SMELLS BEGONE 1-Gallon Odor Absorber Gel - Air Freshener & Odor Eliminator for Homes, Garages & Commercial Buildings - Industrial Size - Soothing Breeze Scent

I first purchased several of these bucket-size odor removers at a discount store. They were heavily discounted and I thought I would give them a try. I placed one behind a wood-carved statue in my home and another upstairs near my cat box. The usual musty smells I would get upon entering my home were gone within a few weeks, and my upstairs was smell-free too. I purchased a few of these on Amazon, fragrance-free, for use after hot tar mopping that was recently done. There is no smell of tar in our home, and I largely attribute that to this product. I do not recommend the small jars; they do not get the job done. The gallon bucket works wonders. * I am highly sensitive to synthetic odors and can not tolerate strong scents. Odor Begone, even in the scented, is not harsh.

I have been very happy with this product. I did end up buying more than one for the same room and it takes about 3 to 5 days to make a difference, but it truly made a difference for cigarette smoke and animal urine

This product was expensive and not worth the price! It hasn’t any smell to it at all doesn’t provide any odor prevention whatsoever! Very disappointed with this product!

When this first arrived, I opened it right away. It's a little tricky to get the lid off. I was not impressed. I could faintly smell the fragrance. Very slight fragrance. Okay, but the room still smelled bad. Pet odor. I waited two days. Nothing. The room still smelled bad. I'm thinking of returning it, but instead; I change the location of the bucket. I have a very small personal sized fan. I aimed the fan to skim over the surface of this bucket. Two more days. I could see that now that the fan is hitting the content of the bucket, the solid within began reducing in size in the bucket. The odor was also gone. Magically. I seriously almost returned it because it didn't seen to be doing anything. I had this on auto-ship, which I had canceled because I didn't think it was working. I didn't want to place the bucket on the ground, as I did not want my dog to get into it. My air registers are on the floor, this is an old house. That was what is suggested for best placement. The small fan did help this to work---but it's getting used-up more quickly because of the constant air flow. Because the room smells so much better, I'm not upset about the bucket getting used quickly. It was worth it. Will I replace it? Yes, I will get another soon to replace this one. Will I put it back on auto-ship? I'm not sure. It's too expensive to replace this every couple weeks. I was okay with once a month or so... I am trying to think of a better placement or airflow method to keep the bucket effective. The fragrance was always slight, which is fine. I know there is an unscented version. But I wanted the fragrance to know that something was being emitted into the room (aside from bad odor). Yes, it works, but you need to be mindful of placement.

Okay, so the whole process - I purchased due to litterboxes in the basement and just some general mustiness. It's kept clean down there but there were lingering odors. Opened this and put it very close to the litterboxes. After a week there was no difference at all, and the gel didn't look like it was changing or absorbing anything.So I moved it actually further away and in the path of a box fan, and wow did it work! The scent was nice but not overwhelming, and you just got a sense of freshness when you went in the basement. No more bad odors at all.BUT - then it only lasted 3 more weeks. It's completely done now and it's only been 35 days since I ordered it. For the price this definitely isn't good.I may actually order another one and see if I can't split the difference between still air and a breeze. I'll update if it works.***UPDATE*** I ended up ordering 3 more on Amazon and then 2 more from another store, thinking it could just be the supplier here. It's the product unfortunately. There is just no consistency, they lasted anywhere from 2 weeks to 5 weeks before they completely shriveled up. Absolutely never came near a 90 day mark. A couple absorbed odor with no scent, a couple were overwhelmingly scented and just seemed to mask odors. Guess it depends on where they were in the production batch. I ended up purchasing an ozone generator that I use a couple of times a month which has more consistent results and just made more financial sense after spending over 200 on these.

Read all the reviews and was a little hesitant but figured I’d give it a try. I’ve been trying to get rid of a humid musty like odor in my basement storage room and chemical sprays and plug ins weren’t enough. I bought this, put it in the room and by the next day my basement smelled amazing. This thing works.

Like the smell

I like the scent of this stuff. However, the only time it is noticeable is when the bucket it comes in is opened. After 4 days of use, I have noticed no difference in the odors of the space it is supposed to be working & don't even get a scent of it either.After a month of use, I have decided to add to my review. The product does seem to be taking odors out, it does not work immediately, but with time it has helped greatly. I still do not smell it's own scent, but thats OK with me. I do like the fact that it is safe around animals. I will likely buy the product again as it is the only one of its kind that I have been able to find is made in the USA. Needed to add, when the second order was sent, it arrived open in a damaged box. The contents of the bucket had spilled into the box, over another item I received in the same box. Since the item was opened inside the box, it's fragrance was very noticeable throughout the office my order was delivered too. Due to the fact that this stuff is heavy, I cannot return it so I am going to keep it BUT it will be the last time I order it. There is no way the lid would have come off during shipping if it had been properly closed to begin with.