Do electronics hold the smell of smoke?

[Kelemvor]

I'm buying something on eBay and the person has a disclaimer on all their auctions that it's coming from a smoking household. Do electronic items like cell phones hold hold the smokey smell like fabric type items do? I don't want to smell smoke every time I put the phone to my face to talk.

 

[minendo]

Sure do.

Really depends on how sensitive you are to the smell though.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: minendo
Sure do.

Really depends on how sensitive you are to the smell though.

With old radios and TVs, I think it's an issue with the dust and debris inside. That's what holds the smell.

With something like a phone, it's probably a little less noticable unless they like breathed smoke on the phone all the time.

 

[TechnoPro]

Yes they do.

<----- Former smoker

 

[Hammer]

yes

 

[Chunkee]

if you microwave it, the smell comes out.

 

[slag]

i bought a laptop from an individual here and it came and reeked of smoke. I aired out the laptop bag for a week and febreezed it daily and it barely helped. I even blew a fan on the laptop to get rid of the smell because it smelled so bad. It still has an odor to this day. Glad my sister bought it.

I pm'd him and he said that was odd that it smelled since he didnt smoke...... yeah right!

At any rate, I would not purchase any items from a household that smokes.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
if you microwave it, the smell comes out.

Watch out... I got a vaction for saying something similar once.

 

a cell phone wouldn't be so bad...
i bought my current phone from a smoker and it doesn't smell

laptops and monitors hold the smell, as do keyboards and computer cases

 

[Kelemvor]

Well, then I guess I'll pass on that offer since I really hate the smell of smoke and my wife hates it even more...

Thanks for the quick feedback.

 

[jagec]

I bet if you open it up and blow it out with compressed air, most of the smell would go away. The worst is things like fabrics and pillows.

 

[xboxist]

Originally posted by: slag
At any rate, I would not purchase any items from a household that smokes.

Me neither! Whenever I'm interested in an item on eBay, I ask the seller a cautionary question or two. One of them is always about whether or not the item is coming from a smoke-free home.

I get three types of responses back:

1) A resounding, "Yes! - smokefree home."

2) "Umm... yes, I smoke here. Why is that a problem?" (mildly offended, or mad, or whatever that defensive reaction is that smokers tend to wield)

3) <no response> (they obviously smoke and I must be too picky for them to deal with)

 

[PanzerIV]

They sure as hell do. I took a laser printer from the truck of one of our managers yesterday and walked into our building with it. Since I had just passed my boss at the door smoking I thought the scent of smoke was what I carried in with me. When I got to my office I could still smell it very strongly so I smelled the laser printer and sure enough it reeked. It was so disgusting I put it in a little store room next to my office to get it away from me. I've also encountered this with computers that have been exposed to heavy smokers. GROSS.

 

[DT4K]

I don't think it's just the dust.
I think the plastic absorbs the smell.

We bought a 13" tv from walmart and when we got it home and opened it, it reeked of cigarette smoke. It had obviously been purchased and returned by a smoker. Because it was new, it couldn't have had much dust. We took it back and had it replaced immediately.

Coincidentally, I'm on day 10 as a non smoker. I've never smoked in my house though.