Description: I BOUGHT THIS BOX/BOTTLE OF MY MOTHER'S FAVOURITE PERFUME, SOME TIME BETWEEN 1985--1990, FROM A DUTY-FREE SHOP, WHEN I WAS EITHER TRAVELING BETWIXT NEW YORK STATE & CANADA, OR WHEN I VISITED FRIENDS IN CALIFORNIA...I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SAYING IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE A GIFT, BUT I REASSURED HER, IT WAS CHEAPER, BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT AT A DUTY-FREE STORE...SHE STILL SAID IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, & SAID SHE WOULDN'T USE IT...WELL, SHE PASSED IN 2016, & I JUST FOUND THIS, TODAY...OF ALL PLACES, IT WAS IN MY FATHER'S OLD OFFICE DESK, WAY IN THE BACK, IN THE PART WHERE THERE IS AN OPEN SPACE ( NO USUAL DRAWER )...NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M QUITE SHOCKED...MY MOTHER KEPT TO HER WORD( ! )... I BOUGHT IT FOR $60.00, APPARENTLY---BUT $60 WAS WORTH $ 172.61---IF I BOUGHT THIS IN 1986( ! )--- SO, THIS BOX IS STILL SEALED WITH THE ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE PLASTIC WRAPPER, WHEN BRAND NEW...I WISH I COULD OPEN IT, TO SEE IF THE BOTTLE HAS A " BATCH CODE "---TO TRY & DETERMINE THE EXACT DATE OF MANUFACTURE...NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PERFUME HAS LONG SINCE " EXPIRED " ( THE INTERNET SAYS 10 YEARS ), SO DETERMINING THE DATE, WELL, MAY BE MOOT...THE BOX HAS NO OUTER BATCH CODE STAMP, BUT THE INNER BOTTLE MAY HAVE IT ETCHED ON THE BOTTOM...THERE IS NO BARCODE, WHICH CHANEL BEGAN USING IN 1990...TO SHOW ALCOHOL CONTENT, THE BOX USES THE PERCENT " % " ICON, NOT THE " 0 " ICON OF PRE 1980 BOXES...IT DOESN'T LIST ANY ALLERGENS, BUT DOES HAVE A SHORT LIST OF INGREDIENTS...NO GREEN DOT... SOLD AS IS---NO REFUNDS, NOR DISCOUNTS AFTER THE SALE---NOR AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO THE PERFUME, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO ACTUALLY USE IT...IS PERFUME LIKE WINE, & GOT BETTER WITH AGE ?? BEATS ME---JUST KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING---A BOTTLE OF SPRAY PERFUME, WHICH IS OVER 30 YEARS OLD... ARE THERE COLLECTORS WHO WANT THE BOX ? BEATS ME...LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR BOX TO ME, BUT HAVING ONE WITHOUT A STAMPED BATCH CODE, MIGHT INTEREST SOMEONE ( LET ALONE NO BARCODE, & OTHER MARKERS )...IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME IF THIS IS THE LEGIT WAY DUTY-FREE SHOPS SOLD CHANEL NO.5 ( BACK IN THE DAY )---MUCH OBLIGED---I KNOW I PERSONALLY BOUGHT THIS, JUST CAN'T REMEMBER THAT FAR BACK ( ESPECIALLY AFTER ME STROKE )... AGAIN, SOLD AS IS---NO REFUNDS---I WONDER IF THE SEALED BOTTLE HAS ANY EVAPORATION, OR IF THERE IS ANY PERFUME REMAINING, A'TALL ( ! )---I CAN'T ACCEPT RETURNS, NOR REFUNDS, BECAUSE SOMEONE MAY SIMPLY SHOW ME A PICTURE OF AN EMPTY BOTTLE, THEY SUBSTITUTED IN IT'S PLACE...& SWAPPED OUT THE FULL BOTTLE... ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THAT CHANCE ???---WELL, LIVE WITH YOUR DECISION, & TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS---BUT IF, INDEED, THERE IS A FULL BOTTLE OF CHANEL NO.5...PLEEEEEEEZE TAKE A PICTURE OF THE BATCH NUMBER FOR ME(!) ***** REMEMBER---IT IS NOT MY FAULT AN UNOPENED BOX OF PERFUME---SIMPLY EVAPORATED, & ISN'T THERE---IF YOU WANT THE PERFUME AS A COLLECTORS ITEM, SO BE IT---YOU OPEN THE CELLOPHANE...YOU'LL FOREVER BE STUCK WITH YOUR DECISION---I PERSONALLY BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW, FOR AN IMMIGRANT UKRAINIAN MOTHER, WHO NEVER FELT WORTHY TO USE IT ( EVEN THO IT WAS HER FAVORITE---SHE HAD A VERY SMALL BOTTLE FROM WHEN SHE WAS A TEENAGER, & ONLY PUT IT ON FOR HOLIDAYS )...& EVEN THEN, JUST TWO DROPS...SHE HAD TO FLEE UKRAINE AT AGE NINE, OR SO, BECAUSE DICTATOR STALIN WAS MURDERING ALL PRIESTS & TEACHERS ( MY GRANDFATHER & GRANDMOTHER )---THEY SPENT YEARS IN DISPLACED PERSONS CAMPS ( OLD SLAUGHTER CAMPS IN GERMANY ) & ATE OUT OF GARBAGE CANS, UNTIL THEY GOT A SPONSOR IN 1950, TO COME TO AMERICA... THANK YOU FOR BUYING ONE OF MY MOTHER'S CHERISHED POSSESSIONS---BOY---I WISH SHE WOULDA USED THE DANG STUFF :( P.S.---shipping & custom packaging this item will be tricky---USPS frowns on any kind of liquid IN DE MAIL( as far as I know )...I will create a custom cushion, built like a tank---BOX...I WILL TRY TO ENSURE SAFE DELIVERY, AS MUCH AS I CAN...MY PACKAGING IS OVERKILL ( HENCE THE S&H PRICE )---SO SORRY IT COSTS SO MUCH TO SEND---I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME IS(!)---LIKE I SAID, I CAN'T OPEN THIS ITEM...I HAVE NO IDEA, WHAT'S IN THE SEALED BOX.
Price: 64.99 USD
Location: Webster, New York
End Time: 2024-11-10T14:01:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 11.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: CHANEL
Personalize: No
Size Type: 6.25 X 3 X 1.5 INCHES IS THE OUTER BOX
Type: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance Name: Classic No 5
Volume: 1.7 fl oz
Formulation: RECHARGEABLE /REFILLABLE SPRAY
Country/Region of Manufacture: France