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While other here have received professional treatment from PC, I have not. I will not order from them again. Yes they have a great selection but terrible customer service. At least they could respond to my inquiry and give me an honest answer on shipping.
I just checked the post office site and it says 'electronic information received 11/27', but still they have not sent the package. I ordered 10/16.
Good luck Kaelee, I hope your order processes faster than mine. After the long wait for them to get around to shipping my juice I have to wait for it to make its way across the Pacific, but that should be less than 1 week.
Last edited by Keithmax; 29th October 2012 at 11:03 PM. Reason: updated info
No, it's not normal....except for TPC.
My order still has not been received by the post office and now their website is down for several days while it is updated. This is concerning. Still no response to my last email from 10 days ago.
Oh well. I'm only out $23 if something happens. Live and learn (what bugs me is that I went to the site on glowing recommendations from other people.)
And yea. A day or even two is normal between shipping label being printed and post office receiving the package (usually only happens with smaller businesses). But it's generally only a day MAYBE two at most, not almost a week.
Progress. The post office site shows they received the package Nov 3. It say it has left the sort facility so I hope it's flying it's way to Seoul now.
Anybody know what's going on with them. Their site says temporarily closed. I'd made an order almost two weeks ago, have heard nothing, can't check the status, and nobody is returning emails.
Are they gone?, thinking I should cancel. I know they 'can' be slow with shipping, but this is a bit irksome, feel kinda left out in the dark all of a sudden etc...
I don't think there's a way TOO cancel an order especially with their site down.
I have a feeling you'll get your samples/decants...eventually. I'm in the same boat you are. They were highly recommended at another site and I wasn't aware of the problems with them until I had already ordered.
I used Posh Peasent yesterday, got confirm emails after purchase, got a shipping notice today. Feels like WOW in comparison.
I'm inclined to believe that I will get my purchases, eventually. The Perfumed Court was never the fastest to begin with.Temporarily Closed
We are making minor updates to our storefront and will be back soon. Do not worry, we are still processing all of the orders we have already received.
The last time I ordered from them, I got a confirmation email saying they were PROCESSING my order a week after I'd hoped it would arrive at my door. PROCESSING. They hadn't even shipped it yet. Man, was I steamed. Oh, the things we put up with for the sake of being able to sample scents.
Anybody have a sample of Martin Margiela Untitled or Untitled L'Eau? I'm dying to smell these and I've got lots of great niche samples to swap!
"Follow your nose. It always knows." -- Toucan Sam
In this day and age where we are used to Amazon levels of service, I find so many people rage when they encounter anything less.
Caveat emptor and all that. I knew what I was getting into when I ordered, and I'm willing to make allowances for, what I believe to be, a one (wo)man operation. I agree that people do put up with a lot and do a lot on trust just to be able to sample scents or purchase decants from a split.
TPC always has come through for me. I am sure they will be back up soon. I hope so anyway. I was thinking about placing an order ... guess we will wait and see about that!!!
In the past few months so many complaints about TPC on other forums, items taking up to a month to arrive etc. On MUA last week people actually asking if it was because of Sandy???? One had sent an order on the 9th October and still no sign of it.
I don't mind waiting if I 'know' I'm waiting, got skiddish it was maybe something else. Back in the holding pattern.
I've never had trouble with Perfumed Court and believe those folks are honest and will eventually fill all their orders, even if they do eventually shut down (although there's nothing to indicate that's the case). They have no reason NOT to. But I would also like to put in another plug for Posh Peasant. Terrific service, super fast shipping.
I have no dog in this fight, but after reading so many complaints, and the web is inundated with them about their service or lack thereof.
What amazes me about this whole situation is just how many people continue to give them a break. Let's get real folks, it should not take two to three weeks to fill an order. Maybe the owner is a one women show, but that is no excuse, and do not feel bad for her.
There are 22 million people in this country unemployed or under-employed, and no offense intended to anyone, this job is not rocket science. It shouldn't take longer than several days to get someone up to speed to put some liquid in a bottle, label it and ship it.
What makes TPC so special that people are willing to wait three weeks just for them to mail your order?
If you are that busy, hire the staff necessary to fulfill your orders. Show your customers the same loyalty they are showing you by getting it done.
