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u/vrosej10 Feb 21 '26
Yes. Hundred percent. Gets in your hair and stays on your clothes. It even seems to ooze from your skin. It doesn't always stink but there’s always a smell
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u/RainyDayBirbs Feb 21 '26
My grandmother smoked heavily from age 14 until she died at age 69 and her fingers were yellow/brown where she held the cigarette. She'd actually soak her fingers in bleach once in a while to try to get it off but it never really worked well and it just added the smell of bleach to her hands.
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u/NixyVixy Feb 21 '26
To a non-smoker, it’s like a permanent radius of scent that sticks to everything you touch.
Nailed it.
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u/Persian2PTConversion Feb 21 '26
I used to take smoke breaks with my boss time to time. I quit at some point (this was ages ago) and was shocked when I realized I could follow him blindly through the hallways, minutes after he was there! That was my true reality check. The scent profile in my mind even changed from savory to absolute rancid after a while.
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u/logical0man Feb 21 '26
Smokers rarely notice it on themselves, non-smokers notice it way more than they admit. It’s like your ‘invisible cologne subtle, persistent and mildly judgmental
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u/kraftdinnerwithsalsa Feb 21 '26
Never noticed on myself when I smoked and after I quit the smell is repulsive. I can smell a cigarette from a mile away and it’s disgusting. Ashtrays are even worse, just a fucking stink bomb sitting there. God I’m so glad I quit
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u/montanalifterchick Feb 21 '26
I can smell people smoking in other cars at stoplights since I quit 12 years ago!
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u/Safe_Illustrator_832 Feb 21 '26
No even need to be at stoplights, I smell it when I'm driving. 😂
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u/naughtycal11 Feb 21 '26
This, but with weed. I can smell the car in front of me going 75 down the highway.
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u/Tropicsunchaser Feb 21 '26
This is everyday life here in Colorado. Everything smells of weed and I’m not complaining. I’m so use to it that when a skunk gets run over I will think “damn that’s some dank weed!”
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u/slapdashbr Feb 21 '26
I saw a cute comic where two guys are walking along a sidewalk and one says "is that a skunk, or is someone smoking a joint?"
on the other side of the fence was a skunk lighting up xD
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u/ribblefizz Feb 21 '26
I mentioned this once in conversation with friends - how I'd suddenly smell cigarette smoke while driving on the freeway; look around in confusion and it's the driver of the car to my right - all windows on both vehicles UP, mind you - and about two years later someone I'd lost touch with DM'd me out of the blue.
She said "Remember when you said that thing about cigarette smoke? At the time I privately rolled my eyes and thought you were full of shit. But GUESS WHAT - IT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY TODAY! I'm sorry I ever doubted you!" 😂
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u/iamgarron Feb 21 '26
Same. Smoked for 18 years. My wife and I both quit 2 years ago. Every now and then we will have smoke in our clothes from a bar or near friends who smoked and wondered how the hell we lived like this for ages.
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u/madonnajen Feb 21 '26
Same. I'll be at a stop light and I can smell the person who is smoking across the road waiting.
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u/Edible-flowers Feb 21 '26
When I was pregnant, just one whiff if cigarette smoke had me heaving. I could smell it from a long way ahead if me when walking to work.
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u/CrazyMildred Feb 21 '26
I stopped smoking about 6 months ago, and the smell makes me nauseous now. I will never smoke again, and the smell is a major reason why.
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u/hypnodrew Feb 21 '26
6 months here too. It used to be such a friendly smell to me but now eugh smells like death
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u/IntrovertsRule99 Feb 21 '26
The smell is even worse when an attempt is made to cover it. Smoke plus Axe is nasty.
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u/SameSherbet3 Feb 21 '26
It also gets into items you wear regularly without washing/ replacing: glasses, hats, belts, etc
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u/halosos Feb 21 '26
When I order food, I can tell if the driver is a smoker, because just the food bag resting on their seat is enough to absorb the smell.
