I think I need to clarify the smoking issue. This person does NOT like the way smoke soaks into the fabrics and then is hard to remove. If we're all in concensus about keeping our blocks away from cigarette smoke then I think that is all the farther we should go on the subject.
I've received over 50 block sets for the B&W and absolutely none of them have had an unpleasant odor. A few of them I actually sniffed longer than really necessary! So end of subject.
ENJOY THE BLUE AND YELLOW SWAP!!!