# I paid $4.00 for a bottle of something that smells exactly like pee. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 4, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456 "2012-08-04T21:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/1 "2012-08-04T21:49:17Z")
I’ve been buying natural cleaning products, because they don’t trigger my asthma. I bought [this.](https://www.alice.com/buy/1295561-method-kitchen-cleaner-lemon-verbena) It’s suppose to smell like Lemon. It does have ammonia, but that’s not what it smells like. I’ve used unscented ammonia, but this is much worse. It must be a bad chemical reaction with the natural lemon. Anyway, got any ideas on what I can do with a 28 oz. bottle of pee? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/2 "2012-08-04T21:51:22Z")
> [@Batsinma\_Belfry](#): > > Anyway, got any ideas on what I can do with a 28 oz. bottle of pee? Pass a drug test. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/3 "2012-08-05T03:29:40Z")
Supposedly, if it smells like predator pee, it will keep rabbits out of your garden. And if it smells like large predator pee, it will also keep deer out of the garden. And if you use enough of it, it might keep two legged varmints out of your garden, too. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/4 "2012-08-05T10:54:57Z")
> [@Batsinma\_Belfry](#): > > I’ve been buying natural cleaning products, because they don’t trigger my asthma. I bought [this.](https://www.alice.com/buy/1295561-method-kitchen-cleaner-lemon-verbena) It’s suppose to smell like Lemon. It does have ammonia, but that’s not what it smells like. I’ve used unscented ammonia, but this is much worse. It must be a bad chemical reaction with the natural lemon. > > Anyway, got any ideas on what I can do with a 28 oz. bottle of pee? Resell it as Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir? ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/5 "2012-08-05T13:53:02Z")
Return it? I got some once at Target - same brand, different scent. Took it back a few days later, no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/6 "2012-08-05T14:06:36Z")
The label says lemon verbena, not lemon. Maybe that’s why you don’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/7 "2012-08-05T15:43:50Z")
I was trying to fit a “Urine luck!” joke in here, but couldn’t work it out properly. Maybe some hippy lady is drinking lemonade, pissing it into bottles and selling it Lemon Scented All Natural Cleaning Solution. After all, they used to collect urine and use it for laundry purposes in ancient Rome. ---
**Author:** ![Sehmket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Sehmket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sehmket)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/8 "2012-08-05T16:21:31Z")
Weed killer. I use ammonia on my sidewalk when the grass is getting too tangled up and weird looking. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-paid-4-00-for-a-bottle-of-something-that-smells-exactly-like-pee/630456/9 "2012-08-05T17:36:43Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > The label says lemon verbena, not lemon. Maybe that’s why you don’t like it. I love verbena. This stuff really smells like stale, human pee. I may try it as weed killer. Wonder what the neighbors will think is going on over here.