Yesterday, I opened up a new brand of insecticide and
sprayed around my kitchen to ward off insects. To my surprise, before these
creatures are overcome, I find myself succumbing to the smell of the
insecticide.
This new insecticide has a strong aroma which I think is
deliberately added as a value-added service to customers. Obviously the
insecticide maker thinks that consumers may like the aroma but personally I
find the aroma choking and even more dangerous.
Why do I say it is dangerous? Well, if the aroma is there,
customers like me will tend to sniff in the insecticide more after spraying and
become “poisoned”. If the insecticide has a more loathsome smell, then customers
will not sniff in as much of these insecticides.