thanks @ctgolfer direct link w/o Affiliate link https://love-scent.com/free-samples.html?

Thanks for helping to keep an eye out for and reporting affiliate links! In this case, however, it’s a false alarm. @ctgolfer posted the exact same affiliate-free link that you did. PhW’s auto-linker automatically inserts PhW’s own affiliate link into all applicable links posted on the site. So the affiliate you saw when you clicked the link into the OP was us/PhW. A fool-proof way to see the exact link posted by a member is to click “quote” as if you were going to reply to their post. Inside the text editor on the left you’ll see what was posted without any modifications by the auto-linker (then click the “discard” button if you do not want to post a reply).