Ramr Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Since getting into this addictive craft (sport? endeavour? past time?) there are a few phrases I have uttered that I can honestly say had never issued forth from my mouth before in my life. A few examples of things I never said before candles: "This is stupid wax." I have never had a reason before now to utter such a collection of words. "This wick sucks." Again, not a sentence I had ever uttered before now. "Well, that's a crappy melt pool." I am surprised that I even know what a melt pool is let alone use it in a sentence or know when one is crappy. "Darn those annoying sink holes!" Again, this is something you should say on the edge of a swamp, not in your kitchen. Some things are happening too that have never happened before. Like Hub comes in from a long day at work, opens the liquor cabinet to pour himself a shot of something stiff and ...where have all the shot glasses gone? I don't know. But look at these adorable itty, bitty container candles, don't you just love them? Here's an empty paper cup that I had coffee in last week, drink up. 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScentedPleasurez Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ramr said: Darn those annoying sink holes! You are pouring to hot if getting sinkholes. This is 1 that i dont use. Lol. The wicks on the other hand i have had more choice words for them on several occasions 😂😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScentedPleasurez Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I get so annoyed when i wick the jar then i put the wick bar on and the wick comes out of the base. #^€£%&& _/^! &&** Now i have to take the time to get the glue and base out of the jar. I now pull on the wick a little before putting hot glue on the base 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Do you have kids? Grandkids? It's hilarious when they start uttering candle related phrases. While watching one of my giant candle bowls candles burn the other day, my 11 year old son tells me, "mom, I think this one has too many wicks, the melt pool is really big." He was right. 😶 And my high schooler came home the other day and asked me "mom, are my tarts done curing yet?". She is bringing in some Palm tarts for her Spanish teacher. 😆 Sadly I can't get anyone to play along when I start talking about pouring temperature, jar adhesion, and melting points. I guess there's a limit, lol. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Sarah S said: Do you have kids? Grandkids? It's hilarious when they start uttering candle related phrases. While watching one of my giant candle bowls candles burn the other day, my 11 year old son tells me, "mom, I think this one has too many wicks, the melt pool is really big." He was right. 😶 And my high schooler came home the other day and asked me "mom, are my tarts done curing yet?". She is bringing in some Palm tarts for her Spanish teacher. 😆 Sadly I can't get anyone to play along when I start talking about pouring temperature, jar adhesion, and melting points. I guess there's a limit, lol. When I was a teenager a tart wasn't something that you melted so it would smell good 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfroberts Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Or sentences I never thought my husband would be saying to total strangers....daily..... "My wife has ruined my sense of smell." 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerven Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 When in the store with someone, while browsing the candles and making comments in low tones about "wet spots", which are overheard by another shopper, who makes an odd face before moving along. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 9:05 AM, Kerven said: When in the store with someone, while browsing the candles and making comments in low tones about "wet spots", which are overheard by another shopper, who makes an odd face before moving along. I can relate...I once commented that a candle I was smelling in a store smelled....like...dirty socks! I got an odd look, then she laughed! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 darn, if I ran across a candle that smelled like dirty socks I think I would move on.......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 6:36 PM, Hopie said: a candle I was smelling in a store smelled....like...dirty socks! That's the one I've been trying to find for some time now for my new Locker Room Fragrance. The one I'm really in need of now is "Stale Tobacco Smoke" for my next collection, "Old Girlfriends That I Convinced Myself I Could Learn To Accept Anyway". 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 This smells like traphouse https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traphouse AKA burning plastic. just so y'all know, crack smells like burning plastic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) On 9/21/2018 at 6:36 PM, Hopie said: I can relate...I once commented that a candle I was smelling in a store smelled....like...dirty socks! I got an odd look, then she laughed! Lol this reminds me of several years ago I was talking to a lady in a coupon group online. We were messaging back and forth and she told me you know there's a secret to making a lot of money. I was curious so I asked her how. She said she sells dirty socks on eBay lol I was blown away and said what are you talking about. she said if you wear socks and get them dirty and stinky and sweaty people will buy them for extra curricular activities. I told her no way that is disgusting and I refuse to make money like that. but I was curious so I looked it up and she is not joking you can make a lot of money doing that. I don't know if it's still allowed on eBay this was about 5 or 6 years ago. But to me it's very immoral to do that. Edited September 25, 2018 by ShelleyF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 8 hours ago, Quentin said: That's the one I've been trying to find for some time now for my new Locker Room Fragrance. The one I'm really in need of now is "Stale Tobacco Smoke" for my next collection, "Old Girlfriends That I Convinced Myself I Could Learn To Accept Anyway". You know there are really weird people that would buy that. Lol my husband's best friend loves the smell of skunk. I think it is disgusting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappeur Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, ShelleyF said: Lol this reminds me of several years ago I was talking to a lady in a coupon group online. We were messaging back and forth and she told me you know there's a secret to making a lot of money. I was curious so I asked her how. She said she sells dirty socks on eBay lol I was blown away and said what are you talking about. she said if you wear socks and get them dirty