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post #61 of 99
7/9/12 at 7:47pm
90ml bottles of Rose Poivree and Sel de Vetiver from Neiman Marcus close out store for $35 each.

maybe not entirely the best deal, because I didn't really like either of them!
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post #62 of 99
7/16/12 at 5:33pm
Tom Ford Italian Cypress. NIB and sealed.

Total price (including s/h): $136. Got it from eBay.
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post #63 of 99
7/16/12 at 6:30pm
3.4oz Dirty English by Juicy Couture $9.99 @ Marshalls
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post #64 of 99
7/17/12 at 2:03am
M7 by YSL 50ml.-30$
Pour Monsieur Concentree (vintage)by CHANEL 30ml. - 30$
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post #65 of 99
7/17/12 at 2:05am
I found 50ml of Vintage Fahrenheit in a local drugstore. 37.00 USD
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post #66 of 99
7/17/12 at 3:23am
A bottle of Metal by Paco Rabanne for 5 euros (or maybe it was 10)....I also got gifted of a bottle of Dry Clean by Comme Des Garcons by a nice SA at a high-end boutique in Florence.
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post #67 of 99
7/17/12 at 3:58am
No specific financial value I can think of, nor a certain brand of fragrances/fragrance line at a certain price, but far more constant purchases with retailers which offer fidelity points for recurrent customers.

However, was I to think about one specific value for money and a few specific fragrances, it was the purchase of three scents I like- Grey Flannel, Z14 and Francesco Smalto PH- priced at about 50$ all three put together, via an online retailer back in 2007.
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post #68 of 99
7/17/12 at 4:53am
A full bottle of Ralph Lauren Monogram to add to the one I already have from a group of old fragrances being given away for free.
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post #69 of 99
7/17/12 at 5:50am
Annick Goutal - Mandragore: for free
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post #70 of 99
7/17/12 at 8:04am
A bottle of Habit Rouge (90% full) only for 20 euros
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post #71 of 99
7/18/12 at 5:49pm
A pack of samples as gift!
One of the best gifts I received!
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post #72 of 99
7/18/12 at 8:25pm
Terre D'Hermes 3.4 oz 98% for $22
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post #73 of 99
7/19/12 at 6:22pm
2 3.4 oz vintage bottles of Eau Sauvage, $5 each.

2 1 oz vintage bottles of Givenchy Insense, $5 each (same place)

Tom Ford Italian Cypress, I think I paid around $40 for it.
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post #74 of 99
7/19/12 at 6:30pm
Got one of the last two flacons of Creed Vintage Tabarome at a local department store at regular retail price, $350. At the time I knew it was worth more than that. Still kind of kicking myself for not buying the other one, too.

Other great deals include:

Random purchase of Gucci Nobile, right before it vanished from local stores.

Any purchase of vintage Roger & Gallet fragrances. I love them all. Love the packaging. Love the superb matching soaps.

Vintage YSL M7, around $45, in a local store. There's at least one more left there. . . I am sorely tempted. . .

A nice 100ml of Dior Homme Intense, vintage model, around $95 online. Not the best price for it, but I still think it's one of the best deals ever.
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post #75 of 99
7/19/12 at 6:34pm
I also got a 99% full 4 oz. bottle of Gucci Nobile off of Craigslist for $35 shipped
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post #76 of 99
7/19/12 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by G.303 View Post

My 1 Dollar Horizon (1.7oz.) from the dollar store!!!
Gary

I bought five of these. Another good deal was an untouched, factory sealed vintage, French-made 240 ml. bottle of Canoe in all the original packaging that had been stored for decades wrapped in cotton wool in cool, dry basement by a fanatic perfume collector in Columbus, Ohio. $50. Also a bottle of extremely rare, long-discontinued Bogart Bois de Vetiver from the early '80s, $32.
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post #77 of 99
7/19/12 at 7:33pm
how about people post their bargain hunting techniques as well. I'll be moving to Knoxville, TN, and I have a feeling there will be some good random deals to be had there
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post #78 of 99
7/19/12 at 7:51pm
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how about people post their bargain hunting techniques as well. I'll be moving to Knoxville, TN, and I have a feeling there will be some good random deals to be had there

Best technique: relentless shopping. In a new town? Check out the stores. Hit shopping mall stores in smaller towns -- lots of hidden gems in them. I recently saw lots of great bargains at a shopping mall kiosk in a small-ish town on the east coast. You could tell the proprietor had no idea of what he had there, and the shoppers in that area weren't too interested. Wow. Lots of great stuff there.

