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Pure Integrity Soy C...
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182,022 |
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Yankee Candle
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177,776 |
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119,201 |
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Spotted Hog Candle C...
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101,518 |
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White Barn Candle Co...
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71,629 |
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Old Virginia Candle ...
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70,513 |
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Candles by Victoria
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67,307 |
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Candles of Eden
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65,407 |
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Gold Canyon Candle C...
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60,036 |
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Pacifica Candles
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56,233 |
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Candles
CHC- soy candles & tarts
with maximum scent levels
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Average Price
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Average Rating
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59% of reviewers
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$16.44
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5.6
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greendog
Registered: May 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Wed May 24, 2006
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Would you recommend the brand? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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lots of choices, some great throwers
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Cons:
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most burn terribly
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Well, this is the company I started out with, and I guess I thought they were the best years ago, but after purchasing from some smaller companies, I now see that what was once great is now only so-so.
I do love their buttercream and cranberry chutney, I will always sniff these babies and want to burn them. (Unless I find a similar scent elsewhere). I guess they are kinda like an old friend,and you just can't quite let them go.
My last couple candles burned very unevenly, and I don't remember them being so poorly made in the past. I feel bad leaving a bad review, but I just have found other companies I prefer, Texas Charm and Loganberry Candleworks are my two favorrite companies now.
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Fran F
Registered: May 2006
Location: Phoenix,AZ
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Sat May 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the brand? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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available just about every where
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Cons:
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tunneling and weak scents
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I smell these candles in the stores and am not impressed by them. I know opening and closing candles can weaken the scent but I bought a set of three scents at Costco and did not like them when they were freshly opened and lit. I really don't care for single wicks (I prefer double) and really do not like tunneling. I think such a big name candle company would have better candles. I did not burn these candles very long and gave them to my sister who is not as fussy as I am about candles.
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Keleka
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Chino Hills, CA
Posts: 6
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Review Date: Fri Jun 16, 2006
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Would you recommend the brand? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Lot of scents to choose from, adorable accessories
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Cons:
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Jars soot, hardly any fragrance throw from jars, votives, and tealights.
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I started buying candles about 2 years ago and haven't stopped since. Yankee was one of the first brands that I bought. I purchased them from a Yankee store in my local mall. The manager was so very helpful. After buying a few of the jars I thought I was doing something wrong. My jars kept tunnelling and leaving so much wax on the sides. I did what I was told to do, which was to burn the candle long enough so the wax could reach the edges, but after burning it for 6 hours straight, it just wasn't working. I took the jars back, which they happily exchanged for me, but still the same thing. I decided to try the votives and tealights instead. The tealights burned well but there was hardly any fragrance. The same with the votives and sometimes the votives left was on the edges. My sister told me to try some of their tarts. I had no idea what these were but again the manager at my local store was helpful. I purchased an electric tart warmer and some tarts. Was I impressed. The tarts liquified all the way and gave off such a strong throw. I was amazed. Needless to say, I buy only Yankee tarts. I have tried other brands, but it seems when I burn them in my electric tart warmer, they don't liquify all the way. Yankee also has the most adorable accessories every season. I already have on hold for me from my local store for some of the the new fall collection accessories. I will continue to buy my tarts and accessories from Yankee until maybe they decide to double wick their jars and add more scent to them.
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Patsy
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Boston, Mass.
Posts: 24
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Review Date: Fri Jun 16, 2006
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Would you recommend the brand? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Good scent throw on tarts
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Cons:
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none - on tarts
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Dawn wrote an excellent review recently about Yankee Candle tarts. It reminded me to try some that my cousin recommended - Lemon/Lavender and Queen Anne's Lace. I also tried one called Vanilla Oak and purchased a few in the summer drinks category -- e.g., daiquiri and margarita.
The Vanilla Oak smell was lovely - kind of spicy and mossy. I notice I seem to like candles and melts that have the word "oak" in them for part of their scent. Going to file this scent away to try again in Autumn when I like a "cozy" smell in the house.
The Lemon/Lavender melt scent was lovely and the throw was amazing. I had my air conditioner on, and this scent helped make the air smell clean and fresh and got rid of that state air smell. The throw spead to 2 moderate sized rooms and get this -- I was able to reburn this melt 3 times for about 4 hours each time and still the scent threw perfectly! A nice cost saver if you burn melts every day as I do.
The Queen Anne's Lace was a delicate but minty/powdery smell - nice and soft for a bathroom. I haven't burned the summer drinks scents ones yet but their cold smell is fruity and cheerful and I think they to will help also when the a/c is running.
I agree with the previous poster before me who had problems with Yankee jar candles but think their melts are superior. I agree 100 percent -- so perhaps this should be a clue to Yankee that, as she recommended, they double wick? If their nelts throw so well -- then there has to be a reason the large candles do not throw as well if it's the same scent?
At any rate, I am glad Dawn's review reminded me to return to my first love to try a melt -- or 10.
The new look for the website is splendid, Carolyn, and I enjoy your reviews and Christina's also, as well as Dawn's.
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MaggieD
Registered: Jun 2006
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Mon Jun 19, 2006
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Would you recommend the brand? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Readily available. Large selection of scents. Store offers lots of coupons.
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Cons:
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Hit or miss as far as the scent throw. Can be quite pricy.
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You see, my experience was the opposite of most people's. My "candle journey" began with smaller, web-based etailers and for the longest time I shunned all big-name-brand candles. I heard it through the grapevine (and readily believed) that these store-bought candles didn't even come close to the quality of the candles made by most smaller etailers.
And then recently I noticed I have quite a nifty collection of candles, tarts and votives that I never plan on burning. Because, while it's true that I found some true gems among all my etailer purchases, I also found some major duds. Buying candles online is such a guessing game, you are bound to wind up with many candles you just don't care for. And of course, a small etailer can't offer the same 100% guarantee as a major brand, so you are stuck with these candles...can't return them. Add in the shipping charges, and after a while it gets to be quite a pricy proposition  . So I started wishing I could at least sniff candles before I bought them. And wouldn't it be great if I could return them if the quality just wasn't what I expected? This is what brought me to my local Yankee store. Armed with a couple of coupons I'd found online (their candles are pricy) I decided to take the plunge and purchase a few scents. I bought quite an assortment of votives and around 6 of their Housewarmer jars (over the course of two weeks). Guess what? I loved many of them! Their Macintosh, Buttercream, Cranberry Chutney, Berry Tangerine etc. were really terrific and offered a great scent throw. I'd heard about their candles smoking and tunneling a lot, so I used a stay-on topper on my jars. The result: a perfectly even and clean burn. No soot whatsoever! The jars remain clean and clear...all the way to the bottom. So these little toppers are a definite must-have. I also loved most of their votives. They burned all the way down, and most could scent up a room very nicely. I also found that if you cut the votives in half, you wind up with two nifty little (yet potent) tarts! A lot more cost effective than purchasing tarts individually ;P.
Now, there were definitely some duds among my purchases as well. My Cherry Lemonade, Fruit Smoothie and Honeydew Melon jars I could hardly smell at all. Same goes for a few votives. The good news, though? I could take them back to the store!!! In my case, I just exchanged them for different scents. But you could also get your money back if you so wish (and have your receipt). SO I don't end up with shelves full of candles I'll never use  .
So while I'll always purchase from my favorite tried-and-true etailers, it's wonderful to know I also have a more foolproof, readily available source for my candles fixes  .
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