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How many squirts does it take to get the bottom of a Febreze bottle? Because I'd like to have a good idea of how long it'll take me to be rid of this stuff I bought an unbearably long time ago.
Three (four) months ago I was looking to switch things up a little and veer off my usual lavender scented path. So I picked up something a little more exotic that made me feel dangerous and unpredictable. Maybe something Angelina Jolie would go for. It smelled fine in the store and I was excited to make my quaint abode smell like a freakin tropical paradise. But at home, spritzed on my couch, curtains, sheets, carpets, and hair, its scent nowhere near captivated my spirit or sent me straight to a Hawaiian beach.
False advertising, no?
Instead, every time I spray it I feel a little queasy, and like I'm surrounded by sweaty vacationers and old lady perfume. Not exactly what I want mingled all over my couch and pillows.
And yet despite the undesirable effect the odor has on me, I continue to spray it around my house because I can't let it go to waste. It must be used up, not thrown out! Only then can I go out and buy the scent I know and love.
This is the weirdo that is me. Rather than throw $3 in the trash can, I'd rather rip up those dollars bills into tiny minuscule pieces and scatter them around my house until I feel like vomiting.
There must be a scientific term for someone like this. Wasteaphobic? Manic thrifter?
All I know is that Angelina Jolie has no place in my home. She is heretofore forbidden to inspire any further decisions. Tisk, tisk Angie.
4 comments:
Ugg, that's horrible. In the process to list our condo, I probably went through about 4 different kind of Glade and Febreeze plug-ins, and they just made me sick.
Fortunately, Bath and Bodyworks has ton of non-perfumey frangrances.
Just toss it. I have had the same issue as you, but I've just learned to toss and not feel guilty.
I've had a bottle for I don't know how long either (they actually sell it in France)! I'm guessing like a year maybe? Got it when I got the dog. It's dumb and doesn't work at all (the dog too)
Kristina-I've heard good things about the Bath and Body stuff. I need to try it out.
Atomic Mom-I can't! I just can't do it!
Sara Louise-I never thought of just not using it. I could just let it sit there. Good idea. But then what about the stink of just day-to-day living?
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