What's the average price range for a regular cologne in the USA?

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I'm not sure where in retail in the USA one can buy cologne. I remember there's CVS but I don't recall seeing perfume being sold there.

Where I am there are stores and then there's the underground market. If you were to buy one bottle of perfume in the regular stores, you'd pay like 30-60 bucks. In the underground market you can get the same thing for 10 bucks but they don't have all perfumes available as the regular stores have. In my case I have a bottle of Paco Rabanne Invictus and I see on Amazon it's like 60 bucks.

Whats the average price range for a regular cologne in the USA?

Answer 1

BeenThereLovedIt

Yoda

The cheap stuff is usually fake, and it either just isn't accurate enough on the scent, or it wears off fast, and other things. The good stuff is sold at department stores like Macy's and Boscov's, whatever others are left still open. There's purfume stores and kiosks in every outlet mall these days, but I believe most of their stock is also knockoffs and fakes.

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Unit1

1 y
It's kinda a gamble. I bought 2 perfume bottles. The first one (guerlain paris homme ideal) was so weak and it didn't last for long, that through the entire period I was wearing it nobody even noticed I used perfume (and I never used perfume prior to that one). All the way until it was depleted.

Then I got the second bottle (I purchased both of them on the same day at the same underground market), the invictus one and on day 1 of wearing it my female coworker immediately noticed it and the scent was strong. Too strong. I applied so much of the 2. nd one because the 1. st one was too weak. 😂 Anyway she told me the girls will feel magnetic towards me with that scent.
BeenThereLovedIt

1 y
I'm just the type of person that when I want something, I want the best and most reliable version of it. I will go to a place like Macy's where I know they buy through the official channels and I'm getting what I'm paying for, even if that reassurance and higher quality costs extra. It's a byproduct of spending most of my life poor and eating shit on every level.
Unit1

1 y
Shiet. I grew up penniless too but my conclusion is the opposite of yours. I mean i don't like overpaying for stuff and in cases to perfume i consider the risks to be quite low. Low enough for me to go for it.

My best guess is they stole these perfumes or they found the actual producer to buy these from or they got a batch they want to sell for a low price, that is nearing expiration.
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BeenThereLovedIt

1 y
It's simply chinese or russian knockoffs usually. Some are better than others. I play guitar and some of the major name knockoffs are so accurate that it's almost impossible to tell sometimes. I do still cheap out on things that quality isn't as important on - such as white bread.. I don't buy wonder or stroehmans, I buy store brand, because I just don't see or care enough about the differences in quality. Other things though, when do want quality, money becomes a secondary concern after the quality factor and I've paid full price for knockoffs (got ripped off) more than a few times in my life, and basically learned how to source higher quality goods.
Unit1

1 y
Possibly. I never bought "authentic" perfume for their full price, which they would charge me the same as if I bought 8 fine red wine bottles imported from Italy.
BeenThereLovedIt

1 y
Well if you ever decide to buy it as a gift for a female, I'd recommend not taking a risk of buying a sub-standard product.
Unit1

1 y
Where I am everybody is poor except the top 0.01% oligarchs, so women would be happy even if it was bought from the underground market, provided it actually lasts for some time and can be smelled.
BeenThereLovedIt

1 y
I assumed you were in the USA, no?
Unit1

1 y
I've been in the USA before. California. However right now I'm in the poor east.
However I wasn't for very long in the USA and due to my harsh financial situation I never even interested in perfume at that time. Now that is not a problem anymore and it got me wondering because in my opinion charging $60 freedom dollars (or $40 over here) for perfume seems to be more expensive than it's worth it. The underground market therefore is what I consider puts up a more than fair price.
BeenThereLovedIt

1 y
Well in that context, I get what you mean.

Answer 2

Unit1

It's kinda a gamble. I bought 2 perfume bottles. The first one (guerlain paris homme ideal) was so weak and it didn't last for long, that through the entire period I was wearing it nobody even noticed I used perfume (and I never used perfume prior to that one). All the way until it was depleted.

Then I got the second bottle (I purchased both of them on the same day at the same underground market), the invictus one and on day 1 of wearing it my female coworker immediately noticed it and the scent was strong. Too strong. I applied so much of the 2. nd one because the 1. st one was too weak. 😂 Anyway she told me the girls will feel magnetic towards me with that scent.

