I grab a cup coffee from a shop and it’s ruined because the barista is wearing cologne or perfume that inevitably has gotten on the cup and it’s all I can smell when I take a sip. I guess 2 things, this means 1 they haven’t thoroughly washed their hands, and 2 I can’t drink the coffee because it smells so bad and I have to throw it out. Not sure why, but I haven’t had this happen with any other type of food/drink, just coffee.
I don’t have that problem because if I can smell their product and it bothers me, I leave whatever place it is.
But, you should be aware that they may have washed their hands just fine. Probably did. A lot of soaps smell way stronger than you’d think. If the smell is on the hands, it’s more likely to have come from soap or lotion than a perfume/cologne. At least, that’s been my experience.
Cologne in particular, if it isn’t a spray, you just use a fingertip and then dab unless you intend to crop dust everywhere you go. That’s not typically enough to linger more than maybe an hour on the finger itself. Obviously, some people just douse themselves, but it isn’t the majority of adults using a decent scent because of the expense.
But, yeah, I feel you. My grandmother was the same way, and of all the things I could inherit from her genes, I got that same kind of hyper sensitivity to smells
Now, I smoked for a long time and it suppressed it. But then I quit, and holy shit, it came back worse. My wife had to change soap three times before I could sleep in the same room, after I quit smoking.
And don’t even try to get me into a mall with a bath & body works. Scented candle sections of stores can clog me up for hours.
Which is a long way of commiserating with you. I’ve had scents “taint” other things before. Often enough that I don’t bother to try and enjoy something after a scent sets off my nose. I won’t be able to taste anything but the smell for up to a couple of hours afterwards, if the scent is strong enough.
dingus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve literally never had this happen in my life. I also can’t imagine how it would even be possible unless the person working at the shop is physically spraying the cups with cologne.
catch22@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I don’t wear it myself, but I think a lot of people apply it by putting it on their hands then “dabbing” it on there neck, face…ect… At first I thought it was just at one shop, then it kept happening at different places.
NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Food service requires hand washing!
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I learned to dab a small drop right on the underside of your wrist, then dab those wrists on the back of your neck or behind your ear. I never ever used my palms for that, that seems crazy to me. But I’m also pretty sensitive to smells so…
datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I personally suspect your bloodhound nose is to blame