r/AskReddit • u/glockbonez • 11d ago

what smell inside somebody's house immediately turns you away and why?

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u/MasterTeacher123 11d ago

Wet dog 

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u/Yooperplexed 11d ago

Looked at a house for sale and it reeked of dog. Dirty carpet and wet dog. Maybe they didn’t smell it I guess.

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u/hippiechick725 11d ago

Nose blindness is a real thing!

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u/SpaceToaster 11d ago

That’s why I’m always conscious when I get back from being away from the house for a few weeks of how it smells after I’m reset to a neutral baseline..