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Many people have made the assumption that bargain shopping and perfume don't go hand-in-hand. However, savvy shoppers have discovered that purchasing perfume online can save both time and money.
We've scoured the internet and found a number of online perfume stores where you can shop. TopConsumerReviews.com reviews and ranks the best perfume stores available today.
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Most perfume and cologne is purchased at big name department stores. Like all products sold in these stores, a healthy premium is added to all the perfumes sold in order to offset the costs of operating such a large store. Outside of the expensive mark-up you also have to deal with the driving, parking lots, lines and the lack of help that exists in department stores today. Instead, many savvy shoppers have
discovered an alternative
to
traditional high priced, inconvenient perfume shopping - via the internet.
As an alternative, many people have started to buy their perfume and cologne from online perfume stores. These stores allow you to purchase your favorite perfume or cologne, in the convenience of your home and at a discounted price. Depending on the state you reside you will probably be able to avoid sales tax. Many stores even offer free shipping, depending on the amount of your total purchase.
When looking for an online perfume store you'll want to consider a few factors before making a purchase. Some of these include:
• Selection. Does the company offer a wide selection of perfume and cologne?
• Shipping. Does the company charge a reasonable fee for sending you your purchase?
• Return Policy. What if you're not satisfied with your purchase once it arrives? Can you return it for a full refund?
TopConsumerReviews.com has reviewed and ranked the best perfume stores available today. We hope you find these reviews helpful in making your next perfume purchase.
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Scented Monkey is THE place to go when searching for online retailers of discounted fragrances. With a wide variety, competitive prices, supportive staff and a very user friendly website, Scented Monkey will keep you coming back for all your fragrance needs.
First off, Scented Monkey offers an excellent selection of perfumes and fragrances. If you know a particular designer fragrance, you can easily find it with their convenient search facility. On the other hand, if you're more concerned with price, Scented Monkey allows you to identify a price range and will show you all the selections that fit your needs.
Scented Monkey offers Free Shipping on all orders over $59.95. This is a fantastic way to further reward customers who want to take advantage of their discount prices. For orders under $59.95, Scented Monkey charges a flat $5.95 shipping charge. You'll also be pleased to know that you can track your order online through the Scented Monkey website.
For customers outside the U.S., Scented Monkey also ships internationally.
With the "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Fragrance Terminology" section, you feel as if you're being catered to by getting helpful and thorough information. Scented Monkey also guarantees they will match the price of any competitor to their products.
A unique feature to Scented Monkey is the "Try Before You Buy" option. This application allows customers to choose from a list of 8 samples and try them for just $2.99. This is a great way to try a new scent without wasting money on a large bottle of something they don't enjoy.
As a result of their large selection of products, top quality service, and competitive pricing, Scented Monkey earns our highest ranking.
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Started in 1999, by two brothers, Perfume Emporium is a dream realized with a mission to satisfy customers with superior customer service and low prices. We feel Perfume Emporium is an excellent choices due to the full service nature of this site.
Perfume Emporium is the only retailer that offers an incentive program in the way of beauty bucks, where they reward repeat customers. With affordable shipping charges and customer incentive programs, Perfume Emporium is a trusted dealer of discounted fragrances.
Savings are significant across the board on the products they offer. Perfume Emporium ships nationally and internationally, which allows a convenience in your shopping. We really liked their fragrance of the month club that allows you to try new scents each month for only $8.00.
Standard shipping charges are $3.95 for 1 item, $4.95 for 2 items, $6.25 for 3 items, $8.00 for 4 to 5 items, $12.00 for 6 or more items. To help customers unfamiliar with the fragrance lingo, Perfume Emporium contains a chart of "Fragrance Abbreviations" to further help and engage their customers in their online shopping experience.
Unique to Perfume Emporium is the ability to request a fragrance. Customers can fill out a short form to request a product they can't find on the website and Perfume Emporium will order it for you.
Overall, customers can shop online with confidence at Perfume Emporium.
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Big Discount Fragrances offers a customer-oriented site with a decent selection of 100% guaranteed authentic designer products. While we couldn’t find every product we were looking for we liked the selection this site offers. Prices were a little higher than our top rated perfume site but only by a small percentage across the products we compared. The customer service line was friendly
and helpful but the hours available were limited to banker’s hours.
