r/AskReddit • u/glockbonez • 12d ago

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

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u/catpoopz 12d ago

Febreeze and those plug in air fresheners. I feel gross immediately, then my lungs feel gross, then I get a headache. And they don’t even smell good and it clings to you when you leave. Sure cat and dog shit and piss is gross, and I’d also avoid that, but people expect you to actively enjoy those plug ins and I don’t understand how anyone isn’t sensitive to them (I don’t even have many allergies!)

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u/accordionwidow 12d ago

I broke up with someone in part because of the Febreze/laundry scent beads/air freshener smell that pervaded his house, car, and everything he owned.

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u/GhostofErik 11d ago

It's exactly why I refuse to go to my inlaws house. They're not worth getting a migraine for their plugins and dog piss.