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Breathable Bacon Mask

noodleann — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:17:09 GMT

I just entered Hormel's drawing for a Breathable Bacon Mask. It's a sewn black mask with bacon images on it and it's said to smell like bacon. It's a promotion for their Black Label bacon, and today is the last day for the drawing. I hope they sell this thing.

They may be on to something that would induce people to cover both mouth and nose. In one graphic showing how to wear the mask, it says, "Keep facial orifices snugly covered to enjoy maximum whiffage," and under "Don't," it shows someone wearing a mask with nose exposed and the copy says, "Nose exposure allows essential bacon scent to escape." It also tells you not to eat the mask.

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haddon9 — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:29:06 GMT

Sounds awful! Not something that I woud be interested in at all. However if I want to "smell" things I can still smell perfume through a mask....wonder if a virus can still get through?

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geezerette — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:37:22 GMT

Black Label is my favorite bacon!

It's a good marketing tool because if I wore a mask that smelled like that bacon, it would just make me hungry for all things bacon!

Visions of BLTs dancing in my head.😄

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millieshops — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:37:46 GMT

I already don’t want scents in my shampoo or my lotions — can’t imagine wearing a scented mask

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Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:42:45 GMT

I cannot imagine what type of artficial ingredient(s) is used to create a "bacon scent".

It would appear to me you would be inhaling whatever they use to create the scent.

Sorry this would not be for me no matter what artificial scent is used.

Those who like this-enjoy.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:19:57 GMT

I'll pass this time and let someone else have my entry form!

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happycat — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:20:58 GMT

Oh my.....I'm afraid that would make me want to eat bacon.

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:40:23 GMT

I read an article yesterday that KFC now makes a fire log for your fireplace that smells like fried chicken (available at WalMart).

Being a southern girl, fried chicken is one of my favorite foods, however I hate the way my house smells like oil and fried chicken for days afterward.

And I use air cleaners in the kitchen and dining room that uses charcoal to remove odors.

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Sooner — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:48:39 GMT

I think a bacon mask is simply disgusting and somehow offensive.

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Krimpette — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:43:07 GMT

Much as I love bacon, I don't want to smell it all the while I'm wearing a mask. Too much of a good thing, IMHO.

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noodleann — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:11:27 GMT

Interesting reactions. Just yesterday when I was coming home from picking up an Oster oven, an area I traveled through smelled just like ham. It was wonderful. I have no idea what created the odor, since there are no food processing plants in that location.

So when I came across this mask drawing today, it seemed serendipitous. I'd just like to smell the mask and see if it really captures the scent of bacon.

I think I'd have better luck here with the ubiquitous pumpkin spice smell. Not a fan myself, but people here seem to love it. How about a pumpkin spice mask?

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Sooner — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:15:23 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
Interesting reactions. Just yesterday when I was coming home from picking up an Oster oven, an area I traveled through smelled just like ham. It was wonderful. I have no idea what created the odor, since there are no food processing plants in that location.

So when I came across this mask drawing today, it seemed serendipitous. I'd just like to smell the mask and see if it really captures the scent of bacon.

I think I'd have better luck here with the ubiquitous pumpkin spice smell. Not a fan myself, but people here seem to love it. How about a pumpkin spice mask?

@noodleann This may be just me, but we are talking about a pandemic where people are sick and dying, losing jobs and suffering.

It seems somehow offensive to me to make a happy fun thing out of it. It seems to trivialize the whole issue.

My opinion only, and an opinion, nothing against people who do not feel as I do.

Re: Breathable Bacon Mask

GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:28:23 GMT

I love it! Bacon could motivate me to do almost anything!

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GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:34:16 GMT

@Cakers3 wrote:
I cannot imagine what type of artficial ingredient(s) is used to create a "bacon scent".

It would appear to me you would be inhaling whatever they use to create the scent.

Sorry this would not be for me no matter what artificial scent is used.

Those who like this-enjoy.

Oh who cares if there are some aritifcial ingredients--as long as they make the mask smell like BACON, it's worth it! haha...can you tell I like BACON?? Now I'm sure I'm going to have a BLT for lunch

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GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:32:42 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
I think a bacon mask is simply disgusting and somehow offensive.

Why? why would you be "offended" by something you're not forced to do or wear, etc. (Unless your religion forbids the use of pork...but even in that case all you have to do is avoid people wearing bacon-masks)

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Sooner — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:51:05 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
I think a bacon mask is simply disgusting and somehow offensive.

Why? why would you be "offended" by something you're not forced to do or wear, etc. (Unless your religion forbids the use of pork...but even in that case all you have to do is avoid people wearing bacon-masks)

@GoneButNotForgotten You asked.

Because to me it is making light of something that is sickening and killing people. It trivializes a very serious issue. It isn't fun or happy or silly. It is a lack of empathy for others.

A lot of people have moms and dads in nursing homes who will die alone and who maybe they will never see again and haven't seen for almost a year. So yes, to some people it is offensive. It is making a joke about a lot of anguish and suffering.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:54:39 GMT

Is this a joke??

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Porcelain — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:05:24 GMT

I love the education aspect of it, encouraging people to wear their masks properly over their noses. But I'll pass on any kind of scented mask, let alone a meat one.

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noodleann — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:17:18 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@noodleann wrote:
Interesting reactions. Just yesterday when I was coming home from picking up an Oster oven, an area I traveled through smelled just like ham. It was wonderful. I have no idea what created the odor, since there are no food processing plants in that location.

So when I came across this mask drawing today, it seemed serendipitous. I'd just like to smell the mask and see if it really captures the scent of bacon.

I think I'd have better luck here with the ubiquitous pumpkin spice smell. Not a fan myself, but people here seem to love it. How about a pumpkin spice mask?
@noodleann This may be just me, but we are talking about a pandemic where people are sick and dying, losing jobs and suffering.

It seems somehow offensive to me to make a happy fun thing out of it. It seems to trivialize the whole issue.

My opinion only, and an opinion, nothing against people who do not feel as I do.

@Sooner, Yep, it's just your opinion, and it's totally inappropriate on this thread. Making a "happy fun thing" out of wearing a mask is POSITIVE, duh, but if you're hellbent on finding fault, flail away. It's a ridiculous overreaction and completely wrongheaded.

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Porcelain — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:21:57 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
I think a bacon mask is simply disgusting and somehow offensive.

Why? why would you be "offended" by something you're not forced to do or wear, etc. (Unless your religion forbids the use of pork...but even in that case all you have to do is avoid people wearing bacon-masks)
@GoneButNotForgotten You asked.

Because to me it is making light of something that is sickening and killing people. It trivializes a very serious issue. It isn't fun or happy or silly. It is a lack of empathy for others.

A lot of people have moms and dads in nursing homes who will die alone and who maybe they will never see again and haven't seen for almost a year. So yes, to some people it is offensive. It is making a joke about a lot of anguish and suffering.

There are all sorts of fun and frivolous mask designs out there. It's not making fun of Covid or suffering. It's trying to make an annoying necessity of daily life into something a little more interesting and pleasant. Some folks are using their masks as an accessory to express themselves and I think that's nice.