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Wearing 'Puke-Inducing Perfume?' Stay Out of My Personal Space!
This North Strabane guest columnist gives her take on people's perfume habits.
By Sherry Sacco, of North Strabane Township I have one question: Why is it that smokers are banned from nearly every establishment on the face of the earth, but retailers are allowed to spew their essence of perfumes throughout the malls? Every time that I go to the mall and walk by certain stores (and they know who they are) I have to cover my nose and mouth so that I do not have to inhale their putrid scents. And still, I almost choke, I get an instant headache, I have a hard time taking my next breath, and I literally want to throw up. I find myself reaching for my inhaler so that I can breathe freely again. In the larger department stores, I absolutely avoid any of the perfume and candle departments for the same reasons. I actually …
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Amanda Gillooly
11:53 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
I think I am guilty of being one of "the scented!" :) more ›