pops up, so I am truly puzzled. Don’t mean to add to the drama to this thread, just not sure what to do……. 🙁
Can I chime in with something for Pixel: Gmail has a super hidden spam folder where GateGirls emails might be lurking. You have to scroll down past all your folders (inbox, drafts, etc.) and then hit “show more” and there will be folder named “spam”. I have had this issue once with not getting emails from somebody and sure enough – there they were.
Eschmeling, thanks! Finally found GG’s emails!
Thanks, Esch!
Dibs on 3
Dibs on 4, please. Thanks.
Dibs on # 7 please
I’m cancelling this dibs due to bad karma. Got more than enough of that in my life lately. #7 Woods & Whatever mystery box is still available.
Dibs on #5, please.
Thanks.
Dibs on #8, please and thank you!
Housekeeping / new stuff… here’s what’s available:
NST regulars only
7. Woods (& Whatever) mystery box of samples and decants, approx. 1 pound total
9. Dior J’adore Huile Divine Rose de Grasse, 200 ml bottle / 85% remaining
10. Edward Bess makeup, NIB: blush “Filled with Desire”, lip gloss “Soft Whisper”, eye shadow quad “Over The Moon”
Dibs on #9 please, thanks.
Dibs on #10 please!
May I have dibs on # 7, please? Thank you.
Just a couple of things, CON US only, NST commenters.
1. Manufacturer’s sample of Zoologist Squid, sprayed once. Couple of other samples thrown in.
2. Makeup bundle. Urban Decay Backtalk palette, a couple of colors swatched with cotton pad. Meant to return but didn’t get to store in time. Also: Urban Decay eyeshadow single in Mushroom, new, unboxed. Some random perfume samples.
That’s all this time, friends. Contact me at opponatrix g mail.
Dibs on 2, please! Thanks.
Dibs on 1, please, I am CONUS! Thanks!
Email me at elke dotttie schmeling ahhht geemaille
CONUS
Up for grabs app. 20 samples, mostly niche, some indie, a couple commodity thrown in as well. Includes Byredo Unnamed, Invasion Barbare, Diptyque l’eau, etc. etc.
dibs, thank you! 🙂
In the spirit of SarahN and Oakland F., adding two more things for regular NST commenters only, CONUS:
2. app. 10ml decant Jardin sur le Nil.
3. app. 10ml decant The pour un ete
US addresses only please! I’m at sbneuner at TWC dawt com
1. Zoologist Panda travel spray – about ¾ full
2. Iris Rebelle travel spray – about ½ full
I can also make 10 ml glass decants from my big bottles that I’ll never use up:
3. Berdoues Assam of India
4. L’Artisan Dzongkha
5. L’Artisan Passage d’Enfer
6. L’Artisan Al Oudh
7. Different Company Bois d’ Iris
8. Aromatics Elixir
9. Shalimar edp
10. Fresh Pomegranate Anise
11. Lalique Encre Noire
Dibs on #1 please!
Dibs on #5 please, thank you.
Dibs on No. 6, please.
Dibs on 7 please, thanks.
Dibs on 11, please! Thank you!
Dibs on 3 please 🙂 Thank you!
Dibs on #4, please! Thanks!
I would like to try 10, please. Dibs on that one. Thank you for your kindness in decanting and sharing.
CONUS only. You can reach me at wyrmiax at hotmail dot com.
1. manufacturer’s samples of Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur and Rose & Cuir
2. manufacturer’s samples of FM Musc Ravageur and Jo Malone English Oak & Redcurrant
3. carded samples of L’Artisan Passage d’Enfer and Patchouli Patch
4. carded samples of L’Artisan Passage d’Enfer and Patchouli Patch (not a typo, I have 2 pairs of these)
5. 2oz bottle of Coty Muguet des Bois PDT, dabbed 2-3x, I think from the 80’s (It has a price sticker on it saying $6.09! Inflation will get us all.)
Dibs on 1 please!
