Does this have a chemical smell to it? I just bought another one and the chemical smell is horrible.
1963112
Aside from the normal packaging smell I didn't notice any smell. My 2 dogs certainly weren't bothered and love the thing.
1963113
No the only problem I've had with it is the dogs can unzip th center zipper but it's great othetwise
1963114
I have had this fore about 2 years now and I cannot remember any chemical smell for it at all, not even when it was new. We have machine washed ours at times, if you want to try to get the smell out. Hope all works out.
1963115
Mine has been in my car since I've had it. ( purchased both car and cover within weeks of each other). I've never noticed a smell. They are washable, perhaps you could try that.
823932
If you mean the seal around the lid. Mine does not smell. Of course I've used mine many times, but I never noticed that before I used it. Maybe try washing in hot soapy water and let it dry and see if it still smells. Good Luck. Deo
1557404
I've had mine for quite a while so there is no plastic smell. I don't remember if it had one in the beginning. It is pretty thick. That is one thing I liked about it.
1416556
I wouldn't call it a chemical smell. It has a slight newly manufactured scent similar to some fabrics in fabric stores. Like I said in my review, I washed it and hung it to dry. That took care of any smell it had at first. I must tell you that I have a very sensitive nose, and because of that, i do not use fabric softener. I find it too strong. So there was no detergent or fabric softener scent to "cover up" the mattress pad's smell after washing, and yet I did not detect a smell after it was dried.
2215742
There was no chemical smell when i first open the box nor later. I've had this item for about 3 months now and i have not had any problems with bad smells. The room that i have the step in gets pretty warm in the afternoon because it gets all of the afternoon sun hitting it, and even then there is no bad smell. I hope this helps.
622491
I haven't noticed and chemical smell. I have put in water at a full rolling boil with no problem. I have been very happy with mine.
37091
Yes, when opening there was a chemical odor. I let it sit out for a few days (7 days) and it was gone. Never smelled again.
742015
Mine has a little bit of a funny smell but it is normal, not off putting it is also very light in color. If you feel yours is truly bad then I would call the company you received it from. Did you purchase from the same company? It may vary from company to company. I'm just a customer. Its my first time using it so I am not a expert in this field.
1783253
Mine didn't smell at all. Possibly an extremely faint rubber smell due to the material it is made of? But it is supper subtle (I am very sensitive to smells and don't really detect anything).
2244616
I did not notice a strong chemical smell when mine was new and, now that it's been used for a few months, it definitely has no smell whatsoever.
86973
It has a synthetic type smell when it's new, but that disapates within a day or two out of the packaging. If it lasts longer than that, could be moldy from being wet or something and you should get another
868122
It had a *strong* chemical smell when I unpacked it and as I was assembling it, but 24 hours later it seems to be odorless. If you have a strong reaction to that sort of thing, I'd have a friend unpack it outside or in the garage and then I'd let it air out for a few hours or a day before assembling it.
560620
I did not notice a chemical smell. However, I did allow my pillow to air out for a few days before use.
2283009
Hi Christa, I don't remember how I came to the conclusion to go ahead and purchase it, but I always research thoroughly as my husband is EXTREMELY chemically sensitive, and we have had it for months and he has loved it and it never had any kind of a chemical smell from the moment it arrived. I hope this helped.
491476
Mine is a year old and it has never had any weird or stinky smell to it. Make sure you are using he detergent and leaving the top open when it is not in use.
1173636
Hi, We never had any complaints in regards to smell and you can clean it with water and baby soap. best regards, Customer Service
1971870
I've also washed mine twice, sprayed it with odoban, and sprayed it with Ozium.I bought this because a lot of the reviews mentioned that the smell /does/ go away, but so far that hasn't been my experience. I've only owned it for a few days, of course, but it still smells so strongly that I'm afraid to have it indoors, let alone put my netbook in it and carry it with me.