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She sniffed, then left

The puzzle

A woman picked up a product in a shop, smelled it, and put it back.

She picked up another one, smelled that, and put it back too.

She left without buying anything — and still got exactly what she came for. Why?

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Answer

Her nose was blocked by hay fever, so she went to the perfume counter to test whether her sense of smell had come back.

Nothing smelled of anything, which told her she was not better yet, and she went home.

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