subject: The Scent of Nostalgia: How to Find Discontinued Perfumes [print this page] The Scent of Nostalgia: How to Find Discontinued Perfumes
It can be quite a shock to find out that your favourite perfume has been discontinued ... not only will it be more difficult to find, but the discontinuation seems to say that the perfume's creators really don't care about your beloved scent anymore! Discontinuation is a pure business practice - but that doesn't mean that you have to wave your handkerchief at your favourite fragrance if it has been a victim of corporate decision making. Here are the top places to find discontinued perfumes.
Discontinued Perfume Stores!
Yes, there are other businesses that are well aware that there will be a smaller, though still significant, market for any discontinued scent. So, when they hear that a particular perfume will not be manufactured any more they buy up all the stock they can find, store it under ideal conditions and then sell it over the next years. Search specifically for 'discontinued perfume', and you may well find your favourite!
Regular Perfume Stores
Ordinary and discount perfume retailers often have the industry contacts to find the last remaining boxes of discontinued perfume. If a perfume store doesn't have your favourite in the 'discontinued' section and you would be willing to buy in bulk, consider getting in touch with them to see if they will ask around for you!
eBay
We all know the ins and outs of eBay, and the magic of having a single platform where tens of thousands of individual sellers can be found together! If you're searching for perfume on eBay, remember:
To search Worldwide, not just in your home country
To search eBay stores as well as general listings
To keep checking, month after month ... or set up an automatic search
That you can post an item to 'Want it Now' to let sellers know that you'd be willing to pay for a particular discontinued perfume.
The Manufacturer
The actual perfume house may be able to direct you to retailers that have stocked a discontinued scent in the past - then you can contact them directly to ask if they have any stock left.
Garage Sales, Deceased Estate Auctions
There are literally hundreds of bottles of discontinued scents floating around in people's homes. Keep your eye out when your at your next garage sale.
