US EditionMiss Manners: Do I Tell Generous Friends the Perfume They Gifted Me Was a Knockoff?
Two distant loved ones bought counterfeit versions of a beloved classic perfume online as birthday gifts, unknowingly duped by sellers, despite their financial comfort, the recipient said.
- For my last birthday the recipient received two generous gifts of the signature perfume from a dear lifetime friend and a beloved cousin, but both were knockoffs bought online.
- Both givers bought the signature perfume online and, being financially comfortable, likely purchased the well-known, expensive classic in good faith despite it being counterfeit.
- The recipient says they know the scent well and the fake bottles were easy to detect; they describe the perfume as pleasant but not authentic and feel hurt yet reluctant to embarrass the givers.
- Miss Manners counsels the recipient to forget about it, as the two gift givers likely won’t repeat the mistake and it may not be worth the awkwardness of telling them.
- As a longer-term approach, consider the recipient may mention this as an unfortunate retail phenomenon later, while Miss Manners urges chalking it up to retail/online purchase practices.
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Miss Manners: Should I tell them they gave me a knockoff of my signature scent?
My signature perfume is a well-known — and expensive — classic scent. Should I tell my friends they gifted me a knockoff?
Miss Manners: Should I tell my friends that the perfume they bought me was a knockoff?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My signature perfume is a well-known — and expensive — classic scent. For my last birthday I received not one, but two generous gifts of this perfume: one from a dear lifetime friend and another from a beloved cousin. Both live a long distance from me; we rarely meet face to face.
Miss Manners: Two people gifted me my favorite perfume. Both were knock-offs.
Dear Miss Manners: My signature perfume is a well-known — and expensive — classic scent. For my last birthday I received not one, but two generous gifts of this perfume: one from a dear lifetime friend and another from a beloved cousin. Both live a long distance from me; we rarely meet face to face. The problem is, both were knockoffs. I know this scent well, and the fake bottles were easy to detect. Both generous gift givers bought the perfume …
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