First off, there’s that bit about “EU STOCK —-Vestido Valentino Techno Couture Lã Preto.” Which, if my rusty Portuguese (or is it Brazilian?) serves me right, is a Valentino Techno Couture Wool Dress, black, size 40 Brazil. Okay, so Brazil isn’t exactly *in* the EU, but the fact it’s listed with a price in “EÚ” (assuming that’s supposed to be EUROS) and a comparison to the original store price…well, it suggests they’re shipping *to* the EU, or at least have stock accessible from there. Pricey stuff, obviously, but hey, it’s Valentino! They say you save like, a bajillion dollars! (Okay, maybe not a bajillion, but a lot).
Then you have that other bit, “Valentino Women’s Sale: Shoes, Sneakers, Wallets—-Chaussures de créateur Valentino Garavani pour hommes.” Which is…weirdly gendered, right? “Women’s Sale” followed by “Men’s designer shoes”? I dunno, marketing is weird sometimes. But it points to Valentino shoes being readily available *somewhere* in Europe, even if it’s just in the minds of their marketing team. They’re pushing the shoes hard, for sure.
And then there’s the whole FARFETCH thing. Which, let’s be real, FARFETCH is basically a global treasure hunt for designer stuff. “Descubra Bolsas Valentino Garavani na FARFETCH em até 12x.” Discover Valentino Garavani bags, pay in 12 installments! Tempting, right? They’re promising delivery in up to 7 days, so, again, gotta assume they’ve got warehouses or partnerships within the EU to make that happen.
But, like, here’s the thing that kinda bothers me. You also get that “We may transfer the data acquired by the use of cookies abroad including to countries outside the EU…” blurb. Ugh, cookies. Always with the cookies. But more importantly, it highlights the international nature of it all. Even if the item is *physically* in the EU, the whole buying process, the data, the who-knows-what-else, is probably bouncing all over the place. It makes you think about the supply chain and where things are *really* coming from.
And then there’s the weird “Talentino—-The N/A ratio of Valentino Fashion Group SpA…” section. What does that even mean? Sounds like some serious financial stuff that I definitely don’t understand. But it does imply that Valentino *as a company* is doing something in Europe.
