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Post by americanchai on Dec 12, 2017 14:30:26 GMT -4
Oh gosh, I also hate candles, and Yankee Candle specifically. My BFF's husband works for the corporate conglomerate of which YC is a piece and he went to the factory and brought back a shit-ton of horrible-smelling candles. I can't tell you how much I hate them. Brookie can have all of them!
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Post by ratscabies on Dec 12, 2017 15:16:32 GMT -4
I don't like scented candles particularly, but the band played the YC founder's 50th birthday party and he told us how he started out.
It was the late 60s/early 70s, and he needed money to buy a nickel bag. When he couldn't scrounge enough from the car ashtray and couch cushions, he melted down all the candle stubs he could find, added crayons for color, and some of his mom's perfume.
He sold the candles around the neighborhood until he had enough to buy his pot.
Soon, the neighbors would stop him on the street or in the grocery store to ask when he was gonna make more candles. It kinda spiraled out of control after that....
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Post by Ripley on Dec 12, 2017 16:34:16 GMT -4
I don't get candles as gifts. It feels like scented candles are the gift you give people you have to buy for, but don't know very well. Jim Gaffigan: "Thanks. You know I have electricity, right? Hey, if my place smells, just let me know. No, this is great, now I know what I'm getting you next Christmas: This. " |
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Post by Ginger on Dec 12, 2017 19:40:01 GMT -4
Or like very well either. EXACTLY. I got the little mini ones for my coworkers because we exchange stocking stuffer-type presents and $3.68 is about my budget limit. My Work Nemesis, who drives me crazy crunching apples all day long, got "Honeycrisp Apple" scent because there was no "Incessant Drawer Slamming" or "Godammit she just sprayed an entire can of Lysol on her desk" scents. |
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Post by putch on Dec 12, 2017 20:06:08 GMT -4
I think it depends on the candle maker and the scent. I love candles with certain scents. There's a place in Southern Pines, NC that makes two candles that are amazing: Pound Cake (smells like a freshly baked vanilla pound cake) and my absolute favorite -- Pear and Vanilla. It's such a soft, calming scent.
I don't like candles with floral, perfume-y, or obnoxious scents (like the Balsam candle my boss gave everyone last year). Yankee Candle is dead to me ever since they discontinued Mulling Spices...the only scent of theirs I liked.
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Post by mrspickles on Dec 12, 2017 20:18:32 GMT -4
I think it depends on the candle maker and the scent. I love candles with certain scents. There's a place in Southern Pines, NC that makes two candles that are amazing: Pound Cake (smells like a freshly baked vanilla pound cake) and my absolute favorite -- Pear and Vanilla. It's such a soft, calming scent. I don't like candles with floral, perfume-y, or obnoxious scents (like the Balsam candle my boss gave everyone last year). Yankee Candle is dead to me ever since they discontinued Mulling Spices...the only scent of theirs I liked. Slightly OT, but maybe tangentially related. A few years ago Glade put out a limited edition fall room fragrance called Woodside Library. It is one of the best things I've ever smelled. I found it on early clearance at Target and immediately went back for ALL I could get. I even bought the wax cubes, in spite of not having a melter for them. Since it was a limited edition, I was eventually not able to find anymore and was bummed. I found some on eBay for almost 10 times the normal price, and I thought 'wow, so I'm not the only one who really likes this!' So I called their Glade's customer service line and said 'hey, if people are willing to pay that much for it, maybe you guys are missing an opportunity here- any chance you could bring it back as a regular scent?' I got the standard 'that was a limited edition, and we only offer those for a limited time. You might like Cashmere Woods though, so we'll send you a coupon.' Clearly they didn't get my point at all, and Cashmere Woods is nice but not nearly as zen inducing for me. Now it's hard for me to get very motivated to buy any of their room fragrances. Like you, though, I don't like many of the super floral smells, but I also dislike the really fruity smells. It seems like they like to mix a good floral with an obnoxiously fruity smell and ruin it. I prefer the leathery, oaky scents. But I still have some of my wax cube things. And I jacked a melter from the office after the Ogre left, so I can still smell the good stuff every once in a while. |
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Post by chonies on Dec 12, 2017 21:02:07 GMT -4
All my favorite scents are discontinued, too! Bath and Body Works had a great basil scent that was perfect for cars; Pacifica made a gorgeous balsam and frankincense that was just perfection. I skew toward heavy, dark scents (woodsy/oriental), and I like the Archipelago brand--they have a few with tobacco that I love, like tobacco bergamot. My problem with candles is twofold: I'm literally buying something to set on fire, and also, I get nervous that I might have forgotten to extinguish the candle if I leave the house.
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Post by seat6 on Dec 12, 2017 21:25:15 GMT -4
Any good suggestions for a difficult man whose lone hobbies are choir directing (an adult choir) and ancestry research (and yes, he has all the Ancestry membership)? My dad is impossible. How about a membership in a genealogical society? There are state-wide or regional societies like the Tri-State Genealogy Society or the Mid-Atlantic Genealogy Society. (I just made those up). Check to see if there is one in the area he is researching. So, if your family originally arrived in Baltimore and spent four generations there, look for a MD Genealogy Society. Also you could see if he wanted some software to help him organize his research. If he already has some software, you could upgrade it. You could also arrange a trip to a library or archive he's been wanting to visit. My dad is impossible to buy for and is happiest when I dumpster dive for his present. He loves the thought of free stuff and putting other people's trash to good use. "Can you believe they threw this out! That's good wood!" He also loves it if the present is accompanied by a complicated story, like how I had to sneak into an enclosed lot through a gap in the fence to grab that Coleman lantern. |
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Post by putch on Dec 12, 2017 21:27:46 GMT -4
What about 23&Me kit so he can see his ancestry through his DNA?
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Post by riosamba on Dec 13, 2017 0:21:08 GMT -4
Any good suggestions for a difficult man whose lone hobbies are choir directing (an adult choir) and ancestry research (and yes, he has all the Ancestry membership)? My dad is impossible. How about a membership in a genealogical society? There are state-wide or regional societies like the Tri-State Genealogy Society or the Mid-Atlantic Genealogy Society. (I just made those up). Check to see if there is one in the area he is researching. So, if your family originally arrived in Baltimore and spent four generations there, look for a MD Genealogy Society. Also you could see if he wanted some software to help him organize his research. If he already has some software, you could upgrade it. You could also arrange a trip to a library or archive he's been wanting to visit. My dad is impossible to buy for and is happiest when I dumpster dive for his present. He loves the thought of free stuff and putting other people's trash to good use. "Can you believe they threw this out! That's good wood!" He also loves it if the present is accompanied by a complicated story, like how I had to sneak into an enclosed lot through a gap in the fence to grab that Coleman lantern. Newspapers.com Fold3.com American Ancestors (but only if you can ask ahead of time, because it's spotty) 23andme is fun, but for non adoption research, Ancestry+FTDNA are better for DNA. Of course, fishing in all three ponds is the best. |
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