slo’s SATURDAY 4/2 poll - Scented Candles

[tvguy]

No scented anything in our house, it makes me sneeze.

No candles, EVER, fire hazard.

 

[RedAngie]

No, not since I got my Kitty Kat.

 

[Silver saucer]

I love my cocoa and vanilla bean scented candles from bath and body works. But... I have two cats. I only burn the candles when I can keep an eye on the candles and the cats!! *sigh* no more Smilies to insert.

 

[StephMK]

Yes, I like BBW 3 wicks and have several different scents. Coconut, cinnamon/vanilla, and apple pie type bakery scents are my favorites.

I keep it on the kitchen island, open concept, and only when I'm around.

 

[E&Cmom]

I use my scentsy wax warmer instead. I don’t like lighting matches.

 

[fla4fun]

I only burn candles when the power is out. I buy whatever is cheaper, so sometimes it’s non-scented and sometimes it’s scented.

 

[leebee]

I'll burn them occasionally, when the house starts smelling too "closed in." It's an old house and sometimes I just want to get rid of that "old house smell."

 

[Dan Murphy]

I have two smokers in my house who think they're doing us a favor by smoking at the stove with the fan going. The smell goes straight up to my room.

:s

That is sad.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I've burned candles in the past and also used one of those warmer things. I got into them when we had candle exchanges here on the dis many years ago. I have not in many years now though. Except, I did buy one Magic Candle Company Wilderness scented one a couple months bac. Smelled like Wilderness Lodge, nice smell. All burned out now. Probably will be more years before another.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

:s

That is sad.

Thanks, Dan. I've tried reasoning with them, but since one of the smokers is the owner of the house I don't have much say.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Thanks, Dan. I've tried reasoning with them, but since one of the smokers is the owner of the house I don't have much say.

Well, another for you Starry. That is a shame.

 

[Grand Koalafornian]

I make them! I have dozens of scents and I mix my own combos. Some day, I want to be good enough to sell them, but for now, it's just a hobby and for gifts because I'm not very good and they come out wonky.

 

[scbruno]

My wife burns them all the time. or when out we have air fresheners plugged in everywhere.

 

[LoveSpringsteen]

We burn them occasionally. My favorites are the coconut scents and apple/pumpkin scents.

 

[mumto3girls]

I do. Most often in the fall/winter. I have several yankee candle scents that I love—vanilla lime, mistletoe, autumn leaves, cherries on snow and there was a new one I liked in the last couple of years at Christmas—might be sparkling pine? I also like laundry scents—clean Cotten, fresh linen—not sure what the yankee candle variety of that one is called.

I often get them as gifts. My sisters like ones that smell like baked goods—I don’t dislike them, but I avoid them because they make me want to eat. Not crazy about anything apple scented though.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I use them quite a bit yes.

 

[CynBeth]

Only light when there is a power outage.

 

[ronandannette]

No scented anything in our house, it makes me sneeze.

No candles, EVER, fire hazard.

Not even birthday candles? That would seem just a little overly-cautious.

Thanks, Dan. I've tried reasoning with them, but since one of the smokers is the owner of the house I don't have much say.

I'm curious - why don't they just step outside to smoke? I'm a smoker myself and know several people who smoke - nobody but nobody still smokes inside their houses. It's been 20 years or more since it was common here.

 

[tvguy]

Not even birthday candles? That would seem just a little overly-cautious.

I'm curious - why don't they just step outside to smoke? I'm a smoker myself and know several people who smoke - nobody but nobody still smokes inside their houses. It's been 20 years or more since it was common here.

Not in many years. My wife and I covered far too many fatal fires caused by candles.

 

[ronandannette]

Not in many years. My wife and I covered far too many fatal fires caused by candles.

OK, but sincerely - how big a risk is having candles on a cake with a bunch of responsible adults standing right there for the duration of the few seconds they are actually lit? I'm honestly not trying to give you a hard time, just trying to understand the thinking. You probably covered more car accidents than birthday cake candle fatalities.