General Chat

My uncle (sadly departed now) said when he was in the army the test for socks was to throw them at the wall, if they stuck you wore them for another week if they slid, it was time for a change..

Water is a magical tool, rub it under your armpits with a bit of soap, and it does wonders! I think a problem with a lot of people is that they continue to wear the same clothes for days on end. The only thing i'll wear for more than one day, is a pair of Jeans, or a hat! And they are both washed every 3-4 days.

I work on the checkouts at a local supermarket and I have to put up smelly customers, dirty customers, rude customers and slimey customers. It doesn't cost much to make yourself clean. I've learnt to ignore the smell now. Fern -x-.

there is no excuse for smelly peeps soap and water does not cost much we have a man who comes in to where i work and i say OMG here comes smelly man hes disgusting hes had the same clothes and dirt in his fingernails for years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~waves to paul~~~~~~~~~~ how are ya Rosex

Some people have an illness that makes them smell. but most I fear just dont wash!its not nice,I agree.

Yes, that sounds good to me Shirley. It IS a very difficult problem to deal with tactfully but it can be done. And there was no ill feeling from her about it all. Sylvxx

I did see it , i had sugested that to my daughter last night, but she was mortified lol.she said MOTHER i can't do that when i hardly know him.I then suggested she wait a few days and get her male work partner to give him some smellies and just say, have you tried this. Shirley Ann.

We have a family of adults in our town who all smell of stale urine, people havd tried to tell them to no avail! Caz xxxx

Hi Shirley, did you see my previous post. Could she try that? Sylvxx

So strange this thread should come up today, my daughter came in from work last night and said a man of 27 had just started in her part of the office, her and her work partner have to train him, she said he smells so bad mum i want to heave, people have all remarked about the dreadful smell. She said i don't think i can work with him.I feel a bit sorry for him but how on earth do you tell someone they smell. Shirley Ann.

Years ago I worked with a girl in the same office who had really bad stale BO. I finally plucked up the courage to buy her some deodorant, put it on her desk with a llittle note saying 'If you use this you'll be really nice to be near'. It worked too. Sylvxx

Have you ever been the one to tell them? I had to at work some years ago, a delegation of ladies insisted I say something to this guy who had tide marks on his suit jacket!! I was very diplomatic and said I had noticed but suggested he sort it out before the ladies noticed.....phew....he was ripe.

i cant cope with the ones that smell of frying fat! i wont have any frying whatsoever in our house because of it. most people that fry chips etc dont even know they smell!!

Tell you what IS a !!smell!! and I can remember it after all these years,in the changing room after a solid hour of PT as it was then known... 30 blokeys.... hee hee eau de pheremones,? or was it !!!!armpits!!! LOL Bob

I cant stand queing behind people with stale smoked coats.

It was definatly Au de toilet!

God yes, just the same for me yesterday. It seems to get everywhere.

He was large, and had sweat patches! He had BO, over BO! I felt so sick, i had to wash my face after, as i could still smell him for about an hour afterwards!

Everyone has their own 'smell', pheromones , whatever. I can relate to that but really smelly people with BO - oh boy!!! Sylvxx

but Paul some can't help it. Does that make me bad then cos when hubby gets up I roll onto his side cos his smell is there and if tiddler is in our bed she prefers his side and cuddles his pillow