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post #1 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:08pm
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There's been a lot of bashing over perfume SAs, on this forum, but what about the customers?

After work, I popped into my local Superdrug to purchase some toiletries. Half-way through shopping, I made a quick visit to the perfume section. A customer had just sprayed Davidoff's Adventure on his wrist. I quickly turned away in disgust...

I then heard him ask the SA, "Is this exactly the same fragrance but in a smaller bottle?" The SA replied, "Yes, it is." I then turned back to the customer, who was now holding a small box in his hand. On the front of the box was a photo of Davidoff's Adventure. Below it were the words 'Travel Spray'...

Any other stories?
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post #2 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:13pm
A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'
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post #3 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:17pm
I can't think of anything stupid a customer said, but there was an ebay seller who said he never sold testers because they were watered down versions of the real thing.
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post #4 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:19pm
not exactly dumb...but many customers feel shy to test fragrances the right way.....the worst method is to smell the fragrance immediately upon application and say - "it's too strong"
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post #5 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:23pm
I was at a local drugstore waiting for a SA, and the guy (early 40's) said "I'm interested in men's cologne, not the toilet water stuff ladies wear."

Perhaps he was joking, but he seemed dead serious while asking.
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post #6 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:32pm
Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.
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post #7 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:34pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'

Hahahaha. Absolutely classic, and I can completely picture it too.
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post #8 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:37pm
I can't recall a specific moment or event, but I am always surprised at the utter lack of effort put in to pronouncing certain frags. I mean, I am by NO means good at french pronunciation, but I mean come on at least try!?
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post #9 of 63
6/30/09 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.

((giggle, giggle, giggle))
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post #10 of 63
6/30/09 at 3:23pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.

*ROARS on the floor laughing*
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post #11 of 63
6/30/09 at 3:25pm
My story is incomplete, as I don't remember exactly the name of the fragrance...

However, I witnessed the conversation of a couple (both around 30) at the fragrance counter. She sprayed Dior Homme all over him (regardless of any sense for application mode). After that he showed interest in a fragrance which is absolutely considered "butch", an epitome of "how a traditional man should smell" (was it Azzaro pour Homme?). She, completely serious, remarked: "No no, darling, this is more for gay people".

If her boyfriend wouldn't have been such a bully with tattoos and a bald head, I would have "beaten the shit out of her" (sorry: a vulgar phrase).
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post #12 of 63
6/30/09 at 3:30pm
Have one, but not fragrance related: a man walks in a bookstore and asks the SA for a literary masterpiece mentioning "algo que sea para siempre", this meaning "something that will last forever".

The SA looks around and finds what he was looking for, a stone used as a paperweight. He grabs it and handles it to the customer, saying, "for sure, this will do".
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post #13 of 63
6/30/09 at 3:40pm
"OMG this smells just like Apples!"
except it doesn't, it smells of melon.
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post #14 of 63
6/30/09 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.

I can imagine some of the ockers I grew up with doing something like this.
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post #15 of 63
6/30/09 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.


LOL ^^ classic!!
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post #16 of 63
6/30/09 at 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Christ, in my years as a SA, Ive heard it all!

One of the most memorable was in Australia when a "true-blue" Aussie "bloke" from the bush came in and said he wanted to buy his wife her favourite perfume for their anniversary. I could see he was uncomfortable and COMPLETELY out of his element, so I tried to make him feel at ease. I talked for a while, and when I asked him the name of the perfume, he says "I don't bloody know... its in a white bottle, and it's horsey". I looked at him, puzzled, and thought perhaps it was a Ralph Lauren scent, though couldn't think of any presented in white bottles. He just said "nup", every time I held up a bottle which in SOME WAY (through graphics or packaging) could have been a derivative of a horse theme. After 10 minutes we decided to walk the LONG perfume wall together to investigate every single scent. He was adamant that he'd bought it in the same store the year before. We scoured the wall for a further 15 minutes until he shouted "THERE IT IS MATE!" I picked up the white bottle in question: Cacharel's Anaïs Anaïs.
"A neigh, a neigh!" he said.

