Painful and Miscellaneous: Today, I was at a friend's house. She has one of those automatic...

Eyefreshener 14 July 2010, 06:14 United States

Today, I was at a friend's house. She has one of those automatic air fresheners, and I was amazed when it went off. To get a better look at it, I got real close to it. I saw a button and pressed it. The air freshener went off again, spraying nothing but my eye. FML

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spoiled22 12 October 2011, 07:17 United Kingdom

Today, I was trying to change the batteries of my automatic room freshener. As I held it to my face to figure out where the batteries went, it started spraying on my face. FML

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erockinthesuburb 16 October 2013, 00:38 Noblesville, United States

Today, I was maced. Not by a person, but rather by one of those automatic air fresheners in the bathroom. It was conveniently placed at eye level, you know, for freshness. FML

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prettysmellingbedroom 15 February 2012, 14:18 United States

Fresh!

Today, I wanted to freshen up my room, so I bought some Febreze. Standing on my bed, I began to spray, not noticing that the air vent directly across was turned on. The spray came directly back at me. The doctor says that the irritation in my eyes may last for several days. FML

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el_Jeffe_D 11 September 2016, 16:05 Salt Lake City, United States

Today, as I was walking up to a urinal I heard a small hiss. I looked up just in time to get an eye full of chemicals from the automatic air freshener. I rinsed my eye out and went back to the urinal. It happened again. FML

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Anonymous 19 January 2014, 21:08 Prince Albert, Canada

Today, I bought an automatic air refresher. I put the can and batteries in, and it promptly sprayed a blast of its scent down my throat. Now I can't breathe without tasting it. FML

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Unlucky 19 October 2018, 05:00 Altoona, United States

Today, my parents installed an air freshener above the toilet. While I was standing to pee, it sprayed me in the face. FML

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coleslaw 3 February 2012, 05:25 United States

Today, I was using a restroom when I heard someone sneeze. I said, "Bless you." It happened again about three times, so I repeated myself each time. I then noticed it was an automatic air freshener. FML

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badcomparison 18 December 2016, 07:02 Warrensburg, United States

Today, I was at Bath and Body Works with a friend of mine. She wanted me to smell a particular lotion and when she brought it up to my nose, she squeezed the bottle and lotion went all over my face. Right after, a worker came by and commented how the lotion "got a little too excited". FML

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Anonymous 11 February 2026, 03:00

Karma delivers

Today, while squishing a stink bug, it sprayed directly in my eye. FML

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urinetrouble 4 May 2017, 12:00 Hamilton, Canada

Today, while checking the men's bathroom at work, I noticed one of the air fresheners had fallen from the top of the paper towel holder into the garbage. It wasn't until I picked it up and examined it that I realized I was actually holding used urinal fresheners. FML

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kbobcat 0

14 July 2010, 16:03

wat did u think would happen, candy come out of it?

XFlyingxPiranhaX 0

14 July 2010, 16:28

The new Febreze line of fresheners come with an automatic retard defense mechanism. observe one in action.. First: the subject spots the freshener. subject is intruiged. Second: the freshener prepares itself for battle. the subject begins approaching cautiously. Third: the freshener fires a warning shot. The subject does not take the freshener seriously, and continues approach. Fourth: the freshener readies cannon, aiming for possible weak points. subject stops, and bends down near the freshener. Fifth: subject is interested by the freshener. The freshener has prepared itself for such situautions, and subsequently has a large button as bait for the would-be enemy. The subject presses said bait now. The freshener fires. BOOM! Headshot. Subject retreats, stunned. Freshener remains wary, but the subject has gained a new respect for the freshener. The subject will not disturb the freshener again. Crisis averted.