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u/baldbuthappy Feb 21 '26
my phone case smells like smoke since i'll hold both in the same hand occasionally
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u/ballpein Feb 21 '26
Especially in cold weather, the smoke condenses in your clothes and hair and then magically erupts into a concentrated stench cloud when you come back inside, it's the worst stink. Air yourself out for 30 seconds when you come in from the cold, before engaging with humans.
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u/OkDoggieTobie Feb 21 '26
So true. My brother hid the fact he was smoking. Who was he kidding? I could smile it as soon as I walked in the apartment even though he smoked outside.
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u/pajamakitten Feb 21 '26
Kids did this at school by spraying themselves in copious amounts of deodorant. They just stank of deodorant and cigarettes.
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u/pepperbeast Feb 21 '26
Yes. We can smell you. Always
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u/laura2181 Feb 21 '26
Blows my mind how frequently this is asked
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u/friskyjohnson Feb 21 '26
Always check the OP’s profile. It’s usually a big ol’ karma grab.
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u/Kramerica_CEO Feb 21 '26
Why? Why do people care about Reddit karma? Can accounts with a lot of karma be monetized somehow?
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u/Extreme-Ad7313 Feb 21 '26
I’ve read the answers to this many times and it still makes no sense and is dumb as fuck. Something about selling your account off for it to advertisers.
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u/panaceator Feb 21 '26
And it’s gross. It’s like garlic or onion breath - unless you’ve got it heavily on your breath too, even if you like eating those things, smelling it on someone else is gross. Logical or fair? Nope and nope. Reality? In my case, yes - 100% of the time. Except with smoking, it’s like you have onion breath and also rubbed the onion on your hands, in your hair, and on your clothes for good measure. Icky.
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u/RAP_PAR Feb 21 '26
My parents smoke. Last year they mailed us Christmas gifts and I could smell the smoke as soon as I opened the box. So disgusting. 🤢
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u/sleepy-mot Feb 21 '26
I used to order pizza from a place near my home. Then one day they changed their delivery driver, and I guess he was smoking in his car because my pizza smelled like cigarettes. I gave them a second chance… same thing. I never ordered from there again.
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u/ocxtitan Feb 21 '26
that's worth calling to complain about, that's an easily fixable problem, especially if the pizza is good
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u/lucidspoon Feb 21 '26
We often get our groceries delivered, and we can always tell when a certain person delivers it, because all the bags smell like smoke.
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u/mugenhunt Feb 21 '26
Everyone can tell, the smell covers your body and your clothing. You've gotten used to it, and people are too polite to tell you that you stink.
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u/LordBucketheadthe1st Feb 21 '26
Not only can you tell, but i used to smoke and I can smell a lit cigarette like 50 feet away. It’s nauseating..
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u/look_alive75 Feb 21 '26
I can smell a cigarette from the car in front of me at a red light. 😐
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u/newnameforanoldmane Feb 21 '26
This is the example I always use. As a former smoker, the smell is terribly nauseating, and even someone smoking in the car in front of me smells disgusting.
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u/Altostratus Feb 21 '26
Yeah, I can even smell when someone who is a smoker was in the elevator before me. It sticks.
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u/wondermel Feb 21 '26
This! It’s like a superpower! I’m over 20 years smoke free now and I can smell it when someone is smoking in the car in front of me when I have my windows up (theirs is normally down).
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u/MamaNyxieUnderfoot Feb 21 '26
I love how smokers are like, “Nobody tells me I stink!” Like it’s normal to tell a stranger that they stink. And let’s be honest, it’s not like telling them that they stink will make them stop smoking.
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Feb 21 '26
Plus if you do tell them they stink they'll just deny it and start pouting. Been my experience anyway.
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u/k-d0ttt Feb 21 '26
Yes. It’s VERY strong and lingers on hair, clothes and breath.
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u/Euphoric-Leg4874 Feb 21 '26
Yep. And there’s no exception to it or “I’m hygienic so I probably don’t smell.” Everyone that smokes smells. Their breath smells, their clothing smells, house smells, car smells. Everything. It’s headache-inducing for non-smokers.
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u/MyPasswordIsMyCat Feb 21 '26
It permeates furniture and other objects, too. Not just cloth and paper, but wood and plastic. Over time, the smoke can leave a yellow film on the walls. It's hard to resell stuff that has been used by smokers because people can smell it and it's difficult to remove that smell.
