I'm kind of chuffed that the first post I saw on it was Congresswoman Gwen Moore (from my old Milwaukee district).

Oh dear. Strew a giant box of fabric softener sheets all around? Or big bags of coffee grounds?

I didn't think about coffee grounds, not being a coffee drinker. I may try the dryer sheets.

The only Febreeze I have is scented (I bought it by mistake) and I'm worried about creating some kind of mutant horrid scent. The dryer sheets just smell like laundry .

Crumpled up newspapers can help absorb odors--throw them away after about 24 hours and replace if needed. Kitty litter formulated to keep down odors can help--put a shallow layer of it in a flat pan or tray on the back seat, or the floor. Again, swap it out for fresh after about 24-48 hours. If you're going to use baking soda (which does work), spread it in a layer in a tray or pan. The more of it reaches the contaminated air, the more scent will be absorbed. Again, change or dispose of in at least three days. Once you lessen the scent some, and the absorbent agents are working, spread some coffee beans (better than ground, because the scent hasn't started to dissipate) in a box or tray and leave in the car. Vanilla is another scent that's fairly neutral--it will take the leftover odor out of a plastic cooler something spoiled in, if you coat the bottom and sides of the cooler with straight vanilla extract, and leave open to air. You could use a couple of plastic containers, wipe the insides down with vanilla extract and let sit in the car.

Good luck!

When the Cornish game hen rolled out of my grocery bag and under the front seat, the odor went away pretty quickly after I finally located the source. You could try leaving some open containers of baking soda in the car.

I finally managed to get my hands on the unscented Febreeze at Target recently. I am violently allergic to the standard Febreeze scent. Did y'all know that Febreeze as originally invented removed odors and was unscented, but they did focus groups and nobody wanted it because it didn't make the air smell "fresh," i.e., scented.

My mother has this problem with her cleaning person -- she doesn't use chemical cleaners, so the house doesn't have that "clean" smell when she's done. My mother is dealing with it.

So someone on my neighborhood Nextdoor site just put up a thing about a discussion group of The Sopranos, "for intellectuals." Even though I'm about to watch the first season finale for the first time tonight, I don't want to join that group, right? I am skeptical of people who self-identify as intellectuals.

Ooo, unscented Febreze. I despise the artificial scents of things. The fake florals are nauseating.

Ok, I guess I'm really not swimming tonight: one storm cell just reversed direction and is coming back. Whole pattern has gone all swirly.

I finally managed to get my hands on the unscented Febreeze at Target recently. I am violently allergic to the standard Febreeze scent.

Is it really truly unscented? That would be great. Regular Febreeze makes me feel like something with claws is trying to get out of my sinuses.

So I've found some 2nd hand Fluevog boots for $70 US, but the shipper says it's going to cost $50 US to ship them to me from Montana. WTF?

Zen, I have the unscented stuff and it doesn't leave a smell. But I think it took two applications to get the slight funky smell out of my sofa.