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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 5:51 pm
Any WOMBAT stamps? Cathie, seems like a legit thing to me.. it says one per order, right? RMAO, Joely!! RIIIIGHT! Welll.. my first order that shipped 01/04 I actually made in December, last year and did not get a free dozen. My second order shipped 01/09, third order shipped 01/23. And I put in an order today, but that could have a ship date in February.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 5:53 pm
Lovely update - it's still lovely. But it really is light. I just moved it into the room with me because I want to smell it more. It's not "filling the house" as some scents do, but that can be a good thing. I'm just finding that I would like it to be a bit more robust because it is, so, well.... lovely.
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Jinksy
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 5:59 pm
Bonza- I know exactly what you mean! The anita's vanilla bean noel tart that I absolutely love is like that. It's so great I want to smell it even more. I can't wait to get a bag of those. I'm excited to try the lovely one. Could it be that it's no fully cured yet? Hmmm, I wonder. Sea- It looks like you and Bonza are tied. 3 and 3. Wombat stamps? lmao!!!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 6:02 pm
Report on the adorable bowls.. I'm not sure if they are so great for melting.. it takes forever for a tart in a silicup to start melting and in fact the whole tart may never melt completely.. sigh.. but they will be adorable kitty bowls..
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 6:06 pm
Jinksy - great point about the curing. Who knows the pour date of a tart from a sample bag, eh? Last week? Last month? Sea - adorable kitty bowls - they will love you for that.
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Jinksy
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 6:40 pm
Sea- that stinks about the adorable bowls not allowing the tarts to melt properly! Hopefully the kitties will enjoy them. Bonza- Who knows the pour dates of those samplers is right. Julip the tart Queen might know. Julip- any ideas about that?
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 6:46 pm
I'm SO EXCITED! And I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control and I LIKE IT! I DID IT, I DID IT, I finally took the plunge and I DID IT!!! Someone is really going to be in trouble around here! In all my years, I have never had an addiction until now. Now, I have three..Cozy Chic, Tarty Tarts and the TVClubhouse! Somebody is goin to get a whippin with my 4 ft. METAL yardstick!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:11 pm
Now, Baby, no violence!! What are you ordering today???
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:28 pm
I've placed my TWO orders tonight...I guess I will learn soon if it was oaky to be that greedy, lol. Today I gave my secretary her birthday gift of two electric warmers, two different ramekins, two silicone cups and 12 tarts. She was so excited, you would have thought I gave her a million! She has drooled over my office tarts and was planning to start a setup for herself soon, so she is excited to begin earlier than she thought she could. Her friends who came by to wish her a happy birthday saw the tarts for the first time (well, they had seen Yankee Candle tarts in stores but never knew what to do with them) and they all want some too. They wanted to know what I was burning because it smelled so good, so I promised them each a Hyacinth tart when they get their equipment. One of them is a distributor for Party Lite candles (moonlights from her day job) and she wants to switch over to tarts now, lol.
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:32 pm
Woo hoo! My order was waiting for me when I got home from work last night. It smelled heavenly even before I got the box open. Since I'm a tart virgin (but not for long!) I need a reminder please. How long do I need to wait for them to be fully cured. My order was shipped on Jan 23. Can I start counting from that date? I received 2 bags of full size tarts, 1 BNB and my sampler. I have 4 "flavors" of tarty parts. How many tarty parts does one usually use at a time? Do you use the full size tarts whole? I made a quick stop on my way home last night and found what I think is a real bargain on silicone muffin cups at Bed, Bath & Beyond. I got the last set they had. It scanned @ $9.99 and they accepted an expired coupon I found in my purse for 20% off, net cost $7.99 for 12. I also felt very lucky that they had any at all. I remember Sea's adventure on the hunt for silicups. So now I'm ready whenever my tarts are done curing. Here's my order: Sampler Surprise included Lavender Milk Lavender Vanilla Avalanche Sugar Blossom (type) Provence (type) Brenda's Awapuhi Harvest Spice Rockin Rio Hawiian Cocktail Island Kiss Blueberry Scone Lovely (SJP type) Butterscotch Brulee Banana Nut Bread Tarts - full bag Tarty Parts Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl Spiced Orange Cider Blackberry Sage Cinnamon Sticks Any hints on storage? Can I keep the BNB tarts in the bag they came in, or do I need to store them somewhere else? The sampler tarts are individually wrapped - just store them as they came? How about room temperature? Sorry to have so many questions. I'm sure the answers are in the archives, but I'm supposed to be doing Sales Tax Returns and W-2 Forms so I don't have time to go back & look. Thanks!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:35 pm
Hi Cathie - sorry I didn't see your question earlier - just got home! Anyway, that is perfectly fine to have placed 2 orders for the 2 free bags - I did that very thing when she had the same sale back in June! I think mine were 2 in one week, not 2 in one night...so you've one-upped me. Did you also get samplers in both orders? I can't wait to hear what your freebies are and what all you ordered! And what a nice gift you gave to your secretary! You have powerful enabling skills to have turned a PartyLite distributor over to tarts! That will be great for you to split on orders and save on shipping!
