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Has the U.S. economic downturn affected your perfume buying?

post #1 of 20
6/14/08 at 2:20pm
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I'm curious about this... anybody buying less? Cutting down on the old discretionary spending? Buying fewer fragrances from Europe because of the declining value of the U.S. dollar against the Euro? Does anything so silly as economics factor into your purchasing decision-making process?
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post #2 of 20
6/14/08 at 2:24pm
Heh, since I'm European it's only made me buy more on eBay
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post #3 of 20
6/14/08 at 3:12pm
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The same..Canadian versus US dollar...Very encouraging to buy from US sellers.
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post #4 of 20
6/14/08 at 3:19pm
Hasn't changed a thing for me.
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post #5 of 20
6/14/08 at 3:39pm
A little bit. Not so much the dollar vs. other currencies. But the new and improved price of gas in the U.S. is forcing me to take a hard look at the budget. Not even so much what I pay for gas but how it's affecting the cost for food. My food bill alone went up by nearly 30% compared to 6-8 weeks ago.
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post #6 of 20
6/14/08 at 3:42pm
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A little bit. Not so much the dollar vs. other currencies. But the new and improved price of gas in the U.S. is forcing me to take a hard look at the budget. Not even so much what I pay for gas but how it's affecting the cost for food. My food bill alone went up by nearly 30% compared to 6-8 weeks ago.

Ah, no more Sushi for you then. Save those $$ for Gasoline and Cologne (in no particular order)
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post #7 of 20
6/14/08 at 3:53pm
Nope, not at all.
Then, I've never spent gobs of money on fragrance anyway. Nothing has really changed in my world. I'm single and live alone, so my grocery bill isn't huge, just a little more spendy. I use public transportation, for which I get a discounted pass through my employer (deducted from my check before taxes), so gas prices haven't hit me either.
Only reason I'm on a tighter perfume budget now is because I'd like to buy a home, and because I decided that I should pay more attention to my (clothing) wardrobe.
Anyway, the hunting period is over. I have some favorites, and feel no need to go buy the latest release, or even try it. Saves a lot of money.
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post #8 of 20
6/14/08 at 4:20pm
Hasn't affected me at all. Buy the same if not more.
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post #9 of 20
6/14/08 at 4:32pm
A chunk of my earning comes from commission, so when others spend less, I make less. Whether or not this will curb my fragrance spending has yet to be determined. At the moment, I'm selling the portions of my wardrobe which either no longer interest me or I have backups of. I'm using this money to buy new things. Its lightening the financial strain of my hobby a bit, but the actual effects of our stressed economy will be seen much clearer in the coming months and years.

Looking forward to that. humph.
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post #10 of 20
6/14/08 at 4:50pm
No significant change, but I've really been really trying to curb my fragrance spending as I have so many frags already that I totally enjoy wearing.
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post #11 of 20
6/14/08 at 4:56pm
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I definitely curbed my spending. As a matter of fact I even sold off several fragrances. However, I doubt the state of the economy had anything to do with it. I was just selling off the stuff I wasn't reaching for to make room for newer stuff. I've picked up 5 or 6 scents this month alone...
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post #12 of 20
6/14/08 at 5:04pm
No not at all.
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post #13 of 20
6/14/08 at 6:07pm
Yes. By this point I would have ordinarily purchased half a dozen fragrances this year at least. This year so far, two. And one was a split with another Basenoter.
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post #14 of 20
6/14/08 at 9:26pm
Heck yeah. Frags are my most unnecessary purchase and I'm not going to be fooled by my desire for them or by advertisers. Save the dollars you can, America- Things are gonna get tighter.

I feel like the first and only pragmatic scentualist.
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post #15 of 20
6/15/08 at 6:33am
I went to a high end stereo shop and things that usually went for about $8-10k used (yeah, one of THOSE shops) were going for about $5-6k. Not that this is in my league or anything. Salesman also said that they are getting lots of used equipment due to expenses, layoffs and other financial issues, and won't do trades anymore, but consignment sales.

For me, I started noticing it in the price of food and fuel. I was tapering off my collection acquisition, so I am pretty sure that it isn't affecting me a ton. Yet.
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post #16 of 20
6/15/08 at 6:41am
Because of this I buy more and more The exchange rate is really good for me at the moment.
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post #17 of 20
6/15/08 at 9:25am
I've actually bought far more in the last three months than I ever have, largely because I've been taking advantage of Beauty Habit's 25% off sale. To help finance all these purchases, I've been cutting way back on other things.
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post #18 of 20
6/15/08 at 9:30am
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Because of this I buy more and more The exchange rate is really good for me at the moment.

Agreed.
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post #19 of 20
6/15/08 at 9:41am
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Nope, not at all.
Then, I've never spent gobs of money on fragrance anyway. Nothing has really changed in my world. I'm single and live alone, so my grocery bill isn't huge, just a little more spendy. I use public transportation, for which I get a discounted pass through my employer (deducted from my check before taxes), so gas prices haven't hit me either.
Only reason I'm on a tighter perfume budget now is because I'd like to buy a home, and because I decided that I should pay more attention to my (clothing) wardrobe.
Anyway, the hunting period is over. I have some favorites, and feel no need to go buy the latest release, or even try it. Saves a lot of money.

Ah, you're a happy man
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post #20 of 20
6/15/08 at 9:56am
I was in Barneys yesterday (trying out the latest Diptyque trio, and noticed that there was a definite lack of customers there (including myself, I'd say only perhaps about 3 in total). I also noticed this on the Saturday just before Mother's Day, and even the distributor of i Profumi di Firenze (Miryana Babic) noticed. For those who do not know, Barneys is a higher end store, and I'm referring to a city which has not been very affected by the downturn.

As for myself, even when I was in between jobs, I purchased a Bond no9 along w/ FM's MR (on the same day, no less), so I guess that would mean "no" the economy's woes has not stopped my addiction.
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