Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb has been removed from duty free shops in Oslo Airport in response to security concerns:
"The current regulations prohibit products in the shape of weapons and we think that this bottle could be used to scare passengers, just like a water gun could," Airport spokesman Jo Kobro told news agency Agence France Presse.
The decision came after a Norwegian passenger, who was carrying a bottle of the perfume in her luggage, was stopped by security officials at Beauvais Airport in France. (via moodiereport)
In other Viktor & Rolf news, look for a men's fragrance to debut this September. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Oh, no. Really? Could the world GET any crazier than it is right now? Aren't we lucky to be alive in this Alice In Wonderland world.
What's next: removing perfume altogether from the duty free shops? Not for nothing, but I see this coming, unfortunately.
L, this gave me a chuckle when I first read it, but actually, it is kind of scary.
On a related topic, I was rather discouraged by the state of affairs at airport checkpoints (domestic) earlier this month. An item which I had already taken through 3 checkpoints with no problem was confiscated at the 4th…and I had 2 of them, and only one was found (I didn't realize that until later — I wasn't trying to smuggle anything on board). Not very consoling if you're worried about security.
Wow, that would be quite a step given how much perfume is sold in airports. Will be interesting to see if other airports follow suit on the Flowerbomb or not.
Oh my…Please say a little prayer for me. I have the Extreme version coming from Germany. I only hope the seller did not write FLOWERBOMB on the customs form. The custom officials would have a field day. *cries*
Holy perfume, R! This is getting ridiculous and a tad scary. I hope that poor woman got her perfume back. :(:(
Hugs!
Awww, now we all know it is meant to look like a diamond. ;O)
LOL — they'll think its a gold plated hand grenade and charge you more!
Somehow I doubt that! Bet she was not happy.
Sure it is!
True story — a friend of mine recently had a starfish pin removed from her luggage because security was initially convinced it was one of those martial-arts thowing stars things…. she really had to work to get it back, promised never to bring it on a flight again. So she got where she was going and discovered a 3-inch knife in her purse (one of those cheapies you buy at the grocery store for a picnic) that she'd completely forgotten about, which security missed.
Annee and I think this is what has happened to her bottle of Extreme – she got it from a German seller, and he told her he *did* write the name on the package. Stupid stupid stupid!!!
My poor poor Flowerbomb! Being so maligned…
Way off topic, but how do Flowerbomb and other duty-free merchandise not make it through airport security? Well, security is either not well trained or sometimes too dumb to see the obvious. I have had my bare feet inspected by electronic wand (!) next to an octagenarian lady in a wheelchair, whose bared feet evidently required scrutiny too. Several times I have been “asked” by a guard to sip the paper cup of coffee I was carrying as though to prove I hadn't an explosive in hand. Meanwhile, the press has repeatedly reported that handguns and bayonets, among other objects, pass checkpoints in the U.S. frequently. Poor Flowerbomb.
Very disturbing, M.
LOL — hey, they're getting a ton of free publicity from this, it is all over the news!
That is interesting, I always travel with a soda and have never been asked to take a sip, and for that matter, have never been asked to turn on my laptop — but yes, I've had my shoes inspected 😉