I do get watery-eyed and sneezy/stopped up in many stores like Joann's. But sometimes that happens to me even in department stores. Not really sure what it is that "gets" me. I seem allergic to most of the world! I keep chlor-trimeton in my bag. I like it because it doesn't make me sleepy or skin-crawly like Benadryl and helps with heightened allergy symptoms (though I also take prescription meds).