Launching a Vastu-Inspired Retail Showroom: What to Provide SOSA Before Requesting a Complete Fragrance Setup Quotation
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"Bought the 130ml. Lasted exactly through one monsoon. Pine stayed pine - no bitterness, no chemical shift."
Anjali R. Pune
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"This is now part of my bedtime routine. Soft, quiet, never overpowering. Exactly what I wanted by the bed."
Rhea M. Pune
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"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
Salon owner Mumbai
SOSA Vaayu · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
Homeowner Hyderabad
SOSA Vaayu · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA waterless oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
Office manager Delhi
SOSA Vaayu · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"Gifted it to my dad for his car. He keeps telling everyone about the 'no water' thing."
Neha J. Chennai
SOSA Safar · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"The diffuser and fragrance work very well together, creating a pleasant and refreshing atmosphere inside the car"
Jagdeep Shekhawat
SOSA Safar · Judge.me verified review
★★★★★
"The pure-oil scent doesn't fade like gel car fresheners. Whole different league."
Vikram N. Lucknow
SOSA Safar · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"The rose is real - you can smell the green stem, not just soap. Put it in the entryway and guests keep asking about it."
Sneha R. Pune
SOSA Garden Bloom · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"Gave the 50ml as a housewarming gift for a friend who works from home. She ordered three more for the rest of the house."
Shreya P. Chennai
SOSA Morning Freshness · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"Bought the 130ml. Lasted exactly through one monsoon. Pine stayed pine - no bitterness, no chemical shift."
Anjali R. Pune
SOSA Mountain Breeze · From the SOSA product page
★★★★★
"This is now part of my bedtime routine. Soft, quiet, never overpowering. Exactly what I wanted by the bed."
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I am launching a Vastu-inspired retail showroom and want SOSA to handle the complete fragrance setup; what floor-plan details, machine specifications, scent preferences, installation requirements and refill budgets should I provide before requesting a quotation?
By Sonal Sahani · ISIPCA Versailles15 min readUpdated October 2026
If you want SOSA to plan the complete fragrance setup, the quality of the quotation depends almost entirely on the quality of the brief. A floor area alone produces a guess. A floor plan with ceiling heights, AC returns, sockets, closed rooms and trading hours produces an answer. This is the full list I would want from you, grouped the way we actually use it, with an honest line between what SOSA can confirm and what your own contractor handles.
Quick answers — read this first
What should I send SOSA before asking for a fragrance quotation? A floor plan with dimensions and ceiling heights for every floor; entrances and doors; AC type and return positions; socket positions and inverter; closed rooms such as cabins, trial rooms and washrooms; trading hours and days; business type and customer profile; scent likes and dislikes; any Vastu preferences; number of locations; opening date and delivery city; budget; and who will manage refills.
What does SOSA handle and what does my contractor handle? SOSA confirms machine sizing (Vaayu for one floor up to 1000m3, Angaan or Meenar for larger central-AC floors), oil choices, set-up guidance by WhatsApp and the quotation, with volume pricing, a custom signature oil and HVAC specifications on enquiry. Your contractor handles wall or HVAC-return mounting and all electrical work. SOSA does not provide on-site installation.
How do Vastu preferences fit into a fragrance setup? Share them as preferences, such as an entrance direction or a northeast pooja area, and SOSA will plan around them where the practical rules allow. When the Vastu-preferred spot and the practical one disagree, the machine goes where the air moves, near a safe socket, out of reach and away from flames, water and stock. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance or placement brings prosperity or footfall.
The short answer
Short answer: send a dimensioned floor plan with ceiling heights, doors, AC type and returns, sockets, closed rooms, hours, business type, scent and Vastu preferences, locations, opening date and city, budget and refill owner; SOSA confirms sizing, oils, set-up guidance and the quote, while your contractor does mounting and electrical work.
The machine: SOSA Vaayu - waterless cold-air, one whole floor up to about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, from ₹12,499.
Before you buy: send your floor plan, area, AC layout and opening date to SOSA on WhatsApp (+91 96192 18531).