I own a small business, and know all to well what it can be like when we are overwhelmed with orders, but I will never, ever sacrifice my responsibility to my customers to take care of their orders in a timely manner.
There are other people out there that do the same as TPC, that appears to do a much better job at it, so why continue to show the loyalty, when TPC is not doing the same for you by not taking care of their responsibility in a timely manner.
Last edited by PalmBeach; 8th November 2012 at 04:31 PM.
Hello all,
I recently ordered sample of Musc Ravageur and TF tobacco Vanille from theperfumecourt and its been 2 weeks and no word from them... HORRIBLE... Will never do business with them..
That being said.. I still need those samples.
Anyone know the cheapest place where I can get atleast 1.5 ml of both scents? coolold:
Last edited by socalwoman; 9th November 2012 at 11:47 AM.
All standard procedure. I'd be surprised to receive orders from TPC in under 3 weeks at the best of times (although I am overseas). When I ordered recently there was a note on the site orders were taking longer than usual to fulfill, so...
It looks like their domain is registered in Pennsylvania, so they may have been affected by the super storm. It's kind of a mess over there right now.
It's the hurricane. I had a split of Creed Pure White on the way that took over two weeks. Also still waiting for my Habit Rouge. We will probably see more of this as the Post Office goes broke.
I think they are having major problems with their website. Here is what they announced on Facebook last Thursday(see below). Maybe everyone at the Court is currently consumed with getting the website back up. But typically it takes 2-3 weeks, and I live in the same state(Georgia). But then again it may just be the post-Hurricane postal service back-up.
"Our storefront will be down for maintenance on Friday{11/2}, Saturday, and Sunday and we will not be taking new orders during this time. We will continue processing the orders we have already received."
The website is still down as of today.
This may or may not have anything to do with order delays, but I can attest that first class mail packages passing through the NY/NJ area have had delays. I had a bottle shipped Priority Mail from Portland that just disappeared from the tracking for 10 days. It took a total of 13 days to arrive in NYC.
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Just received my shipping confirmation (I placed my order on 10/25, so it's been about 2 weeks.)
I'm REALLY excited to try Fields of Rubus. I can't wait till it gets here!
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Now their website says they're moving office, will be back up Monday and also gives a number to call. I actually wonder if they're trying to fix some of the issues. Here's hoping (and I may just find out if I really like that Fields of Rubus. Decant anyone?)
I have been watching my package works it way through USPS and it looks it should be on it's way to Korea now.
I did place an order with Surrender to Chance and they have been very responsive and have shipped my items already.
I hope TPC is back up and running.
Same here, just got shipping confirm. If their site had that info from the get-go, all the hella-belloo could've been avoided, even if it was storm related, simple enough to type 'Storm issues, be patient', obvious the storm didn't take down the server etc...still annoyed but happy things are moving.
I can't actually track anything with the tracking number they gave me. It says on the USPS site it's not really a tracking number but a confirmation number or something.
EDIT: Nevermind, it must have turned into a tracking number after it got to the P.O.
Yeah my samples arrived.
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USPS doesn't update their tracking info regularly- it was still saying that my samples hadn't been received by the PO but I received them in my mailbox today.
I'm disappointed that my Fields of Rubus didn't arrive, that was the one I was most looking forward to!!! Diane refunded it though. I think she must have been out of it. I'll have to order it from elsewhere.
Last edited by Kaelee; 15th November 2012 at 04:47 PM.
Received my samples today. Nice packaging, great little atomizers.
I ordered samples the day before yesterday and they shipped today. I think TPC may be finally getting its act together.
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and although I've worn fragrance for a long time, am just now starting to branch out and discover more than just the popular ones.
Anyway, I placed an order with The Perfumed Court about a week ago. I had read some really bad reviews about them and although I had a good experience four years ago, I was worried that this time around wouldn't be so good.
I got the shipping notice just a couple of days after ordering, but since then, it's been nothing but "electronic information received." I understand there was a holiday and weekend (although at least my local PO works a half-day on Saturday), but am getting nervous that I'll be ripped off.
