Quentin

I've seen "blood orange" all around the web. I never can bring myself to order and try it simply because of the name. Same with Dragon's Breath.

That's the road I've decided to go down.

I like it. I like the description you have on there. As for the color, it's nice too. If I hadn't noticed that you were from Michigan I would have thought you were a big Alabama Crimson Tide fan. I'm not, but I'll save that for the sports forums. SEC

I read the one about Instagram and thought it was terrible also. The person sending out their emails apparently doesn't know how to word things in a positive manner.

I just hope the banks aren't closed that day.

Oh. I think I get it now.

A few weeks back, I left a heartfelt friendly suggestion with them (really, I wasn't sarcastic) that they might want to offer color suggestions with their fragrances like some of the other companies do and that it might be helpful to their customers. I inferred from the message I got back that I should mind my own business. Then the guy finished his answer by saying, "If it's a Christmas fragrance, most people would probably use red."

No. I'm not getting it either. If I knew what this was all about and there's money to be made, I might at least entertain the thought of... Nah! Forget I said that.

I'm still not understanding what we're talking about here.

Are they serious? How about if I just don't come back at all, Aztec?

Yeah, when I saw that in a book I thought that was crazy. I tried it, and all was well, but I sat on the floor in front of the oven and looked at it the whole time like I was watching TV.

Actually that leads into a couple of questions I've had about warming jars. First let me say that I've been sporadic about doing it and I haven't gone near the oven. I only think about it if I see specific instructions to do so. I've just sort of "brushed" them with my heat gun while waiting for the wax to melt. How do you do it in an oven without creating one of two problems? 1) If you've pre- wicked the jars like I normally do, don't you run the risk of the oven melting the wax from your wick or causing your wick sticker and wick to release from the jar? 2) If you heat the jars first, then don't you have the difficulty of trying to handle a hot or very warm jar while trying to wick them, and all the while, the jars are cooling off again? I've just now noticed the post above this one and I see another reason for heating them.

I think I'm in love with a wax. IGI 6028 and I are getting along pretty well. She's so easy to use. She touts herself as a Single Pour Votive/Pillar Blend Hybrid. Since I met her on the internet, I have to be cautious. I'll have to cut one open to see what the inside looks like to be sure. There's only one problem so far and I'm sure there's a quick answer. This wax has a 200-210 F pouring temp. The wick putty I've been using on my aluminum molds melts at this heat and the wax comes pouring out the bottom. I tried duct tape on top of the putty and still the same problem, but not as bad. Question: What can I use to seal the wick hole in the mold that will prevent this problem when pouring at these high temperatures?

I just can't seem to picture that in my head. I could probably make one. Maybe. It would have to be something I could lean up in a corner somewhere until needed.

We men can't even tell each other we're wrong.

The piece of equipment like Scented is probably way down the road in my future. No room for it anyway. The 2 x 4 deal that Pam is talking about sounds more down my alley. Are there any plans out there on the internet for devices like these?

I have that wick setter also. When I first got it I thought it was a piece of junk and threw it aside. However, I have some 8 and 4 oz jelly jars that it fits perfectly. I use it for those. If you're really bored (like I was one day) you can take various sizes of rubber bands and carefully wrap them around those steps. If you're so bored that you're about to jump out the window, you can "stack" the band on the steps. The result is that the rubber bands work like shims and will help them fit other size containers as well. Helps stabilize the device too. It also helps out the rubber band industry.

Thanks for the heads up!

I could scan them and save them! No problem. I'd just never be able to find where they went on my computer!

Disc bound? As in computer discs stored in some sort of binder? I'm not familiar with this. Please tell me more.

I've seen Presto pots with and without spouts. How do you get it out of the presto without a spout? Spigot might be a better word than spout.

Now that is a GOOD question. Hopefully someone who knows will clue both of us in on that.

I'm sure everyone was glad to help. I know I learned something. I learned I've got to keep my replies short.

Y'all have gotten me thinking about my return policy since 3:25 AM today. @Testing123 first started this interesting discussion Sunday at 8:37 PM. On Monday 10/1/18, this is what I posted as my policy: "Return Policy: You get to make the choice! We will gladly replace the item you purchased or refund the purchase price at no additional cost to you. We reserve the right to make replacements with merchandise of equal value if the product you purchased is no longer available." Obviously, many of you thought I was nuts. I don't THINK I'm crazy, but I've always heard that a crazy person doesn't think he's crazy. The questions the forum asked me and my statements that the members quoted over the last few days convinced me that I didn't put much thought into it. You can read what I told Testing toward the top of this thread. Too long to put it here again. I think I have the chronology of our discussion in the right order. The first sentence sounds cheesy, condescending and too vague. It leaves me too wide open to attack. You get to make the choice! That statement is gone! The other part I'm removing is at no additional cost to you. As many of you have said and I agree, there ARE situations where the customer should bear some or all of the cost of shipping when it comes to returns and exchanges. I tried to explain that in my second very long paragraph then realized I had painted myself into a corner with my own policy. In some places, I actually contradicted myself. Here is how my policy will now read: RETURN POLICY: If you are not completely satisfied with an item you purchased, we will gladly replace the item or refund your money including original shipping charges. However, you may be responsible for any additional shipping charges related to the transaction. If you receive a product that is clearly defective, we will replace the item or refund your money (including original shipping charges). If we deem that the defective product must be returned to us, we will pay any shipping charges that may apply. In all cases that involve an exchange, we reserve the right to make replacements with merchandise of like kind and value if the original product is no longer available. That's what I'm going to do even if I'm bucking the system. I may have to brush it up and shorten some of the wording to make it more concise. Probably so. As I've already said, there will be people who will abuse any policy, but I'll easily be able to see who is good and who has a bad trend. I'll simply have a businesslike conversation with the bad ones (with my paper trail in front of me) and explain why we can't do business like that. If they choose to shop elsewhere, I will have lost some money but I will also have done away with a bad debt. As far as my approach to defective merchandise, I absolutely will not let a customer lose out because of my mistakes.