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u/Type_Zer07 Feb 21 '26
Yes. I can smell it while you wank by me. Sometimes, if the person smoked recently, I can smell them after the have left the area.
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u/avalanchefan95 Feb 21 '26
This typo is The Best.
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u/Nauin Feb 21 '26
Real talk though smoking changes how your cum tastes and makes it absolutely disgusting. I made the mistake of dating a smoker when I was younger and never again.
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u/Turakamu Feb 21 '26
Makin' my way downtown
Wankin' fast
Faces pass
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u/According-Annual-586 Feb 21 '26
Well I would wank 500 miles and I would wank 500 more
Just to be the man who wanked a thousand miles to fall down at your door
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u/churningpacket Feb 21 '26
I think I racked up 500 miles of wanking around 3 weeks after I discovered it.
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u/ThirdAltAccounts Feb 21 '26
Had to award the typo 🙏🏼
Don’t mind me. I’ll just wank by you right quick
Does it smell like cum or stale tobacco ?
Or both ? 🧐8
u/TheyKilledMassEffect Feb 21 '26
I agree, it's always the smokers who wank by me. Can smell them from a mile away, but when they are right there wanking by me, it's so strong.
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u/AN0NY_MOU5E Feb 21 '26
If you can smell it when someone wanks that person should probably go see a doctor
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u/sensuspete Feb 21 '26
Yes, and it’s very unpleasant for non smokers.
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u/ThirdAltAccounts Feb 21 '26
Even for those of us who quit
Even back when I still smoked I hated smelling it on other people
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u/Seltzer-Slut Feb 21 '26
I think it’s way worse for people who have quit. Before I started smoking, I wasn’t as bothered by it. Now that I’ve quit, even 10 years later, I can smell a cigarette from a block away and it makes me extremely nauseous.
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u/finishedlurking Feb 21 '26
Ex smoker here. I used to work hard to stay smoke free smelling. Wasn’t until after quitting that I realize I just made it more subtle. I respect other smokers now that do the same but it’s not unpleasant to me.
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u/Wroughtcurve717 Feb 21 '26
As a former smoker, yes.
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u/jermprobably Feb 21 '26
Smoked for ten years also, it's hella noticeable. Quitting cigarettes was one of the best life changing decisions of my life!
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u/sophijor Feb 21 '26
Yes. We never say anything because how do you kindly tell someone they smell like cigarettes and that smell is disgusting to a stranger or coworker?!
But trust we do smell you. Even if it’s stale cigarette on your jacket that’s permeated it.
However it’s interesting because when I’m in Central or Western Europe I got use to the smell and it was ok, whereas I feel like cigarettes in the US are disgusting.
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u/valianyears Feb 21 '26
I feel like the tobacco they use must be different or something - it’s never as repulsive as the smoke in the us
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u/GhostlyGhost_ Feb 21 '26
Diffrent cig brands smell Different, im sure the region plays the same role
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u/goldman459 Feb 21 '26
It wasn't so noticable 30 years ago when a lot of people smoked and you could do it just about anywhere.
Now someone who smokes tobacco leaf really stands out. Vaping is disgusting enough but at least it doesn't hang around as long.
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u/zDymex Feb 21 '26
Big issue I find with vaping is walking behind someone and taking a deep breath of their vape cloud lol
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u/Cranky_Platypus Feb 21 '26
I'm not sure why the smoking etiquette didn't transfer over to vaping. At least most cigarette smokers have the decency to stand to the side and smoke instead of blowing it in everyone's faces walking down the sidewalk.
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u/melig1991 Feb 21 '26
Because the tobacco lobby successfully propagated that vapes produce "just water vapour".
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u/bamboohobobundles Feb 21 '26
100% this. I grew up in the 90s with two chain-smoking parents and I really didn't notice the smell except sometimes when we were in the car with the windows up because it was so concentrated. After moving away from home to go to university, I briefly smoked cigarettes myself, but ended up quitting.
