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A Quick Question

by John Cole|  May 14, 20058:00 pm| 13 Comments

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Just out of curiosity- Am I the only person on the planet who can’t stand being in a crowd with a bunch of women wearing perfume?

I was at a graduation reception today, and all the damned perfume was overwhelming and made me sick to my stomache- like a carsick feeling.

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  1. 1.

    Shawn

    May 14, 2005 at 8:07 pm

    No, you’re not the only one. I get a headache from most perfumes and aftershaves. Being crowded into a small space… ugh.

  2. 2.

    Jackie

    May 14, 2005 at 8:54 pm

    Ditto here and I am a woman… whoever invented “spray” perfume should be shot…a small little dab in a couple of the right places is all a woman should ever need! We don’t need to smell up the whole darn world amd that goes for men who love to put on too much after shave too.

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    tburhoe

    May 14, 2005 at 8:55 pm

    No, my wife had a similar problem. We had to use fragrence free soap for clothes, dishes, baths etc.

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    LargeBill

    May 14, 2005 at 9:18 pm

    I used to work in the Federal Building downtown and WOW riding the elevators was rough. I just got in the habit of taking the stairs. During the summer the bigger the woman the stronger the perfume.

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    O.F. Jay

    May 14, 2005 at 11:30 pm

    I get a more… burning sensation in my eyes. It’s like walking through the detergent aisle in the grocer; besides, I think that a neutral people-smell smells better than heavy perfume.

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    Stormy70

    May 15, 2005 at 8:30 am

    Whether from too much perfume or men’s cologne, it makes my throat hurt. I call the perfumed types “Pig Pen”, since they are enveloped in a cloud of scent.

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    Slinky

    May 15, 2005 at 11:22 am

    Some men’s hairspray makes my throat close up. Not after it dries, but while it’s being applied. My husband started using my scent-free spray, and the problem went away.

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    Xien

    May 15, 2005 at 11:56 am

    I like my Grandma’s perfume.

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    Christie S.

    May 15, 2005 at 12:40 pm

    Nope, you are not alone. I don’t know what’s worse: having all those competing scents or having everyone in my vicinity wearing the same fragrance.

    When the DH and I were stationed in Stuttgart, Drakkar Noir became “the scent”. God, the whole post just reeked of the shit. To this day, I can’t stand that cologne.

  10. 10.

    Lee

    May 15, 2005 at 10:19 pm

    mmmmmm….perfumed college women…. john, consider yourself lucky to still be on campus.

  11. 11.

    Randolph Fritz

    May 15, 2005 at 10:53 pm

    You have a fairly common sensitivity. Enh.

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    Ruth H

    May 16, 2005 at 2:03 pm

    A PET PEEVE of mine is overpowering perfume One person wearing something very suble MIGHT be okay, but if you get many women together the room will reek of scents. I am a woman, I do not use perfume, I am allergic to it, in alcohol, in soaps, in detergents, in fabric sofeners, etc. I also take offense at men wearing scent. They can be as bad as women about it. On the other had, if it is in their deodorant, that is GOOD. The alternative is not good!

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    wild bird

    May 17, 2005 at 8:53 am

    Perfume gives me a headache but i dont object to woman wearing it but frankly the only place for it is at a date with her boyfreind or during a party

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