Coffee Beans

It always becomes a funny situation when you find yourself in Rustan's perfume area, or any other mall's for that matter. Agents would come running after you and say the exact same thing every single time, "Sir, (insert brand of perfume)? We have a new scent. Try niyo. Para sa inyo po ba? Eto oh." For some, it's a habit of snubbing these people. (Actually, sometimes they could get irritating.) But for some, including you, the temptation's just too hard to resist. You get pulled by these people to their spot to test almost every other scent of the brand available, on strips or on skin . For instance, it would be 3 separate strips for 3 different scents. (Be thankful if all 3 smell good. Otherwise, shoot the person.)

Then, the ass in you remembers the idea that these people chase after you just to have a sniff of their products. So you pretentiously say 'thank you' politely to the person and continue walking around. But you also remember that while you really don't have any intentions of buying, to make it appear that you do, and therefore, make them hope (and pitch!) even further, the ass asks for the price. Even the size variations. You compare then sniff again. Then leave.

Subsequently, the splurge of agents comes again. Three more strips and a spray to your left wrist. You leave, say thank you, and walk around. Sniff to the strip or to the wrist to pretend you thought the scent was incredible and that you're interested. You continue that till you turn to the left and you're greeted by another agent. "Sir, (insert brand of perfume)? We have a new scent. Try niyo. Para sa inyo po ba? Eto oh."

If you don't like the brand- well, some people say 'no, thank you' -you still do the same things. Ask how much and what sizes are available, and sniff, sniff. Spend 15 minutes and you'd be holding 10 different scents on strips and 5 more on your hand, with almost every sprayable area of it-left and right wrist, back of palm, already showered in perfume samples.

Sniffing 3 different, often strong, scents could already be irritating to the nose. You sniff more then it already becomes itchy. Nose needs some pinching, (don't pick it), to somehow return it to its normal senses. At the end, you realize that while embarking on the crazy adventure of misleading the agents and getting their hopes up, or to make it sound good, embarking on the journey of searching for that One Scent, could be heavenly, it could also be irritating and dizzying. And your only quick remedy, thankfully there is one, is a sniff of coffee beans.