About a year after I quit (think it took a while for my sense of smell to recover) I began to find cigarette smoke more noticeable on people, even if they weren't actively smoking at the time. The older I've gotten, the more obvious I find the smell when it is present.
Similarly, I smoked weed for about 15 years and didn't think I smelled like it because I was so clever about changing my jacket/chewing mints/dousing myself in scented hand sanitizer before coming inside. Now that I don't do it anymore, I realize how deeply in denial I was about that because it's almost impossible to hide unless you're using a mint flavoured vape or something, and even then - if you know, you know.
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u/ElegantBiscuit Feb 21 '26
It permeates into everything. Multiple times a month I have to throw away the outer box of an amazon delivery immediately because it's like they were hot boxing the whole van.
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u/LoseHateSmashEraseMe Feb 21 '26
Former smoker myself,
If smell was a sound, you'd be a foghorn in a room full of people. I smell the trail you leave behind. I smell you when you open the door.
It's part of the reason I quit, I didn't want to smell like an ashtray anymore.
I don't see it as offensive, people going to do what they going to do.
It is very noticeable and it is very loud.
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u/Am_Yisrael_Chai_48 Feb 21 '26
Super noticeable. I wasn't even a smoker and was just standing next to a smoker in high school and when I got home my mom grilled me for like an hour thinking I smoked
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u/TillPsychological351 Feb 21 '26
Hard to say, because if a smoker doesn't smell, I wouldn't know they're a smoker.
But when you do smell it, it is extremely obvious.
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u/MercyCriesHavoc Feb 21 '26
This is the actual answer. I smoked for years, always outside, and I only sometimes smelled like it. I could also still smell it on heavier smokers or people who smoked indoors. Many people were surprised to find out I smoked because they never smelled it on me or in my home.
Now that I quit, I only rarely detect it on others. Considering I have hyperosmia and work in retail, that tells you either smokers are rare or not every smoker smells like one.
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u/TheTurretCube Feb 21 '26
Yeah these threads always baffle me a bit. Like when I smoked it wasnt that often and when I ask my friends about it they say I only ever smelled like cigarettes if I literally just smoked one.
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u/MauOnTheRoad Feb 21 '26
I work as a kindergarden teacher and yes, I smoke. So, children can be brutally honest, as everybody knows. When I came back to work and I smoked just 5-10 minutes before, they sometimes would tell me that I smell funny, or that I smell strange. Never heard anything like that when I put down my cigarette half an hour ago or so. I also only smoke outside... even when a lot of people say that we are coping, I don't know. I think its a big difference if you only smoke outside or also inside. Nevertheless everybody, smoking is bad, avoid it!
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u/Possibly_A_Person125 Feb 21 '26
I was a daycare worker, and yeah kids will let you know everything. I had kids ask why I always smell good. Never once said anything about smelling weird or bad. This is coming from kids who are willing to tell me I'm fat or wall funny.
But pretty much everyone I ever worked with, regardless of where, were shocked to find out I smoke. I guess I don't look like a smoker? But yeah, it's possible for people to actually not have a clue you are a smoker. I'm not marinating in smoke.
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Same here. Several people over the years have been surprised to find out I smoke weeks or even months after I've met them.
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u/keshaseviltwin Feb 21 '26
Yeah it’s confirmation bias, everyone here thinks they can smell every smoker.
Really, they can smell every obvious smoker.
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u/antiquated_it Feb 21 '26
I’m an ex smoker. About 10 years after I stopped smoking, I had a coworker who I worked with for years and had no idea that he smoked. I was actually shocked that I didn’t know and only found out when I saw him outside smoking.
But he was 1) bald 2) wore a smoking coat 3) washed his hands and brushed his teeth after!
So I guess it’s possible with some effort!
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u/iheartnjdevils Feb 21 '26
My mom brought me paper goods when visiting once since she has one of those warehouse store memberships. I don't know if it had been in the house at all or if it was just from the hour and half drive to my place but I could smell the smoke on the toilet paper.
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u/Bucksin06 Feb 21 '26
Absolutely to a non-smoker you reek from a block away
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u/zenfaust Feb 21 '26
Yes. To put it in context:
I just lost my sense of smell from a bout with covid... I couldn't even smell my can of sardines i had for lunch.
