The woes of cheap denim

I bought a pair of jeans off of ebay. Gap long and lean, my favorites for $15.98 (including shipping). I have been eagerly anticipating their arrival, waiting by the mailbox for them. They finally came today. I ripped open the USPS package, excited to finally have another pair of pants since I left some at home during the move. Out they slipped and I was excited. Except, wait, something else was slipping out, wafting up into my senses. I ignored the pungent aroma of Febreeze and tried them on. They are a little long but generally fit well. Still smelling the febreeze, my legs started to itch a little. I smelled my leg and was taken aback. I assume this is what it feels like to be high. Yes, there was that much febreeze. Underlying the febreeze scent was cigarette smoke, which hopefully will come out with a few washings.

So, I hastily logged onto ebay, ready to leave my comments on the seller. These should be clean, and non toxic. I have never had an adverse reaction to febreeze but I have never bathed in it either. Positive, Neutral, Negative were my choices. Neutral I clicked and typed "Pants smell as if soaked in febreeze to cover smell of smoke." This was the first non-positive comment I have left on ebay. I'm beginning to feel a little guilty. Was I wrong for doing this? Is the smell of the pants that important? Am I wrong to expect items that don't give me a rash? Even the pepper-sprayed Miss Puerto Rico wasn''t this harsh. Well, what is done is done. I'm off to do a load of laundary.