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:43 pm
I got a nice email from Alyce who reassured me is was actually quite normal to place 2 orders back to back, since it is easier to ship two flat rate boxes than to do one big one. She had no problem at all with my being greedy, and yes, I got a sampler bag and a free bag with each order--yippee!!!!!!!!!!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:44 pm
Hi CCGal - woo hoo! You got some great scents! You can most definitely keep all the tarts in the packages in which they came. The only thing not to do is to mix different scents unbagged. For storage, the only important thing is to keep them in a dark, cool place to help longevity. For curing, they should sit for at least 7-10 days, but I think it was Sea that received an email from Alyce who suggested that 30 days was the ideal length of time to let them sit. So, 7-10 days is the minimum. However, we all cheat on at least one because it is impossible to wait. I usually pick one that smells the strongest. Out of the ones you have, I would guess Avalanche, Cinnamon Sticks, Blackberry Sage, might be safe ones. You can always cut them in half so that you can try it, but you won't feel like you are "wasting" it before it is cured. Tarty Parts I usually use one at a time. The TPs were born from the fact that people liked to blend tart scents, so that made it easty. TPs are half the size of a tart, so 2 is equal to one tart. Tarts you can cut in half if they are especially strong. i.e. Coffee Bean is a very strong scent, so I never melt a full CB at once. Hope that helps - sorry if I missed any questions - so much to catch up on here! 
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Hi Sea, Thanks for asking. I will let you know tomorrow. Hope you know I was just joking about the stick. I am totally a non-violent type soul. I will speak my mind if I have to. But, no way, no how, any violence in these ol' bones of mine! Thanks again, Sea!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:14 pm
Oh, one more thing about the curing time - yes, use the date the tarts shipped out as the "born on" date. Several of us here either label or write on the scent label of the bag or TP the date so you can keep them straight for any future orders, and to remind yourself how long they have cured. I also like to put the date on the labels of the individual tarts I gift or lot out so that the recipient knows how fresh they are.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:18 pm
Bonza - about the sampler freshness...most of them are from pours the same week as your order, but there will be a mix of extras and retired scents that may be from previous weeks. For the most part, they are from orders placed at the same time as yours. And Lovely sounds lovely! I would be interested in splitting a bag with you Jinksy! I think I am also going to try a roll on perfume in that scent. The roll ons are wonderful! I have one in Creamy Peppermint - it's a nice refresher on the pulse points...sorta wakes you up. 
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:27 pm
Julip..when placing my order today, I sent a nice message to Alyce re: you.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 9:33 pm
Julip - thanks for that insight into the sampler freshness. I will for sure save the other half of this Lovely tart for at least a few weeks and then see if it makes a difference.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 1:08 am
Cathie, that is awesome!! You will be in DOUBLE HEAVEN when those two boxes arrive! LOL, Baby, yes I know you were kidding, and excietd!! Citrus, what a great order! I know Julip will answer all the important questions. As for the curing, we've all started dating them in various ways.. Bonza labels the shipping boxes right away. I've been labelling each bakery bag or TP holder. We use the shipping date (the date when you get the email saying it is being shipped). My oldest new tarts are from January 4, so I suppose soon they will have actually reached the vintage status of 30 days old! And I guess Julip really did say the same thing.. (I'm typing and then reading..) but I've also been creating labels for the ones I individually bag to send out and include the date and name on the label. Julip.. interesting.. there SHOULD be some interesting sampler bags, especially with CCG's diverse order!! Alyce is quite fascinated that so many TVCHers are ordering AND that certain scents are flying out the door.. ACK! Must get upstairs and shower and get some sleep.. after a day of sloth here, tomorrow I must go to the cable store (the power supply to my cable access (for puter) heated up and stopped working tonight. Really thought the box was bad but I'm running now on a Radio Shack power supply from my battery charger, temporarily.. so cable store, doctor appt, lunch at Baja Fresh, post office, knitting class, Curves and grocery store.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 3:56 am
Baby - thanks! You did not have to, but that was nice of you to mention me to Alyce. She is a sweetie. I hope you really enjoy the tarts, and I'm glad you got your order in before the sale ended.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 2:11 pm

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Jinksy
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 2:23 pm
Hi Julip, Can I have some ketchup and mustard on my burger please? lol. Don't you love it when a thread drops dead and you're the last poster? Wow, I can't believe all the ordering going on. Cathie- Glad Alyce approved You are going to be in tart heaven when your order arrives. Can't wait to hear all that you got. CCGal- How fun your order came. Look like lots of great choices. Baby- Glad to see you finally got your first order in. Isn't it impossible to decide with all those yummy sounding scents?
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 3:17 pm
LMAO Jinksy. I just love how that bbq smiley gif has become the symbol of "dead thread", thanks to Bonza. One ketchup/mustard burger, coming up! 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 3:21 pm
"... and the chicken is lovely..." 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 3:24 pm
<<Somebody is goin to get a whippin with my 4 ft. METAL yardstick!>> Baby, you're much too excited about your CC, tarts, and the club! A yardstick would be...uh...3 feet long. That is all 
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