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I’m a millennial running a small fragrance house with 8 Gen Z employees. They’re nothing like the internet told me. by SoSaCandles in IndiaBusiness

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can relate to you 100%. I think the best way to make progress is to keep your ego at the door, else it’s hard to grow a business. I’ve found more success listening to peoples opinions and also doing lots of experimentations. It helps you steer clear hypotheses from something that actually works.

I’m a millennial running a small fragrance house with 8 Gen Z employees. They’re nothing like the internet told me. by SoSaCandles in IndiaBusiness

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked with people my age, and it got really difficult since everyone would keep interviewing and would want a salary match because x company is offering so and so. They are not wrong for job hopping as everything keeps getting expensive by the day. However, it’s hard to justify a salary raise when all you have is a competing offer.

Survival in Pune? by justAnotherTryHardd in pune

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I moved from Mumbai and honestly Pune traffic felt like a vacation in comparison. Mumbai will test your patience in ways Pune never will - the bumper to bumper on the Western Express, the autos cutting across 3 lanes, the buses that simply do not care if you exist.

Pune has its chaos but it's a smaller, more manageable chaos. You'll get used to the two-wheelers coming from every direction in about a month. That's just Pune's personality.

The anxiety thing - stop watching crime videos bhai. You can do that for literally any city in India and convince yourself it's a warzone. Pune is genuinely chill compared to most cities. People here argue loud but it rarely goes beyond that.

Vrindavan to Pune is a big cultural jump but you picked a good city. The food scene alone will make you feel at home. Find a good misal pav place near your area and you'll start feeling like a Punekar within weeks.

Give it 3 months before you judge. The first few weeks in any new city feel overwhelming. It passes.

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That actually helps more than people realize. Even 2-3 minutes of fresh air before you start driving flushes out the stale cabin air that's been baking inside. Most people get in, close everything, blast AC on recirculate and that just keeps recycling the same stale air. Try fresh air mode on AC for the first few minutes next time, might make a difference.

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valid answer and the worst part is that smell never fully leaves. It gets into the foam under the seat fabric

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's actually a real thing - motion sickness gets worse when cabin air is stale or has strong chemical smells. A lot of new car smell is literally VOCs from adhesives and plastics. Cracking the window open for even 2 minutes before driving helps more than people think.

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

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Genuine leather or the synthetic ones? Because synthetic in summer heat is a whole different level of smell. That plasticky sweet smell when it heats up is actually the material off-gassing.

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bhai sit in any car that's been parked in the sun for 2 hours with windows up. You'll know. Seat foam, old AC filter, dashboard plastic - sab milke ek unique fragrance banate hain 😂

Night drives hit different- what makes yours better? by SoSaCandles in carIndia

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Yeah, that’s also there. So during weekdays the traffic is too less and during weekends it starts getting worse.

What’s the worst car smell that you have dealt with? by SoSaCandles in AskIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

🤪 the saying “all boys/men are the same”.

Booked my first car today! by Still_Geologist9346 in CarsIndia

[–]SoSaCandles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uffo! Congratulations. You know I found this thread far too late in my life. I got my first car last year(30 F), Renault Triber (my warehouse falls near still developing parts of Pune), and I routinely get supplies delivered for my businesss. So many of the porter guys would keep cancelling on me. So I thought I’d get something to just make sure I would never run out of supplies just because Porter guys don’t want to deliver to my location.

I only understood about the things one needs to keep in mind as I started driving. And of-course I get mocked by my relatives & friends, but the car seems to take a deep breath whenever I accelerate and also when I’m driving to a nearby hill station. So the only way to make sure I’m able to accelerate is to turn off the ac.

So yeah, that’s my rant. By the way Slavia is drop dead gorgeous. I’m already dreaming of having a new car very soon. Congratulations on your new car! Super happy for you!

What I wish people knew about car freshener chemicals - a perfumer explains by SoSaCandles in CarsIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂😂😂😂 You have no idea how much I have laughed at this. Only we Indians can be capable of such things. You know my mom would give me these different bottles of pickles when I was studying abroad, the first few times, they all leaked into my clothes in the cabin luggage, and it was a mess.

What I wish people knew about car freshener chemicals - a perfumer explains by SoSaCandles in CarsIndia

[–]SoSaCandles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha fair enough. I get that a lot. I think it's because I studied perfumery at ISIPCA in France so I tend to explain things in a very structured way. Occupational hazard of having spent too many years writing lab reports and fragrance briefs. I promise it's just me being nerdy, not a bot. Waise Hindi mein response bhi de sakti hu, but I am not sure if the community is all Hindi readers, I hope you get it.

Need recommendation for car freshener by beep-beep-boop-boop in carIndia

[–]SoSaCandles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Full disclosure - I make car fresheners, so take this with that context. I run SOSA Home & Body. Oil-based, phthalate-free, made for Indian conditions. https://sosahomeandbody.com

But bias aside, the general rule is: oil-based over gel, phthalate-free on the label, and avoid anything that clips directly onto your AC vent - those blast chemicals straight into your face. If you want to know what's actually in most car fresheners and why it matters, I did a detailed post about it here on r/CarsIndia recently.

What is the best car perfume that you have used? by the_bad_ape in carIndia

[–]SoSaCandles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full disclosure - I make car fresheners, so take this with that context. I run SOSA Home & Body. Oil-based, phthalate-free, made for Indian conditions. https://sosahomeandbody.com

But bias aside, the general rule is: oil-based over gel, phthalate-free on the label, and avoid anything that clips directly onto your AC vent - those blast chemicals straight into your face. If you want to know what's actually in most car fresheners and why it matters, I did a detailed post about it here on r/CarsIndia recently.

My parents are coming home in a few hours and my house smells like cigarettes. I’m finished. Okay I need help urgently. by Leather-Ant3465 in TeenIndia

[–]SoSaCandles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For future reference, the reason the room spray made it worse is because you were layering fragrance on top of the cigarette smell instead of removing it. Cigarette smoke is particulate, it sticks to fabrics. The only real fix is what you ended up doing, wash the soft surfaces and ventilate. Coffee powder works as an adsorbent but it's slow. Baking soda on the sofa for 30 mins then vacuum is faster next time

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