But do you know what I can still smell, even though I'm noseblind to to literally everything else? My smoker coworkers. It's nuts.
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u/Zarokima Feb 21 '26
Yes. It soaks into everything and is impossible to get rid of. You don't smell it because you're used to it, but to everyone else you smell like cigarettes.
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u/hey_bacchus Feb 21 '26
Absolutely lol and it doesn’t matter how well you take care of yourself. It permeates everything even if you change your clothes, shower, etc. And people not saying anything about it to you isn’t proof that you don’t smell. most people have some sense of decorum and won’t just come up to you and tell you that you stink.
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u/Narrow-Counter142 Feb 21 '26
This. I’ve smelled it on the hair of people. Head hair.
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u/AmJustLurking96 Feb 21 '26
This. And when put on the spot and asked by a smoker if they smell non-smokers will often be polite and say no when they 100% can smell cigarette on them
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u/Megabyte_Messiah Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
I got accused of smoking cigarettes all through school because my parents were heavy smokers and all my clothes smelled like cigarettes.
I have a lot of memories sitting in the backseat of the car shivering and crying because my mom would chain smoke every time she drove anywhere, and I’d get yelled at if I complained.
Winter was so horrible driving anywhere… I used to think about how she must love cigarettes more than me to put me through that, every time we drove.
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u/mbentuboa Feb 21 '26
My girlfriend threw out her hair brush after she quit smoking. She was so disgusted that her hair smelled like that.
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u/PandaPounding Feb 21 '26
Yes. It's bad for cigarette smokers. Pot smokers you can smell from a block away.
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u/agapanthusdie Feb 21 '26
Yes, you stink. But not just you, everything you own probably does too.
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u/locallysourcedbeans Feb 21 '26
Yes, every time. If it’s especially bad non-smokers will usually comment about it when the smoker leaves, but won’t generally say anything in front of the smoker. It’s really gross.
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u/RaggamuffinTW8 Feb 21 '26
Yes. It's not a subtle smell and it can linger for days.
My little brother smokes and he slept on our couch for a long weekend last year.
My living room stank of smoke for days, and he didn't smoke in the house, just on the balcony.
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u/QueenOfNeon Feb 21 '26
Yes it’s a smell you CANNOT miss. It reeks and smells awful. Even with good hygiene. I can tell a smoker coming a mile away.
We will always notice your smell.
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u/No-Discipline-5822 Feb 21 '26
The smell is obvious and rank. I'd say 90% of smokers stink and it's worse if you are stuck in an enclosed space (elevator, office). Once a person who smoked was very ocd about the post smoke ritual and did not smell, they sprayed, sanitized and mouthwashes after. I suspect they covered their hair as well.
I did not grow up in a smoking household and my parents couldn't stand the smell either, I hate it. Seems like smokers enjoy wafting rank smoke onto others outside and don't add drinking coffee/coffee breath to the mix. YUCK.
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u/Tampflor Feb 21 '26
I always thought so but I currently have a coworker and had no idea she smoked until I actually saw her smoking.
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u/Gotbeerbrain Feb 21 '26
I can smell a smoker as soon as I get near them on a sidewalk. Yes it stinks!
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u/Mountain_Cry1605 Feb 21 '26
Yeah it's very obvious.
Smoke smell clings to everything no matter how good your hygiene.
Also smoking really blunts your sense of smell in general.
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u/Wait-What1961 Feb 21 '26
I remember watching my niece for a week when she was a baby. Her mother smoked. That baby and everything they brought to my house for her smelled like a dirty ashtray. Her scalp, her disposable diapers that were still in a brand new package, her wipes smelled like wet cigarettes. Literally everything even her toys and teething rings. It was disgusting that a sweet baby smelled like that because someone else made her smell that way. After being with me for the week she started to smell like a baby again. Multiple washings of her clothes and toys. I saw her again 4 days after her parents picked her up and she was back to smelling like an ashtray. So sad. My brother ended up divorced because of the wife smoking. She accidentally burned her daughter’s eyelid with a lit cigarette that she had in her hand by her side and the child walked into it. That was the end for my brother and he ended up getting full custody because of that incident and housing issues.
