SunshineSundries

Unfortunately, carol, those people aren't the only ones that think that way. I'm really sad that those people literally took their customers money - even if it was for charity... if I'm going to give money, I'm going to GIVE money but if I buy something, I want it to work... as for the opinion that it's just wick and pour and you're set - well I have people that come into my booth at craft shows and say "Oh, just candles" or "Not another candle place". They don't realize the kind of work that we put into our candles, that our natural wax candles (and even the para makers I know) are far superior to those things that they sell at the big box stores - and each one of us are different. I will go to a craft show and yes there will be other chandlers there but they have para candles or they have all container candles or they just have different scents than I do - we are all different... just like every painter or musician is different - but you wouldn't hear them say that Ozzy Ozbourne is the same as Enya or Picaso is just like Monet... geeze! Ok - I'm done ranting - what a way to come back to the message board (I haven't done research in a long time - been busy!!) LOL Oh well... I just have had some people really tick me off and to read this really ticks me off - I mean why didn't they offer to purchase wholesale from a *qualified* chandler and do their markup so next year when they want to run the same fundraiser they will have the repeat customers.... some people are really stupid! Life & Light! Tish

Just thought that I'd add my two cents here - I use Candlewic dyes and I love them! I can get colors ranging from super light pastels to nice bold colors. The only problem I've ever had was that I got a bottle of their "old" brown and it was yucky - it turned out some kinda grayish green! But to my understanding they have reformulated that one. But I don't buy brown anymore anyway. The painter in me likes to blend colors as much as possible. I do use the disposible pipettes but I find if you plan your "runs" of candles to have similar colors in them, you can use the pipettes more than once so there isn't a huge money waste. I wipe the tips of the pipette off on a lint free cloth and store them "bubble part" down in a mason jar til I'm ready to use them again. But this is only til the end of the day (at the very most the next morning) when I throw out the lot of them and start fresh. I wash the rags I have with all my other candle rags and my "mits" so it's really no added cost there. Plus I like the control of the pipettes. I'm too dangerous with those squeezy bottles! YIKES! Food coloring bottles are bad enough - I couldn't even begin to imagine me with a big ol' bottle of candle dye! HTH some... Life & Light! Tish