has the smell gotten better?
178974
I haven't noticed any smell. I wear them in the water so much it seems unlikely an odor would persist.
178975
They don't smell at all and they've been in the water 20 days out of the month.
178976
To be honest, I never noticed a strong smell when I purchased them a few months ago. I definitely don't smell anything on them now.
178977
well I never was too concerned about the rubbery smell. I use my fins almost every day and I really don't notice any smell... love the fins.. they give a really good leg workout!
178978
Yes, the chlorine and salt combo has well and truly taken over now!! But they are still looking quite new even though I have swum many miles in them.
178979
Diana, I have to tell you that I didn't notice any bad smell at all. They smelled a very little like rubber at first, but why wouldn't they. I don't notice anything at this point. There was nothing annoying in the smell as far as I was concerned. It could be that some people are much more sensitive to some smells than others, like those that really can't tolerate some perfumes, etc.. I hope this helps. I will also mention for others as well, that I thought the yellow color was kind of neat and not garish at all.
178980
I do not notice any smell that is strong enough to bother me. My find are either on my feet in the water or in my swim bag in a closet.
281085
Other than the smell of "NEWNESS" in the first few days, I have not noticed any other. I have the unit for quite a while now and it doesn't emit any kind of odor.
2075154
it's been awhile since I got these, but I don't remember an unbearable stench.
1363548
Yes. And the plastic smell I noted has retreated significantly over the past two weeks.
2063501
Not really, that I noticed. Maybe a bit of new smell, but gone fast and didn't bother me.
1962365
I don't notice the smell and I cannot remember if I did even in the beginning. It may be that it is in a large enough space that the smell is diffused or it has just gone away.
1357159
I haven't experience this. It seems to be cleanable, and I haven't had any smell problems. I did purchase a small air filtered I installed to help when they have bigger messes.
278806
No smell. I noticed the dates on all of the comments about smell are from quite a while ago. I believe they've changed their product since.
141911
No, unfortunately not :( I will say that after months of daily use and handwashing, the smell has subsided to such a degree that I have to press my nose against the base to smell it.
996937
Yes, a little but not near as much as the larger version that is no longer sold. I can't even smell it.
1514940
I haven't noticed a weird smell other than that "new" smell in the beginning. Anything other than that tends to go away.
1024476
Sorry to hear that, ours did not have a smell since we received it...not sure what to advise you to do
2235893
I don't smell it anymore, and I don't remember it being an issue for long. I have migraines, so I am sensitive to odors. It has not been a problem for me.
1417799
The smell is not constant, it depends on the wind, and if you can tolerate a sniff once in a while, you will be rid of flies in no time. Amazing. I keep being amazed every day, the product has not expired and I have had it up for a a few months. Happy.
749668
I would, it stank for a couple weeks, but now the smell is gone but ive head it about a month and a half now
1123313
Had mine for about a month now, and no one notices to smell, I can't give a number because I really don't remember how much times I've used this, I hope that helps
575100
I'm used to the smell, so it doesn't seem quite as bad to me! If the bottle was unopened when you got it my guess is its ok.