Re: GLADE PLUG INS / EPINIONS REVIEW

[Guest guest]

Those in agreement could go to Epinons.com and put their two cents in. Glade

Plug-Ins are rated nearly 5 stars! (Note there are two spellings on

Epinions, thus two sections: PlugIns and Plug-Ins [with hyphen].)

I would encourage folks with a moment of time to check out other sources of

olfactory torture on Epinions and maybe review things like Bounce, perfume,

scented candles and other nasal/neurotox invaders! (There's weedkiller like

RoundUp on here too ... and it gets FIVE STARS. Let's make a dent! Even a wee

one might help uninformed persons deciding on whether to purchase a product.)

Here is my comment on the plug ins as published:

<< TOXIC PRODUCT ALSO FLAMMABLE

Pros: NONE for health, plenty for manufacturer's pocket

Cons: numbing of olfactory sense, increased allergies to other things,

migraines, irritability, asthma, sore throat (and possible fires?)

Bottom Line: Consumers give manufacturers trust they have not earned.

Glade products are unhealthy and make many people very sick. Is the high

price for cheap, fast " fixes " worth paying?

PURE POLLUTION, CONSUMER BEWARE. Fresh air and air " freshener " are total

opposites. Most scented products on the market today are made from synthetic

chemicals and have not been thoroughly tested (many not at all), for their

health

effects on humans. In fact, the synthetic fragrance industry is NOT

REGULATED. Many such products are known to harm or kill sensitive creatures

like pet

birds, further testimony to their pollutive nature. Consumers (especially

those with allergies or CHILDREN) should be wary of filling their breathing

space

with toxic chemicals, and consider healthier alternatives like actual

cleanliness and fresh air ... or pure, natural, organic essential oils with no

chemical additives. Glade and similar products make me so sick that I cannot go

anywhere where they are or have been used recently, and I know many other people

similarly affected.

Also of note is an email I received recently, though I am unsure of its

origin:

" A GOOD WARNING TO US ALL.. My brother and his wife learned a hard lesson

this last week. Their house burned down...nothing left but ashes. They have

good insurance, so the home will be replaced and most of the contents. That is

the good news. However, they were sick when they found out the cause of the

fire. The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several hours.

He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked my

sister-in-law what she had plugged in in the bathroom. She listed the normal

things....curling iron, blowdryer. He kept saying to her, " No,this would be

something that would disintegrate at high temperatures. " Then,my sister-in-law

remembered she had a Glade Plug-in in the bathroom. The investigator had one of

those " Aha " moments. He said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has

seen

more home fires started with the plug in type room fresheners than anything

else. He said the plastic they are made from is a THIN plastic. He said in

every case there was nothing left to prove that it even existed. When the

investigator looked in the wall plug, the two prongs left from the plug-in were

still in there. My sister-in-law had one of the plug-ins that had a small night

light built in it. She said she had noticed that the light would dim....and

then finally go out. She would walk in a few hours later, and the light would

be back on again. The investigator said that the unit was getting too hot, a

nd would dim and go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled

down, it would come back on. That is a warning sign. The investigator said he

personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance device anywhere in his

house. He has seen too many burned down homes. Thought I would warn you all. "

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[Guest guest]

Those in agreement could go to Epinons.com and put their two cents in. Glade

Plug-Ins are rated nearly 5 stars! (Note there are two spellings on

Epinions, thus two sections: PlugIns and Plug-Ins [with hyphen].)

I would encourage folks with a moment of time to check out other sources of

olfactory torture on Epinions and maybe review things like Bounce, perfume,

scented candles and other nasal/neurotox invaders! (There's weedkiller like

RoundUp on here too ... and it gets FIVE STARS. Let's make a dent! Even a wee

one might help uninformed persons deciding on whether to purchase a product.)

Here is my comment on the plug ins as published:

<< TOXIC PRODUCT ALSO FLAMMABLE

Pros: NONE for health, plenty for manufacturer's pocket

Cons: numbing of olfactory sense, increased allergies to other things,

migraines, irritability, asthma, sore throat (and possible fires?)

Bottom Line: Consumers give manufacturers trust they have not earned.

Glade products are unhealthy and make many people very sick. Is the high

price for cheap, fast " fixes " worth paying?

PURE POLLUTION, CONSUMER BEWARE. Fresh air and air " freshener " are total

opposites. Most scented products on the market today are made from synthetic

chemicals and have not been thoroughly tested (many not at all), for their

health

effects on humans. In fact, the synthetic fragrance industry is NOT

REGULATED. Many such products are known to harm or kill sensitive creatures

like pet

birds, further testimony to their pollutive nature. Consumers (especially

those with allergies or CHILDREN) should be wary of filling their breathing

space

with toxic chemicals, and consider healthier alternatives like actual

cleanliness and fresh air ... or pure, natural, organic essential oils with no

chemical additives. Glade and similar products make me so sick that I cannot go

anywhere where they are or have been used recently, and I know many other people

similarly affected.

Also of note is an email I received recently, though I am unsure of its

origin:

" A GOOD WARNING TO US ALL.. My brother and his wife learned a hard lesson

this last week. Their house burned down...nothing left but ashes. They have

good insurance, so the home will be replaced and most of the contents. That is

the good news. However, they were sick when they found out the cause of the

fire. The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several hours.

He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked my

sister-in-law what she had plugged in in the bathroom. She listed the normal

things....curling iron, blowdryer. He kept saying to her, " No,this would be

something that would disintegrate at high temperatures. " Then,my sister-in-law

remembered she had a Glade Plug-in in the bathroom. The investigator had one of

those " Aha " moments. He said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has

seen

more home fires started with the plug in type room fresheners than anything

else. He said the plastic they are made from is a THIN plastic. He said in

every case there was nothing left to prove that it even existed. When the

investigator looked in the wall plug, the two prongs left from the plug-in were

still in there. My sister-in-law had one of the plug-ins that had a small night

light built in it. She said she had noticed that the light would dim....and

then finally go out. She would walk in a few hours later, and the light would

be back on again. The investigator said that the unit was getting too hot, a

nd would dim and go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled

down, it would come back on. That is a warning sign. The investigator said he

personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance device anywhere in his

house. He has seen too many burned down homes. Thought I would warn you all. "

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