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MonsieurReynard t1_j5zye4p wrote

It amazes me that scented candles are such a big business.

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bjanas t1_j60ht9i wrote

Yeah it's bizarre, I used to live by there and the operation is huge. Sometimes the smell is... a lot.

If you've never been, the store itself is quite a trip. It's kind of a Jordan's Furniture vibe? Not quite as big, but very immersive and pretty intense around Christmastime. I did go one with my ex to buy a christmas tree topper star though, and the staff was really confused; they didn't have stars, just angels. Leaving money on the table there, Yankee Candle.

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sightlab t1_j611woj wrote

I worked in the warehouse way back when it was still under Kittridge’s ownership THUS higher quality products. 25 years later I still have stuff that smells lightly of that cursed potpourri.

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octoroklobstah t1_j5zzyya wrote

I feel like so many people use candles for display and never light them, which is is even more baffling.

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amphetaminesfailure t1_j60zpqp wrote

>It amazes me that scented candles are such a big business.

They probably wouldn't be if people knew how bad they were for your lungs.

Or maybe they still would be, because I know that yet I still light scented candles.

It's not a daily thing for me though, not by far. I'll get like a couple of small seasonal ones for the time of year. Some of the fall and Christmas are just so good (who can say lighting up Spiced Pumpkin on fall night isn't relaxing as hell?).

Burning them daily is just not healthy though. Light one with paraffin wax and turn on your air purifier if you have one, the air quality will be down to zero in minutes.

Some advice for people who do like scented candles while on this topic.....

Around a decade plus ago, the original owners of Yankee Candle sold the business.

They now own Kringle and Country Candle, and they use their original Yankee recipes.

So if you've noticed your Yankee Candles aren't as good as they were years ago....it's because the new company is getting cheaper and cheaper with them.

Try Kringle/Country ones.

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jitterbugperfume99 t1_j61xa3i wrote

That’s good to know about their new company. I bought a couple of small Yankee Candles a few months ago and was very underwhelmed. I’m currently into the ones from Stonewall Kitchen, but I’ll look into Kringle.

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Boston_TD_Party t1_j64z03i wrote

Kringle is great, they have a nice shop, restaurant, and toy shop in Bernardston, MA

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amphetaminesfailure t1_j690eyu wrote

I didn't know that. That's a pretty long drive for me, but I was planning on a weekend trip to Keene this October. Sounds like a good stop on the way up or down.

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Boston_TD_Party t1_j691l8n wrote

I’d recommend a quick stop there and the new Treehouse brewing location in Deerfield.

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amphetaminesfailure t1_j691wwi wrote

Thanks for the recommendation. I might have to turn my three day trip into a four day one.

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Carpeteria3000 t1_j60gyvy wrote

My wife lights one every single night. They're out of wax in about a week and a half. Candles, baby. Big biz.

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AbidanYre t1_j60jy3x wrote

"I have one word for you, Benjamin: plastics candles."

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peeja t1_j61un2p wrote

It always throws me when people other places in the world know what Yankee Candle is. In 8th grade I took a class trip to Alaska and we were poking around in a mall at one point and found a little Yankee Candle display. We told the shopkeeper we were from where Yankee Candle is from, and she was legitimately excited about it.

Really, though, I don't understand caring about the actual candles. If it wasn't the place I went to see Santa at Christmas, I can't imagine caring about it at all.

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mini4x t1_j60lz20 wrote

And a lot of them smell like vomit.

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squarerootofapplepie t1_j60mkhm wrote

I think you may have olfactory issues.

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mini4x t1_j60o1s4 wrote

Well maybe not vomit, but so overwhelming that I want to vomit, or like old lady purfume.

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