This is not helping my need for instant gratification....

[corilannam]

A question for the BPAL addicts among you --

So I finally took the plunge and ordered some stuff from BPAL, because their Wanderlust collection sounded really nifty, and I figured it was a small investment on the chance I might actually find a scent I liked and maybe wasn't allergic to.

And this morning I came into work and found my package from them waiting for me. Almost exactly two months after I ordered it.

Is this time lag normal for BPAL? Is it just because I was ordering samples? Or is it always like that, and if so, how do you cope when you're actually into the stuff? 'Cause damn, I've had entire fandoms go by faster than that.

Comments

[nnaylime.livejournal.com]

That's the normal time lag, yes. I think they're hit hard because they process everything by hand and because they never had any idea how quickly they would take off.

There are trading boards on LJ and elsewhere and you can buy on eBay.

Funny you should mention that today because I spilled almost an entire imp of Eris (which I really like) all over myself on the train today . . .

If you come to fannish Thanksgiving this year, I'll let you sniff Samhain, and if you like it, it's yours, because it didn't work for me. I tend to order as soon as my previous order comes in, and that helps me space them out but still keep a semi-constant supply at hand.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yeah, that's why I decided against opening them up and sniffing them in the office. I just know I'd end up spilling one of them all over me, and then I'd be explaining it for the rest of the day.

And cool, thanks! Hopefully by Thanksgiving I'll have figured out what I'm doing with this stuff. *g*