New Haarlem - A steal of a deal

[MarquisdeSod]

I posted a while ago about my local Winners ((TJ Maxx) selling Bonds and Creeds. Well, sure enough the clearance sale hit them like a ton of bricks and well:

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yup, that's a 3.3oz New Haarlem for $70 CDN yay! They had some Washington Squares and HOT Always and I Love NY...but I don't particularly enjoy those as much.

Cheers.

MdS

[aphexacid]

Awesome deal! I've never seen NH, but I do see ILNY now and again at TJ

[VintagePoison]

The Winners close to where I work has New Haarlem for $100. $70 is a steal for sure! They have a bunch of other Bond fragrances as well.

[The Smelly Scientist]

Was this in Toronto by any chance?

[sjg3839]

Good one. Enjoy!

[canuck21]

Great deal! Hope the Creeds at my local winners get discounted even more soon.

[JiveHippo]

Arrrghh, my Winners has nothing! Just typical Britney Spears, and Antonio Bandaras junk. I did recently see a bottle of Penhaligons LP no 9 at my local Marshall's.

[Kielecki]

WOW nice deal

[badarun]

Grt deal! I just had a SA from The Bay Sherway Grdns sell me the Bond perfume for 355 (i literally laughed, I own a few from this line, bought under 200)...
Is this by any chance Winners in Toronto GTA?

[Surfacing]

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[MarquisdeSod]

hey guys, nope Calgary AB

[reinhard5490]

that's definitely a steal for a Bond No 9!

[hednic]

WOW nice deal

Although not a fan of this fragrance, have to agree that it's a helluva deal!

[Gooner3029]

I've got to check winners now. If I see New Haarlem for $100 below, I'm definitely buying it...

[frostiblack]

Wow, that's awesome. I wish I could find this in an Edmonton AB location!

[noirdrakkar]

OMG. This is an amazing deal for an amazing fragrace

[Nosey49]

I have an even better idea - buy Michael Jordan Legend for around $20. You'll not know the difference.

[juanderer]

You'll not know the difference.

Except for the smell, presentation, name, density, and everything else.

[Nosey49]

From your comment you've never smelled it or you go for the brand and not the fragrance. See other posts here at Basenotes about the similarity. If you believe 1 in 10,000 can really tell the difference, you're mistaken.

Are they perfectly the same? Of course not. Is the minute difference worth the cost? No way.

[Gooner3029]

It's subjective lol. You can't really decide whether it's worth the cost to someone else.

[noirdrakkar]

i never tried michael jordan legend, but i have been told so many times that rochas man and new haarlem are really similar.

and honestly, i would pay $100 for 50ml of New Haarlem before I would pay $20 for a big bottle of Rochas Man

They are very similar, probably 70% similar, but that 30% makes a BIG difference for me.

i cant say everyone will agree with me on this, but there is something from new haarlem that just really resonates with me, and it's something i never found in rochas man or any other fragrance.

in every single case that i've been told two fragrances are near-identical, i've tried them myself and was greatly disapointed

[goody2141]

Great deal. However, I do not feel that the price is warranted. I bought a 3ml decant of New Haarlem for like $14. Did one spray and instantly thought of Jordan Legend. I should probably give it a few more wearings, but I think I would rather re-sell the decant and buy a bottle of Legend. I think they are quite close, and there is not a huge difference in quality. Not like the difference between MI and Love and Luck or Unforgivable.

ND- for the price, I don't see why you haven't tried Legend yet. It is quite nice. I prefer it to Rochas man, and feel that is is closer to NH.

[MarquisdeSod]

I own Legend in fact, and yes it's similar, but unless you suffer from a rather pernicious case of anosmia, no one is mistaking New Haarlem for Jordan Legend, the latter's drydown is a cheap lavender musk whereas New Haarlem's is far smoother and well blended. Also, Legend becomes incredibly cloying whereas New Haarlem is great even after hours of wear.

[jbthorpe]

You are one lucky guy!!! I'd have jumped on that in a heartbeat...love that stuff - warm Cinnabons.

[Gooner3029]

It's going for $136 in Mississauga.

[The Smelly Scientist]

It's going for $136 in Mississauga.

Not too bad, but even at $80 I'd be on the fence about buying this fragrance. It's too damn sweet!

[Nosey49]

Sorry I wasn't precise enough. When I commented on the difference in cost, perhaps I should have added "to me" to the end of the sentence. However, I thought it was obvious...

After all: you should be yourself - everyone else is taken.

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Those of you who have purchased New Haarlem - is the liquid colored or clear?

[juanderer]

Sorry I wasn't precise enough. When I commented on the difference in cost, perhaps I should have added "to me" to the end of the sentence. However, I thought it was obvious...

Selective arguments- gotcha.

[jal3223]

They need to haul some of those leftovers a little closer to my location. That 's crazy cheap.

[Nosey49]

Those of you who have purchased New Haarlem - is the liquid clear or colored?

[MarquisdeSod]

Nosey49 : light amber colour