Smells Begone Freshener Odor Absorber Reviews Summary

Scent Strength

Pros:

• "Some of the odor eliminators are pretty stinky but Calming Rain is very subtle and clean."
• "Like others have said, these have no strong scent... They are long lasting, removed odors, and left the air smelling clean."
• "Nice gentle smell and gets rid of odors in the house."
• "Has a nice, orange odor that is gentle and pleasant."
• "Love the lavender smell. It is not overpowering and lasts a long time."
• "Smells like sandalwood, it's clean, not overpowering."
• "The BEST thing I love about these is that the scent is subtle."

Cons:

• "These smell really cheap and gross like a public bathroom."
• "I could not tell any difference at all after opening these and setting them out. In fact, the scent is barely perceptable even when you smell it directly in the jar."
• "The scent isn't really soothing, natural, or rain like. It does not cover even a medium sized closet."
• "It doesn't have any scent throw at all! Unless you put your nose right on it and it's supposed to be for up to a 440sf room, mine is in my guest bathroom that is 20sf and it has NO Energizing Citrus smell whatsoever!"
• "I was excited to order these, but I was disappointed when I opened one and realized there's barely any scent to them."
• "Little to no scent at all. Does not absorb any odors. Not sure if this is defective or a fake product! Bought 4. None of them worked. Don't waste your money on this!"
• "I was hoping it would have a stronger smell. I really haven’t noticed the product absorbing any smells. I currently have it in a bathroom and in the sunroom."

Longevity and Effectiveness

Pros:

• "We've been using these for many years. They really do seem to absorb odors without leaving fragrance behind."
• "It does take few days to kick in but when it does it absorbs well."
• "I've had it for about a week now, and there's been no awful smell interrupting my work day."
• "have had this open now for 2 weeks and its just as strong smelling as when i opened it 🙂"
• "They last 6-8 months, much longer and more effective than Yankee Candle brand or any with the beads."
• "The scent lasts a long time, and when it fades, simply throw the empty container away."
• "It lasts a long time, as well."

Cons:

• "Good price, I liked the container, I like it’s actual scent wasn’t strong or overwhelming. Cons were I don’t think it actually absorbed any odor and I thought it was supposed to last a month, but the scent only lasted a couple of days then it looked dried up."
• "Product did not absorb any odors or last for more than a day."
• "I have used this for a few years now... It was always a little pricy and has increased too much the last 2 or 3 years. Not good value for the price I feel."
• "Product did not absorb any odors or last for more than a day. The seal of both containers was broken on delivery, poor packaging may have resulted in this."
• "The effectiveness of this product is massively overstated. It worked great for a couple of days, but after a couple of weeks these basically have no effect."
• "It removes odors for about 3 days and then it no longer works."
• "After only a week or two, effectiveness goes way down, and the closet gets that stale odor again."

Usage and Placement

Pros:

• "I have one by the litter box. The smell is barely noticeable but they are very effective."
• "Two cats use a litter box in my laundry room. The Smells Begone container sit on top of the dryer near the box. Usually the only time any smell is noticeable is right after a visit, but it dies pretty fast."
• "First let me say that i do not find this to be a a room freshener but it absorbs odors like magic and that is what I wanted."
• "We have a Sphynx cat which breed is known for sensitive bowel and has VERY stinky poop... We put one right beside of the litter box, it's been one week and we don't smell the litter at all..."
• "I have 2 litterboxes in a small apartment... I placed each of these next to the boxes last night... and this morning I smell NOTHING!"
• "This is perfect for a bathroom, I'm using both in my bedroom and they do help with the smells going on from the doggo I have, their size is nice and won't take up room, super easy to use and set up, the scent is nice to smell and not over powering."
• "I placed one of these in the Van and it got rid of the bad odor in just a couple of days, without having an overbearing deodorant odor."

Cons:

• "I bought a couple but aren’t working so well in a small room. I think best in a closet, small bathroom, or very small space or even your car?"
• "So incredibly disappointed with this product! It doesn't have any scent throw at all!"
• "I placed this item in my shoe box of a powder room, behind the toilet. I could never smell the scent."
• "They do not do what they said it does. I moved into an apartment that had cigarette smoke & it took two weeks to get that smell out. This product doesn’t work!"
• "I was expecting this product to produce a light scent in our bathroom. Not only was there no scent, It did not absorb odors either."
• "Pretty disappointed with this product. I purchased it for a cabinet where I store shoes and didn't find it was an odor absorber at all but more of an air freshener."
• "I have 4 all in my upstairs, roughly 1000sq feet and I cant even smell them at all."