There’s a boy in my house (Glade)

Member Name: gollygumdrops

Product:	Glade
Date:	11/09/01 (150 review reads)
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Advantages: Overpowers horrid smells

Disadvantages: Smells slightly horrid, It hurts if you get it in your eyes.

Don’t get me wrong, I like men, they are fun and have some interesting little (sorry, scratch that, big) bits and pieces to play with during dull winter evenings, but over the last couple of years I’ve grown used to living without one in my house. I’ve been out to play with a few, I work with loads, heck, some of my best friends are men, but what I’d forgotten about (or wiped from my mind) is what it’s like to share a bathroom with one over an extended period of time.

A girls’ bathroom is a nice little room, neat and tidy with a selection of wildly overpriced and underused toiletries in pretty bottles bought on the spur of a girly moment. A woman spends time in the bathroom relaxing and preparing to face the world. It is a haven of peace, with a fresh aroma to match.

It didn’t take me long to remember what it was like to share a bathroom with a bloke. Disappointingly I wasn’t getting any of the fun of using the bathroom at the same time as him as I was only interested in this chaps’ mind, his ability to cook, oh and his skill in carrying really heavy things.

So weekend number one rolled by and I went shopping for super absorbent mats, new towels and industrial strength cleaning products. Despite my efforts to keep him out all day and encourage him as discretely as possible to visit the loo at the pub, there were still going to be times when he was home.

I was pretty convinced that a spray wouldn’t do it, and an ordinary gel wouldn’t do it so seduced by marketing I opted for Glade Duet. It’s refillable and claims to last for up to 30 days, which didn’t seem long, but my temporary housemate was only staying 3 more weeks so I figured it would do. The blurb on the box reminded me that the spray section was good for 3 sprays a day, 90 overall, that was 4 a day during his stay.

The box contains a plastic container and an itsy bitsy aerosol
can flanked on both sides by gel packets. The instructions tell you to tear the foil cover off the gel, but as it was rather squishy runny gel I was worried that it would spill everywhere. There was no cause for alarm because even with the foil off the gel is protected by some sort of membrane which I assume is semi porous. The whole contraption fitted neatly into the container with no hassle.

I wasn’t sure that the aerosol had connected properly with the mister, so I pressed the top whilst looking down on it. This was a huge mistake. I’d just sprayed a refreshing dry mist of citrus sunshine directly into my eyeball. It hurt like hell. The advice offered on the box was to rinse eyes well with water and to seek medical attention if the pain continued. I’d recommend wearing safety goggles or being less stupid than me.

The smell isn’t too awful. The only description I can give you is that it smells like air freshener. I don’t much care for the smell of air freshener, but the alternative at that time was worse.

The spray lasted throughout his stay and beyond. The gel began to look rather tired and dried up after four weeks.

I’d recommend Glade Duet if you have a high traffic bathroom, very smelly feet or a pet with personal hygiene issues. If all you have to cope with is one healthy digestive system and a flooded kitchen then Neutradol and a plug in freshener will do the job far more discretely for you.

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