A waterless cold-air machine turns undiluted fragrance oil into a dry, residue-free mist that travels with the room's own airflow. For a new business it is one scheduled, consistent scent across the floor - planned with the fit-out, not added months later.
I am launching a Vastu-inspired retail showroom and want SOSA to plan the complete fragrance setup; what floor-plan details, machine specifications, scent preferences, installation requirements and refill budgets should I provide before requesting a quotation?
Send SOSA a brief in seven parts.1. The space: a floor plan with dimensions, the ceiling height of every area (note false ceilings, double-height zones and mezzanines), and the number of floors. We size by volume - sq ft x 0.0929 = m², x ceiling height in metres = m³ - and one SOSA Vaayu covers one floor up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. 2. Air and power: the AC type (split, cassette or ducted central), where the returns are, where the sockets are or will be, and whether there is an inverter; the Vaayu runs on a DC 12V/1A, 5W adapter. 3. Doors and closed rooms: every entrance, and every room kept closed - cabins, trial rooms, stockrooms, washrooms - because a floor machine does not fill a shut room. 4. How the space is used: business type, trading hours and days, when the showroom is busiest, whether children, older or fragrance-sensitive customers are common, and where the pooja area, diyas or incense will be. 5. Scent: what you like, what you dislike, your interior materials (wood, marble, brass, fabric), and any scent a Vastu consultant suggested. Share Vastu preferences as preferences - the entrance direction, the northeast kept for the pooja - and we will plan around them where the practical rules allow. Note that there is no oud oil in the Vaayu range. 6. Logistics: number of locations, the opening date, the delivery city and address, and who will receive the order. 7. Money: your budget, and who will own refills after opening. What SOSA confirms: the machine count and model, the oil set, a refill plan, set-up guidance by WhatsApp, and the quotation - with volume pricing, a custom signature oil and Angaan or Meenar HVAC specifications on enquiry. What your contractor does: wall or HVAC-return mounting, sockets and wiring. What to get in writing: delivery timing to your city, and warranty and service terms, which SOSA does not publish. A scent cannot bring prosperity to a showroom; a well-planned one makes it feel ready. Send the brief to SOSA on WhatsApp or through the contact page. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
One line: plan, ceilings, AC and sockets, closed rooms, hours, scent and Vastu preferences, locations, dates, budget, refill owner - SOSA sizes and quotes; your contractor mounts and wires.
For one consistent scent across a shop or office floor, start with SOSA Vaayu at ₹12,499 (four 100ml oils in the box), and keep a 300g refill (₹1,849) in the stockroom for launch week.
The complete pre-quotation brief, section by section
Every item in the brief answers a specific question in the quotation. Here is why each group matters, how SOSA uses it, and a worked example you can copy.
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Space, air and power
The numbers that decide the machine count
Floor plan and ceilings decide the volume, and volume decides the machines. A 1,400 sq ft showroom is about 130 m²; at an 11 ft (3.35 m) ceiling that is about 436 m³ - one Vaayu. The same floor with a ceiling above about 25 ft would exceed 1000m³ and need a second machine or an HVAC option. Floors matter because a Vaayu scents the floor it sits on: two floors, two machines. Large central-AC floors of about 8,000-10,000 sq ft suit Angaan (₹25,999), and about 12,000-18,000 sq ft suit Meenar (₹38,500). AC returns show where the air moves, which is where the machine belongs. Sockets and inverter tell your electrician what to add before the walls close. Photos of each wall where a machine might go are worth sending too.
Tip: 1,400 sq ft x 0.0929 = 130 m2; x 3.35 m = about 436 m3 - one Vaayu; add one per extra floor.
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Doors, use and preferences
The details that decide placement and scent
Entrances tell us where scent will leak out, so the machine goes well inside. Closed rooms each need their own answer - usually a reed diffuser from ₹749, sometimes nothing. Hours and days set the app schedule (1h, 4h, 8h or 24h timers, chosen days) and shape refill planning. Business type and customers decide intensity: a jewellery showroom with long consultations wants it low; where children, older or fragrance-sensitive visitors are common, keep it lower still, with a fragrance-free spot and the key-lock on. The pooja area decides where the machine must not go: well away from diyas and incense, and switched off during rituals. Scent preferences and materials narrow the oils: warm woods such as Sandalwood or Mahogany suit brass and dark wood; fresher styles suit marble and glass. Vastu preferences are respected; when they conflict with airflow, a safe socket, height, or distance from the entrance, water, stock or flames, the practical spot wins.
