So yesterday I decided I really needed to find Giorgio Armani’s Where to Find You perfume. Easy, right? Just buy it online. Well… not so much. Took way longer than it should have. Figured I’d share how it actually went down.
Started with the Obvious Stuff
Jumped straight to the search engines first. Typed in “buy Where to Find You Giorgio Armani.” Loads of results popped up. Freakin’ overwhelming. Most were those big, well-known places everyone uses:
- Nordstrom popped up high. Great! Went there… nada. Not listed. Out of stock? Discontinued? No clue. Bit of a bummer.
- Tried Bloomingdale’s next. Same story. Search bar ate my query, showed me other Armani perfumes instead. Where’s the actual “Where to Find You”? Missing.
Okay, scratch the giants. Needed a different approach.
Got Sidetracked (Like Always)
Found this perfume-focused website everyone seems to talk about. Thought, “Perfect! They specialize in this!” Searched their database – it was listed! Got excited, hit the buy button… error message. “Item currently unavailable.” Are you kidding me? Why even show it then? Waste of time.
Tried the Social Rabbit Hole
Got desperate. Scrolled through Instagram posts tagged with the perfume name. Mostly old reviews or people showing off their bottles (lucky them). A few comments asking “where to buy this now??” with zero replies. Dead end. Looked at some fragrance fan groups too. More chatting about the scent itself, less about actual shopping links. Interesting, but useless for buying.
Found Some Hope
Went back to searching, digging deeper past the first page. That’s where the smaller online shops popped up. Places I haven’t used much before:
- Perfume Click UK: Looked legit. They had it listed and actually showed stock! Price seemed okay, about what I expected. Shipping cost was a thing, though.
- Notino: Another one that actually had it! Stock was there. Price was maybe a couple bucks less than Perfume Click. Had to check shipping again.
Finally! Actual options.
Pulling the Trigger
Double-checked the bottles: 100ml bottle? Yep, that was what I wanted. Scrolled all the way down both sites to read shipping info. Made sure neither had weird rules or extra taxes jumping out later. Compared prices with shipping included.
Went with Notino in the end. Their final price shipped was a touch better. Filled in the details, card number… hit confirm. Got the order email right away. Fingers crossed it actually shows up now!
Honestly? Bit of a mission. Started thinking it was impossible. Turned out you gotta skip the usual suspects. Look at those smaller online fragrance shops instead. Just make sure to compare shipping costs! Thank god it didn’t turn into a complete wild goose chase.