My Buyer stepped into a very nice home that they were anxious to see this past weekend. Their first sensation through the door was of smell of cinnamon. The second was a sign that said, "inside cats live here, please close door quickly".
As we progressed through the home the cinnamon smell became stronger and stronger... as we observed every room with scented plug-in's. The odor of the plug-in's became unbearable and we had to cut our showing short.
While I think the sellers were trying to enhance their home, they actually sabotaged this showing as the buyers could not continue to look at the home with the overpowering smell of cinnamon emanating from every room. Additionally, the buyers began to wonder out loud what foul odors the sellers were trying to mask? The buyers began to guess that if all of the scented plug-ins were removed there may be odors of cat urine, cigarette smoke, curry...
While we know that pleasant smells are enhancing to any experience -- overpowering ones can have the opposite effect. It is good to remember that too much is always too much.
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Scott A. Petersen
Remerica Country Place
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