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Tip 113: Have Annoying Perfume Card, Will Travel
Sunday, September 12, 1999; Page E03
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You know those irritating, fragrance-laden perfume cards that fall out of magazines, interrupt your concentration, smell up the room and are just incredibly annoying, all out of proportion to their size and importance? Tipster Jacki Moffi of Silver Spring has found a practical use for the pesky things: Take 'em on the road. "Along with perking up luggage interiors and masking dirty laundry odor on a long trip, they're great for rubbing on upholstery, bed linen and drapes to give a nice scent to your hotel room. Easier than candles, they also make instant airplane/train toilet air fresheners, and bookmarks – talk about efficiency! A little goes a long way with this portable fragrance that doesn't stain fabrics, and lasts just long enough."
We don't know about that bookmark idea, but the rest of her suggestions smell good to us. Moffi wins a (blessedly fragrant-free) Washington Post Travel section T-shirt for sharing her tip. Got a road-tested idea of your own? Sniff out the fine print below and send it in.
Send Your Own Tip
Travel tips (100 words or less) may be sent using the form below, or by postcard (Travel Tips, Washington Post Travel Section, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071; or fax (202/334-1069). Include your name, address and phone number. One tip per postcard or e-mail. Winners receive a Washington Post Travel section T-shirt. No purchase necessary. Tips submitted become property of The Washington Post, which may edit, publish, distribute and republish the information in any form, including paper and electronic media. Weekly winners are chosen on the basis of utility and novelty; decisions are made by the editors of The Washington Post Travel section and are final.
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