I'm probably just being an anxious ninny and there's nothing to worry about. I had no idea there were other etailers who did decants and would have ordered from them instead. My experience with Lucky Scent was very good, but they didn't have any of the perfumes I wanted to try in stock.
So do you think I'm OK and will eventually receive my samples? It seems like things have gone fairly well for you guys going by the last few posts. I need to read more of this thread though.
Thanks for any advice. I'm loving the forum!
From everything I've read, you may need to wait longer than you would prefer to wait, but your order should eventually come.
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From everything I've ever read, nobody has been "ripped off" by TPC. I ordered recently, the day their site returned on-line after a brief hiatus, and got an extremely fast turnaround. There may be times you'll wait a week or two before getting shipping info but hey! If it was easy everyone would be doing it. The last time they kept me waiting for a week before giving me a shipping email I was quite ticked off but I've calmed down now. If you don't get what you paid for, yell, right here, because we will all want to know.
Don't worry!!! You can order from TPC with confidence but don't expect fast service. Your samples will come.
Don't worry. I'm sure you'll get your order from TPC. Mail is slow this time of year. If they've been having some sort of sale, orders are probably piling in and they're filling them as fast as they can. Just be patient.
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You're right - mail is slow, and if I had known they would be having a sale, I would have tried someplace else instead. My orders in 2008 took a bit of time to get here. It was just surprising to get a shipping notice so quickly, because I had prepared myself for a possible rocky experience, or at the very least a long wait time. So it's a little disappointing that the shipping notice doesn't really mean anything right now.
Anyhow, I hope this is worth it. I almost bought the perfume discovery set from Ormonde Jayne, but decided to just start with a sample of Woman first. That is the one I am most excited to try because it's supposedly unconventional and that really appeals to me.
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Well, the package arrived, but I'm so disappointed with the Ormonde Jayne sample. I should have gotten a bigger size because I can't tell what this fragrance is like on me with just the little bit that's in the vial. It's so odd - I put as good an amount as possible on my pulse points and barely smelled anything, yet applied a tiny amount (very little because I almost never like a Chanel fragrance) of Chanel No. 19 Poudre EDT on my wrists and that lasted an entire day and even was lingering when I woke up the next morning.
So now I'm wondering if I should take a shot and just get the Ormonde Jayne in a full-sized bottle. It certainly smells nice in the vial. I had this happen with Child perfume too. The vial from PC barely lasted on me, yet the full-sized version lasted all day long. *scratches head*
Have you guys experienced this?
Last edited by TheBaroness; 2nd December 2012 at 06:56 AM.
My experience with the purfumed court was the worst. Do not waste your money or time.


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Victory for the Bulls would mean a league first place for the Pretoria-based franchise. It would ensure a home semi-final and, if successful, a home final. It would ensure a South African Super Rugby title victory because I don't see any team going to Loftus and winning a play-off match.
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Sonora, That's some good advice right there. 100 % dig on both root and hot pass.
I'm doing my " British Columbia " B " class welder at the moment. It's a 16 weeks cours fulltime, while still working at the shop I've been working for the last 7 years.
I'm working on pipes in the 1G, 2G, 5G, 6G uphand and downhand all with E6010 roots and hotpass and cap, and some with E7018 cap. Then tig.
I was putting my dig at about 50 % and was finding having a hard time striking the arc. I'm going to try that at 100% dig tomorrow,
Do I have to reduce amperage when 100% dig, it's at about 72 amp with 1/8 rod, then at a little under 100 amp for the hot pass, on 4 " sch-40
I use a small U pattern going uphand, I go down one side then I go across " left" the bottom up the other side, then I come down the same side then across " right this time " then up back to where I started,
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I personally dont think the Dig has anything to do with temp / amps. Its hard for me to explain! (Youll have to see it to understand).
The Dig controls the flow of the puddle, higher % = stiffer / non-flowing puddle. Lower the % = wetter / flowing puddle. I run my roots with 100 % Dig. Hot and cap around 95 % Dig, (that is when I remember to change it).
Daniel you run a little hotter than I do, most likely because Im old and slow, and my reaction time is considerable slower than it use to be!Caution!
These are "my" views based only on my experiences in my little bitty world.
