a minor moan

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:28 am

we mentioned on a previous discussion about men wearing too much Lynx and aftershave etc.

Today my colleague who has her office across the (narrow) corridor from me has bought some new perfume. Off the market. It "only cost £4.50" and apparently lasts for ages...

did I want to share the perfume? no! Did I want to spend half the morning sneezing? no! I've even closed my door and it's still wafting in like a malevolent alien in cloud-like form off Dr Who....

I get on fine with her, she's a nice girl but PUHLEEEAZE I don't even like overdosing on other people's expensive perfume, never mind something that smells like the price she paid for it.

Rant over. Thank you for your patience

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:32 am

Have you told her? Or are you hoping someone on here will.

redtiger · Post by **redtiger** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:58 am

£4.50 perfume is expensive? its better than the smell of B.O. though isn't it. or the smell of ciggies in the lift cause someone's had a sly fag in there! do you have a fan in your office to waft the smell away??

Former Prop · Post by **Former Prop** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:00 pm

Or a Window? :)

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:34 pm

I have a window and a fan - so does she, and the wind direction is coming from her direction to mine :)

Yes, I guess it's better than BO or cigarettes, but I'll never understand why some people have to drench themselves in scent of any kind. Subtlety should be the watchword!

(besides which she does know that certain strong perfumes, air fresheners etc give me severe headaches and no, I haven't told her direct because short of going home and bathing it all off, she wouldn't be able to remove it whilst at work anyway)

Tigersfan90 · Post by **Tigersfan90** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:10 pm

I'm the same with air fresheners, I don’t like it when people over spray rooms because of a tiny smell, which didn’t smell half as bad in the first place. Surely it can’t be good to be breathing in.

Dave W · Post by **Dave W** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:21 pm

I've got a complex now, i'm wearing my team karate aftershave and my other one is denim - I'm doomed

Manxie · Post by **Manxie** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:42 pm

Oh Rizzo, I can sympathise, that sounds horrible. I don't know if everyone remembers Opium and Poison, 2 very,very strong perfumes that were fashionable in the 80's, I once went on a flight where woman was not only wearing it but dropped her duty free bottle putting it into the overhead locker and smashed it. We all had to inhale her disgusting perfume for the next 3 hours. To this day I can't stand the smell.

mrsmoody · Post by **mrsmoody** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:42 pm

argh poor you! its bad enough in the corridor after games when the players come out reeking :P

DCat · Post by **DCat** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:37 pm

I prefer the smell of White Horse before the game to that!