I went perfume shopping with Elisabeth the other day.
Those of you who really know me know that I'm more comfortable in stores like Target and not so comfortable in stores like Nordstrom.
And I HATE cosmetic/perfume counters. I don't like being approached by salespeople with little black jackets/smocks wanting to spray perfume on me or offering to give me a makeover.
Well, because I love my daughter more than life itself, I went to Nordstrom so she could buy SJP's new fragrance, Lovely (which I have to say is very lovely).
We walked into the perfume section and started looking at the first display, Juicy Couture.
Elisabeth tells me it's a great perfume so I smell it because she's up on what's good.
So we were looking at the display and smelling the bottle. To be honest, it didn't smell much like anything to me so I thought I'd spray a little on my wrist.
Right as I was about to spray, this guy who works there (yes, a guy which was a little weird to me) stops me and informs me, in a very demeaning and mocking kind of way, that the perfume that I almost sprayed on my wrists was for dogs.
Huh? Perfume for dogs? Are you kidding me?
He then informed me that it would have been okay if I had sprayed it on my wrist because apparently it's tested on humans before it's sprayed on dogs.
Thanks perfume sales guy.
He then showed me the human Juicy Couture and asked if I wanted him to spray some on my wrist.
No, thank you.
Now leave me the heck alone to feel like a complete moron.
Needless-to-say, Elisabeth and I had a good laugh over this.
Apparently, this is what the human Juicy Couture looks like:
See the dogs on the front.
And here's the dog perfume:
See the same dogs on the front!
It's an honest mistake, right?
Although something that I failed to notice,
(and no, it has nothing with me getting older so don't EVEN say it!)
the dog perfume is called
Juicy Crittoure Eau de Pawfum.
My bad.
And I HATE cosmetic/perfume counters. I don't like being approached by salespeople with little black jackets/smocks wanting to spray perfume on me or offering to give me a makeover.
Well, because I love my daughter more than life itself, I went to Nordstrom so she could buy SJP's new fragrance, Lovely (which I have to say is very lovely).
We walked into the perfume section and started looking at the first display, Juicy Couture.
Elisabeth tells me it's a great perfume so I smell it because she's up on what's good.
So we were looking at the display and smelling the bottle. To be honest, it didn't smell much like anything to me so I thought I'd spray a little on my wrist.
Right as I was about to spray, this guy who works there (yes, a guy which was a little weird to me) stops me and informs me, in a very demeaning and mocking kind of way, that the perfume that I almost sprayed on my wrists was for dogs.
Huh? Perfume for dogs? Are you kidding me?
He then informed me that it would have been okay if I had sprayed it on my wrist because apparently it's tested on humans before it's sprayed on dogs.
Thanks perfume sales guy.
He then showed me the human Juicy Couture and asked if I wanted him to spray some on my wrist.
No, thank you.
Now leave me the heck alone to feel like a complete moron.
Needless-to-say, Elisabeth and I had a good laugh over this.
Apparently, this is what the human Juicy Couture looks like:
See the dogs on the front.And here's the dog perfume:
See the same dogs on the front!It's an honest mistake, right?
Although something that I failed to notice,
(and no, it has nothing with me getting older so don't EVEN say it!)
the dog perfume is called
Juicy Crittoure Eau de Pawfum.
My bad.
5 comments:
That is hilarious! I would have done the same thing. Who knew they had dog perfume. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. And why would it be sold at Nordstrom with womens things! Yuck.
Perfume for dogs? Give me a break! Nordstrom's needs a serious reality check. Even if I were wealthy and wanted to "spoil" my pooch, I wouldn't go to a department store to buy perfume for the dog! (Sounds more like a gag gift to me.)
Not to mention finding it right beside "people" perfume. HELLO! If you are attempting to sell dog perfume, you should at least have a WHOLE dog counter, complete with jeweled colars and such.
I still find it beyond believeable. Did you check to see if you were on candid camera or anything?
You are not dumb.
If you had paid $60 an ounce that's how much it is at Neiman Marcus) for the pet perfume then I might have questioned your intelligence, but you didn't.
That is a great story though. My favorite part is how it is tested on humans to make sure it's perfectly safe for the animals.
Oh my. It's Nordstroms that should feel stupid for selling dog perfume! Seriously...DOG perfume?? And male perfume-sprayers?
What is the world coming to?
Don't feel bad at all. At least you're not a guy having to spray flea-bitten dogs with pawfume...
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