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cksmithy

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19. Hotels also do it.

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #11)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:07 PM

Apr 1

While about 30% of the population have perfume/scent issues, the corporate thought is that a nice scent makes people want to spend money. I know that the same stores in different states, have different policies. I can go to a Walmart in Boise, Idaho, (to visit my sister) no scent at all. In the central valley California, I have to wear a mask or else I am coughing up a lung. Thank you for your kind thought. My husband likes to get out of the house, he likes to eat, and as long as he has a list, he does a good job. Correction: the upscale grocery store does not spray the carrots with scented water.

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What is up with scented garbage bags? [View all] MIButterfly Apr 1 OP

Scenting the garbage bag doesn't improve the smell of the garbage. Ocelot II Apr 1 #1

Aren't they repulsive ?!! I too bought some by accident. Quakerfriend Apr 1 #3

I agree! MIButterfly Apr 1 #5

The scents are nauseating. Irish_Dem Apr 1 #2

Nasty smell in your kitchen. OMG! That is HILARIOUS! MIButterfly Apr 1 #4

I am a meticulous housekeeper Irish_Dem Apr 1 #8

I could use a meticulous housekeeper. MIButterfly Apr 1 #15

I like to clean house. Irish_Dem Apr 1 #16

Good advice. MIButterfly Apr 1 #18

Yeah..i associate the smell with garbage..i walk into kitchen "ugh" Demovictory9 Apr 1 #6

probably not healthy to breathe either cadoman Apr 1 #25

Unlimely A Concern ProfessorGAC Apr 2 #30

call me superstitious but if a scent makes me nauseous or gives me headaches I avoid it cadoman Apr 3 #34

Superstitious Is An Appropriate Word ProfessorGAC Apr 4 #36

My last purchase was scented, not a big fan as who needs more indoor air pollution to deal with. nt ImNotGod Apr 1 #7

I hate them. cksmithy Apr 1 #9

Oh cksmithy, that is awful. MIButterfly Apr 1 #11

Hotels also do it. cksmithy Apr 1 #19

The strong odor of cleaning supplies is bad enough. MIButterfly Apr 1 #20

Your welcome. cksmithy Apr 1 #21

It would not surprise me to learn soldierant Apr 1 #24

Thank you KT2000 Apr 1 #10

I love them. My kitchen smells like a vanilla-lavender dreamscape. 🪻💐☺️ Polly Hennessey Apr 1 #12

The only one I can stomach is 'coffee' scented. BigDemVoter Apr 1 #13

I thought this trend was strange too, but I've grown to appreciate them. Mike 03 Apr 1 #14

Thank you, Mike 03, for another perspective. MIButterfly Apr 1 #17

Put the box out in the sun for a few days womanofthehills Apr 2 #29

pro tip from the former caretaker of a dog with megaesophagus Kali Apr 2 #31

grocery bags enid602 Apr 1 #22

I get them in the dollar store.... but the scent disappears quickly. IcyPeas Apr 1 #23

Haaaaaaaaaaate them. nt Drum Apr 1 #26

Horrible pattyloutwo Apr 2 #27

If they're using a perfume called "Opium," it must be to scare away the rats. no_hypocrisy Apr 2 #28

baffling to me Kali Apr 2 #32

Just like scented tissues bif Apr 3 #33

They remind me of the way i remember bug Figarosmom Apr 4 #35