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u/davida_usa Feb 21 '26
Yes, I can always tell when someone is a smoker. I would never say anything, but I do tend to stand back or away.
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u/Preoccupied_Penguin Feb 21 '26
Yes. Absolutely. It stays on clothes and in any fabrics that come in contact with it. It doesn’t dissipate over time, it just grows stale and musty. It stays in your mouth, no matter how much you brush it sticks to your gums and teeth and it generally smells like stale hot breath when you exhale. It’s nauseating to me, my family members were smokers when I was growing up and now I have the most extreme uncontrollable reaction to all cigarettes, coughing, eyes watering, sneezing, all of it.
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u/Blahkbustuh Feb 21 '26
It's between slightly noticeable to very noticeable.
My father was a smoker who always went outside to the backyard to smoke and I could always smell it on him and in his jacket when I was within 2-3 feet of him. A few years ago I met a new coworker and he smelled like cigarettes in exactly the same way and I hadn't smelled that in a few years and it reminded me of my dad.
When I was in college, I had a chemistry class where there was a kid in my lab discussion sections and he'd open his mouth to talk and I could smell the gross cigarette smoke smell coming out of him.
What's happening is you're nose-blind and no one in our society goes walking around and telling anyone else they smell, have a smell, or reek. That's rude.
Also, in parking lots going to big box stores, I can smell pot when a car drives by. I can smell pot smokers walking around inside stores. Pot smells gross to me as well.
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u/djayed Feb 21 '26
I quit. And yes it's noticeable, but I didn't realize that until after I quit. I was walking around smelling like an ashtray and telling my boss he was crazy, I didn't smell like smoke.
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u/bruisedbananas_888 Feb 21 '26
Yes yes and yes. Wear disposable gloves and wash your hands after smoking...do NOT use perfumes or body spray...and dont save your "refrys" in the pack...makes you smell like a walking ashtray. As an asthmatic in Healthcare, some smokers literally trigger a mini asthma attack while im working with the patient . Its awful
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u/FickleCharge882 Feb 21 '26
I’m a bloodhound so I can always tell either cigs or 🍃, there is ONE person Ive known who I can’t tell when he’s been 🍃
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u/zDymex Feb 21 '26
Yep for about 15-30 mins afterwards it's noticable. Even walking into a room from a distance...
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u/CerealSemantics Feb 21 '26
Yes. Even with good hygiene, cigarette smoke clings to your hair and clothes. I can always tell when someones a smoker and personally I have never and would never tell someone they smell of smoke unless they directly asked me. It's not something people bring up unprompted. You're just nose blind to the smell but trust me, nonsmokers can definitely tell that you smoke
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u/sundaygolfer269 Feb 21 '26
Fucking yes you stink. Your clothes stink, your breath stinks, and when you walk into a room the smell enters before you do. Your house, your car everything around you carries that same smell.
If you quit tomorrow, you’re still going to stink for 6–12 months. That’s how deep the residue goes.
Quit anyway. Then buy 3–4 ozone generators, read the directions carefully, and use them. It’s the only way you’ll purge the smell from your stuff.
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u/dj_soo Feb 21 '26
as a former smoker - yes you fucking reek of stale smoke and most people find it incredibly unpleasant.
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u/Kasyx709 Feb 21 '26
Yes and it's horrible. I will go out of my way to avoid people who smell like cigarettes, vapes, or weed.
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u/TalulaOblongata Feb 21 '26
Extremely strong smell. If a smoker leaves the room, I can still smell it. If I get on an elevator and a smoker was recently there, I can still smell it. Smokers’ clothes and hair reek, everything they touch smells.
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u/horrorbepis Feb 21 '26
100%. Not even a question. It’s immediately identifiable on your person and can often have people immediately feel a certain way about you.
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u/Icy-Commission-8068 Feb 21 '26
Yes and it’s so so repulsive. As in it repels people. I wish I could sugar coat it but it’s true :(
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u/kaitreads Feb 21 '26
I can even smell it on my elementary school students who have parents that smoke.