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Nov 19 2007

Apparently Deodorant is Seasonal

Posted by: Chris in China, Commentary

I ran out of deodorant, so while shopping at Carrefour (the French Walmart) on Saturday, I thought it would be a good idea, since I was there.

We searched everywhere in the cosmetics/personal supplies area for my brand, and couldn’t find it.  COuldn’t find most the other brands for that matter.  We asked an employee where it was, and they told us:

“Oh, that’s a seasonal product.”

So, people don’t sweat (and smell) in Winter?

I beg to differ.  Luckily, I found another brand that was pretty well hidden…

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2 Responses to “Apparently Deodorant is Seasonal”
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    November 21st, 2007 at 9:37 am

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