I had to hide my laughter, as there was SOME logic at work, but it was one of the most memorable customers I ever dealt with.

LOL I at first thought it was Lalique Equus.
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post #17 of 63
6/30/09 at 11:48pm
Not nearly as funny as some of the above stories, but I was at a mall Perfumania and a customer decided on a bottle of Issey. He asks for the smaller (50ml) bottle and the SA of course tries to upsell him the 100ml. The SA explains how double the size is only $20 more, and the customer got very suspicious and couldn't wrap his head around why double the size wasn't double the price, as if it were a scam. When the SA explained that the makers discount the larger sizes, the customer then got angry that the 50ml wasn't half the price of the 100ml. It was lose-lose for the SA.

At the same store, a customer - older guy mid 50s - walks in and explains he's starting a new job and wants a cologne. The SA tries to narrow down what he might like, and the only info he gives is that he loves the new 'Old Spice OS'. Then the customer notices the prices and I can tell even the cheap stuff is more then he intended to spend. He asks the SA where she keeps the 'knockoffs', and when the SA explained everything was genuine he left the store. Weird.
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post #18 of 63
7/1/09 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by shermanirving View Post

at the same store, a customer - older guy mid 50s - walks in and explains he's starting a new job and wants a cologne. The sa tries to narrow down what he might like, and the only info he gives is that he loves the new 'old spice os'. Then the customer notices the prices and i can tell even the cheap stuff is more then he intended to spend. He asks the sa where she keeps the 'knockoffs', and when the sa explained everything was genuine he left the store. Weird.

LOL

all I've seen are where people spray on a frag on a card and immediately smell it and decide whether they like it or not. Another instance was where the SA recommended a guy Versace Dreamer and he told his friend next to him that he didn't want it since he didn't think the bottle looked cool enough - sadly, this is an important factor in how well a fragrance sells, bottle shape, juice color, and of course brand name
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post #19 of 63
7/1/09 at 12:34am
In a perfume store, I had to "opportunity" to hear this following discussion between the SA and a customer- in this particular case, the customer was a quite overweight lady who looked quite wealthy but dressed far to tastelessly luxurious and strangely "revealing" for her age and body weight and who said to the SA, in an affected, snobbish tone: "Oh, I just returned from Italy and I need a summer scent!"
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post #20 of 63
7/1/09 at 4:58pm
Sorry, i know this thread is about the customer's ignorance but im mentioning an SA again. We were discussing YSL's La Nuit de L'Homme at a chemist and the SA didn't even know what 'Nuit' and 'L'Homme' meant. So I hope i was right in informing her that it meant "The night of the man"
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post #21 of 63
7/1/09 at 5:15pm
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Originally Posted by jenson View Post

not exactly dumb...but many customers feel shy to test fragrances the right way.....the worst method is to smell the fragrance immediately upon application and say - "it's too strong"

Yup ...always see this at shops here. The next time I do I will intervene .
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post #22 of 63
7/1/09 at 5:26pm
I was in a very busy perfume store checking out what they had. Two frat guys (they were wearing Greek letter shirts) come in and I was very interested in what they thought would be a good cologne for them so I tried to eavesdrop.

The SA had them try ZegnaIntenso, which I like and smells sweet, woody and a little like Le Male plus Armani Code. The one guy goes, "Ugh, smells like a hangover."

I couldn't figure that one out... unless he's referring to the morning after puddles on the floor.
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post #23 of 63
7/1/09 at 9:38pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'

lol hahahahaha, I am laughing over here
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post #24 of 63
7/2/09 at 7:43am
Not so much something that was said, but I've seen customers walk into the fragrance section and douse themselves with ten to twenty sprays of the fragrance and then just walk away. People’s tastelessness never ceases to amaze me.
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post #25 of 63
7/2/09 at 8:11am
The busy businessman who has no time for anything... push (2 seconds) smell (2 seconds), paperstrip in thrashbin. Next one (2 seconds), next one, in the meantime half eye on the mobile phone...
It goes on my nerves and almost each time I meet one.. why people can't enjoy the little beauties in this so short life?
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post #26 of 63
7/2/09 at 9:23am
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Originally Posted by mtgprox05 View Post

I can't recall a specific moment or event, but I am always surprised at the utter lack of effort put in to pronouncing certain frags. I mean, I am by NO means good at french pronunciation, but I mean come on at least try!?

