the warehouse cares about your personal environment

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Recently, the Warehouse has received an avalanche of calls from customers concerned that their personal enviroments don't have the right scent. They've heard about Shania Twain's Scentstories fragrence discs and wanted to know if we were going to marry the magical worlds of music and air freshen...er...environmental aids to provide solace from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

The Warehouse contacted one of our valued vendors with suggestions for extensions of this line, which we know our customers will appreciate. After extensive market research and many long days journeys into night, we have come up with our premiere selection:

TOM WAITS - 1970s EDITION
It's a new disc theme that plays five amazing scents reminiscent of the old man bar or cheap greasy spoon in your town. Transform any environment into one dripping with character, smoky haze and that distinctive barroom stench.

Also on the drawing board:

We're looking for the next teen bimbette singing/acting/skankola sensation to use for a new disc theme that plays five amazing scents reminiscent of an industrious plastics factory. Smell the moulds being pressed to turn out wave after wave of carefully pre-manufactured acts.

TUPAC SHAKUR
It's a new disc theme that plays five amazing scents reminiscent of...ok, we just needed another posthumous Tupac product to push.

We've also suggested that new Scentstories be produced for specific
classic rock albums, starting with this one...

THE WHO SELL OUT
It's a new disc theme that plays five amazing scents reminiscent of this classic 60s album. Savour the smells of Heinz Baked Beans after they sat exposed in a bathtub all day, the long-lasting protection of Odorono, etc.

Watch for these products! - JB

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