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Sunday, January 22, 2006
Scent. I'm not a candle person. Give me some Febreeze to freshen up the upholstered furniture, and I'm happy. Simple, flameless - I'm not going to burn down the house with a squirt bottle. This past Christmas Eve, however, I hosted dinner. With people coming over, I usually rely on whatever I'm cooking/baking to welcome my guests with a particularly pleasing scent. This time, there was no cooking. Everything I got from a local caterer, which means no mess, no fuss, and no scent. That's how I got lured into spending $7.99 on a Glade Scented Oil Candle. The premise appealed to me: light a "candle" which almost immediately melts into warm, scented oil, and remains contained in a little metal bowl until it burns itself completely out. Pretty neat. More importantly, they had a scent called Holly Evergreen which didn't smell gross. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely didn't suck. I bought. The "candle" worked, and this consumer was pleased... until I returned to the store for a refill. Apparently, Glade sells refills for three of the scented oil candle scents - dewberry, rose & vanilla, and orchid - which all smell like the interior of an oft' used public bathroom. I think I've already gone over how I feel about public bathrooms. Where was the Holly Evergreen refill? The full $7.99 candle set was sitting there, but I already had the glass base. I just needed the melty candle thingies. And not for $8 thank you very much. I went to Glade's website. They don't even make Holly Evergreen refills! So basically this whole set is useless now because I can't get a refill, unless I buy something that I don't want? Why don't they make Holly Evergreen refills? They had a Contact Us link, so I contacted them with my questions and was promised a response within 24 hours. The response came in the mail yesterday. No letter, no answers, no acknowledgement from a human being of my query. Just an envelope and a coupon for a FREE pack of Glade Scented Oil Refills. According to the picture on the coupon, I get to choose from Dewberry, Rose & Vanilla, and Orchid. posted by hilary at 9:21 AM |  
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That sucks! I've looked for refills for other Glade items before and had the same problem, can never find the scent I like in the refill. Why do they do that?!
That does suck!
I have wanted to try those, and since you say they do work well I just may, but I would buy the Vanilla..LOL
Sorry you can't find refills..
And that was a pretty crappy *reply* from them you got, the whole point was telling them that you the consumer WON'T buy those ones and they send you a coupon for them anyway..DUH!
Buy a candle warmer. I got one from Wal Mart for under $5. I love the scent of candles but not having the flames around. I always forget to blow out the candles when I leave the house!
Anyway, the nice thing about the warmer is that it melts the candle and it gives off the scent of having it lit...in my opinion it's a stronger smell with the warmer than if it were lit. Anyway, I've left the house many times forgetting to flip it off and come home to an inviting smell. I love it!
Plus the candle lasts longer than if burning it. I just bought a new one after about 4 months of having one because I could no longer smell it when I would come in when the burner would be on...I could only smell it if I put my nose down in the candle. Anyway, I think it's a good investment!
The "Other" Hilary
It's just another example of The Man trying to keep you down...
They also have those candle jar warmers where you never have to light another candle again!
So, did you use the coupon? Could be a potential gift! lol
well... lol!!
You know I won't purchase one of those...LOL I have a ton of candles all over my house. I have so many, I've been having to give them away. UGH! LOL I can't get these freak'n christmas scents burned up yet.
I must say, I have wondered about those Glade Scented Oil thingies.
I use some of my PartyLite jar candles on a candle jar warmer. Those jar warmers are pretty cool.
I think you'd like it too.
Oh my, LMAO!
That sucks. If they are going to make the scent, they should make refills for it.
I only use the warmers - flames=fire.... I have a fireplace candlelobbra (sp) that holds 12 votive candles, I dont mind having a fire in the fireplace !