Vendor: Flick Candles
Review
Author: Lindsay Sara
Order
Placed: September 17, 2014
Order
Received: September 22, 2014
Pre-Review/Post Order:
This is a fun company owned by a guy
named Mark. The company began when Mark was in graduate school and became
depressed with the endless amount of technical reading. During a break study
break, Mark read an article about how to make candles. In attempts to prolong
his study break, he ventured out and bought the supplies required for candle
making. Mark had a lot of fun in his candle making and didn’t want the fun to
stop. He thought about how there are currently candles that capture life’s
great experiences and thought about flipping the idea, and as a result Flick
Candles was born.
Although
the names are funny, none of the candles actually smell bad. The vendor report
that all the candles have great scents and names that hopefully can bring a
laugh to individuals who may have fallen on tough times.
- Products
- 10 oz. 100% Soy Candles
- Where to Order: http://theflickingcandles.com/
- Availability: Have never seen the website shut down for business. I have seen items on occasion out of stock. The vendor reports that they are staffed to keep up with demand.
- Turn Around Time (TAT): The candles listed on the site are RTS. 2-3 days of payment.
- Price:
$$$
- Cure Time: The candles have already sat for a week prior to be putting into the stock the vendor has for sale.
- Warmer Recommended: N/A
- My Order:
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
- Gingerbread Broken Home
- Extra Love Received:
N/A
- Picture of Order/Produc
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| The candles and their awesome descriptions!!! |
- Wax Look:
- Awesome! I have to say I love the concept of these candles!
- Cold Smell:
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
-
A pumpkin
spice scent that is missing some sweetness.
- Gingerbread Broken Home
-
A very
realistic gingerbread scent. Again, not a whole lot of sweetness to this scent
though.
Wax Melting Review:
- Detailed Description of Each Smell
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
-
A very
light subtly sweet pumpkin scent.
- Gingerbread Broken Home
-
A very
light and bland gingerbread scent.
- Comparison to Cold Smell
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
-
Similar,
but slightly sweeter.
- Gingerbread Broken Home
-
Similar,
but less intense.
- Scent Throw:
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
-
1
- Gingerbread Broken Home
-
1
Sum Up:
- Overall Impression
- This vendor is new and it seems there is much to improve. I think the idea behind the company is absolutely brilliant. The wax needs work.
- Pros
- They make great gifts, especially for the person who has everything!
- Gives you a reason to laugh about life’s low points.
- Great customer service!
- Cons
- Although some of the scents hint to what they may smell like, others are complete guesses it seems. The vendor assures that the scents are pleasant; it still may prove difficult deciding if a scent is for you simply by browsing the website.
- Overall Liked Scents
- Nicotine Pumpkin Patch
- Overall Disliked Scents
- Gingerbread Broken Home
- If it ends up in a destash, why?
- N/A (I don’t destash half melted candles.)
- How the wax could be improved?/Was it missing something?
- This is more of business
advice than anything else. I believe the company would sell a ton more
candles if they actually listed what scent notes were present in the
candles where the names and descriptions leave a bit too much to the
imagination scent wise. Most people know generally what scents they like
and dislike, and will be more willing to try a candle in general if they
had a more in depth knowledge of the different notes it contained.
- I don’t know if the vendor is using the maximum amount of scent oil, but it does not smell as if they are. If they are, they made need to look into a vendor with a stronger fragrance oils.
- Was it worth the money?
- Yes! They are still freaking hilarious and the laugh and decoration alone was well worth the money
- Would I purchase from this vendor again?
- Yes! Perfect gifts for the person who has everything.
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