Is it weird to sniff deodorant in the store before you buy it?

By Nick Ashooh

So I was in Target the other day, and like most normal people, needed to get deodorant before I ran out at home and smelled like a homeless guy. 

The thing is, I always feel like the only person sitting there and smelling them. Obviously you have to right? I mean "Swagger", "Aqua Reef" and "Pure Sport" (yes I'm an Old Spice guy) mean literally nothing without getting your nose buried in it. 

So I decided to do what every red-blooded American does now when faced with a question, ask social media. 

This is obviously different than asking the internet to re-name your team and I'm in no way being a hypocrite. 

Luckily, Twitter came through for me when I asked, "Is it weird to sniff deodorants before you buy them?"

No. There's a great Tom's balsamic vinaigrette salad scent and it's lead free. pic.twitter.com/zuRy0Rjbmd

— John Newton (@RichmondJohn804) July 14, 2017

I sniff AND try on before buying. Then I never buy. I go to the store every morning...

— John Alexa (@JohnAlexa) July 14, 2017

Not at all, how else would you know how it smells?

— Steven Dilsizian (@S_Dilsizian) July 14, 2017

My wife buys mine, she does this. https://t.co/HfcH3sfX1n

— Dave Pearson (@AmazonDon703) July 14, 2017

It would be weirder to blow your nose in tissue before buying.

— Brandon J Boettcher (@BJBoettcher) July 14, 2017

Not even slightly weird. If you try it on and then put it back on the shelf, then we have a problem.

— Nicholas Alejandro (@the_nickortiz) July 14, 2017

Thank you internet. Sometimes you actually DO come through.

Glad this is settled with hard data and pure science.

There's still a few things I have a feeling will never be socially acceptable to sniff in public, but those goes without saying right?