and stinky and sweaty people will buy them for extra curricular activities. I told her no way that is disgusting and I refuse to make money like that. but I was curious so I looked it up and she is not joking you can make a lot of money doing that. I don't know if it's still allowed on eBay this was about 5 or 6 years ago. But to me it's very immoral to do that. lol,,...oh my gosh...that is nasty... Trappeur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 32 minutes ago, Trappeur said: lol,,...oh my gosh...that is nasty... Trappeur You are right it is nasty. I did not want any part of that. Money is not that important to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfroberts Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Speaking of which....I used to sell clothing (clean, not stinky...LOL) on ebay. It was a good living. Buying pre-owned high end stuff at thrifts and reselling. You'd be amazed at what you can find if you really know what to look for. Anyway, I learned that one great thing to find for resale were stilettos in whopping big sizes...for men. And footie pajamas....really big ones....for really big babies. There was even a certain way to spell "discreet" in listings to designate the type of buyers you were catering to....indicating you would ship in discreet packaging. There was a specific protocol for those types of sales. Code, so to speak. That was as freaky as I got with it, and that was on the extremely tame end of the spectrum. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 hours ago, ShelleyF said: Lol this reminds me of several years ago I was talking to a lady in a coupon group online. We were messaging back and forth and she told me you know there's a secret to making a lot of money. I was curious so I asked her how. She said she sells dirty socks on eBay lol I was blown away and said what are you talking about. she said if you wear socks and get them dirty and stinky and sweaty people will buy them for extra curricular activities. I told her no way that is disgusting and I refuse to make money like that. but I was curious so I looked it up and she is not joking you can make a lot of money doing that. I don't know if it's still allowed on eBay this was about 5 or 6 years ago. But to me it's very immoral to do that. I know people sell panties they've worn online. The take a picture of them wearing the panties and then state how many hours they were worn. People are paying big bucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Trappeur said: extra curricular activities. wow... I never thought I was THIS naive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Faerywren said: I know people sell panties they've worn online. The take a picture of them wearing the panties and then state how many hours they were worn. People are paying big bucks. 6 hours ago, Faerywren said: I know people sell panties they've worn online. The take a picture of them wearing the panties and then state how many hours they were worn. People are paying big bucks. That is gross. I knew they sold that. There is no way I could do that. It's supposed to be not allowed. All items are supposed to be clean but everyone knows the sickos buy it. My conscience would not allow me to do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 🙈🙈🙊🙊 I have no words.... selling stinky socks and obviously stinky underwear can make you good money?? People really do this? hell what am I doing battling wax when I can just throw my undergarments in a package at the end of the day and pay my mortgage 😂🤣 So gross - I think I am traumatized now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 So...um...the dirty socks comment...suuuure went into a twisted issue. EUUUUWWWWW! DisGUSTing! Gross! It's a sick world out there. Our "candle addiction madness" is really not so bad, huh? I feel sooooo much better now. Speaking of odd...my first job in Las Vegas was selling club wear to the tourists. We were open until 10 p.m. So, at about 9 p.m., this man comes in, peruses the dress rack...chooses a few then disappears into the dressing room. He emerged wearing a VERY tight purple spandex type of dress...looking at himself proudly in the mirror...I mean, he looked like a bratwurst about to split and burst on the BBQ grill...and...it...took...everything...in...my...very...FIBER...not to ROTFLMAO! Oh, how DID I contain myself? I was so grateful when I got my first food n' beverage job 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramr Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Wait! Wait! We can bring this wildly off topic thread back in line! Take your worn, not-fresh underwear, dip them in wax, roll them around a wick and sell them as candles. Claim they will release pheromones or some such nonsense when lit. They will need to carry a safety label: "WARNING only light these outdoors in a 45 gallon steel barrel, otherwise your house will burn down and the insurance people will not cover you if you lit some old, stinky, flammable panties on fire, you idiot! " What will we call them? Flannel Flames? Gaslight Gonch? Pyro-Panties? I think I've just found my get-rich-quick scheme. I claim all rights from now on until the end of the universe for this idea which no one can ever patent or copy, amen. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 8:03 AM, ShelleyF said: Lol this reminds me of several years ago I was talking to a lady in a coupon group online. We were messaging back and forth and she told me you know there's a secret to making a lot of money. I was curious so I asked her how. She said she sells dirty socks on eBay lol I was blown away and said what are you talking about. she said if you wear socks and get them dirty and stinky and sweaty people will buy them for extra curricular activities. I told her no way that is disgusting and I refuse to make money like that. but I was curious so I looked it up and she is not joking you can make a lot of money doing that. I don't know if it's still allowed on eBay this was about 5 or 6 years ago. But to me it's very immoral to do that. I have two friends who sell used socks on eBay. They do well, enough so it's their FT job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echap77 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 3:21 PM, Faerywren said: I know people sell panties they've worn online. The take a picture of them wearing the panties and then state how many hours they were worn. People are paying big bucks. 😫😫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 7 hours ago, iansmommaya said: I have two friends who sell used socks on eBay. They do well, enough so it's their FT job. I know you can make a lot doing it. Very easy money but it goes against my beliefs. Everyone has to make that decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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