# Old Spice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842 "2007-12-21T17:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/41 "2007-12-22T15:30:32Z")
Ok, I’m male - 38 I wear Old Spice as my daily aftershave/cologne, as well as the Old Spice white stick in Original Scent. Women LOVE me (I’m not kidding - it’s uncanny - and I’m not bragging - I get compliments on my scent several times a week. I even had one woman at work confide that she comes by my cube just to get a whiff). My second choice, for a night out, is Avon’s Wild Country - Outback. Yes, it’s not very expensive, but from what I’ve been told, it just smells “manly.” I get many good results from that one, too. My third choice, if I’m looking for something a little more “light” and yet, “sophisticated,” is Mountain Frost spritz by Bath and Body Works. Again, very good responses. (For what it’s worth - I haven’t been to a club in the last year where I didn’t end up getting laid by an attractive woman - which has been maybe 8 - 9 times - so something must be working, and I’m no Adonis - I am 6’ tall and 250 lbs…) ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/42 "2007-12-22T16:19:43Z")
Speaking of spice, here’s a natural way to smell pleasant and Turn Women’s Heads. Grow a couple of thyme plants, and cut a fresh sprig every morning. Slip it in your shirt pocket, or drop it down the front of your t-shirt. Gals will ask you what you’re wearing, and you can show them. If you have an extra sprig or two, you can give one to an especially cute one. Every busy woman can use a little spare thyme. Word will get around, and ladies will come to you for a good thyme. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/43 "2007-12-22T16:25:43Z")
So if you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the thyme? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/44 "2007-12-22T17:15:45Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] To those of you who wear it: How old are you, when do you wear it, and what are the demographics of your circle of friends? [/QUOTE] I used to wear it when I was in college. Why? I liked that solid looking ceramic bottle, and I think I remember Dad wearing it. Yes, I am old-fashioned. Demographic: Upper middle class. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/45 "2007-12-22T20:08:56Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] So if you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the thyme? [/QUOTE] Thyyyyyyyme is on my side, yes it is… ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/46 "2007-12-22T21:01:40Z")
I like it well enough that it is one of several my husband alternates wearing. I like it even more so, in that I use it to make potpourri for my house. A sick woman, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/47 "2007-12-22T23:51:19Z")
Another woman here who loves the smell of Old Spice. I’m forty, higher educated/income, and I can’t remember any older familymembers wearing it. It was just a cologne I discovered on my own, immediately wanted my SO to wear it, but he refused with the “Old guys wear it”-argument. And AXE is just plain nasty. ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/48 "2007-12-23T00:23:37Z")
I used to like it a lot. My dad used to wear the after shave all the time, and he still uses the deodorant. However, there is a guy on my route who must douse his apartment in the stuff. The whole hallway of that floor of the building reeks of Old Spice, strong enough to knock me back a step when I open the door if I haven’t braced myself for it. It’s got an old, cloying, rotted smell to it too - as if he was dumping bottles of Old Spice on a decomposing body to try to mask the stench. It’s unpleasant enough that it’s pretty much ruined the smell of Old Spice for me. Which is a shame, because it’s one of the few colognes that I’m not allergic to. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/49 "2007-12-23T00:47:49Z")
I love Old Spice, but I haven’t smelled it in years. My dad used to wear it all the time. I associate that particular smell with hugs from Dad and unshaven cheeks, for some weird reason. I don’t know how I’d feel if I dated a guy who smelled like Old Spice. I think it might creep me out a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/50 "2007-12-23T01:09:07Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] I hope this is a whoosh. :dubious: [/QUOTE] It’s not a whoosh, dagnabbit! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/51 "2007-12-23T01:11:49Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] I don’t dislike it. I work for the company that makes it, so I smell it a lot. [/QUOTE] If you would do me a favor, ask someone why they stopped distributing it in Thailand. You can actually find Old Spice soap in one or two stores, but the aftershave and cologne disappeard years ago. Even back then, it was hard to find. We even called the local distributor of the soap, based on the telephone number of the wrapper, and they simply said they don’t import it now without giving a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/52 "2007-12-23T03:47:00Z")
One of the things that I kept after my father died was that white ceramic bottle of Old Spice. I think maybe it contains powder. There’s just enough scent to it to remind me of the kindest man I ever knew. But even without those pleasant associations, I’m sure I would like it. I’m 64 and fit the projected stereotype. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/53 "2007-12-23T04:14:05Z")
**Siam Sam** and **Zoe** , it’s easy to buy, from anywhere on this planet, any Old Spice product. Simply set Yahoo or Google on the scent 😉 , and you can buy some in a flash. It’s ironic that our ancestors used to sail to the mysterious East to get spices, but now you can’t buy Old Spice in Thailand. :smack: It was made by Shelton, but apparently they were bought by Proctor & Gamble of Cincinnati. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/54 "2007-12-23T04:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] **Siam Sam** and **Zoe** , it’s easy to buy, from anywhere on this planet, any Old Spice product. Simply set Yahoo or Google on the scent 😉 , and you can buy some in a flash. [/QUOTE] Actually, I’ve tried that, but I don’t care to pay US$50 to $100 for a bottle. That was a few years ago, though, so maybe they’ve streamlined the delivery process some. ---
**Author:** ![FourPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/55 "2007-12-23T12:19:34Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] I assume you’re all talking about the cologne. But I’m convinced that Old Spice makes the best anti-perspirant/deodorant (especially their Red Zone line). [/QUOTE] Funny, I almost never wear cologne. But I use this deodorant every day, and woman are always commenting that I “smell good”. I used to tell them it was just deodorant. Now I just say thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/56 "2007-12-23T12:48:09Z")
I’m not really a “cologne guy”… however I have a small but select battalion of scents at my disposal should the need arise. Old Spice is one in my arsenal. It’s a classic. I used to use it for dates because the women really seem to take to the Old Spice. Now that I’m married I mostly use it for dates with the wife. I have a can of Old Spice body spray in the car too for when I get to smelling a little funky while on the move. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/57 "2007-12-23T13:10:57Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] Actually, I’ve tried that, but I don’t care to pay US$50 to $100 for a bottle. That was a few years ago, though, so maybe they’ve streamlined the delivery process some. [/QUOTE] **Sam** , the WWW is full of bargans. Google for the damn stuff. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/58 "2007-12-23T13:11:25Z")
When I first saw the thread title I thought perhaps Cher had joined the Spice Girls. It’s a decent enough cologne. I’ve never worn it but then again I haven’t worn cologne in years. I think if a person smells like anything it should be like soap. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/59 "2007-12-23T16:50:34Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] I think if a person smells like anything it should be like soap. [/QUOTE] Ah, but there’s no such thing as just plain soap nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Anchuldigs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842/60 "2007-12-23T19:33:37Z")
Heck I am 19 and I use old spice. All of my friends also use it. Nowadays it is marketed to youngsters too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spice/430842.md?page=4)