Located out of Florida, the owners of this site have been selling cologne and perfume for nearly 40 years and seem to have a great understanding of what the customer wants. This company offers a free membership program, which can lead to additional discounts if you are a big fragrance shopper. Additional discounts for members, after the already low price, are between 5 and 10%. Big Discount Fragrances also offers an email notification of new perfume arrivals and a newsletter. While they don’t offer free
shipping the cost is reasonable at a flat rate of $5.95.
If you are present-hunting, we found several fragrance sets that appeared to be a great deal and a wonderful gift opportunity for the holiday season, birthdays, father’s day and beyond. Site functionality was rated middle of the road with some limitations with searching by price.
Overall, Big Discount Fragrances is a quality site, with a customer oriented feel and a decent selection of fragrances. If you are a big fragrance shopper this is definately a site to shop and compare against the others.
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Fragrance Net is a publicly traded company that was founded in 1997 and has since built a reputable name for themselves. They only sell 100% genuine products. There are absolutely no knock-offs or imitations contained on their website.
All orders are subject to a $5.95 shipping and handling charge, but shipping is free on all orders totaling $70.00 or more. The navigation found on Fragrance Net is a little cumbersome, but we still found it user friendly. While customers cannot shop by price, they can easily shop by name, using an alphabetized list. This may prove a little frustrating to those looking for a particular
price range yet having to search each product to meet their needs.
Overall, Fragrance Net is a straightforward provider of fragrances, skin care items and more. With average price and a middle of the road website design, Fragrance Net gets the job done simply and without annoying gimmicks.
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Fragrance X stocks over 8,500 discount fragrances, many of which are discontinued in stores and are difficult to find. Shipping is free on orders over $59.95 or otherwise $5.95 for 4-7 day delivery.
While we appreciated the lengthy list of products we were disenchanted with search options. If you visit this site bring your patience. However, we did like the feature that Fragrance X will send email notification when desired products are in stock.
For those gift shopping, we liked the "Top 5 Women's," "Top 5 Men's," and "Top 5 Skin care" lists to help them narrow down their selection. Fragrance X carries all major fragrance brands, so customers can search through a wide variety of products to find one that matches their needs.
Overall, this site was lacking some of the customer bells and whistles other sites offered.
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Perfume Country has been in business since 1995, and offers their customers over 4,500 designer fragrances. All products featured on the website are 100% guaranteed to be original and not imitations. While that sounds promising, every time we visited the website and attempted to place an order, we experienced delayed response times. We believe most customers would feel frustrated
by the performance of this site and ultimately go searching else where. However, if you are patient with the site you'll find an extensive list of products that are 100% originals.
Perfume Country customers can expect to pay between $5.99 and $19.99 for shipping and handling costs, depending on the size of the order. Overall, Perfume Country offers their customers fragrances at discounted prices from other retail outlets.
We also need to make mention that the return policy was confusing and concerning. Who has time to call in for a special return "code" prior to actually sending back the product. When you are unhappy with a purchase the last thing you want to deal with is hassle.
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Claiming to be one of the largest online retailers of discounted fragrances, we had high expectations. Much like politics, its all in how you word it, right? However, we were only marginally impressed with what this site had to offer compared to the companies ranked higher.
This site was not professional and generally difficult to read unless you were wearing your bifocals. Search options were limited and sometimes not functioning well.
Customers of Perfume Land will notice a shipping free of $5.95 on all orders, unless specified at time of order placement.
Overall, the website is somewhat cheesy and crowded, customers have to sift through the information to get what they want. While their more than 10 years in the business is promising, the lack of website flair and poor website navigation will ultimately make customers turn away to find something better. Why shop here when you can get a better price and service somewhere
else?
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The Perfume Spot looks like an old slide show, complete with unorganized pieces of information. With so many colors and font choices, customers are most likely to get confused and aggravated when shopping on their website.
Shipping on orders of $79.00 or more will receive free shipping. This is nearly the worst deal on our list alone.
Unfortunately The Perfume Spot does not offer what customers are looking for in terms of an appealing, easy to navigate website that builds confidence and trust.
With crowded information that is unorganized, customers will find difficulty in locating products relevant to them and their preferences. Customers with patience and the ability to ignore outdated graphics will still not find the best price or product.
Overall, we highly suggest another choice when choosing a perfume store.
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