By Founder: Sam Palgon 

Growing up, my mom always asked me to get our a home smelling nice. So I went to our local store and bought 10 plug-ins to scatter all around the house.

But after just three weeks, I found myself back at the store buying refills for them all. And let me tell you, unboxing and replacing all of those refills every 3 weeks was annoying...

As I continued doing this week after week, it had me thinking: "What if we had a single device that distributed scent using our central A/C." With that idea, the Scently journey began.

With no prior experience developing a consumer product, I spent over a year working with and learning from chemists, engineers, manufacturers, and quality control experts.
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To prove my idea was possible, I spent my time disassembling other existing products to use their parts for my first MVP (minimum viable product).
Once I had a working prototype, I was off to the races. Within a matter of months I was working directly with a factory to get the final product design on the assembly line.
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Creating a product from scratch always has challenges, but thankfully I met one of the most amazing quality control people on the planet, Tony!

Tony helped smooth out all the bumps along the way and ensured the finished product came out as planned. Without him, I'm not sure you'd be here reading this...

Once production finished, it was loaded onto a huuuge cargo ship. We waited the longest 40 days of our lives for it to arrive in Miami and finally welcomed The Rocket to our family. It was worth the wait :)

We unloaded the truck and shipped out our first pre-order. And just like that, Scently was in business!

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As I'm writing this, we're seeing orders come through daily! I'm so appreciative of the early support and encourage you to give The Rocket a try. 

(last updated: 5/5/24)

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I intend on updating this page as our journey continues.

To inspire others who are on the challenging business journey and to update you with Scently's latest big news.

Cheers!

Sam Palgon
Sam Palgon
9 comments
Jessica AInsworth

I have a 2900 sq ft house. I am on my second scent delivery. I am choosing to cancel my subscription to this product. I cannot smell the scent in my house at all except for the initial scent when it is opened in my kitchen. When I replaced the scent this month, all of the liquid was still in the bottom of the device under the filter. None of it had evaporated. It definitely needs a new design. I had such high hopes for this product as I used the plug-in devices all of the time.

Keith Link

How many square feet is the Rocket good for?

TAYLOR SCHROLLER

It’d be cool if it said anywhere on this website, how long the scents last

Jenn

Awesome story! Can’t wait to try this in a couple of weeks. (Have to bank a few paychecks first) It sounds amazing & as a Ranch owner, I’m hoping this helps keep the house fresh, while we smell like a barn. Haha!

Mo

When are new scents going to be available i.e., fruity scents like mango, tropical type aromas?

Elisheva

You go bro! This ones for the boys ;)

Carlyn Evans

I received my product just as my A/C compressor broke! Fast forward three days and nights later, and we have working central A/C! I followed instructions and placed the Rocket under the inside unit. Not sure if my filter is too good, but hoping to come in and smell the luxury next time! Love this whole idea!

Esti

amazing journey

Chaya

Super cool story!

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