Maggie

I sell the 8 oz. and I double wick. I've been using them for about a year now and in all of my testing I haven't had any problems with soot. I'm debating about going back to the terrace jars. I've had a few people tell me that the cracker jars look "too country" and they prefer the look of the terrace. Oh the public...gotta love 'em and hate 'em. :undecided Maggie

I bought mine at Candles and Supplies in PA. Maggie

I had ordered like 5 or 6 of those watchmaker cases several years ago and last year I stopped using them. Like you, I had trouble with scents mixing and a lot of them lost the scent completely. I've since changed to using the small hex jars for scent samples. Maggie

No sales tax in Delaware either........ Maggie

Found this info online: Jewelweed, a member of the Impatiens family, is a small, bushy plant that likes wet soil. The nearby patch grows right along a little creek. When in bloom, it displays a profusion of small orange flowers.

That is great business sense. One of the first things I was taught when selling was never say may I help you to a customer. That gives them the choice of saying yes or no and 99% of the time they will say no...I'm just looking. You want to get them into a conversation so don't ask questions where they can give a yes or no answer. I don't have a store but when I do shows I always tell booth browsers feel free to open the containers and sniff to their hearts content. I pour in cracker jars and most people keep turning the lid not knowing there is a fitment inside the lid and that they can just pull the lid off. That gives me the opportunity to "help" them and then ask them what fragrances they like etc. I've found that the majority of people do like to talk with you and leaving them alone usually ends up with them walking away. If they've entered your booth or your store then you know they must like/burn candles so ignoring them is your loss and someone elses gain. Maggie

Coming out of lurkmode to let you know that there WAS a gathering a few years ago in the Philadelphia area but I THINK that was the only year they held one. I'm thinking it was late summer or early fall in 2004. The Midwest Gathering in Canton, OH is fantastic. I attended in 2004 and would love to go again but the timing just doesn't work for me. Maggie