Hi! I think this is your 3rd dibs (the rules are 2 max)- though I think Robin wasn’t aware and deleted lillyjo’s dibs, which came right after yours :/
I deleted it because it was clear it had been read and acknowledged. Didn’t realize it had no effect.
cantstopbuyingmore, please stop calling dibs for this episode, thanks!
And so #1 should still be up for grabs.
Ah, but that comment I deleted
“My apologies. I guess I got a little giddy there for a minute. Hope everyone gets their chance to receive something wonderful”
Was actually made AFTER this one, so yeah, it was read and acknowledged, and #1 is still open, and I am going to delete this whole piece of thread later today.
My apologies! I thought I had only “dibbed” on two and not three. I’m sorry!
cantstopbuyingmore, that would be way more convincing if you weren’t trying to get items using 3 different user accounts. please stop.
Robin,
This mess occurred because both my wife and I have wanted to join in the fun. She had her own separate account and we had made one as a couple but decided not to do that and just have one for her and one for myself. Unfortunately, this caused a mess in the thread and I am humiliated by all that’s happened today. We meant no harm or greed. We were offering a lot as well. Since then I’ve been berated and told to “go seek help” in my emails I don’t need to be harassed like that. It’s grossly unfair and now I’ve been left with nothing as has my wife. In the future we will only use one account for a Freebiemeet if I am still welcome. I do contribute both goods and comments and I think I was treated very poorly today without even having a chance to explain what the situation was, I humbly ask that you allow me to participate in this event. I will post something else for grabs if so. I respect your policies and I’m sorry things got so messed up with each of us signing in and out of our iPad. Again, our deepest regrets in putting a damper on this event
I did not berate you, just asked you to stop, and surely you can see why logging in here over multiple accounts — including two that had never been used for any other purpose — and then also calling dibs on more than 2 items, and then asking people to give you items based on screenshots of comments held for moderation (when comments are only held if you don’t fulfill the clearly stated requirements in the rules above, which is that you can’t use a new account for the freebiemeet) — well, it all looks suspicious.
If there is misunderstanding involved I am sorry for that, but I see no “gross unfairness” since whatever you meant to do, you did not follow the rules.
Anyway I never said you could not participate today. I believe you wrote to the person you were sending an item to, and withdrew your offer, and then he wrote to me and asked me to delete his dibs, so I deleted your original offer and your dibs. If you want to put your offer back, you are welcome to do that.
Robin, I understand and respect your policies and will be much more careful and considerate in the future. If there’s anything left for grabs for my wife or I, it will be requested under my screen name. I was spoken to unfairly and very rudely by some members via email and that’s why I felt it was unfair, not you or the group. If I find something to grab, I’ll gladly repost the lot I did and send the package anyway to the offer I retracted. I am sorry again.
Dibs on #5, please!
I still haven’t received your info. Please email me!
Dibs on 4 please and thank you
Dibs on #1 please? I can email later this evening.
Dibs on #3, please!
Dibs on #2 if available, thanks
US only. Contact me at gmail using my NST username.
1. Hermes Rhubarb Ecarlate 5ml decant, CSP Vanille Banane 10ml decant, Tocca Giulietta 4-5ml decant
2. Hermes Kelly Caleche 4-5ml decant, Mona di Orio Chamarre 3ml decant, Lancome Poeme parfum mini cIrca 90s-00s?
Dibs on 2 please!
dibs on #1 please!
Each of these bottles are 90% full:
1. Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio, 3.4 oz.
2. Hove Parfumeur Rue Royale EDT, 2 oz.
3. Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue, 1.7 oz.
Please leave your email with your “dibs”. Robin has let me do it this way in the past. If this is not okay, Robin please delete this post.
Continental USA only please
Dibs #1 please!
Gmail using my NST username
Thanks!
Dibs on #3 please! P.S. Email is (all run together, no spaces) the wise kangaroo @ a o l dot com.
Dibs on 2, please!
opponatrix at gee mail
Thanks!
To CONUS only, please:
Brand new and sealed:
1. travel size (.33 oz.) Commodity Vetiver rollerball.
P.S. Email me at (all run together, no spaces) the wise kangaroo @ a o l dot com.
