Wow, they don't bother me at all. It seems like a lot of them around here have some type of deodorizer inside, so the smell issue is gone.
Well, there was the one time I got locked inside of one, in the parking lot of some beach in Falmouth, MA. It was like 95 degrees out and finally, whatever had happened to the lock was solved by me kicking the door with my foot (and screaming rather loudly, I remember).