I waited since September for THIS?

There are consumer items available in the USA and the UK for which we ex-pats in Italy pine. One is bed sheets and clothing woven of a nice balance of cotton and polyester. Another is three-way light bulbs that give low, medium and high intensity light with a mere twist of a corresponding knob on the lamp. The third is any item that we see advertised but cannot find in our stores.

For at least six months we've been subjected to TV ads for a room deodorizing product that somehow automatically senses when the human occupant of said room is offended by the smell of boiled cabbage, tobacco smoke or wet dogs. It's called "Sense & Spray"." I immediately wanted one, but didn't find it in a store until today. This is a consumer critique.

1. Assembly is simple.
2. The enclosed AA batteries work.
3. The scent (called Vanilla) I chose over Lavender is rather sweet, but not disgustingly so.
4. The deodorizer doesn't work unless you pick it up and blow directly into the sensor. Otherwise, you still have to walk over and punch it before it releases a spritz of cheap cookie vanilla flavoring.

I tried fanning smoke at the thing, vigorously opening and closing the front door and, finally, running around the room with the deodorizer in my hand, but it simply would not spritz on its own.
Having shelled out Euro 4,85 (US $6.50 -- oops, rate change: $6.75) in order to save electricity, I expect this white plastic product by Glade (Johnson & Johnson) to work as advertised. I want to throw a cat pillow towards the thing or walk in the front door wearing Wellingtons covered with cow pats and have "Sense & Spray" live up to its name. In Italy you can't get your money back.