Online perfume stores reviews and tips

Pricing: Here I also used Google product search engine and it seems that on average, FragranceX delivers it time after time. They are usually among the cheapest stores, especially for low-end perfumes like Tommy, and considering their 10% off discount - they provide great value for your money. Considering their coupon code CJD2012 that provides you with a solid 10% on all products, their prices are unbeatable in the current online perfume store landscape.

Shipping: I have never had any problem with FragranceX shipping (read below), and I am happy to announce that

Reputation: Bizrate has rated them as a great merchant, and I never had any personal trouble with them. The only thing that seperates them from Amazon is the fact they have been in existance for only a few years while Amazon has been around for much longer.

Costumer service: Never had real issues with them, but when I needed, costumer service was available by Email and response was professional. They also have a toll-free number with genuine American staff answering all calls.

Bottom line: I have used FragranceX dozens of times, from different locations around the world. I have never, not even once, experienced any misfortune from their behalf. An important concept to the site is that shipping would be available worldwide and I even managed to test it. I ordered fragrances from fragranceX to both US soil (NYC) and European grounds (Milano, Italy). Shipping was quick and affective to both locations. As a newbie in the perfume industry, I had quite a few inquiries for the site's support team - I was always treated in a respectful manner and got sensible answers from FragranceX staff. FragranceX offers a giant inventory, from various manufacturers. With their new billing offer (subject to credit analysis) where you can split your payments to up to six months, they really are a dream that came true for all fragrance fans.

Pricing: Fragrances on Amazon.com cost, on average, 30% less than what they do in stores in the United States. That is, for most part, 40% off the average price in Europe and the rest of the world. I tried to run Google product search engine to find the cheapest price for more than several items, and have always come up with Amazon having the lowest price for the product.

Shipping: Amazon ships merchanise worldwide, in a timely manner and with close to 0 mistakes. They are the world's largest online store, so they know their stuff.

Reputation: Amazon is the most known brand among all online fragrance stores. They have perfect rating everywhere - BBB has rated them as A+ but this is really unnecessary to dig into it. They are a multi-million company - the exact opposite of a scam.

Costumer service: Amazon is reachable by Email, Phone, Chat and Ticket. They respond promptly and in a polite manner. Amazon has the all-so-known American attitude where the costumer's ALWAYS right.

Bottom line: No one can beat Amazon for pricing, reputation, ease of use nor even seasonal sales (check them out on Xmas, and be surprised to find yourself spending half of what you used to).

Pricing: Good seasonal sales but compared to FragranceX and Amazon, they are expensive (Still a great price compared to land-based stores).

Shipping: Went smooth for me.

Reputation: Big slap on the wrist. SiteJabber users call it the worst shopping experience they had. Now, I can't tell if these are true reviews or not, but for my own blog's reputation, I must inform ya'll about this.

Costumer service: Well they do keep a toll-free number, which is great, but when I tried to call it, I couldn't hear anything (could be a line thing on my part). The chat option is almost always closed. But overall if you send them an email, you will get your reply.

Bottom line: I tried to use PerfumeWorldWide.com twice in my lifetime. One time I was located in mainland Europe and another time I was in NY area. Both times went smooth and I got my products very promptly. I was extremely satisfied with PerfumeWorldWide.com and when I had a question regarding shipping (wanted to know if they would use UPS for that), they came back to me swiftly and in a very polite manner explaining all details regarding the query I had. Pricing-wise, I got great deals and they proved as the cheapest place to buy from. They offer dropshipping services for other merchants, and as such, they have to remarkabley cheap - and still well beneath the average retail price. Selection is undoubtly amazing. Each manufacturer and every perfume listed in my top fav list exists there. It is safe to say this is one of the most comprehensive perfume stores online. There are two downsides in PerfumeWorldWide.com in compared to FragranceX - Coupon codes don't always work. Even though PerfumeWorldWide has the most useful coupon codes of up to 20% discount on all orders (depending on the season) - it doesn't always work. The latest one I got is nxj20off but when I tried to use the "coupon link" that they provided me with, I got to an error page, so I can't say for sure it it works. As part of my research for this page, I digged deep into existing costumer reviews. The absolute most of them were highly positive but I reckon a few that described horrible experiences with the store. Like anything found on the internet, I take it with a grain of salt. It could be copetitors, extremely high-standard costumers, or just bad luck that can happen once every 1000 orders.

Pricing: The most expensive one of the three, though, liked mentioned above, it has more sales and special bulk order deals.

Shipping: Went OK for me, but as mentioned below, there are some issues non US-based visitors might experience.

Reputation: Not enough of it. I have enoucntered a few disturbing Forum threads but that's about it. Not good.

Costumer service: See above. I have not tested this feature by myself to this point.

Bottom line: The thing that kept this store from being higher up on this list is the difficulty for international users. They do offer world-wise shipping (Else they wouldn't be listed here) but they require "verified Visa", which means that someone outside the states who want to use his Visa card for a purchase would have to go through some time-cosuming stages. Also some of their offers, like the member-club offer mentioned above, only apply for US costumers. I would say that for US costumers this is one of the best option of perfume purchase, while international users should use one of the other options listed here. Coupons and discounts: Well, Perfume Emporium has a nice permanent discount where you can Buy more and save - Get $15 off any 2 items using code FB1990. This is a pretty handy coupon that can results in 10-15% off your order. The only con of it is that if you want to get a discount you need to buy more than one product.