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What’s that smell?!? Eliminate odors quickly and easily with Scent Bomb – just a couple sprays in your car and it’ll be smelling fresh and new!<\/span><\/p>\n

We recently caught up with Bruce Bender, distributor of Scent Bomb Products and owner at BJB Investments, to find out a little bit more about the business:<\/p>\n

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pomona Swap Meet:<\/strong>\u00a0 When and how did you get started in this industry?<\/span>
\nBruce Bender:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0I have been selling fragrances for almost 8 years. I saw an ad on Craigslist 8 years ago to sell for Scent Bomb, so I contacted the owner and went to try out selling the product at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet. I officially got started selling shortly after that and things kept getting better and better. A short time after that, I became a distributor.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0What’s the best part of your job?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 The best part of my job is making people laugh, which in turn means I get to laugh a lot as well. For example, when people ask me “how many scents do you have?”, I say “I have no sense at all!” They always laugh at my joke and so do I.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Have you always been interested in classic cars? Do you currently own a classic car?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have always loved classic cars. My first car, 50 years ago, was a 1960 Pontiac Catalina Convertible. I paid $400 for it. About a year and a half ago, I found another one, just like my first one, except in a different color. I paid over $30,000 for that one and had it shipped here from Florida. I got a really good deal for it. It has since gotten a frame up restoration and it had a couple leaks that I had to fix, but other than that, it’s in great shape. I have had a few 60’s convertibles and I love them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0If you won the lottery tonight, what kind of classic car would you buy?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would love to try to find an older Olds Starfire Convertible or a 1962 Olds 98 Convertible.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Any favorite memories of the Pomona Swap Meet that you would like to share with us?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I am originally from Wisconsin (yes, I am a cheesehead). Many years ago, I owned a 1935 Ford Tudor Sedan. It was jet black. The first time I came to the Pomona Swap Meet, my brother took me, and I found a 1935 Ford Convertible and I tripped out. It was the only one I had ever seen and I wanted one bad.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0 So Ford or Chevy, or ???<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 Usually I am a Chevy guy, but I’ve seen some beautiful Fords too.<\/span><\/p>\n

TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0How can customers contact you?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I live in Gardena. Customers can contact me on my cell phone at 310-704-3337. I also have a permanent spot at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet (Space P 31) and at the Pomona Swap Meet (Road 20, Space 60). Customers can meet me at the swap meets to pick up product or they can call me and I can meet them somewhere mutually convenient. It’s always best to call me before coming out to a swap meet though, so I know to expect you, because I have some health issues and occasionally miss a meet. I would feel bad if someone came out to find me and I wasn’t there.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Tell us a little bit about your company and its history.<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 Scent Bomb’s Main Office is in Miami, Florida and they have a second office here in Mission Viejo, California (about 45 minutes from Los Angeles). Scent Bomb as a company has been in business for about 10 years. They have expanded a lot since I first started with them. There are two owners : Terry, who runs the office in Florida, and Jeff, who runs the office in Mission Viejo. I started selling the small spray bottles several years ago and I now sell the large spray bottles as well and have for the past few years.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0 How long have you been working for Scent Bomb? What attracted you to their products?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have been a distributor for Scent Bomb for almost 8 years. Before that, I was a bill collector for over 20 years. I was also in sales for a long time. I hated being a bill collector but kept doing it because I made good money.\u00a0 What attracted me to Scent Bomb was that the California owner, Jeff, is a good man and Scent Bomb has a good product. I have never met the other owner, Terry, who lives in Florida, but I hear he is a good man too.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0 How long have you been coming to Pomona?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have been coming to Pomona for the past 5-6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

PSM:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0What exactly do you sell?<\/span>
\nBB:<\/strong>\u00a0 I sell spray bottles of different fragrances for the car, home, air conditioner, your office, and many other places.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t