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I'm using the CST 280. It has two settings. One for xx10 soft or stiff, and one for xx18 soft and stiff. I put them both on stiff and it's still a little hard to spark and arc sometimes.
I'm going to try a different machine and do some test.
I just love welding
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Your first pass will generally tend to be "humped" in the middle, especially when "whipping," due to the nature of the rod. On your second, and subsequent passes try a "box weave" and finish with a "straight weave" on the final pass.
If you still experience excessive undercut, reduce current, travel speed, or possibly electrode size, (in some cases), until the puddle is manageable. Also, change the electrode angle so the arc force holds the metal in the corners, using a uniform speed, and avoid excessive weaving.
DIG settings enhance the arc, and prevent it from "snubbing out" and is especially useful when doing open root pipe.
Remember, "stick" machines are Constant Current. As you move the rod closer to the work, the voltage drops, and moving it further away, increases the voltage. Voltage is electrical pressure, and does not move.
The DialArc is an excellent "droop curve" transformer machine. You will notice a difference when you run your Dynasty, as inverter machine arc characteristics and volt/amp curves are "flatter."
It's good to run the various machines, so you know what to expect. If you get the chance to practice with a good engine drive, you'll also notice a difference there as well.
My Maxstar 150, Sync 200 and Trailblazer, all have different "personalities."
Good luck with your endeavors, and keep us posted of your progress. Always good to see those who are eager and enthusiastic to learn the "trade."
Last edited by davedarragh; 03-22-2010 at 09:35 AM."Bonne journe'e mes amis"
Dig - Also called Arc Control. Gives a power source variable additional amperage during low voltage (short arc length) conditions while welding. Helps avoid sticking Stick electrodes when a short arc length is used.
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03-23-2010, 01:03 AM #17Junior Member
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Thanks everyone for the help! I didin't get marked off on my tee joint today so that was frustruating but I did try out the J and U patterns and my stringer beads looked really flat and alot better than before with the J, but I coulden't make it work for a tee. Dave thanks for the input! I checked on the brand of rod and it's Hyuandai? 1/8 E6010 and I always find myself running over 90 but not over 100 amps on the dialarc 250 so that's good I got that right. I always run a stringer or two and set my amps when I first start up. I believe I was welding 1/4" plate today. The problem was I started having moderate sucess at the bottom of the joint and about halfway up my arc would burn atlittle uneven and the puddle would move and that messed up my rythim. I tried moving my ground around but it kept doing it. So I think wensday i'm going to switch booths and try a different machine. I know i'll get it with practice, I just need to find a weave that's comfortable and works for me. I'm going to try the u some more and the T on wensday and see how it goes. That's what happened with my Horizontial, I was have a horrible time with trying the whip and getting undercut and not filling enough. Then I tried the circles and Walla! I knocked out my tee joint, lap, and corner in one day and got ahead of everyone else lol
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If you have access to a Bernard Short-Stub or a Tweco-Tite stinger, the head angle is designed for the optimum rod angle when doing vertical ups.
It will help with your learning curve.
They are very easy to use with your thumb and index finger on the head for rod manipulation.
Last edited by davedarragh; 03-23-2010 at 04:44 PM."Bonne journe'e mes amis"
Dave are you talking about the twist lock style stingers vs the aligator clamp?American By Birth, Union by Choice!
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A few days ago a friend of mine hipped me to a Goldsboro record store that was going out of business.
When most people hear that a store is going out of business, their brains are immediately immersed in thoughts of bargains. The people who'll be losing their jobs don't usually come into play until you show up to pick the meat off the bones of their once flourishing business.
The store in question was an FYE (For Your Entertainment) CD/DVD store. Since they routinely charged $18 for a single CD, the FYE may have actually been an anagram for "Fork (Over) Your Earnings."
I had a few non-negotiable days off, so I peeled Tax Deduction No. 2 off the ceiling and forged a path down U.S. 70 West with visions of finding that ever-elusive Japanese import version of the Jim Nabors box set for cheap.
(The Japanese version is special because it contains tracks from the Jim Nabors/Rock Hudson duets album "Rock Pyle" that were omitted from the U.S. pressings.)
Upon arrival, I immediately noticed what a consultant would refer to as "creative marketing" and a veteran dirt farmer would refer to as a crock of "bull fertilizer."