I can't recall a customer saying something funny, but a V's Secret SA said, "You must try this: It's called Noy-er." (The new frag was called, "Noir." She called it "Noy-er."

Yup...French...it'll get ya every time. (I adore Arome Trois. Yup...Arome Troys... LOL!)

Seriously folks...
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post #27 of 63
7/2/09 at 9:33am
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Originally Posted by mtgprox05 View Post

Hahahaha. Absolutely classic, and I can completely picture it too.

It's off topic but I was years ago accosted by a woman at the Beverly Center wanting me to sign a petition to get a store in there to stop selling fur. She was wearing suede pants.
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post #28 of 63
7/2/09 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by Primrose View Post

I can't recall a customer saying something funny, but a V's Secret SA said, "You must try this: It's called Noy-er." (The new frag was called, "Noir." She called it "Noy-er."

Yup...French...it'll get ya every time. (I adore Arome Trois. Yup...Arome Troys... LOL!)

Seriously folks...

Exactly what I'm talking about. Lol.
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post #29 of 63
7/2/09 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

In a perfume store, I had to "opportunity" to hear this following discussion between the SA and a customer- in this particular case, the customer was a quite overweight lady who looked quite wealthy but dressed far to tastelessly luxurious and strangely "revealing" for her age and body weight and who said to the SA, in an affected, snobbish tone: "Oh, I just returned from Italy and I need a summer scent!"

"I just blew in from Alaska & I want to buy a sled dog."
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post #30 of 63
7/2/09 at 10:12am
I once heard a customer asking an SA a question. Ah, the poor fool, thinking a fragrance SA would actually know anything about the product they're peddling.
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post #31 of 63
7/2/09 at 11:57am
I recall a guy next to me who completely lost himself and asked out loud if there is a fragrance that makes one fall in love.
Actually not so dumb, but quite witty, I've asked myself this question unconciously before.
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post #32 of 63
7/2/09 at 1:46pm
Oh boy got a good one today. The SA showed this dude a bottle and in a flash the customer excalimed:

"What I don't want that! That stuff's for gays! DO YOU THINK I'M GAY?!"

"Whoa there buddy", I thought.

After the shock was gone from the SA and the store's customers that were within earshot, the irate guy immediately said, "Haha just kidding. I actually am gay." with a smug look on his face.

The nerve of some people to joke about that.

The bottle was Le Male.
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post #33 of 63
7/2/09 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by SirSlarty View Post

Oh boy got a good one today. The SA showed this dude a bottle and in a flash the customer excalimed:

"What I don't want that! That stuff's for gays! DO YOU THINK I'M GAY?!"

"Whoa there buddy", I thought.

After the shock was gone from the SA and the store's customers that were within earshot, the irate guy immediately said, "Haha just kidding. I actually am gay." with a smug look on his face.

The nerve of some people to joke about that.

The bottle was Le Male.

I would think that if anyone were entitled to make jokes about gays, it'd be a gay person himself. Complete acceptance of something isn't based on giving it special priviliges like not making jokes about it, it's based on acting completely normal about it, which includes the occasional joke.
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post #34 of 63
7/2/09 at 2:39pm
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Originally Posted by SirSlarty View Post

Oh boy got a good one today. The SA showed this dude a bottle and in a flash the customer excalimed:

"What I don't want that! That stuff's for gays! DO YOU THINK I'M GAY?!"

"Whoa there buddy", I thought.

After the shock was gone from the SA and the store's customers that were within earshot, the irate guy immediately said, "Haha just kidding. I actually am gay." with a smug look on his face.

The nerve of some people to joke about that.

The bottle was Le Male.