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Logistics and money
The details that decide the quotation
Number of locations decides whether a multi-store quotation and volume pricing apply - quoted on enquiry, never assumed. Opening date and delivery city let SOSA confirm timing in writing; leave time for the space to charge for two to three days and for a fresh-nose test before opening. Budget lets SOSA show you the honest options, including where reeds are enough. Refill owner - the person who notes the tank level weekly in the first weeks and reorders - matters more than most owners expect, because all-day commercial use at higher intensity uses oil faster than the about-a-year home figure. Refills are 100g ₹1,049 or 300g ₹1,849 for single scents, ₹1,099 / ₹1,899 for hotel-inspired blends. A worked example: 1,400 sq ft, one floor, 11 ft ceiling, two closed cabins: one Vaayu ₹12,499 + one 300g refill ₹1,849 + two reeds 2 x ₹749 = about ₹15,846 at list price.
Tip: name one person who owns the refills - the brief is not finished until someone does.
The SOSA principle
The best quotation comes from the most specific brief: dimensions and ceilings, air and power, closed doors, hours, preferences, dates, budget and a named refill owner. SOSA sizes, advises and quotes; your contractor mounts and wires; and Vastu remains a preference you honour, not a promise a fragrance can make.
Worked example at list price: one Vaayu Rs 12,499 + 300g refill Rs 1,849 + two reeds Rs 1,498 = Rs 15,846 for a 1,400 sq ft single-floor showroom with two closed cabins. Volume pricing, a custom signature oil and HVAC specifications on enquiry.
What SOSA confirms, what your contractor does, and what to get in writing
Here is the division of responsibility, so nothing in the fit-out falls between two people.
The SOSA scent edit
Who does what in a complete fragrance setup
Scent
Why it suits the mood
SOSA confirms · sizing, oils, guidance, quote
Machine count and model, oil set, refill plan, set-up guidance by WhatsApp (pairing, intensity, placement) and the quotation; volume pricing, custom oil and HVAC specs on enquiry.
Your contractor · mounting and electrical
Wall or HVAC-return mounting, sockets, concealed cabling, inverter connection and any AC access panel. SOSA does not provide on-site installation.
You decide · scent, preferences, refill owner
The signature after testing, Vastu preferences, intensity judged by a fresh nose, fragrance-free spots, and who tracks the tank and reorders.
Get in writing · delivery, warranty, service
Delivery timing to your city, and warranty and service terms. SOSA does not publish these, so confirm them before you commit to an opening date.
Send a floor area and you will get a guess. Send a brief and you will get an answer - one that tells you honestly when a reed is all you need.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
★ What SOSA customers say
From a salon, a home and an office - and from smaller rooms scented with Safar and reeds
The three Vaayu reviews are from a salon owner in Mumbai, a homeowner in Hyderabad and an office manager in Delhi, as published on the Vaayu product page. The Safar and reed diffuser reviews show what customers notice in a single room or cabin.
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
Real reviews from SOSA customers, quoted as written (only punctuation tidied), taken from our product pages and Judge.me verified reviews. Each is one person's experience; how a scent performs depends on your space, skin and climate.
The SOSA scenting ladder
Size the machine to the space you actually want scented. One Vaayu scents the floor it sits on; rooms you keep closed - cabins, trial rooms, washrooms - are better served by a reed diffuser or a small machine of their own. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA scenting ladder for a new business
Size the machine to the space - and to the doors you keep closed
Many of the business owners who message us are weeks away from opening. The interiors are nearly done, the signage is ordered, the AC is going in - and fragrance is the one thing nobody planned. I would much rather we plan it together now, while the electrician can still put a socket in the right place.
