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[airin61]

Etiquette question, dear flist of mine. Let's say you are prone to migraines. Let us also say that you have a secretary who tends to wear quite a bit of perfume of the obnoxious variety and bracelets of the jangly variety. How do you tell the secretary (is there a WAY to tell the secretary) without giving offense that often her perfume is a cause

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[kiss_me_cassie]

I think you can approach her in a nice way and tell her you suffer from frequent headaches and that while you like the scent of her perfume (Lie! Lie!) sometimes you find it a bit overwhelming, especially on those headachy days. Then ask (politely, of course, with the sweetest smile ever) if she wouldn't mind being extremely discreet with her usage?

Most people wouldn't have any issues with that. I know when I started work in FinAid, one of the office girls had allergies and I had no problem not using my perfume or bringing in flowers after I was told nicely about it. Most people don't like to see other people suffer.

[dianora2]

What she said.

[aregan]

Yeah, that's tricky. But as a fellow citizen of Migraine Land, I very literally feel your pain, and second (third?) the vote to just explain, very nicely, that you think it's the nicest perfume ever, but it aggravates your brain. You could even use the useful, 'You know, I just had a doctor's appointment the other day, and she told me perfume was one of my migraine triggers . . .'

[kiss_me_cassie]

oooh! excellent! the doctor card is a good one to play!