Knock-off Fragrances

I recently purchased a 'parallel import' of a fragrance I have long since loved. The fragrance in question is Azzaro Pour Homme Intense. The fragrance is supposed to be an eau de parfum and I have used it previously (purchased elsewhere) and it would last for over 24 hours. I recently purchased a 50 ml bottle via takealot for around R900 and I was advised by takealot consultants that the fragrance was not a knock-off. I never use up my fragrances completely as I want to have a collection and as luck would have it, when my delivery from takealot arrived I had a quarter left. To my disappointment, the product I received from takealot lasted for no more than an hour – this was abismal as I expect an EDT to last no less than 5 hours and an EDP should last for a minimum of 10 hours. After noticing that the fragrance didn't last, I used the bit that was left the following day and it lasted me the entire day. After this I vowed never to purchase a fragrance from takealot and would advise everyone else not to as it seems like they are selling cheap knock-offs of our favourite fragrances.