Dibs please.
Inspired by SarahN (!)
I can send 9.5 ml (manufacturer said they were 10 ml, but that is only if you fill them to the very very top!) decants of the following:
1. Chinatown, Bond No. 9
2. La Chasse aux Papillons, L’Artisan Parfumeur
3. Dylan Blue, Versace
4. Yatagan, Caron
I can send 5 ml decants of the following:
5. Neroli Intense, Nicolai
6. Lady Danger, MAC
7. Cashmere Aura, Donna Karan
CONUS only please. And only for NST regulars (posted twice? voila 🙂 !) My email is: ann dottie eisenberg attagirl comcast dottie net.
Dibs on No. 1, please.
Dibs No. 5 please.
Dibs on No. 4, please!
Dibs on 2, please.
Hello there! Reeeeaaaally last minute dibs on #7, please, if it is still available, thanks! (I hope I get your email correct).
Helloooo!
I’m willing to ship to CONUS
I’m pretsky 35 at hot mail
1)I have one lot of random samples and decants to give away.
Dibs!
Good morning, I got the townhouse so I am moving!
What a great time to give away drawers full of samples!
US shipping only
Email is Vivienne dot elliott1 at the land of outlook.
Please add your avatar name.
1. Mix of samples about one pound
2. Mix of samples about one pound
3. Mix of samples about one pound
4. Mix of samples about one pound.
Range from decants to dabbers. Mini body lotions. Lots from luckyscent and twistedlily.
Help me clean out!
Dibs on a pound of samples, please! Happy to help you with your decluttering…
[[ed note: this is for #1]
Dibs number 2, thanks
Dibs number 3 please & congrats on the townhouse!!
Dibs on the fourth grouping, please and thank you!
My Burberry 3.0 oz bottle, full.
Please leave your email and “dibs”.
Thanks.
Dibs! Thanks. Email me at rivertrunk &&&& @ &&&& mail &&&& dot &&&& com (not gmail).
Bigs, not sure what your email is from this but nonetheless, I was supposed to leave my email anyway. (Sorry Robin for not reading?). Bigs, please mail me your mailing info to kalliela11 at the hotmail dawt com. Thanks.
Posting late today but I have a few things. I will ship conus only to a NST regular.
l lombardi underscore symbol 42 at the hawt male.
Please supply your NST handle.
1. 30 ml White Linen, current version. Sprayed twice.
2. 15 ml mini Songes. Bottle is opaque so I’m not sure how much is left. No box.
3. Layal perfume oil by Queen Bilquis. Maybe 10 mls. Comes in a crystal bottle with a glass application rod and a laquered wooden box. To my nose an ylang/oud scent.
4. Small bunch of random samples.
Dibs on 2, please.
I’d love to dibs #1. Thanks, Petunia!
Dibs on 3 please and thank you!
May I have dibs on # 4, please? Thank you.
I emailed and hope I understood your email address correctly as:
[Ed. note: email removed]
I deliberately disguised my email and you posted it publically. . You do realize that I did that on purpose?
HOUSEKEEPING: Item No. 3, Layal perfume oil is still available to a NST regular.
I would like to call dibs please. I will email you. For No 3 the Laylal perfume oil. Thank you
kpaint Freebies
REGULARS only
CONUS only
1) Set of 9 – 2ml decants of Sugandhco attars (+ assorted odds & ends). I got this set from a kindly NSTer and I’d like to see them continue to make the rounds.
Click on my username to contact. Please include your username.
Dibs please! Thanks!
CONUS only
1. L’Occitaine Myrte EDP, 7.5 ml, full, sundial purse spray
2. Flower by Kenzo EDP, 10 ml, 2/3 full
Camas dotte swale attagurrl gee male dotte com.
Dibs on 2
If it’s not too late, may I call dibs on the L’OCCITANE myrte (item #1)? Emailing now. Thanks.
USA only
NST regulars
Please leave your email address and I will contact you
1. everything but the kitchen sink surprise perfume samples/decants
Dibs! Thanks! I am at wanewonderful in the gee mail!