Shoyeido's Golden Pavilion Incense 450 Sticks - Kin-kaku: Experience the Luxurious Aroma of Japanese Tradition! Review

Unfortunately, pictures don't tell the whole story. The packaging is impressive, but the contents are an absolute disappointment. I was expecting a standard length of 11 inches, but got a length of around 5.5 inches. To add salt to the injury, the diameter was slightly larger than a toothpick, if that. Nowhere in Revain's details or on the packaging is the size indicated. I wouldn't have bought it if I knew the size is so small, not to mention there is no stick in the middle. I think most of…

I bought these to try the scent as they were very expensive. What a disappointment. First, they are very small compared to other brands. 1.77mm x 115mm or 1/16" x 4 1/2" versus 2.35mm x 149mm or 5/64" x 5 7/8" Second, the fragrance is so delicate that it almost doesn't exist. I tried burning them in a rec room (10ft by 11ft) and there was no smell at all. I got to Burn 7 right away before you could start noticing a faint smell. They burn for about 30 minutes, but time means nothing if there's…

I saw a video of the supposed top 10 incense sticks. Bought this one listed as #1 Golden Pavilion Shoyeido Kin-Kaku, #3 Esteban Cedre, #7 Incienso De Santa Fe and #8 Govinda Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa from the list. #7 I've had, used and liked it. Everyone has different tastes when it comes to scents and strength. It has a nice scent, but it's very subtle and I really have to try to smell it a lot more than others, which is a big minus for me. The sticks are also very fragile and break easily…