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How can I kindly inform someone about their body odor without hurting their feelings?
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Buy them a "Just Because" gift basket loaded with deodorant and body spray. Leave it anonymously on their desk.
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Hey.....uhhh.....you smell..... . Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email me through the link in my profile, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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on their birthday, give them a gift card from Bath&Body Works. The workers will help them!
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tell them gently but firmly in private, I really enjoy being with you but you are giving off an unpleasant odor. If they get insulted well that is there problem, someone else might just say to them damn you stink, at least you tried not to hurt there feelings.
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say listen...you have BO, I hope that doesn't offend you.
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Depending on the person, and the relationship you have with them.. how you got about it.. will vary. If it is your friend.. you should just say" What kind of deodorant do u use? etc. Maybe they notice it too.. or maybe not. My aunt STUNK last Xmas.. and I took her to the room with some deodorant and said " Auntie, your kind of FUNK". LOl. And she started laughing and told everyone at her job. I was soo nervous.. and she said" Why, your my neice!!".. So .. It all depends on the relationship. If you aren't that close with the person..then go about it slowly.. and suggest a perfume or something.They should thank you, Better you.. then someone else, huh?. good Luck
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If it is a friend of ur`s..u need to sit down and talk to them about it..Be honest and serious and I am sure he or she would rather hear it from u than someone else on the street..Just tell him or her I would like you to know I am not the only one who smells you but you need to take a good bath and put some deorant on...
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Every time you go to see them, have on a gas mask!
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Secretly slip them some deodorant
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There is no way to tell them they have BO without offending them.
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