Thanks for reading, PheroJack. You make a good point about the version of A314 I have, and it’s something I’ve also been thinking about since this thread made me realize that I have an older and probably ornerier mutant stepchild of A314 - the 2008 LoveScent edition.
I’m going to test the products I have on-hand without the addition of any of the A314 for the next week or so, to see whether the poor responses I’m seeing might be a result of an unrefined Alpha baseline. Maybe my A314 doesn’t play well with others.
It’s clear I’ve got a lot of testing to do. I wish I could do it faster!
My putatives and IG have also arrived, making it even more difficult for me to restrain myself to a valid and reliable methodology.