Yankee Candles rule - Updated (Indoor and Outdoor Candles)

Member Name: Redhead23

Product:	Indoor and Outdoor Candles
Date:	27/01/01 (343 review reads)
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Advantages: 150 hrs burning time, large choice of yummy scents

Disadvantages: Not avaliable everywhere

A while back I entered the flat of a friend of mine and was completely overwhelmed by the sweet, natural smell of red apples.
It turned out to be a Yankee candle of the 'Mackintosh' variety and I was lucky to know the girl who gave him the masterpiece :)
(She works in a candle shop, y'know ;) )

The Yankee Candle company was founded when a young lad called Mike Kittredge started making scented candles as gifts for his relatives - they were such a success that he soon opened his own workshop! Nowadays, Yankee Candles are sold in nearly 13'000 retail outlets throughout the world.

The company has a UK website (http://www.yankeecandle.co.uk) but it is rather poor and lacks in functionality and information. Links to retailers are to be put up on the UK site soon, in the meantime you can visit http://www.yankeecandle.com, an excellent website that offers information, online shopping and a great overview on all their candles.

Hundreds of different candles in VERY true-to-nature scents are available in various sizes, the largest (22 oz) costs £15 and burns for approximately 150 hours.
(I've had mine for 3 weeks and I'm still not even halfway through!)
They should be available in most decent candle shops, but as I said their UK website is horrid and still under construction so the list of UK retailers isn't available at the moment.

Scents range from fruits over flowers and spices to 'special occasion' mixes and they have a cool offer where you get a 22-oz candle of the 'scent of the month' sent to you in the post for a whole year! Although I can't imagine how anyone could possibly go through one of these giants in a month, but there's also an offer for smaller candles for candle junkies with less of a 'habit'.

Apart from their *tester* candles, all their products come in a gorgeous, durable and re-sealable glass, which can be used for storing cookies and bi
ts and bobs in, once you've finished your candle!

This is CANDLE NUTTER'S PARADISE! :)

Update: I have recently been to the Spring Fair at Birmingham NEC where *The Yankee Candle Company* had a stand. Although they didn't show their whole range, the sheer amount, scents and different colours of candles they exhibited was overwhelming!

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