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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 I love the world, but it smells. Apr 29, 2006
By Justin Hall
I've been wanting a world map shower curtain for some time - the shower is a nice contemplative place, and if you feel like turning around and opening your eyes, you can brush up on the placement of countries in Central Africa, or the arrangement of United States around the Mississippi river.
So this seemed a godsend. And it is wonderful.
Except for two primary quibbles:
1. Odd choice of cities to label. For exmaple, in the United Kingdom, they've labelled London, and Sunderland. Yes - Sunderland. Not Edinburgh, for example, or Manchester. And in Japan, they labelled Tokyo, Sapporo and Sendai. No Osaka, no Kyoto. Maybe only island nations that drive on the left side of the road get this treatment on this curtain; either way I found it arbitrary. Somehow the cartoonish font they've chosen for the labels makes this seem like mockery.
2. This shower curtain smells. P-U. Strong scent of plastic. Wow. Aired out over a week now and the smell is still lingering. For the few days after I hung this World Map Shower Curtain, if I closed the door for some private bathroom meditation, I would be nearly asphyxiated. By the curtain.
Quibbles aside, I enjoy my light political geography during bathing.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 This shower curtain stinks Jul 09, 2008
By om
"om"
Do NOT buy this curtain! It stinks. I mean, it LITERALLY stinks. Of what smells like very toxic chemicals. Google "vinyl shower curtain chemicals" (or something similar) in order to find out more. This curtain is poisonous, and you should certainly not buy it if you have kids (or, for that matter, if you care about your own health). Our curtain did NOT stop smelling, even after a week, and we threw it away.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Fun, if not a fashion statement Jun 15, 2006
By K. Martin
I ordered this shower curtain thinking it was a world map printed on a white background. I guess I didn't read the description closely enough, because I was surprised to find it's completely see-through except for the countries. If you have little modesty, a forgiving spouse or no roommates, this is no problem.
The curtain did smell as if it had been treated with some chemical agent prior to shipping, but the intoxicatingly strong vinyl smell went away in just a couple days, and we have a very small bathroom.
We enjoy looking at the map while taking showers. My girlfriend will often call out from the shower to ask if I know where Estonia or Franz Josef Land are. My only quibble is that the map appears on one side only. I imagine that's a logistical problem, as the opposite side would be the world laid out in reverse. Still, it's much more attractive on ine side than the other.
If you're looking for a little geography during shower time or if you have kids who like learning best when its fun, I'd definitely recommend this product.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Learn geography while in the bathroom May 08, 2006
By Jane
"Jane"
We have had one of these world map shower curtains for several years, and have learned a lot about the world while in the bathroom. Its fun.
We have scrubbed it as we can't bear to throw it away even tho its been torn and repaired and scrubbed many times. But just recently, thanks to Google, we have found where we can buy a new one.
Now our geography lessons will be 'new'. Plastic smell goes away after a while, spray it both sides helps.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
unacceptable - emits strong noxious odor Jun 04, 2008
By Marin guy
This shower curtain emits a strong odor that has not gone away after airing it outside for weeks. My brother-in-law is a chemical engineering professor, and has informed me that the odors are volatile organic compounds that are unsafe for humans to breathe. Don't buy this curtain!
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