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hearing so much about fake creeds. my millesime imperial bottle is peeling bad. the bottom started peeling first though the writing is the same and the bottle is clear.. is this normal?

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I purchased a 4oz bottle of Creed MI from fragrancenet and received it today. I noticed on the back bottom of the bottle, the gold cover started to peel so they have covered it up with a thin layer of gold tape. I don't doubt about the authenticity, it smells just like a sample I had purchased before. But should I accept this? They have also cut out the date stamp and lot number from the box. How old is Fragrancenets Creed MI stock anyway if it's starting to peel? Has anyone else ordered Creed bottles from fragrancenet and had the same, or perhaps a better experience?
Thanks for your replies.

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Mine is peeling too I think because it got wet. It smells real to me compared to what I've smelled at Neiman Marcus.

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i bought the same exact size and creed fragrance from them but i just received it about 2 weeks ago and i haven't had any problems with mine. enjoying the heck out of it! but i can't say that somewhere down the line that this won't happen to me....
anyone know when the dolce & gabbana light blue pour homme for men will hit?

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Two threads about peeling Creed bottles today.
I joined them.
--Chris

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It sounds to me like fragrancet is selling bottles which are seconds. That being bottles which got damaged so they can't sell them at 1st quality stores. It would explain in part the better price that fragrancet is able to charge. I know that frequently at Ross's or TJ Max I run across clothing from name brand manufactures which failed the quality check. Very often the designer label has been cut off or in some way altered such that it can't be sold as a first quality item. I would expect that what you are running into is the fragrance equivalent. I don't speak as an authority on this, just putting out a scenario that makes sense.

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Seems like the gold layer is real thin on the MI bottle. I bought mine MI new from an official Creed dealer and I peeled it a bit on purpose to see the liquid.
I know, it's silly but at least you can see the liquid in the GIT and SMW bottles when you hold it before a lamp, but with the Goldplated MI bottle you can't see a thing of the juice inside.
Anyway,...it was very easy to peel it of.

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Its thin layer of 22k gold does come off rather quickly.

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Originally Posted by Maz24 Its thin layer of 22k gold does come off rather quickly. Creed's site says (unless changed recentley) that it is just gold foil. When mine started to come off, I took my knife and stripped the bottle completely. You dont have to worry about it much after that...

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Originally Posted by abg1234 I purchased a 4oz bottle of Creed MI from fragrancenet and received it today. I noticed on the back bottom of the bottle, the gold cover started to peel so they have covered it up with a thin layer of gold tape. I don't doubt about the authenticity, it smells just like a sample I had purchased before. But should I accept this? They have also cut out the date stamp and lot number from the box. How old is Fragrancenets Creed MI stock anyway if it's starting to peel? Has anyone else ordered Creed bottles from fragrancenet and had the same, or perhaps a better experience?
Thanks for your replies. I bought a bottle from Fragrancenet a few months ago, no peeling as of yet. It too had the date cut out and a white sticker over the spot. However; I peeled off the sticker very gently, and the 2004 stamp was still legible. The juice is fine though.