We were in the jewellers tonight picking out our wedding rings and, feeling jaunty, decided to go into a particular fragrance merchant's premises to see what they had that was any good.
One of the pair working there explained the three notes in a scent, and since Drubs had explained that to me before, I felt like she probably knew a bit about it and was happy to listen to her.
The other person working there was pure sales - asked a few closed questions in order to point me in a direction in order to sell to me. no big deal, I'm a sales person myself and I know how it goes.
I asked her about Taylors of Old Bond Street. I was curious if they stocked it, or if they had it on their books as a brand they could source.
They looked through the big book 'o' scents and advised me that no, they didn't sell it as it is a pharmacy grade product and therefore not up to their standard.
I thought this was quite funny considering some of the shite they sold - the focus in mens scents nowadays seems to be on the shape of the bottle rather than the product within.
I know there are better scents out there than TOBS (and also worse) but the reason I posted this experience is that from a sales point of view, I found it hilarious that they lied about a product they didn't sell and had no knowledge of, when clearly I had at least some knowledge of.
Oh and they tried to make me buy Hugo Boss, which I would probably never but again. It's like rubbing orange peel over my skin.
One of the pair working there explained the three notes in a scent, and since Drubs had explained that to me before, I felt like she probably knew a bit about it and was happy to listen to her.
The other person working there was pure sales - asked a few closed questions in order to point me in a direction in order to sell to me. no big deal, I'm a sales person myself and I know how it goes.
I asked her about Taylors of Old Bond Street. I was curious if they stocked it, or if they had it on their books as a brand they could source.
They looked through the big book 'o' scents and advised me that no, they didn't sell it as it is a pharmacy grade product and therefore not up to their standard.
I thought this was quite funny considering some of the shite they sold - the focus in mens scents nowadays seems to be on the shape of the bottle rather than the product within.
I know there are better scents out there than TOBS (and also worse) but the reason I posted this experience is that from a sales point of view, I found it hilarious that they lied about a product they didn't sell and had no knowledge of, when clearly I had at least some knowledge of.
Oh and they tried to make me buy Hugo Boss, which I would probably never but again. It's like rubbing orange peel over my skin.