Big clearance! A 100ml bottle of brand-name perfume costs 166 ringgit, and two bottles cost 299 ringgit. However, this is not the most attractive discount price. The same fragrance is sold online for only more than ten to more than twenty ringgit. What is this? Condition? Do you dare to buy it?
If you can’t tell whether a perfume is genuine or counterfeit, there is a relatively simple way to tell. Before opening the package, first look at the fonts and colors on the box. The fonts and colors of counterfeit ones are not that clear. Even if they are too clear, they look unnatural. In terms of color, Same thing. After opening it, look at the quality of the packaging box. Generally speaking, the quality of the counterfeit packaging box is poor and thin, and the quality inside the box is also poor.
Then look at the perfume bottle. If it is made of transparent glass, the genuine version will be clear and transparent, while the counterfeit version will be far inferior to the former in this regard. Next, look at the fonts on the outside of the bottle. The genuine version has a slight three-dimensional feel. Although some of the bottle caps are mainly made of plastic, you can feel the difference in texture between the two with a light touch. The genuine version is stronger.
For some bottle caps with special designs, the genuine ones have good joints, while the counterfeit ones are relatively loose, and even after opening and closing several times, they gradually become difficult to close, or even easy to loosen. A famous brand based its design concept on Apple, which later became a classic perfume. If it were a fake, it would easily come loose and would need to be fixed with tape.
Finally, smell the fragrance. The genuine fragrance has an indescribable “thickness”, many fragrance changes and layered changes, and a relatively long persistence. The counterfeit fragrance lacks the above characteristics.
Direct, simple, and quick judgment method
The above-mentioned clearance perfumes with the same appearance have the characteristics of being genuine. I have seen the above-mentioned perfumes sold in shopping malls and high-speed rail stations because online perfume buyers have good reviews. Even so, it is still hard to believe because the reviews are artificial and false. Quite a few.
So I bought several bottles of perfume from several online stores. After receiving them, I carefully observed that except for the packaging box, which did not have stickers indicating the general agent, production, or shelf life, everything else was the same as the original.
Since the online store has the words “return or trial product”, I checked and found that the transparent bottle of perfume may have a smaller amount, but not much.
If you return the product, you may find some flaws in the packaging, but they are very subtle and not noticeable. For example, the font or pattern on the perfume bottle is slightly imperfect, there are some problems with the bottle cap, the pattern sticker may be slightly damaged on one edge, and there may be some problems such as slight scratches on the brand name on the bottle.
When purchasing perfume at a perfume counter or beauty store, perhaps only attentive female customers will notice these problems, while male customers will not pay so much attention. After all, perfumes are bought for personal use, and the perfume bottle will be accidentally scratched after using it a few times. There are some small flower marks etc.
Perfume process requirements are high
Generally, returned perfumes have some quality problems. After the perfume is produced, the fragrance is substandard. Although most people cannot tell the difference, the perfumer’s nose is the most sensitive and must pass this test.
Some problems in storage and transportation will also affect the original flavor, even if there is a minor collision. Although the overall packaging of the perfume is fine, it may also affect the fragrance, especially perfumes that use more natural fragrances extracted from flowers, fruits, plants, etc., which are more sensitive to various aspects.
During production, the ratio of natural ingredients to synthetic ingredients is very strict (depending on the fragrance requirements of each perfume). It is poured into a large steel tank to blend and become the ideal fragrance. The overall maturity period is about 3 weeks, after which it has to go through multiple procedures before it is officially put into the can.
Throughout the entire process, as long as there are slight errors in certain details, especially during the maturation period, the fragrance quality of the perfume will be affected. This does not include the fragrance quality of natural fragrances and natural essential oils that cannot be controlled by climate changes. If there is a problem with the aroma changing during the production process, it is generally not bottled.
Most people understand that the process requirements for making alcohol (from beer to red wine, etc.) are strict. Famous brands also have the same requirements for perfumes. Every process from the source of fragrance raw materials to packaging is so high.
The quality dropped slightly and customers gave up.
Products must undergo quality inspection before shipment, and famous brands are even more stringent. Although they are only clothing and beauty products, every detail must be strictly controlled. Because some brands are negligent at certain times, their reputations suffer different blows.
Some mid-price brands are faced with rising raw material and labor costs but cannot increase their selling prices (mainly due to customer pressure), so they have no choice but to find ways to produce. If you keep prices low in terms of raw materials and relax a little in quality management and inspection, you will often be unable to deceive customers. Your reputation will suffer and expand, and you will face fierce competition from many competitors, including new brands, and your sales will drop to the point of shrinking stores. , closing stores, selling brands or closing, etc.
Although I don’t know the situation of returned perfumes, the perfumes sold on the market are sold at discounts when they are about to expire. The above-mentioned clearance and ultra-low-price perfumes purchased online do not have a shelf life date on the packaging paper, so this aspect is not clear.
