Question:
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So last summer I bought a bottle of SJ Unforgivable via the bay. It was wrapped new in the box and smelled as close to MI as it gets. The bottle is brown when I hold it up to the light.
I ordered another bottle (the bay) and when I opened the package the bottle was a different color (purple ish) and the frag smelled way different. I told my wife about this and on her way home she picked my up yet another bottle. It smelled the same as the second bottle. (Almost a tar smell)
We than went to the store, smelled the tester, and it smelled like the first (like MI) The lady at the counter would not exchange my purchase, not even for the tester.
Anyway has anybody noticed any differences? Maybe I should just spend the extra on MI

Answer:
Originally Posted by zippster223 The lady at the counter would not exchange my purchase, not even for the tester. This is the reason why I usually buy frags from stores that have a generous return policy (Macy's, Nordstrom).
As for the variances, I have never smelled a bottle of Unforgivable that differed from the rest. Perhaps the tar smelling ones were old stock?