My wife and I love scented candles but the cheap ones burn like shit and tunnel really bad, where the expensive ones are…expensive. we use scented waxes sometimes but we like having the flame.

Is there some little-known marketplace or website that I can get good candles at, affordable?

  • netburnr@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    1 year ago

    Typically a hole on the middle means your candle isn’t used long enough. Are you using them less than 2 hours?

    • Bearigator@ttrpg.networkOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Honestly, we normally burn them for ~6-7 hours at a time when we light them. We both work from home and I’ll usually light it up the first time I get up from the computer. It doesn’t happen with nicer candles, but some of the cheaper 1 wick ones we get from Walmart or Aldi will tunnel like that even with the long burns.

  • Hereforpron2@lemmynsfw.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    You can buy some pre-waxed wicks and melt the remainder of tunneled candles to make smaller ones with the leftover wax.

    Also, check out Etsy, many more price points available on there than I see in stores.

    • Bearigator@ttrpg.networkOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      We are very much not local, but I see they have some stuff 20% out so we might check it out! Thank you!

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    I get most of mine from the grocery store. When they’re on sale, they’re usually almost half off, so I buy several and stock up.

  • ChrisLicht@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    Here’s a terrible rec for price considerations: Penrose.

    They make the best-smelling waxes I have ever encountered. If you’re someone who is sensitive to the complexities and subtleties of smells, their waxes are god tier. You will find something to adore.

    But, they’re not cheap, so a poor answer to your question.

  • jjagaimo@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    To fix tunnelled candles, maybe try wrapping them in foil to help heat the outer edges and level them out

    • Bearigator@ttrpg.networkOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I was actually looking in to that last night. I’ll probably try it once but I do wonder if the time it would take would be worth the money saved.

      • neptune@dmv.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        It depends on a lot of factors. How serious you are into candles, how much money you make/have/want to save, and if there are any scents you want that are hard to find as candles but available as oils

    • Bearigator@ttrpg.networkOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      I’ve experienced that at a friend’s house and I don’t prefer it over just using our existing wax burner, if we are going to do something flameless. They were very pleasant smelling though!