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Archive through March 19, 2006

The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Buyers Banter: Soyful Joys - The Candle Alternative (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 19, 2006 users admin

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Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Maybe I should search for the Tonkinese version!

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Bonza- I don't have one of those yet. But isn't it so adorable. Maybe I should reconsider the tealight thing. Julip- You like yours, right?

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Or maybe you need a Crocodile Dundee warmer in honor of the DH. That would so cool. Don't you think?

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Jinksy - Julip was just saying I should give the DH his own ramekin, but I think you've come up with the ultimate idea: his own Crocodile Dundee warmer! With a lifetime supply of BNB and Night Blooming Jasmine!

I'm on it...

Julip
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09-28-2005

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
I love my tealight warmer! I found I do get a better scent throw with some of the lighter scents, such as Lovely, with it.

Bonza - good luck in finding a Tonk one.

Good idea Jinksy - I think Bonza's DH would get a big kick out of a Crocodile Dundee one.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
I am sure there has to be a Crocodile Dundee tart warmer somewhere in the world! If you can't find one on ebay, you can always fill in a "Want it Now" request there.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
A koala warmer would also work!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Even if you didn't use the tealight part, you could place the next tart in the batting circle there.. and the bottom could hold other tarts or whatever. Then the faithful pug (or tonk, or crocodiledundee) would be holding the next tart in the lineup.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Sea, the pug (etc.) warmer as "batting cage" - now that's brilliant!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
What a great idea, Sea! Jinksy, now you have to get it!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Guess what??? I got the tarty parts I ordered! And haven't been able to get myself anyplace where they might sell more sili-cups, so just ordered 'em from Amazon.com.

I started a new lilac today that Sea had given me. And even though I washed the sili-cup, the first half hour of warming it still smelled like the BNB that had been in it before. Not so good with lilac! So I guess I need to buy some more of those sili-cups just so I can keep the scents separate.

So now I hafta sit on 'em for a bit, huh? Bummer! I can tell you what, though... I'm not gonna wait for Hawaiian Sandalwood! :-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
It is hard to wait and truth be told, most of us cheat on at least one.. we always consider their date to be the shipping date..

How do you like what you got on cold sniff??

Very exciting to get your first chosen, custom order, huh?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the advice on the cutting Paj. I had poked a regular wax one when I got them and it seemed like it was going to be hard, so I wanted to make sure with the soy!

This is funny. When I first put in BNB last night I thought, "Oh NO! Am I the only one in the world not crazy about this?!! All I'm smelling is banana!!" Well, I put it back on a while ago and now I'm getting the whole "bakery scent" so I'm liking it. Whew! I thought I was a weirdo or something. LOL I had the cranberry on for a while and that one is quite strong and suddenly I'm thinking Jello! That's when I decided to switch to BNB. LOL

Dog scent is exactly why DH likes these things!! It's so hard to get dog scent out of a wool oriental rug. Tarts do just the trick!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So far, I think I'm gonna love the Hawaiian Sandlewood and the Lime Blossom. The Citrus Melange smells nice and clean and fresh, just a hint of citrus. And I think the Gardenia Blossoms is gonna be a nice floral; not too strong at all. And, of course, I already know I love the lilac!!! I'm still melting the tarty part you gave me, Sea. It's not overpowering and is a nice "true" lilac scent.

Question... what does "type" mean when you look at the scent names? Is that a code for "this is not an actual scent but something that smells sorta true"? Or what?

Holly
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06-19-2005

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
I think, Costa, it means that it's a duplicate of a trademarked scent. For example, after "amazing grace" which we know is a Philosophy perfume, it says type. That's what I figured out anyway, so correct me if I'm wrong anyone.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
You are correct, Holly, about the (types)! Also, she sometimes intentially misspells the name of the scent (such as Red Current, instead of Red Currant). I think it is to distinguish it from the real thing if she custom blended it herself to make the dupe (as opposed to buying a pre-mixed oil that is meant to be a dupe)...but don't quote me on that...I can't recall the official reason.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Thanks Holly and Julip! I didn't realize that it was a trademarked scent (or the real thing). That does make sense!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Thanks for asking Costa. I've been meaning to ask the same thing! Some of them make sense that they would be "type" when a duplicate of say a perfume or other brand, but some I've seen are just scents which I can't relate to anything else that also say "type." There must be something out there that I just don't know about. :-)

Julip
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09-28-2005

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Watching - lots of them seem to be scents from places like Bath & Body Works (their lotions & potions, like Cucumber Melon) and Pier 1 (their candles). I never recognized a lot of them either, till someone would mention it on the Delphi forum. Sometimes people will request a particular scent because they like it, and if it is available and has enough interest, Alyce does her best to get it or try to dupe it. She has an amazing nose, and can dupe just about anything.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I found a new "must have" scent for me today. I am warming a TP of Lavender Apples & Oak and loving it. It is light, but that is just one TP so the tart might be stronger. I would test it by adding another TP but I don't want to use another one--just 5 left, lol. It is very soothing, and you can smell both the lavender and the apples. I'm not sure about the oak, maybe a little woodsy smell added? Has anyone else tried it?

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i was at long's drug store tonight for some items, and saw some colonial at home candles (like yankee candles) there. now of course when i saw them, i had to check to see if they had tarts. they call them "simmer snaps". has anyone else tried these? i have a vanilla-berry in the warmer right now, and it's quite enjoyable.

http://www.tartburners.com/coathosisnr.html

also i got them at $.99 each!


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I was at Petco again yesterday, just to visit that cutie-pie black and white kitty.. he's 5 months old. Anyway I played with him for quite awhile.. such a playful and fun guy he is. As I was leaving I told him I'd try to come back on Monday but that I really hoped he'd be adopted. Well I glanced at his name plate and it DID say "Adopted". I'm so happy!! I know lots of kittens are due to come in there so best for him to find his home now.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Sea - so happy to hear that kitty has been adopted! Glad to know he will soon be loved by a new family.

Cathie - I have not tried the LA&O one, but I think I may even have a sample of it somewhere in my stash. It sounds like one I would really enjoy too. Thanks for the tip!

landi - haven't tried those!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Julip - I think you have a sample of everything in your stash.

Cathie - that's a new one for me - I'm going to search for the description.

Sea - that is such good news about the kitty's adoption!

landi - me either, have not tried any of those.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i really have liked the colonial at home simmer snaps. these are the scents i got:
apricot magno sorbet
vanilla berry
harbor mist
rainwater
fresh picked cotton
vanilla + brandy
cucumber melon
pumpkin pie

you break the "simmer snaps" in half to melt. i've been smelling vanilla berry last night and today. and it's not as strong as the yankee candle scents.