So, my friend Jena a couple of day ago was sad and came to visit me with a bad news.

“How could they do this to me!? Since I was 14 years old I’ve always worn the same perfume: ‘Burberry week end’. I love it. I love its strong lasting fragrance. Furthermore, it was not the typical fashion-victim kind of perfume, I’ve never knew anyone that used to wear it. To make a long story short, yesterday I went to my regular perfume store to buy it and the girl at the counter said -Sorry, but Burberry week end has been discontinued- I couldn’t believe it, Burberry week-end is a discontinued perfume? How could they do that?”

She was really sad and upset at the same time, so we called a friend of mine, Tyra, that works in a perfume shop out of town to see if she could find some bottles or if she knew some other store that could have some in stock. Because of my passion for perfumes and for discontinued perfumes in particular I happen to know lots of people that work in the perfume business. Jena was willing to buy as much Burberry week-end bottles as she could find.

We were very surprised by the answer of Tyra:

“AH! Burberry week-end is not discontinued. It is a must and it’s impossible that they discontinued it! You know what some shops owners do? Imagine they don’t want a brand in particular anymore, or they don’t come to an agreement with the brand or they don’t make too much profit with a perfume. Well, they tell their employees  to tell the customers it is a discontinued perfume! Some times they do it also if they temporarily don’t have the perfume you want. Sorry, discontinued. Buy another one. Pretty smart, uh? You buy something else, you don’t go looking for a discontinued perfume in some other store…”. Thanks Tyra, you saved us!

What can we learn fron this story? Never never ever give up on finding a perfume if you’re not 100% sure it’s been discontinued and you can’t find it anywhere.

I think you will find useful what happened to Jena and me.

By the way, two days later Jena bought a bottle of Burberry week-end in a shop 500mt. away form where she “used to buy” perfumes every month. The guy at the counter laughed when we asked him if Burberry week-end was going to be discontinued.

The same occurs with people. I’m sure you remember the perfume worn by your first high school date, the smell of your grandpa after shave, the scent worn by your mother in important events. Unfortunately some of this perfumes are no longer available, they are discontinued perfumes.

Even if you’re not a “good ol’ days were better” person surely you wouldn’t mind to recall back the days spent with your loved ones, the first dates with your actual partner or the time spent with someone who passed by. Wearing their favorite perfumes or just smell it is one of the strongest way to remember them. Chances are the perfumes they used to wear is a discontinued perfume. How would you like to have a bottle of that discontinued perfume? There are some ways to get your hands on one bottle:

Ever thought about eBay? They sell discontinued fragrances for an affordable price. Look for your favorite one, you may surprise yourself to see somebody has just what you’re looking for.

What about you favorite perfumes shop? Have you asked them if they still have discontinued perfumes? Maybe they have in stock a perfume they no longer keep on the shelves and they can even sell it for a cheap price, since their chances to sell it are very little.

Some perfumes gain value with the time, though. Just like a bottle of good wine, time adds value to it and the price could be not that cheap.

Discontinued perfumes make great presents too. Surprise your husband with a bottle of the scent he used to wear when he was younger, your wife with that scent she likes to smell on your skin or a loved person with the perfume she used to wear and no longer can because is now in the list of discontinued perfumes.

Yes, this is the real value of discontinued perfumes. The value to make you remember good time spent with friends and family. Open the bottle and smell the perfume,  joyful sensations of friendship and love will come to your mind.