How to Find Cheap Designer Perfume

Let’s face it.  All of the trendy, celebrity and designer perfumes are expensive.  If you want to adorn your dressing table with an array of chic perfume bottles, you’re in danger of breaking your bank or choking your credit card account.  Most of these perfumes and colognes are priced in an area of hundreds of dollars an ounce, and then if you add the additional products in the lineup, you are looking at a fortune.  But don’t despair!  You can stay within your budget.  I’m going to tell you how to find cheap designer perfume.

You may not have to travel far for a perfume outlet, as many malls now have them., but if that’s not the case in your area, check you phone book, or online, and find an outlet that isn’t too far away.  It will be worth the time and effort, and you’ll be satisfied when you realize just how much money you can save.  You’ll find designer perfumes reduced in price – sometimes quite significantly – in the majority of outlets.  Expect to find prices marked down anywhere from thirty to seventy percent off.  You may not find all the ancillary items that are part of the line, but since you’re likely looking for the perfume and not all the accompanying lotions and notions, that should be okay.

A few things to be careful of when outlet shopping.  Make sure you are not purchasing a knockoff.  You want to spend your money on the real deal.  Even though a knockoff might smell just like your favourite designer perfume, it likely has a higher alcohol content, and more importantly, the scent will expire almost immediately.

Another option for finding cheap designer perfume is to check discount stores that sell seconds and/or last years fashions.  In the USA, such stores would be Ross, Marshalls and TJ Maxx.  In Canada, you can try Winners.  You should be able to find a variety of perfumes and colognes at any of these establishments.  And again, another thing to be careful of when shopping at these types of places.  Since the bottle won’t be locked up behind a counter, make sure the perfume bottle you buy isn’t only half full!  You want to go home with a full bottle of your new favourite scent.

The best place to find cheap perfume is on auction sites such as eBay.  Chances are you won’t find a better price elsewhere.  A good time to check would be after the holidays, when people are starting to regift.

In conclusion, you should never have to pay full price for a designer perfume.  If you know where to look, you can always find the best brands at a reasonable price.