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Make Your Room Smell Like You’ve Been Smoking Weed, Even If You Haven’t!
Um, was it Opposite Day or were the geniuses at HEM just a little unclear on the concept when they dreamed up this product?
“Hey boy, smells like you been smokin’ some illegal substances in here!”
“No, I swear, it’s just incense!”
If you’d like to shop for weird and wacky stuff at Village Vanguard in Shimo-kitazawa the next time you’re in Tokyo, a map is on my website, The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had.
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Amazing. Maybe it’s not cannabis-SCENTED, but intended for precisely the scenario you describe. If so, another epic product-naming fail.
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I really ought to buy some and find out, but I don’t want to risk having my apartment smell like…you know!
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Having been to Village Vanguard stores, I can’t say that this surprises me.
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It’s strange how head-shoppy it is!
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I bought opium scented incense cones in Akishima from a store called Malaika. They had a bunch of hippie related things of that nature (not to mention really awesome clothing!) Luckily no one was like “I smell opium in here!” （ ゜０゜）Mostly just another incense fragrance.
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What does opium smell like? I realized I don’t know! Sort of…sweet?
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It’s a really pretty floral scent.
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If I ever see any, I’m going to get it, just to see what it’s like! Maybe on Haight Street, when I’m back in San Francisco for Xmas…
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