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In reply to the discussion: Dozens injured after man sprays bear repellent inside Florida Bath and Body Works, police say [View all]jmbar2
(4,943 posts)5. The scented candles or the bear spray?
I can think of good uses for bear spray.
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Dozens injured after man sprays bear repellent inside Florida Bath and Body Works, police say [View all]
jmbar2
Jul 2021
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Why is that stuff even legal? Nobody has to go into the bear's habitat and challenge it
Walleye
Jul 2021
#1
Good question. I hate the scented candles. I've seen too many people standing outside of house fires
Walleye
Jul 2021
#7
Ditto. The licorice smell that permeates from Yankee Candle stores makes me absolutely nauseous
hlthe2b
Jul 2021
#11
That's a respone lacking in all understanding. As an avid hiker it is an absolute necessity
hlthe2b
Jul 2021
#10
Of course you are right, and I suppose anything can be used as a weapon against humans
Walleye
Jul 2021
#13
If this person was so poor they were stealing candles to keep warm in the summer.
C Moon
Jul 2021
#52
I think about that myself every time my friend who can't drive talks me into taking her there.
catbyte
Jul 2021
#42
No kidding. They have no idea. One of the worst scents for me is Calvin Klein anything.
catbyte
Jul 2021
#47
To be safe, I'll start getting Gwyneth Paltrow's "This Smells Like My Vagina" candles by FedEx
Kaleva
Jul 2021
#43
I use it on someone every week or so OUTSIDE my store just off the Vegas strip
pecosbob
Jul 2021
#48
i LOVE Bath and Body works... Thats the only soap I will use and Sweater Weather....
samnsara
Jul 2021
#53