Wehehehe, good one.
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post #35 of 63
7/2/09 at 2:48pm
I do sympathize with the clerk who was clueless on the inside joke the guy was making. I doubt the clerk was trying to make any wise crack by handing him the bottle. But he humiliated the SA just to (try to) be funny.
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post #36 of 63
7/2/09 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'

LMAO The scary part is she was serious I'm sure.
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post #37 of 63
7/2/09 at 3:15pm
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Originally Posted by Merlino View Post

I would think that if anyone were entitled to make jokes about gays, it'd be a gay person himself. Complete acceptance of something isn't based on giving it special priviliges like not making jokes about it, it's based on acting completely normal about it, which includes the occasional joke.

Its OK to joke, but not at the expense of being a jerk to someone in public.
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post #38 of 63
7/2/09 at 3:53pm
Currently, I only buy my perfumes locally from smaller boutiques, luxury department stores or The Perfume Shoppe. People who tend to buy from these stores know at least something about perfumes, so I don't overhear anything really stupid by customers.
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post #39 of 63
7/2/09 at 5:14pm
A perfumista friend spoke to a man who was interested in finding a "chipper" perfume. "you know, some of those chippers?" He was talking about a "chypre" as it turned out.
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post #40 of 63
7/2/09 at 5:40pm
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Originally Posted by kumquat View Post

A perfumista friend spoke to a man who was interested in finding a "chipper" perfume. "you know, some of those chippers?" He was talking about a "chypre" as it turned out.

I like that!
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post #41 of 63
7/2/09 at 11:20pm
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Originally Posted by Surfacing View Post

Its OK to joke, but not at the expense of being a jerk to someone in public.

Of course, but the message I got from SirSlarty's post wasn't about making jokes at the expense of other people in general. Naturally, I could be wrong...
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post #42 of 63
7/3/09 at 12:30am
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Originally Posted by kumquat View Post

A perfumista friend spoke to a man who was interested in finding a "chipper" perfume. "you know, some of those chippers?" He was talking about a "chypre" as it turned out.

Heh, people are just not-so-interested in details!
Like one SA told me that she was frustrated to find out the perfume that customer did believe should be named IRANGATE.
"It is my husband`s favourite perfume, and we`ve bought it here before!!!"

After some time, the customer fingered her onto FAHRENHEIT bottle.
With angry customer`s words alike - "You are bad SA, you just don`t know what are you selling here!"
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post #43 of 63
7/3/09 at 12:42pm
I remember one guy stood next to me who took one bottle of perfume and sprayed it heavily on one spot on his jumper 4-5 times. Then he picked another fragrance and sprayed that strongly onto the same spot another few times. Not content with himself, next he picked up which I think was even another bottle and sprayed that again on the SAME spot a few times. He looked at me, smiled and just walked off...extremely strange!
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post #44 of 63
7/3/09 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Aerandir4 View Post

I remember one guy stood next to me who took one bottle of perfume and sprayed it heavily on one spot on his jumper 4-5 times. Then he picked another fragrance and sprayed that strongly onto the same spot another few times. Not content with himself, next his picked up which I think was even another bottle and sprayed that again on the SAME spot a few times. He looked at me, smiled and just walked off...extremely strange!

Perhaps a bottle of Febreze was what he needed.
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post #45 of 63
7/3/09 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by Aerandir4 View Post

I remember one guy stood next to me who took one bottle of perfume and sprayed it heavily on one spot on his jumper 4-5 times. Then he picked another fragrance and sprayed that strongly onto the same spot another few times. Not content with himself, next his picked up which I think was even another bottle and sprayed that again on the SAME spot a few times. He looked at me, smiled and just walked off...extremely strange!

Perhaps he was experimenting with layering.
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post #46 of 63
7/3/09 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by zliang View Post

Perhaps a bottle of Febreze was what he needed.





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Originally Posted by Cameron.D View Post

Perhaps he was experimenting with layering.


I doubt it judging by his awkward smile. He didn't look like he knew much about perfumery but rather a guy wanting to use the free testers to smell good. Needless to say he got over excited...
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post #47 of 63
7/3/09 at 3:10pm
I strongly suspect that the one spot he kept spraying had an odor he needed to eradicate. Possibly cat piss? Just a guess.
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post #48 of 63
7/3/09 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

I strongly suspect that the one spot he kept spraying had an odor he needed to eradicate. Possibly cat piss? Just a guess.