Many of you also plan around Vastu - a north- or east-facing entrance, the northeast kept for the pooja. I respect that, and we will work around it. But I will be honest with you: a fragrance does not bring prosperity, and no machine placement can promise footfall. What a scent can do is make your space feel cared for from the first step inside. When the Vastu-preferred corner and the practical corner disagree, I would choose the spot where the air moves, the plug is safe and nobody can knock the machine over.
Send us your floor plan before you buy. If one SOSA Vaayu is right, we will say so; if two reed diffusers would do, we will tell you that too.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum information SOSA needs for a quotation?
At least a floor plan with dimensions and ceiling heights, the number of floors, the AC type, closed rooms, trading hours, the delivery city and the opening date. With those, SOSA can size the machines. Scent preferences, socket positions, budget and the refill owner make the quote complete.
How does SOSA decide how many machines I need?
By volume and floors. Square feet x 0.0929 gives square metres; multiplied by ceiling height in metres it gives cubic metres. One Vaayu covers one floor up to 1000m3, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. Each additional floor needs its own machine; large central-AC floors may suit Angaan or Meenar.
Does SOSA install the machines?
SOSA does not provide on-site installation. A freestanding Vaayu sets up in about ten minutes, and SOSA guides pairing, intensity and placement by WhatsApp. Wall or HVAC-return mounting and electrical work are done by your own contractor, so include them in the fit-out scope.
Should I tell SOSA about my Vastu preferences?
Yes, as preferences. Share the entrance direction, the pooja area and any corners you want kept clear, and SOSA will plan around them where airflow, a safe socket, height and distance from flames, water and stock allow. SOSA makes no claim that any placement or fragrance brings prosperity or footfall.
What should I confirm in writing before ordering?
Delivery timing to your city against your opening date, the warranty and service terms, the exact machine and oil set, refill quantities, and any volume pricing or custom oil terms. SOSA does not publish delivery lead times or warranty periods, so ask for them specifically.
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SOSA — plan the scent with the fit-out,not after the opening
Send the complete brief - plan, ceilings, AC, sockets, closed rooms, hours, preferences, dates, budget and refill owner - and SOSA will size and quote the setup honestly, from one Vaayu at Rs 12,499. WhatsApp +91 96192 18531. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.
Vastu note: Vastu Shastra is a traditional Indian system of design and orientation. SOSA respects it as a cultural and personal preference. The placement advice here is practical - airflow, power access, safety and guest comfort - and SOSA makes no claim that any fragrance or machine placement brings prosperity, luck, footfall or business success.
Comfort note: Fragrance is a preference, not a treatment. Keep intensity low where children, older guests or fragrance-sensitive visitors are present, ventilate well, and keep machines and oils away from open flames, diyas and incense.
Facts verified on the SOSA store, October 2026: SOSA Vaayu is a waterless cold-air scent machine covering up to 1000m³ (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, one whole floor), with a 400ml refillable tank and four 100ml waterless oils in the box; ₹12,499 with the SOSA Originals set or ₹12,999 with a hotel-inspired set. Bluetooth app and onboard buttons, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, choice of days, adjustable intensity, key-lock, auto-stop, under 38 dB, DC 12V/5W, 165 x 80.5 x 215 mm, freestanding or wall / HVAC mount, CE / RoHS / SGS. Use only SOSA waterless nebuliser oils (100g ₹1,049, 300g ₹1,849; hotel-inspired blends ₹1,099 / ₹1,899) - not Hotel Collection ultrasonic fragrance, reed oil or thick essential oils. The oils in the box last about a year on typical home scheduling; all-day commercial use at higher intensity uses oil faster. Larger floors: SOSA Angaan (₹25,999, about 8,000-10,000 sq ft) and SOSA Meenar (₹38,500, about 12,000-18,000 sq ft). Hotel names describe fragrance styles only; SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel brand. Delivery timelines, volume pricing, custom signature oils, service terms and HVAC specifications are confirmed by SOSA on enquiry (WhatsApp +91 96192 18531, sosahomeandbody@gmail.com). Prices are subject to change - see the live product pages.