Pumping "cinnamon air" into the store

[bainsidhe]

I'm usually pretty good with fakes scents involving cinnamon, apples or pumpkin spice. Most other scents will make me gag and if they're cleaners, I may even start wheezing a little. I'm now convinced my "sensitivity" is an allergy that has gotten worse over the years. Fortunately I have understanding office mates, because most hand lotions make me want to gag.

[Sheldonrs]

I wonder what she thinks they're pumping into the bathrooms.

[EricKei]

I wonder what she thinks they're pumping into the bathrooms.

I'm really more worried about getting certain odors pumped OUT of the bathrooms, than IN...

[Andara Bledin]

Crap. I'm super allergic to cinnamon and I was hoping to get some last minute crafty shopping done before they put those things out.

I'm not allergic, but I'm a bit hypersensitive, so strong overpowering smells like that really get to me. I like the smell of cinnamon, but when it's cinnamon pine cone season, I can't get out of the store fast enough.

Fortunately I have understanding office mates, because most hand lotions make me want to gag.

I've just started having that reaction. One of the ones that causes me problems is also my immediate boss' favorite lotion. >_<

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[PepperElf]

Well some stores will pump a fragrance in the air attempting to get people to stay in the shop longer and spend more money but it is almost always not a strong or harsh smell like cinnamon.

yeah there were studies done on companies too, using various scents to see which would increase production with the employees.

i think they found that it worked best at certain times to give them a little 'pick me up' throughout the day

[Engmfj]

Oh god, they've started with the pinecones already? Crap. I'm super allergic to cinnamon and I was hoping to get some last minute crafty shopping done before they put those things out.

Wow, first time I ever met a fellow sufferer - am not super allergic, but I'll sneeze and sneeze and have trouble breathing when I'm anywhere near cinnamon. Around here, Christmas and 25th birthdays (it's a tradition to shower you and everything around you with cinnamon if you're still single by that time) are killing me

[Blade_Raver]

Why not pump in "freshly banked cash" scented air?

That'll make employees more productive, wouldn't you think?

[dalesys]

Why not pump in "freshly banked cash" scented air?

That'll make employees more productive, wouldn't you think?

No! Ungrateful little wankers would start coming up to us all piteous faced and begging, "Please, Sir, may I have some more?"

[ITboykc]

Tell him to take the Cinnamon Challenge

[MoonCat]

There's a grocery store here that sells fried chicken in their hot foods dept. When you get out of your car in the parking lot, all you can smell is fried chicken. It's really hard to resist getting some!

[Misanthropical]

Tell him to take the Cinnamon Challenge

My daughter thinks it's funny when new people are hired where she works and they take that challenge. Yes, she can be evil but that is what I love about her.

I LOVE the smell of cinnamon! I bought some plug in air fresheners that said on the label that it smelled of cinnamon. I do not know who thought that nasty smell smelled of cinnamon but they had to have been high. UGH!

[zombiequeen]

Hubby just called on his break an hour ago asking if I wanted to go to the hobby store this weekend. *sigh* I told him the death cones were out and I'd give him a list.
My mum and I were talking earlier and she told me that this year, she gets to make cinnamon hard candy again. I told her that she has to let the house air out then if she wants me to visit. We'll see how that works out.
I recommend buying stock in Benadryl. I'll be stocking up soon.