Parfumerie: Cosmetic Shop
Although you can buy cosmetics in Germany in a department store, many choose to buy them in a "Parfümerie", a cosmetic shop. These are specialty shops, which only sell bottled scents and cosmetics. The biggest chain of cosmetic shops (at least on in every larger town) is called "Douglas" or "Pieper". The prices are standard. This is where you should go, if you want to buy geniune Parfume. They even sell some strictly European brands here. Pleasant is that they will always pack your purchase in gift wrapping paper if you are bringing it back with you as a present. This service is free of charge. There isn't too much in the way of negotiating prices, since things like luxury tax and VAT are not negotiable, and this is usually a chain kind of store. Ask the sales person if they have some specials, if you would like to save money.