The good thing about going to actual bricks-and-mortar stores is you can see what you're buying before you lay down the cash. Yes, you can find some deals online, but there are lots of ripoffs out there, too. I prefer buying in stores. I get more of the "thrill of the kill" effect. And there's the immediate gratification angle, too - you get to take it out of the shop, and spray it right then. (I was going to say "take it home," but so often I can't wait, and immediately crack it open when I get to the car.)

I hear lots of great stories about thrift shops, garage sales, estate sales, etc. But I don't have the patience for all that grunge shopping. Regular retail is easier.

Best way to sample a lot: go to a big city where they have lots of high-end stores, and plan a shopping safari. You can make out like a bandit with samples, especially if you buy something from one of the most expensive stores first, and then let every other store see you with the shopping bag from their competitor. Funny how that works.
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post #79 of 99
7/19/12 at 11:03pm
1/4oz sealed Shalimar umbrella bottle sealed in original wrapping paper - $20
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post #80 of 99
7/19/12 at 11:09pm
Just a few to add:

30mls of Cuiron as part of a joblot for £3.20 (eBay)
95mls of vintage M7 for £14.99 (eBay)
one unsealed box of 50mls Le Feu d'Issey for £14.99 and an unsealed Le Feu for £9.99 as the box was missing! Ungaro I for £13.99 (a local retail outlet called Boundary Mills)
100mls vintage DH for £25(eBay)
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post #81 of 99
7/19/12 at 11:10pm
100 ml bottle of Tuscan leather for 200$
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post #82 of 99
7/20/12 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

You can make out like a bandit with samples, especially if you buy something from one of the most expensive stores first, and then let every other store see you with the shopping bag from their competitor. Funny how that works.

Co-sign 100%! I do this semi-professionally I got a 4ml Oud Wood and a bunch of other TF samples like this after walking into NM with a Saks bag.

My best actual purchase was a 30ml Versace Dreamer for $4 on Ebay.
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post #83 of 99
7/20/12 at 3:08am
set of Sisley Eau de Campagne 50ml + shower gel - 22 euro
Heritage 100ml - 25 euro
vintage Givenchy Gentleman 50ml - 13 euro
Coriolan 50 ml - 20 euro
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post #84 of 99
7/20/12 at 3:18am
My best deal ever was when an extremely generous BNer sent me a partial bottle of Creed Green Valley for my birthday! Very happy day, that was.

Thank you.
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post #85 of 99
7/20/12 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Best technique: relentless shopping. In a new town? Check out the stores. Hit shopping mall stores in smaller towns -- lots of hidden gems in them. I recently saw lots of great bargains at a shopping mall kiosk in a small-ish town on the east coast. You could tell the proprietor had no idea of what he had there, and the shoppers in that area weren't too interested. Wow. Lots of great stuff there.

The good thing about going to actual bricks-and-mortar stores is you can see what you're buying before you lay down the cash. Yes, you can find some deals online, but there are lots of ripoffs out there, too. I prefer buying in stores. I get more of the "thrill of the kill" effect. And there's the immediate gratification angle, too - you get to take it out of the shop, and spray it right then. (I was going to say "take it home," but so often I can't wait, and immediately crack it open when I get to the car.)

I hear lots of great stories about thrift shops, garage sales, estate sales, etc. But I don't have the patience for all that grunge shopping. Regular retail is easier.

Best way to sample a lot: go to a big city where they have lots of high-end stores, and plan a shopping safari. You can make out like a bandit with samples, especially if you buy something from one of the most expensive stores first, and then let every other store see you with the shopping bag from their competitor. Funny how that works.


Great advice! Thank you sir
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post #86 of 99
7/20/12 at 10:23pm
A 99% full bottle of Pure Coffee for $50 2 years after it's discontinued
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post #87 of 99
7/20/12 at 11:48pm
Definitely Tumulte by Lacroix. A rarity that was sold over eBay for less than 75% of its initial pricing of yesteryear.
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post #88 of 99
7/21/12 at 12:28am
...vintage Pascal Morabito Or Black/Or Noir trunk: 50,=...!

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post #89 of 99
7/21/12 at 1:42am
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...vintage Pascal Morabito Or Black/Or Noir trunk: € 50,=...!

