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Viktor & Rolf: watch where you point that thing…

Posted by Robin on 26 April 2006 17 Comments

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb fragrance

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)

Filed Under: new fragrances, perfume in the news
Tagged With: perfume as weapon

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  1. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 9:25 am

    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.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 9:47 am

    What's next: removing perfume altogether from the duty free shops? Not for nothing, but I see this coming, unfortunately.

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  3. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 10:03 am

    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.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 10:13 am

    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.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 11:01 am

    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*

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  6. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 11:37 am

    Holy perfume, R! This is getting ridiculous and a tad scary. I hope that poor woman got her perfume back. :(:(

    Hugs!

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  7. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 12:54 pm

    Awww, now we all know it is meant to look like a diamond. ;O)

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  8. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 1:25 pm

    LOL — they'll think its a gold plated hand grenade and charge you more!

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  9. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 1:26 pm

    Somehow I doubt that! Bet she was not happy.

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  10. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 1:33 pm

    Sure it is!

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  11. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 3:12 pm

    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.

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  12. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 6:20 pm

    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!!!

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  13. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 6:21 pm

    My poor poor Flowerbomb! Being so maligned…

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  14. Anonymous says:
    26 April 2006 at 9:41 pm

    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.

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  15. Anonymous says:
    27 April 2006 at 9:35 am

    Very disturbing, M.

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  16. Anonymous says:
    27 April 2006 at 9:43 am

    LOL — hey, they're getting a ton of free publicity from this, it is all over the news!

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  17. Anonymous says:
    27 April 2006 at 9:45 am

    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 ;-)

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