Surrender to Chance review

Surrender to Chance is the cheapest way to try expensive perfume before committing to a bottle. The shop says it takes authentic perfume from the manufacturer's bottle and decants it by hand into small glass vials and sprays, and that it has done this from Topeka, Kansas since 2005. Sizes run from 1/4 ml and 1/2 ml vials up to 10 ml glass sprays, plus 5 ml roll-ons, and the catalog spans designer, niche, indie, vintage and discontinued scents. As of November 2026, a Creed Aventus sample started at $3.99 and a Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille sample at $4.99. US shipping starts at $5.95 for USPS Ground Advantage, with Priority at $12.95 and FedEx 2-day at $11.95, and orders usually leave within one business day. It does not sell sealed bottles, new customers can only ship to their billing address for the first three months, and the published rates include no free shipping tier, so small orders carry a high shipping share.

Who it is for

trying expensive perfumes for a few dollars

Price

Creed Aventus sample from $3.99; US shipping from $5.95.

Creed Aventus $3.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Authentic perfume decanted by hand from the manufacturer's bottle
• Sizes from 1/4 ml vials to 10 ml glass sprays, plus 5 ml roll-ons
• Designer, niche, indie, vintage and discontinued perfumes
• Orders usually ship within one business day
• USPS Ground Advantage shipping for $5.95 in the US

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lets you test luxury scents such as Creed Aventus for $3.99
• Strength: Sampler sets and a Help Me Choose tool for beginners
• Strength: Every US order ships with a USPS tracking number
• Weakness: Sells decants only, not sealed full bottles
• Weakness: Orders ship only to the billing address until you have been a customer for three months
• Weakness: Shipping is never free in the published rate table

Key facts

• Operating since: 2005
• Location: Topeka, Kansas
• Sizes: 1/4 ml vials to 10 ml sprays
• US shipping: From $5.95
• Dispatch: Usually within one business day

Where it ranks

Surrender to Chance is No. 7 in our Best Places to Buy Perfume Online verdict and No. 6 in Best Perfume Subscription Services.