Wow!
Have been reading some of the comments on the website mentioned
below. I never realised there were SO many people with b phobia.
Haven't read all of them but I see some are very recent.
Claire - would it be worth posting the address of this group in to
the comments and we may attract more members?

Barbara


--- In b_phobia@yahoogroups.com, "April Ragsdell" <alternaace@n...>
wrote:
> Yeh, the odor thing is probably purely psychological. This odor is
usually
> "strongest" when I am aware of it (the buttons basically). And yes
I do
> have a VERY strong sense of smell anyway lol. To make myself feel
better,
> I've purposely smelled other plastic items and found the smell to be
> similar to buttons, so that's all it is. But the fact I'm pretty
disgusted
> with buttons exaggerates EVERYTHING about them!! I was also
surprised to
> find on some website the overwhelming number of ppl who had the same
> "buttons-stink" problem.
http://www.bloomfield.me.uk/entries/001216.htm
>