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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 9:33 am Post subject: Candles
We sell candles and would like to do a little consumer research. Do you buy candles and if you do what sort of candles do you like ? It as simple as that but a response could be very useful to us. Thanks.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 9:39 am Post subject:
Fork handles?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 10:16 am Post subject:
The old ones are the best.

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 10:24 am Post subject:
cheap ones from IKEA. sorry bodger, that's probably not what you want to hear

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 10:29 am Post subject:

You've made me realise that I stopped buying candles a while ago - I used to use quite a lot.

They got trendy, I think, and everywhere seemed to be selling fancy designs and scented candles.

I could be tempted by some plain beeswax candles maybe. Good quality and simple design.

Mind you, anything I like never seems to sell very well, so if I were you I'd probably go for fancy colours, sculpted wax and the more scent the better

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
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Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 10:29 am Post subject:
Oh - and can I have some "O"s?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Mon May 28, 07 10:38 am Post subject:

marigold wrote:

cheap ones from IKEA.

sorry bodger, that's probably not what you want to hear

I have them here far cheaper than Ikea, so don't worry.

Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 11:44 am Post subject:
Don't know if it's a quality or wax thing but - ones that don't smoke too much when burning Not bothered about fancy colours or smells - church style candles do the trick for me

Becki

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 6293
Location: Devon

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 12:00 pm Post subject:
I was given some party lite coloured ones a while ago and although very expensive they last for ages and are smokeless. They smell nice too. Won't be buying anymore of those ones though.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45738
Location: yes

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 1:47 pm Post subject:
please be careful with candles i use basic household parafin wax as a outdoor multipurpose thing beeswax are best imho as indoor ones scent can be ok if not too strong ,ie a hint of rather than eye watering llang llang frankincense any citrus what matters most is that the wick,wax and shape give a clean burning candle with no dripping ,drowning or slumping

dottyspots

Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 286
Location: South Yorks

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 07 6:54 pm Post subject:
I don't often buy candles - but when I do I buy pretty ones from https://brighterblessings.co.uk/ (to go on the altar and seasonal table).

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 07 12:39 am Post subject:

hedgewitch wrote:

I could be tempted by some plain beeswax candles maybe. Good quality and simple design.

I have a supplier of good beeswax candles

- I also buy a few from www.deelights.com

kaz

Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 189

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 07 8:30 pm Post subject:
We started selling candles because I was buying so many elsewhere that bodger thought we might as well pay trade price for them I'm chief candle tester and we don't restock candles that haven't past the test of burning cleanly.

Sarah D

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 2584

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 07 9:54 pm Post subject:
I make my own beeswax candles, and make long candles with a home made mould, from bits and pieces of candles recycled from the tip, LETS, boot sales etc. Funny colours, but functional and satisfying to produce.

mosschops

Joined: 11 Oct 2005
Posts: 23
Location: suffolk

Posted: Sun Aug 19, 07 8:34 am Post subject:

I've treated myself to some vegetable/soy candles recently (

that's about as specific as I get, i'm afraid - but they're def plant based, not pretroleum).

One is 'chardonay and rose' which doesn't smell anything like either but DOES smell absolutely lovely and the other is more earthy and is something like 'chocolate and sandlewood' (but again... yada yada).

I bought the first one to light after changing ds2's nappies - and loved it so much i bought another for the other room

So i would say (to finally answer your question) 'not petroleum based'.

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