The diaper sniffer

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Had an interesting customer yesterday.

One of the ladies in softlines observed this larger guy go over to the diapers in the infants section, open up one of the big boxes of diapers, pull out one diaper and park it under his nose, and inhale deeply. Then he grabbed another one out of the box and took a big ol' whiff of that one. Then he opened a different box to smell the diapers inside that one.

SL= softlines lady
DS=diaper sniffer

SL: Can I help you with anything?
DS: (turns and gives SL an evil look) Whaddaya want?!
SL: I just wanted to see if you needed help finding something.
DS: Do you have a problem or something?
SL: No no, I just thought you might need help finding something.
DS: (starts lumbering toward SL) If I need help finding anything, I'll ask for it okay! (remember DS is a big, physically-intimidating guy).
SL: Okay, just holler if you need anything (beats feet out of there)

[kibbles]

SL: Can I help you with anything?

I think the SL is a bit underqualified to provide the kind of help this guy seemed to need, LOL!!!

[Polenicus]

Ummm.... euuugh?

Dunno what that's all about... mebbe he gets high off of baby powder?

"Naw man, cocaine is out! I found the REAL sh*t... talcum! Yeah, you'll be higher than a Baby Herman balloon in a coupla whiffs!"

[Dreamstalker]

Ummm....

My first thought was some sort of weird fetish.

[greensinestro]

Maybe this guy has a friend whose car smells like fresh diapers. I have tons of those friends, being many keep a supply of diapers in the back of their car or SUV, so the entire inside smells like that. However, it makes me wonder why a man would go into a store and do this in the open of everyone around him. I know this is not a fetish I have. I have children of my own that were in diapers, and I am so glad now that I do not have to smell those any longer, fresh or not fresh.

[air914]

What?? Yeah I have a problem - you keep opening up and contaminating the diapers - buy some or get out. There aren't "Free smells" here.....

At least they weren't dirty diapers though.....

Maybe he wondered if they had perfumes and/or dyes? Some babies can be very allergic to those- although it usually states it on the package if the diapers inside are perfume & dye free....

[bigjimaz]

Take it from someone who moderates an adult chat room. He isn't just into the smell of the diaper.

That's all I'm saying.

[Gurndigarn]

Well, he probably has a fetish... but I had to do something like that when my children were in diapers. My wife is highly allergic to artificial fragrances, to the point where I do all the shopping: just passing within an aisle of any of the soap aisles will make her bedridden for a day. So I have to test everything coming into the house before purchasing it.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Ummm.... euuugh?

Dunno what that's all about... mebbe he gets high off of baby powder?

"Naw man, cocaine is out! I found the REAL sh*t... talcum! Yeah, you'll be higher than a Baby Herman balloon in a coupla whiffs!"

No, man...it's cornstarch that's the really good stuff!

Does the first diaper lose it's smell after he takes a sniff? He needs to smell a second one from the same package?

Oh, and ... ...!!