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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 05:54 AM
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I'm using one that is called "light musk squash". It's overpriced. It's Japanese. And it doesn't smell like musk or squash at all...but it does smell really good. It's the bottle kind with the liquid in it.
I like the liquid kind. If somebody farts or something in your car, you can shake it upside down a little bit and let a few drops fall on the floor mats...Car smells good again.
Another cheap way to get the "Japanese" smell---Put an old pair of tennis shoes on the floor of your car and run the heat on high for about 10 minutes...Now you have "natto" car smell. (if you don't know what I mean, find someone Japanese and ask them about natto **pronounced- NOT-TOE**).
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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yeah ive yet to try natto sounds good mmmmmm soybeans
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:05 AM
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I just got the new glade thingy that look like an ashtray. it's made out of glass and good smelling goo. i think it was jasmine but it smells like delicious.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:14 AM
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I used to want everything Japanese for my car, but I don't think it's cool when people worship Japanese too much. It's cool to enjoy stuff, and admire stuff, but sometimes you find that the reality of people is that they are just that... people.

Sometimes you see something that is kind of disheartening, like this:

This is a real picture (not one of my many photochops)...and sadly, it's a pretty recent picture.
Not to say that Japanese are evil or bad at all, but sometimes I have met people who have this image of Japan as this magical place where everybody is nice and everything that comes from there is great and they want all Japanese stuff.
Lets just keep it real. Thats all.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by stick_1NZ
just buy the refill. it's about $6.00 off ebay. ^^^
but where do i monut the refill? i was gonna stick the cassette looking thing up under the dash all stealth-like.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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does GIGA AIR only make squash scent? does it smell to strong
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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too strong? no such thing!!!!! lol
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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I bought one of those trees in a strawberry one time and took it all the way out of the package. It just so happens it was mid-summer and I cam eout to my car, opened it, and felt like I was inhaling 140° solid strawberries. I literally could not breathe. Yes, there is such thing as too strong.
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 02:27 AM
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ooo the trees still rule read the package next time lol lol lol
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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do these fit in an XA, GIGA Air? The vents in the xA are different.
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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the green tree
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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even better....

Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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hehehe.. man I haven't posted for ages. I still love my squash, and I did a couple of runs to JAPAN TOWN SF.

I heard they were gonna close the mall down. Any bay area people know about this? Im going to be sad!!!
Old Mar 21, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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I use "febreze Air Effects - Summer & Splash (watermelon, cantaloupe smell)." It doesn't mask oder, it "eliminates odors and freshens." Smell doesn't last long but it gets rid of the "odor causing bacteria." Don't leave it in your car during hot days.
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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i get my squash scent stuff from MITSUWA MARKET in Santa Clara.

its actually only a few minutes away from the Stevens Creek Toyota
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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I'm surprised I haven't seen any group buys or bulk discounts on the CS X3 Squash air freshners. I could have and should have bought a few when I was in Cali a couple of weeks ago. It was only $9 cash, no tax. Oh well, another reason to go back to Cali
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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i ordered one on ebay on sunday, w/ as fast as this guy gets stuff out, should have it real soon
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:12 AM
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I rocked an air freshener that looked like sushi for a while. Luckily it didn't smell like sushi.

Old Mar 25, 2006 | 02:05 AM
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i got my air spencer cs-x3 today in the mail. it smells so good. reminds kinda of like big league chew or the bubble gum that used to come in baseball cards, but def sweet
Old Mar 25, 2006 | 03:05 AM
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mmmm...just shampooed all my carpets in my car today at work. now it smells nice and clean. i need to go buy another air freshener though, mine's wearing out (yankee candle - midsummer's night)



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