This post brought to you by PERK. All opinions are 100% mine.
All the parents out there know the truth: once you have a kid, you can kiss that new car smell you might have in your car goodbye. Kids are messy, and between diaper blowouts, spilled milk and old goldfish crackers stuck in the most unusual places, it is a real challenge for your car to not smell sort of unfortuante.
For the last week, I've been trying out a vent air freshener called PERK Vent Wraps. I'm not really a car air freshener gal. I find those pine trees dangling from the rear view mirror to be distracting, and certainly not attractive. But at a certain point, you've got to take action. For me, that point was when I opened my car door and realized that I didn't really want to get in based on the smell.
Yikes.
PERK is a refreshing alternative to traditional car air fresheners because it is a Vent Wrap. Look how discreet it is!
Since I'm not used to having fragrance in my car, I will say that on the first day of having the PERK wrap installed that I found the scent to be a little bit overpowering. But by day 2, I found it to be barely noticeable, but in a good way, because I also stopped noticing that unfortuante smell that my car has developed over time. So now my car not only DOESN'T smell icky, but it also smells quite nice, without overwhelming passengers in the car. Even Darah remarked about how she thought our car smelled good.
I've tried 3 different scents (fresh valley, clean laundry, and vanilla). I thought I would like vanilla the least, but it turns out that I like it the best. It's just a warm, comforting scent, perfect for this time of year. I'll probably be more interested in the other scents once spring arrives and I'm craving very fresh scents.
PERK Vent Wraps come in packs of 4, with each vent wrap being good for about 2 weeks. So each pack can help keep your car smelling great for about 60 days! If you are tired of conventional air fresheners, or if you are like me and don't use them, but are realizing that you probably should, then PERK is something you should check out! You can also Like PERK on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and to hear about special promotions (there's a $1 off coupon there right now!).
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It needs it because it’s an old car.
With 2 children and 3 dogs who always go places together it is hard to keep the car smelling fresh and clean.
Stinky children 😉
My van needs these because it smells like a wet dog eating McDonald’s in there.
I’d love these – a nice scent in my car sometimes helps wake me up and get me in the mood for work! well, as “in the mood” as I can get to work.
I smoke and my car smells horrible so I need this
My car smells rotten.
The car is always getting so musty. These would be great!
Between the dog & the kids, my car STINKS! And these look so easy to use…I bet they could make my car smell so much better!
Well….I take my dog to the beach all the time and she loves rolling in stink. Add our 8 month long Winters….and you get a car with a strong swampy smell.
to get rid of the smell of my son’s baseball bag
my car needs a vent clip because its a 1997 model so it doesn’t have that fresh car smell whatsoever!
I need it to keep the kid snack and sport sweat smells out!
I don’t have anything to scent my car so this would help with that.
My vehicle needs a PERK Vent Wrap because we transport the dog in the van often and it leaves odors.
I have two little messy boys, and one big messy fiance! Every time they take my car I get into it and it seems as though a bomb might have gone off!
With 3 Grand Children in My car A lot ..lots get spilled and Messy diapers..=)
We have 2 dogs and 3 kids which could use some freshening!
my hubby leaves his work tools and clothes in sometimes
I quit smoking over 2 years ago, but my car still smells like stale cigarettes when it gets warm.
Boyfriend and Lab after a hunting trip…nuf said.
well since I don’t have a car I figure they would work good if I put them on the vent of my forced air heat and it would scent my rooms
We drive a LOT as a family, and my husband is very picky about having a clean car. I need these to keep him from banning food in the car (and making trips with our 18 month old miserable!)
The “new car smell” has worn off and I’m looking for something discreet that won’t overpower me. These sound like a good option!
I’d like these because I like a car that smells clean which is hard when you have kids.
Kids and Spilled Milk…enough said 🙂
I would love this for my to help with the food and kid smell
my car is always a disaster!! my husband and i share a car so it gets a lot of use
My car smells like dirty snow from this cold & snowy Minnesota winter. I would love a refresher!
For my husband Toyota celica, omg Army guy, stinky clothes..that’s it! lol
Because I’m constantly driving around with food in the car, and sometimes, admittedly, forgetting to take trash out of the car for a few days. Also when returning bottles! jessicapeeling@yahoo.com
Van full of 6 kids all the time. Need I say anything else!!
so my car doesn’t smell like cigarettes!
I want this for my Toyota Rav 4.
I want our car to smell fresher.
My vehicle needs it because it tends to smell musty, especially after it rains. It would sure help it smell better!
andysavi.mom@gmail.com
because I have clients in my car all day!
I have 5 kids in the minivan every day!
My hubs is a welder/fabricator/mechanic & is always leaving his work clothes in our truck. Can we say disgusting? LOL
I would love to try PERK Vent Wraps because my car is old, and it smells like junk food!
I have a construction worker husband who drives my car directly after a hot sweaty day on the job a high school football player son and two girls who take karate for 3 hours a day. Yeah my car needs serious help. lol
I have two kids who love to leave traces of snacks behind, and get everything covered in snow from their boots.
I need these for hot summer days when my daughter puts her softball equipment in the car!
My daughter is playing lacrosse and soccer this Spring and that means her cleats will be work 7 days a week and no time to wash or dry them out in the sun! Yuck!
I used to smoke in my car. I’ve since quit, but the smell lingers. I’d love to give these a try!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Dogs, kids, smelly gym and work clothes, yuck. My car needs this.
I need the PERK vent wrap because I had a dog child. No really he’s a doggy. He goes everywhere, I go for the most part, and I’ve noticed lately that even though I keep him really clean his doggy smell has become trapped in my car. So now even when Bandit can’t go his smell still rides along. I’d really like to win this one. Thank you so much for the giveaway!
I could use this for the smokers in the car.
Our vehicle needs a PERK Vent Wrap because it will help give it a fresh smell instead of smelling like dog and sports equipment 🙂
We have a lawn service and work outside and sweat all day. Going from place to place, it gets rank in the truck. We are always stopping and getting those really stong (which I can’t stand, smells like a cab to me) air fresheners at the little car washes! The vent wraps would be a blessing!
my grandkids tend to smell after sports practice or playing in a game,an the shoes are the worse
I eat in my truck and when it’s closed up for long periods of time, it has that musty smell. So one of these would be perfect. Thank you 🙂
Our vehicles need a PERK Vent Wrap because they get smelly.
I’d like to try it for nice clean fresh scent.
Our car doesn’t smell too bad.. even with four kids and a dog. But it’d be nice to freshen it up 🙂
I have two kids under five with smelly socks and spilled food.
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I have two teenage boys and a dog that ride in my car. It would be really nice to have a nicely scented car.
We have kids and animals that are in the car a lot and it really needs some freshening up.
Just to make smell a little nicer.
We’ll soon be buying a new (to us) vehicle. I’d love to be able to have a nice fresh smell once the fake new car smell wears off! The car we currently drive to work every day could certainly use a little love, too. I’m not a child, but I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if there were goldfish crumbs throughout the car as we speak!
I am in the same boat as Amy, we shouldn’t be eating in the car, but we usually have to travel distance to meet with family and we are constantly on the go. I hate how you can pick something up, drive 5-10minutes home and take it inside – then, the next day your car smells EXACTLY like the food :(.
We eat alot in the car and need something to eliminate those pesky food odors.