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This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
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post #90 of 99
7/21/12 at 6:22pm
1.7 oz Fahrenheit 3rd formulation I believe for 9.99 and a 2.5 oz John Varvatos for 10.00
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post #91 of 99
7/21/12 at 11:33pm
I got some testers for $10 each:

Dolce and Gabanna homme 125 ml over 90% full
Michael Kors 125ml 80% full
Boss bottled 100ml 90 % cull
La nuit de l'homme 100ml 90% full
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post #92 of 99
10/7/12 at 1:42pm
Dior Homme Intense 5oz (150ml) - 102$ (reformulated)
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Eau d'Été Summer Edition (2009) tester (not used before) - 54$
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post #93 of 99
10/7/12 at 6:58pm
I dont remember all the bargains, and, for a foreigner, they are not TRULLY bargains, as i have to pay expensive shipping costs and sometimes custom duties as well, but ive had some

Xerjoff Casamoratti gift set 4x 13mls spray bottles for just 35usd shipped to Brazil (retail was more than 200). Guy had no idea what was that and listed as XJ and nohting more!! I dont even remember how i found that item.

2x Horizon 7usd shipped (to usa, then i forwarded to Brazil).

Poison Pure Parfum 5ml for just 10usd.

Egoiste Concentree 100ml 80% for less than 40usd (that bottle i bought and sent to Duc, i didnt even seen)
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post #94 of 99
10/12/12 at 7:16pm
Barely used 100ml tester of Pure Havane was thrown in for free (was discontinued at the time) with another purchase.
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post #95 of 99
10/12/12 at 10:45pm
L'Eau D'Issey 2009 Summer - $20
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post #96 of 99
10/13/12 at 6:55am
2008. one of the original L'air du desert Marocain 100ml bottles with 50 ml in it for $40. Might not have been a steal at the time, but in terms of the value I received for the money I spent, nothing has made me happier for such a small investment.

I'm pretty sure that one was from Buzzlepuff.
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post #97 of 99
10/13/12 at 10:45am
These are the pick of my bargains over the last 3 years. All were bought online, and all prices are inclusive of delivery.

75ml L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme £7
 50ml Rochas Eau de Homme (vintage) £7
2 x 40ml Gaultier2 £9 total
50ml Comme des Garcons Eau de Cologne £9100ml Azzaro Pour Homme Intense £13
30ml Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree £13
 50ml Rochas Globe (vintage) £13
125ml Dior Homme Cologne £14
50ml Gucci Envy for Men £15
125ml Loewe par Hombre £17
50ml Cartier Roadster £17
3 x 19ml Chanel Antaeus minis (vintage splash) £18 total
50ml Hermés Equipage (vintage splash) £20
20ml Amouage Men's Sample Set £20100ml Aramis Tuscany Per Uomo Forte £22
125ml L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme £22
80ml Guerlain Homme £22
75ml Creed Erolfa £26
75ml Creed Tabarome Millesime £35
100ml Bond No.9 Gramercy Park £40


A few of the bottles were lightly used, I just can't remember which ones.
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Guerlain - 90% full Spiriteueuse Double Vanille for $80.

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2 full Creed Vintage Tabarome testers as gifts with purchase.

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90ml of Bois d'Iris by TDC for $40.

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Gucci Envy 50ml 2003 formula - $5 @ thrift

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2 x Aventus 4.0oz, $80 each

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50 mL Terre de Hermes Tester for $10 AUS

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12 or so Annick Goutal tester bottles of her various scents for between $5 and $20

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Terre d'Hermes Pure Parfum in the 6.7 oz. size for $80.19.

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A while ago I got two 50 ml bottles of Kouros for $7.20 each. Terre d'Hermes 100ml tester (in box) $18.75

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90ml bottles of Rose Poivree and Sel de Vetiver from Neiman Marcus close out store for $35 each.

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2 3.4 oz vintage bottles of Eau Sauvage, $5 each.

2 1 oz vintage bottles of Givenchy Insense, $5 each (same place)

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Got one of the last two flacons of Creed Vintage Tabarome at a local department store at regular retail price, $350.

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95mls of vintage M7 for £14.99

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...vintage Pascal Morabito Or Black/Or Noir trunk: € 50,=...!

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1.7 oz Fahrenheit 3rd formulation I believe for 9.99

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Xerjoff Casamoratti gift set 4x 13mls spray bottles for just 35usd
Egoiste Concentree 100ml 80% for less than 40usd

There is still some hope for my wallet then!
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post #98 of 99
10/26/12 at 4:47am
a 100 ml of Zanzibar VC&A edt 98% full for 10 euros!
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post #99 of 99
10/26/12 at 5:47am
100ml Opium PH for $7.
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