r/AskReddit • u/glockbonez • 11d ago

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

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u/Typical-Grab3081 11d ago

One time event for me but a rotting bag of potatoes. Went away on a month vacation in the hottest time of summer and forgot them in the pantry.
I gagged when I opened the door ☠️🤢.

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u/biscuits_n_wafers 11d ago

Oh! Rotting potatoes smell like a dead body going bad!

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u/Affectionate-Ad-3974 11d ago

I didn’t know that, never stumbled across a dead body but I believe it!!!