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Every once in a while, I feel the need to organize various sprawling things. Fragrance is no exception. Upon a recent purchase, I realized that I simply was not using some of the fragrances that I bought. I do not know what to do with these purchases, though. Should I discard them? Should I attempt to sell them? Should I decant them and sell them that way? I have not had much success in selling fragrances on eBay (a box of Givenchy Pi mysteriously never reached its destination), but that is probably the easiest way to go, now that I am a member of Stamps.com and do not have to lie to the USPS workers. Still, it will seem odd to open my fragrance closet every day and not see the boxes that have graced my eyes for the past year or two; perhaps I am being a hoarder or a sentimentalist, but something within me catches and claws at removing these familiarities. My practical side will triumph, though. I can feel the inexorable change coming on the winds of autumn.
7 comments
Sleuth said:
September 24, 2013 at 10:09 pm
Which fragrances are you selling?
I think you should do what suits you best. If you have patience and want to recoup some of the money, an auction/sales site is the way to go. Or you could just give them to friends (or a kid brother) if they pay for shipping. Personally I’m a discarder.. It feels like throwing away money but putting all that effort in a fragrance that I don’t like annoys me more.
silverfire said:
September 26, 2013 at 2:53 am
Desire for Men (Red), and Iceberg Twice Pour Homme — not big-name stuff, so that’s part of the problem with going the auction route. Alas, I’m the weird one in my family — well, weird in a way completely different from the others due to my olfactory obsession — so no-one else would be interested. Discarding and abandoning look to be my best two choices so far, so thanks for helping winnow down the options!
Ursula/Udaria/Pipette said:
September 25, 2013 at 11:14 am
Just leave them in a public place, a park bench or the shelves of the Public Library. Somebody will take them and enjoy them. You can be sure of that. And they are gone for you, over and out.
silverfire said:
September 26, 2013 at 2:48 am
That is a genius idea. *mental gears turning*
Sleuth said:
September 26, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Lol, I will do that with my sample of Secretions Magnifiques
Sorcery of Scent said:
November 12, 2013 at 12:58 am
Silverfire, please respond to the email address provided to submit your personal postage details as one winner of the Sorcery of Scent Puredistance giveaway.
Thanks, Dimitri.
silverfire said:
November 12, 2013 at 1:02 am
Ok, will do! Thanks!