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.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    5 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.

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      5 days ago

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

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            4 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