Sales of an orange-scented perfume sold in Gaza have rocketed since it was re-named in honor of the missiles that Palestinians shot at Israel during their disagreement in November, the manufacturer said.
“M-75” cologne, which comes in men’s & women’s versions, is named for the missiles shot at Tel Aviv & Jerusalem during the week-long disturbances.
As always both sides proclaimed a significant victory, Israel said it had halted rocket fire at its towns, while in Gaza the less generous in spirit were taking pride in having shot a rocket as far as Tel Aviv, the longest-range rocket strike by the Palestinians so far.
“I hope the smell is strong enough for them to whiff in Tel Aviv & remind the Jews of the Palestinian victory,” (sic) Ahmed Hassan, a customer visiting from neighboring Egypt, said as he bought 30 bottles of the perfume as souvenirs in a Gaza City shop. He seemed unconcerned by the >180 Palestinian dead or the 6 Israelis who also died for no apparent reason that can explained to the saner members of the species. He also didn’t seem to be to worried about how he smelled.
Rajaey Odwan, director of Gaza’s Continental Style perfume company which sells mainly local knockoffs of famous European fragrances, said he thought he’d give customers a chance to smell victory & “turn it into a perfume”. It’s not clear if Hamas were actually firing orange-scented missiles or this was just an egregious piece of opportunistic marketing.
He has been selling the 60 ml black-&-green bottles made of orange, lemon & other herbal scents collected in Gaza, for about $13 apiece.
“Sales have gone through the roof,” he said, apparently without any attempt at irony.
Nice to see the seasonal trade is picking-up.
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