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Archive through March 22, 2006

The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Buyers Banter: Soyful Joys - The Candle Alternative (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 22, 2006 users admin

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Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Crz- I can't believe what a great sampler you got. It's as though we all picked one of our favorite scents to send you. I like just about all of them:-) Lucky you.

Julip- I was thinking about including a sampler with my next order but would it really make any sense anymore with the gazillion tarts I've got? Do you still order them? I really love the idea of the surprise bag. It's like Christmas. lol.

Holly- I've got hawaiian ginger warming and it's so nice. Fruity with a very subtle floral background.

Cathie- I agree with you about JJPJ, it didn't wow me either. But I did like the pear glace very much. I guess we all have different sniffers, huh?

Tabby- Welcome. Glad to hear you liked the tarts. The lavender vanilla is such a nice scent.

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Oh, I saw the post about tarts for .99 being a great price and I thought I would share this from the Soyful Joys website. Her tarts are actually cheaper to buy then most.

We sometimes get asked the question, Aren't your tarts expensive?, and the answer is that Soyful Joys tarts are not only inexpensive, but a true bargain!

To help you better understand our prices, take a look at this breakdown:

7.00 tarts are 58 cents each
7.25 tarts are 60 cents each
7.50 tarts are 62 cents each
8.00 tarts are 66 cents each
9.00 tarts are 75 cents each
Amazing Grace is 83 cents each
Sampler pack is 76 cents each

And even when you add shipping, it's still well under $1 a piece. And don't forget the more you buy the cheaper they get with that flat rate box she offers. lol. How's that for supersaver rationale?

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Jinksy - as many tarts as we all have, I think sample bags are always a must. I can never resist a sampler bag lol. I have found so many favorites that way that I would have never have thought to try a whole bag or even a TP of. Before Alyce's tarts, I hated bakery and florals in candle scents - they always gave me a headache! Bakery is my biggest category now, and I am trying more and more florals.

I think I've only had one order in all the time I've ordered from Alyce that I have not had a sampler (no room in the box lol) and I really missed getting the surprise! You are right, it is like Christmas.

Thanks for posting the info from the site! Not only are they are a great value, but they are the best I've tried. I've tried other soy tarts, and it only took one try of them for me to donate them to the neighborhood skate/surf rats to use on their boards. They were happy, I was happy. lmao Something is so true (and not overpowering) in Alyce's scents that I have not found anywhere else.

Supersaver!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Good morning, SuperSavers!

I also cannot resist a sample bag. Not only have I discovered a large number of great scents (that have become favorites) that I might have never tried, but the ones I don't care for never sit around getting old. Those make great trade and even greater gift tarts. I have given a lot of "starter kits" and some of those sample tarts make their way into many kits.

Since we all have different "sniffers", all tarts can find a good home.

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Julip and Bonza- thanks for the input! A sampler bag will be in my next order for sure:-)

BTW- I've also tried other tarts and Alyce has them all beat by a mile.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Good afternoon, Tartettes! Speaking of samplers, I have decided that today is "sampler day" here. I just started a Mulberry Wine in the kitchen, and 1/2 a Vanille Banane in the family room.

Bonza - I agree about the samplers providing a lot of good trade/starter kit tarts. Not everyone shares our tastes in scents, which is great if we feel the need to hoard our favorites. lol

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I got my order yesterday and was thrilled with it! She had special ordered an Earl Grey tea scent (I had to pay a premium $10 a dozen) and I love it. I have always loved Earl Grey tea, mostly because of the scent. I am still many days away from a cured tart but I can already tell it's a winner for me!

I also got Citrus Sage & Coconut Lime Verbena tarts, and Bedtime Bath body spray. This is the first order I did not get a sample bag and I was regretting it while I waited. She had emailed me that she was out of brown bags and would have to individually poly wrap my tarts but would make it up to me. I told her it wasn't necessary to make anything up to me because I could use them just as well like that, but she did anyway by adding 9 samples to my order so I feel like a bandit, lol.

I found some really great Easter ramekins at Target last night--they were with some pastel Easter dish sets, 4 different colors, $1.49 each ramekin. I checked their web site and they don't sell them there, so I'll take a photo and post it when I get home from work. They green doesn't match "exactly" but is very close to the Joanne's light green warmer.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Cathie - so glad to hear the Earl Grey tea looks like a winner for you - and how nice of Alyce to include the bonus tarts...she is a gem, without a doubt!

The Easter ramies sound adorable! Can't wait to see the pics.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 5:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Hmmm.... I hadn't considered Target this week, but I could...



Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Cathie- Alyce is so sweet to have included all those bonus tarts. Sounds like you ended up with a sampler even though you didn't order one. Lucky you.

Bonza- I seem to remember someone saying "ramekins out the wazoo" lmao I have to admit those Target Easter ramis sound adorable and the price is right.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
LOL - Jinksy - maybe just a pink one.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Hmmm...you did say you did not have any ramies in pink...

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
In that case, I think you definitely need at least one in pink!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
RMAO!!

I don't think I'll get to Target, but I do have an order coming from Amazon.com with the fabulous ramie that Bonza got in black/white AND the blue/white version and a couple of L-Word related books so I could be a Supersaver!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Hmm but if there was a ramie in yellow with dark blue accents.. that would be yummy..

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 11:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Sorry it took so long to get the pic of the Target ramies up. I came home to a dead computer and had to go back to work to pick up my laptop. I talked to Sony tech support for almost an hour until they decided they need to make a site visit to fix it and wanted to schedule it for next Wednesday, the day we are moving, so I had to bump it a few days so they can come fix it at the new house. Speaking of the new house I went there after work before discovering the dead computer here and found that they have installed all of the carpet and tile, plumbing, lights, etc. and it really looks like a house now!!! And I stopped by the Target that is less than a mile from the new house and got another set of all 4 colored ramies!

Here's the pic with one of the light green Joanne's tart warmers:

target

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 11:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Oops, I forgot to mention that a Wilton sili cup fits perfectly inside the ramies!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 12:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Very cute!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 12:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
mini

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 12:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Cathie - those are really cute! Thanks for going to all the trouble to get photos up tonight, also, especially considering your technical difficulties!

Sorry about your computer problems but that's wonderful about your house progress - the move is so close! Congrats.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 12:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Cathie, your new place will sure smell nice!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 1:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
LOL, I've alrady picked out my tart hot spots, Sea! And I am planning to leave a couple of warmers here when we start trying to sell this house. I have a stash of BNB and am hoping that Fresh Baked Cookies are back in stock by then, too--we have some fixin' up to do that is best done when we are all moved out, like foundation repair, bathroom updates, etc., so it will be a few months before we can unload, umm, sell this place.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 5:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Cathie - those ramies are adorable! Thanks for posting the pics. I am sure Target will be a stop for many people within the next few days...

And good luck with your move! What a joy it must be to see everything coming together now, at last!

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Cathie- thanks for posting a picture of your super cute new ramis. Sorry to hear about all your computer trouble. Your new house sounds like it's coming along nicely though. That's great news.