Originally Posted by tigger5464

Whenever I go to JoAnns I literally have to hold my breath to walk in the doors due to the extreme scent of some items that they have in their entrance. This time of year it is the cinnamon scented pinecones. On Monday I was there with my Mother and we both ended up with a severe headache due to the overwhelming scent of the pinecones. They were located in an entrance that has outer doors and a set of inner doors. Every time the inner doors opened the smell came inside the store. As soon as I got into the store, my sinuses were plugged or running and my eyes were watering. A few minutes later the headache started

I guess that I'm ranting now, but could someone explain to me how the over powering scent of perfumes and such are so much different from the smell of smoke to people with allergies??? Personnaly I am allergic to perfumes, dyes and such so I avoid anything like that but then am subjected to it when I enter JoAnns!!! Then the fabrics that they carry smell like it too!!!

Getting down off the "soap box" now... :oops: Thank you for letting me rant/vent about this. :oops: Was just wondering if anyone else has this problem.

Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter

oh and I read sometime ago cinnamon was good for us?? um and we have reactions just smelling this ? whats wrong with this picture?? I really do like cinnamon in the oatmeal..

Originally Posted by kellen46

Too true...I am not allergic to the natural oils but any scented product with the synthetic fixer will send me to allergy hell. Scented stuff is everywhere and so obnoxious. Yesterday I had to buy laundry soap. I had to hold my breath and grab anything labeled unscented as I raced down the aisle. The worst of the worst is when men slather on the Old Spice or other cheap Aftershave, they think it makes them irresistible, it just makes my eyes water. "No honey I am not crying because you are so cute..." Same goes for women who think cheap perfume is a bargain so use extra for effect. The best air freshener is fresh air....not some vanilla scented stuff that send out puffs of irritant every 15min. No it does not cover up the smell of dog, cat, cigarettes, or any thing else, it just adds to the melange.

Originally Posted by Boopers

I have to agree with all of you. One of our lqs was half flower shop and had a lot of scented candles and potpourri. I couldn't stand to be in there for more than a few minutes. I told the owner about the problem, as did other people with the same sensitivities. She has cut way back on the flowers and gotten rid of all the smelly stuff.