i smell women’s footwear
America’s Got Talent, puberty, and 1000 ways to die
hollup! not me though!
but when I was a kid, I had a funny habit—I sniffed chairs after guests left.
It became like an America’s Got Talent but for butt-sniffing. The visitors took turns like an audition while I was the only judge.
i’d pass my judgment based on how my nose reacted to the fragrance each of the contestants left behind. The more wicked the smell—the bigger the chance you were to be crowned champion. Had my Ventolin inhaler in hand to prevent the loss of life from a wicked contestant.
a fair number of contestants always came back to defend their titles. Whenever they came to visit i greeted them especially those unknown to them they bagged awards they didn’t know they bagged.
all thanks to puberty, the talent show became too childish and i outgrew that habit.
i've upgraded from a chair sniffer to someone who sniffs good adverts. I could be on the highway—on my way to attend an interview—and i’ll make a U-turn just to see an advert i missed at the side of the road:
while this habit can lead to loss of smell and life—this advert by 3M captures another bad habit but at least one that doesn’t lead to death:
the typical first reaction is “are they trying to turn a bad habit into something cool?”
las las we all have our habits. whether it's sniffing chairs and shoes or fixing things that seem unfixable (please, help fix Nigeria🙏🏽)—like the 3M brand. Life’s too short not to celebrate what makes us different.
So, here's the lesson: Embrace your habits. Because, guess what? It's what makes us interesting, and there's nothing wrong—at least until someone catches you in public—smelling shoes or chairs.
PS: never make a U-turn on a highway else—it’ll be the last time you smell anything.
PPS: If you sell shoes please leave a comment—let’s spread the word and help you smell sell more shoes. 👇🏽