For example, a DVD copy of "Cream: Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (with a cut-out mark on its side) would normally be priced at no more than $9.99. But now — with a giant "30% off" sticker slapped on it, the DVD is priced at $15.99.
You tell me, is this corporate skulduggery at its finest or just a fool catcher's holiday?
My buddy actually found a few genuine deals the day before, so I figured a little digging would be required. As TD No. 2 and I started rifling through the albums, a store employee started a movie on the in-store system.
Within a few minutes, some of the movie dialogue caught my ear. The words that were emitting from the speakers were the kind best left to locker rooms, fishing trips, band rehearsals and reactions to newspaper employee pay checks.
All of the old favorites ("s" and "f" especially) were on display for everyone in the store — including at least three children under the age of 5. Surely the employees at FYE wouldn't knowingly play a profanity-laced movie to people who couldn't legally see the film in a theater … or would they?
The closest employee was a guy wearing a tobaggan who seemed to be trying to kick a hackey sack that wasn't there. In the nicest voice I could conjure, I asked the illegitimate son of Dobie Gillis and Drew Barrymore if he'd mind changing the movie to something that didn't involve cursing.
"Uh … I … don't … think there's any cursing in the movie," Dobie Jr. said.
"Yes, there is," I said as I covered TD No. 2's ears. "There have been four s**** and one ***k in the three minutes I've been in the store. Do you think my kid or any of these others should be hearing this in your store?"
"Well, the other parents aren't complaining," Dobie Jr. said.
"That's because they're idiots," I replied.
After referencing his iPhone app for walking, Dobie Jr. eventually put one foot in front of the other and walked up to his manager to confer.
While awaiting the results of the summit between Dobie Jr. and his superior, I wondered if this sort of thing would have bothered the younger me. I think it would.
In fourth grade, I once kicked a classmate square in the onions for throwing spitballs at a group of kindergartners who were just trying to go to lunch. After telling the teacher what happened, I was pardoned from an almost certain paddling.
Today I would have probably been sued for millions of dollars and the teacher fired. The teacher and I could have eloped to France where the age difference wouldn't be such a big deal and sell overpriced junk to antique-hunting tourists, but I digress.
While Dobie spoke in a hushed tone to his boss lady, she assumed an exasperated demeanor and issued her ruling.
"We can't turn it off, but we can turn it down," Dobie said when he returned.
"Why can't you turn it off?" I asked. "Have you lost the remote?"
"It's store policy that once we start a movie, we have to finish it," he said.
Instead of allowing my skull to explode while holding my second-born I left the store, noticing that the profanities could be heard several feet outside the store. A little old lady who looked like she may have dated FDR in high school seemed stunned at what she heard as she walked in front of the store.
When I got home, I called the store and asked to speak to the manager. I asked why they played these kinds of movies in front of small children who couldn't legally buy them.
Manager: "Our store policy states we can play anything with a PG-13 rating."
Me: "So you're telling me a 7-year-old can't buy the movie you were playing, but they can view it in your store?"
Manager: "We play the movies so people will want to buy them; that's how business works."
Me: "I understand how business works, Mrs. Trump. I also realize if you tick off people in your store they don't buy anything. Were you out with rickets the day they covered that at Dunderpate University?"
Manager: "I've been at this store for four years and no one has ever complained before. Look, I'm a mother and both of my kids have seen that movie."
Me: "You must be proud."
Manager: (Click followed by dialtone).
Me: "Mmyellow?"
I left a message with the Berkeley Mall office and with FYE's corporate office, but haven't received any type of response. Desperate to find out if I was the crazy one, I called a law enforcement agency in Goldsboro and asked if it was legal to broadcast this kind of stuff to an audience that couldn't legally buy it.
"Well, it's not necessarily illegal but they could be fined for it," the officer said. "There's not a lot that can be done about it."
I thanked the officer for his time and peacefully gave up.
Initially, I thought the store manager was lying when she said no one had complained in four years, but she probably wasn't. All I can do is make sure my girls hear their first curse words the old-fashioned way — by accident the next time I hit my thumb with a hammer and forget they're within earshot.
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