He sprayed Kouros on that spot earlier you mean?
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post #49 of 63
7/3/09 at 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by rinosaur View Post

LOL

all I've seen are where people spray on a frag on a card and immediately smell it and decide whether they like it or not. Another instance was where the SA recommended a guy Versace Dreamer and he told his friend next to him that he didn't want it since he didn't think the bottle looked cool enough - sadly, this is an important factor in how well a fragrance sells, bottle shape, juice color, and of course brand name

I'm a BNer just like any of you and I'm quite willing to tolerate quite-average topnotes if I can detect something nicer inside it. But when the topnotes contain something I dislike immediately, no point waiting it's a no-buy for me (eg Issey Miyake Pour Homme or Gucci Envy PH with its ginger note).
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post #50 of 63
7/3/09 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Aerandir4 View Post

I remember one guy stood next to me who took one bottle of perfume and sprayed it heavily on one spot on his jumper 4-5 times. Then he picked another fragrance and sprayed that strongly onto the same spot another few times. Not content with himself, next he picked up which I think was even another bottle and sprayed that again on the SAME spot a few times. He looked at me, smiled and just walked off...extremely strange!

That is distubing and strange. Has he never picked up an issue of GQ British to learn some etiquette ?

Of course, he coulda been layering as well
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post #51 of 63
7/4/09 at 4:50am
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Originally Posted by Surfacing View Post

That is distubing and strange. Has he never picked up an issue of GQ British to learn some etiquette ?

Of course, he coulda been layering as well

ideological days of the great British gentlemen are mostly dead and buried today! We now have burping lager louts as a recompense!
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post #52 of 63
7/4/09 at 7:26am
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Originally Posted by Sokkou View Post

He sprayed Kouros on that spot earlier you mean?

I have no idea what you mean.
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post #53 of 63
7/4/09 at 7:42am
Never did this, but I have been tempted to develop a dialog with an SA along these lines:

SA: Can I help you?
Me: No, thank you. I'm from the basenotes community. Can I help you?

Okay, that makes me laugh.
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post #54 of 63
7/4/09 at 7:54am
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Originally Posted by scentsitivity View Post

Never did this, but I have been tempted to develop a dialog with an SA along these lines:

SA: Can I help you?
Me: No, thank you. I'm from the basenotes community. Can I help you?

Okay, that makes me laugh.

THAT...... is not only funny, but factual info as well.
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post #55 of 63
7/5/09 at 4:41pm
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Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

I have no idea what you mean.

Children say the darndest things......
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post #56 of 63
7/5/09 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by scentsitivity View Post

Never did this, but I have been tempted to develop a dialog with an SA along these lines:

SA: Can I help you?
Me: No, thank you. I'm from the basenotes community. Can I help you?

Okay, that makes me laugh.


Don't worry ma' am we are from the internets.

I think it's likely they wouldn't have a clue what basenotes is though
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post #57 of 63
7/5/09 at 6:32pm
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Of course, but the message I got from SirSlarty's post wasn't about making jokes at the expense of other people in general. Naturally, I could be wrong...

The guy was obviously trying to make bad scene. That awful smug look on his face announcing that he's not just gay, he's also a jerk.
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post #58 of 63
7/5/09 at 6:40pm
Acqua di Gio is too strong......I would have never believed this if I didn't hear this.....The next words out of the same customers mouth just blew me away.....I like Polo better.....She bought a 4oz. spray......I was shocked.
Gary
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post #59 of 63
7/5/09 at 7:52pm
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A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'

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post #60 of 63
7/7/09 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

A woman walks into the Sephora fragrance section - clearly she has fake boobs, fake eyelashes, lots of makeup, fake nails and sternly asks the SA , 'Is this fragrance all natural?'

Yes, it's natural.

See, it says Natural Spray Vapouriser right there on the box.

Will that be cash or credit?
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