David Crisp admitted to an undercover investigator that he had “ignored government edicts” on sanctions by selling £1,000-a-bottle “Boadicea the Victorious” perfume in Russia.

    • @[email protected]
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      167 days ago

      Simple, it is apparently a luxury product, which means that it is used to show off, the smell doesn’t matter nearly as much as the packaging/label.

      It having a high pricetag simply makes it desirable to rich people, the cost is sort of seen as a seal of quallity and more importantly means that normal people can’t afford it so it is exclusive.

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      127 days ago

      It is priced at what the market will bear, and for whatever reason people think this specific scent is worth that for whatever reason.

      Paying a premium for certain smells is an extremely old human pastime.

      • @[email protected]
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        87 days ago

        Luxury products aren’t really supply-and-demand. It certainly doesn’t cost that much to produce.

          • @anyhow2503
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            37 days ago

            But can you get rich idiots to pay exorbitant prices for it?

            • @[email protected]
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              37 days ago

              Hmm… marketing? I wonder how this guy did it. There’s obviously nothing special about his perfume other than it being an exclusive scent. Perhaps if I charge $10,000 a bottle and make the packaging really cool. I’m sure A few influencers would be willing to get in on the scam

  • Lad
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    57 days ago

    He should have got into the crisp industry instead with a name like that.

    • @toynbee
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      37 days ago

      Or opened a crematorium.

      (If you don’t already, you would likely enjoy “nominative determinism” communities)