Answer 3

BeenThereLovedIt

I'm just the type of person that when I want something, I want the best and most reliable version of it. I will go to a place like Macy's where I know they buy through the official channels and I'm getting what I'm paying for, even if that reassurance and higher quality costs extra. It's a byproduct of spending most of my life poor and eating shit on every level.

Answer 4

Unit1

Shiet. I grew up penniless too but my conclusion is the opposite of yours. I mean i don't like overpaying for stuff and in cases to perfume i consider the risks to be quite low. Low enough for me to go for it.

My best guess is they stole these perfumes or they found the actual producer to buy these from or they got a batch they want to sell for a low price, that is nearing expiration.

Answer 5

BeenThereLovedIt

It's simply chinese or russian knockoffs usually. Some are better than others. I play guitar and some of the major name knockoffs are so accurate that it's almost impossible to tell sometimes. I do still cheap out on things that quality isn't as important on - such as white bread.. I don't buy wonder or stroehmans, I buy store brand, because I just don't see or care enough about the differences in quality. Other things though, when do want quality, money becomes a secondary concern after the quality factor and I've paid full price for knockoffs (got ripped off) more than a few times in my life, and basically learned how to source higher quality goods.

Answer 6

Unit1

Possibly. I never bought "authentic" perfume for their full price, which they would charge me the same as if I bought 8 fine red wine bottles imported from Italy.

Answer 7

BeenThereLovedIt

Well if you ever decide to buy it as a gift for a female, I'd recommend not taking a risk of buying a sub-standard product.

Answer 8

Unit1

Where I am everybody is poor except the top 0.01% oligarchs, so women would be happy even if it was bought from the underground market, provided it actually lasts for some time and can be smelled.

Answer 9

BeenThereLovedIt

I assumed you were in the USA, no?

Answer 10

Unit1

I've been in the USA before. California. However right now I'm in the poor east.
However I wasn't for very long in the USA and due to my harsh financial situation I never even interested in perfume at that time. Now that is not a problem anymore and it got me wondering because in my opinion charging $60 freedom dollars (or $40 over here) for perfume seems to be more expensive than it's worth it. The underground market therefore is what I consider puts up a more than fair price.

Answer 11

BeenThereLovedIt

Well in that context, I get what you mean.

Answer 12

hahahmm

Guru

$25-$125. I never pay for it. When you buy your woman a nice perfume the salesperson will give you free cologne. Works for me since I hardly ever wear the stuff.

Be careful with underground perfumes/colognes. They could be using toxic chemicals that will go right through your skin into your bloodstream. I seldom wear cologne.

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Unit1

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Where do you get free perfume? I never even heard of it.
hahahmm

1 y

aa
This describes the basic idea BUT I never even had to ask. They push it on you when you buy something.. "High-end department stores like Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Saks, and Neiman Marcus are usually accommodating when it comes to cologne samples for men. Nordstroms, in particular, is known for being generous with fragrance freebies, but don’t expect more than cotton swabs (unless you bring your own empty glass vials)." https://dealtrunk.com/free-cologne-samples
hahahmm

1 y
And I got bottles. Not a swab!
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Unit1

1 y
I see. Thanks for sharing.

Answer 13

Unit1

Where do you get free perfume? I never even heard of it.

Answer 14

hahahmm

aa
This describes the basic idea BUT I never even had to ask. They push it on you when you buy something.. "High-end department stores like Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Saks, and Neiman Marcus are usually accommodating when it comes to cologne samples for men. Nordstroms, in particular, is known for being generous with fragrance freebies, but don’t expect more than cotton swabs (unless you bring your own empty glass vials)." https://dealtrunk.com/free-cologne-samples

Answer 15

hahahmm

And I got bottles. Not a swab!

Answer 16

Unit1

I see. Thanks for sharing.

Answer 17

Jjpayne | 341 opinions shared on Shopping & Gifts topic.

Master

I'm not actually sure myself... I've seen some for 5 while others go up to 50, I think you just have to check out amazon or walmart the us version

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Jjpayne

1 y
Or simply convert the cost that you pay to us
Unit1

1 y
I did that. I converted the price from the local currency to pseudo-freedom dollars.
Jjpayne

1 y
That sounds good then