By Todd on December 22, 2009
Lighting up a scented candle is a great way to relax, I’m sure most people would agree. But what do you do at those times when a flame just isn’t possible, but you’d still like to enjoy your favorite candle “flavor”? The problem could be as simple as not having a match or lighter handy. Or, as absolutely insurmountable as living in a school or military dorm room where open flames just plain aren’t allowed. Fortunately, there is a solution …
Over the past couple of years, flameless scented melts have become quite popular.
Posted in Candle Types | Tagged candle alternatives, flameless, melts
By Todd on December 19, 2009
Let me tell you something Todd: “Chicks Dig Candles”
That’s a quote from a conversation that I had with my friend Mike almost 10 years ago, when he was helping his wife with her new candle business, and for some reason felt the need to justify himself to me. I will admit, I was kind of wondering how a guy could credibly market something like candles. [...]
Posted in Candle Stories | Tagged about Todd, candle shelf, candles for men, humor
By Todd on December 17, 2009
The Candle Monkey’s very first Poll …
We know you love candles … that’s a given. But what I’d really like to know is just exactly how much of a candle freak are you? I’m sure we’ll come up with more questions down the road to help define this term, but for now, I think “burn rate” is probably a pretty good measure of scented candle “freakiness” 
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Posted in Candle Questions | Tagged candle freaks, candle lovers, polls
By Todd on September 7, 2009
Fall is almost here; candle season is coming!
Every year since we got started in this business, it never fails … during the months of September, October, November and December we sell more scented candles then probably the other 8 months of the year combined. Needless to say, Autumn tends to be one [...]
Posted in Good Stuff to Know | Tagged Christmas, fall, gifts, sales
By Todd on May 9, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, we got a great lesson in networking from a lady that Ana met while our kids were playing in the ball pit at McDonalds. They had talked for almost an hour, and the lady was nice enough to have given Ana some advice on schools and good neighborhoods to [...]
Posted in Candle Business | Tagged business cards, lessons, networking, promotion
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