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Coffee Break: What's that smell?

by Anna Reed

May 17, 2016

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All of the Oake & Riley crew are off the market, but to be honest we aren't completely against the notion of smell dating.
iStockphoto, via NPR

Over here at Oake & Riley we're charmed and a little frightened by a new way to meet people called "smell dating".

If you were to try it out, here's how it works. You send the company a t-shirt that you wear for a few days without deodorant, and in return you get swatches of t-shirts worn by other individuals. Then you tell the company whose musk you like best and if you get a match, you get each other's contact information. And then it's on.

Smell dating, you guys. It's a thing.

Let's keep these smelly vibes going with a 9:30 Coffee Break all about smells and smelling.

Songs played


Mine Smell Like Honey - R.E.M.
I Smell Trouble - Ike and Tina Turner
Seals & Croft - Summer Breeze
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - Ramones
That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Driver's seat - Sniff 'n the Tears

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Coffee Break: What's that smell?