3000 PCS Dark Red Artificial Silk Rose Petals for Romantic Night, Wedding, Party, Anniversary Flower Decorations

After reading other reviews I knew exactly what to expect and how to proceed. As most people indicated the petals arrived stuck together and with a slight chemical smell. In order to handle both issues I placed the petals in a sink full of warm water along with some clothes detergent. I allowed them to soak for a few minutes and then began the process of pulling the petals a part. Since they were wet I was able to use my thumb and index finger to take them a part easily. Once done taking them a part (approximately 20 min) I placed them all into a pillow case, added a fabric softener sheet and dried on medium heat for approximately 30-40 minutes. The chemical smell, although faint in the beginning, is now non existent. These petals are pretty and will brighten any occasion they are used for.

I brought them for my boyfriend's birthday. I searched a lot of similar products, but all of them have kinds of drawbacks. I give this one five stars because they look so real which definitely worth the price. Since they all are stick together, you will need to take some time to separate them one by one. I spent around one hour to separate two bags of them. The drawback is that they smell like fish, but for me, the smell is acceptable, it does not as someone said, the whole room will get affected by the smell. I soaked them in the water with body wash for around 10 minutes, then clean them up and dry them on the table, until they became totally dry, I spray perfume to make them smell nicer. I would definitely use them again if needed.kindly reminder: clean them will take you some time.

I bought this regardless of the reviews. First let me address the concerns from other reviews. Is there a smell? Yes. Is is as bad as everyone says? No. Simple solution. After I separated the roses, which is easy I will address that next. I simple sprayed it with frebreeze in the same box amazon shipped it in and closed it up for a few hours. The smell was gone and no problem after that. SECOND, separating it. Was a breeze after you wet your fingers. I just kept a glass of water near me and wet my fingers every so often. They came apart easy. Worth the money and a little bit of effort. No big deal.

These petals are great very realistic and bright color. I used them for a surprise birthday party, and they looked amazing. Only downside was that they came tightly packed, and had a weird smell. Still worth it!

Worth the buy for the price.

So nice

Um, where to start. I needed enough red rose petals to cover a studio floor. It was okay to see some floor but I needed a lot of rose petals. I settled on 9k of these rose petals as the best value. I read all the reviews, prepared myself for the horrible smell and the time it would take to separate all 9k petals. These are the sacrifices for the value, know that when purchasing.They arrived promptly and I was surprised how compact the packaging was. I remember looking at one pack saying, this is 3k petals?The smell, yes, the smell is HORRIBLE! Even my cats thought it smelled like they were produced in a fish factory. I thought if I took the time to wash the petals as I separated them, using a fabric softener, that it would eliminate some, if not most of the odor. I also thought if I allowed them to air dry with fans for a day, then air out for a solid week that the smell would dissipate. People, I was wrong, very wrong.I opened up the packages I had the 9k petals in the day I needed them, in a contained area, and they smelled just as bad as they did the first time I opened the package.If you are tolerant to perfume sprays or dryer sheets then you should try using those to eliminate (hopefully) the smell. Someone suggested I needed to put the petals in a big bag with a dryer sheet and shake the bag several times a day. I’m allergic to dryer sheets so I could not try this out.Another component of the smell is that you have to recognize that it’s likely some type of chemical. If you’re sensitive to these things or might be pregnant I would exercise caution. We had a pregnant woman at the studio when we used these petals and I would not allow her to touch them at all.It took me about an hour per packet to separate all the petals. So in all it took me about 3 hours plus time for drying and turning the petals to “process” all 9k petals. If I had to do it again I would still wash all the petals but consider adding a scent or oil to the water when I washed them. I would also try spraying them with Febreeze.Also, be prepared for these petals to shed. They start raveling at the edges and you’ll find red threads everywhere.So in the end, yes, these things will stink, likely no matter what you do. And I fully believe the reviewers who claimed the smell ruined their sexy date night. I get it. I had a lot of explaining to do to everyone in the studio the day I used them. But are they the best value for the money, yes, a very stinky yes.

I got these for a Galentines party to put in the entry way as everyone came in. When I got the package I thought oh okay yeah there are a lot of pedals but no there were more than a lot. It looks deceiving because they’re so tightly packaged but there were definitely more than expected so I had a lot left over. It’s great though because I saved them for the following year. The color and size is beautiful and lifelike and they seem to be great quality.