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.

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    4 days ago

    Simple, it is apparently a luxury product, which means that it is used to show off, the smell doesn’t matter nearly as much as the packaging/label.

    It having a high pricetag simply makes it desirable to rich people, the cost is sort of seen as a seal of quallity and more importantly means that normal people can’t afford it so it is exclusive.