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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]pecosbob
(7,542 posts)48. I use it on someone every week or so OUTSIDE my store just off the Vegas strip
Last edited Mon Jul 19, 2021, 04:15 PM - Edit history (1)
We get some crazy dangerous people on the property sometimes, but you never want to use the stuff inside. It makes an un-holy mess and will cause temporary respiratory difficulty for everyone inside the building. The bear spray variant sold here is a bit stronger than standard OC, but it's value as a stand-off deterrent comes from its ability to shoot a wide stream over a distance of 3-5 meters. If you hit the attacker in the face it will incapacitate them within ten seconds and the resulting loss of vision will last long enough for you to retreat to a safe distance. Pro tip...eight times out of ten you'll get the stuff on yourself as well, so if you use it, get used to the burn.
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Dozens injured after man sprays bear repellent inside Florida Bath and Body Works, police say [View all]
jmbar2
Jul 2021
OP
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