I can't even go into some of those fancy tourist shops where they sell candles and such. It's not like I'm always on guard for such things, but when me and the family visit those types of places, I get more observant about what kind of shop I'm stepping into after about the third stop.
There are also some types of aerosols the wife uses that can run me right out of the room. Certain cleaning products and so forth can actually shut down my respiration. Weird.
I know exactly what you mean. I have no idea why companies think that everything has to have a scent that overpowers everything else. There is one certain kind of flower that really bothers me. I stopped by the florist one time and bought an arrangement to take to my daughter. Well, whatever those things were, we both had trouble with them. I finally took the vase and flowers out to the nurses’ station and said, “hey, you can have these, they do not like us”. I even have to check the shampoo for smells. I look funny going down the aisle opening first one and then the next one trying to find one that would not make me ill. It is no fun having any kind of respiratory problem. It is very frustrating since just about every company out there seems to be on if it smells so loud it can be smelled all over the house, then it must be better!