Candles

mardatha

Has anybody found a cheap source of candles??

candlelight_2013

I always find Ikea very cheap Mar, but you might not have one near you.

Candlelightx

Rainy-Days

Wilkinsons used to be pretty reasonable. In fact for allot of stuff I still find Wilko's hard to beat! Trouble is where I am I have to write a big list and then go into Newcastle and do the 'big' shop there.

TudorRose

Homebase do some large glass jar candles for £2.99 each. They also have a range in a different shape jar for £4.00 each

Callie22

It depends what you're looking for but I've found the really cheap tea-lights (i.e. supermarket no-frills ones) to be really rubbish, as they leak which means they burn too quickly (and I spent hours chipping wax out of candle holders). They're not the 'cheapest', but the best lower priced ones I've found are from John Lewis'.

camelot1001

I agree that Ikea are probably about the cheapest but if you pay a bit more they last so much longer and have a more subtle fragrance.

sweetilemon

B & M do the airwick ones, sometimes the colour change ones for £1.99. Really good price in comparison to other places.

http://www.airwick.co.uk/our-products/candles/colour-changing-candles/

In a more expensive option I find the woodwick good value although not 'cheap'. They make a crackling noise like a fire. Lovely!

http://www.woodwick.co.uk/special-offers/categories/50/up-to-50-off/?gclid=CIfh48Hmi8kCFafnwgodf0YIRA

boliston

I find a lot of cheap candles burn very unevenly and often become un-usable when less than half the wax has been used up - tried a "yankee" candle recently and it lasted for ages and seemed to burn down really evenly without wasting loads of wax so probably more cost effective than a series of cheap candles.

micky2phones

mardatha wrote: »

Has anybody found a cheap source of candles??

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Callie22

sweetilemon wrote: »

In a more expensive option I find the woodwick good value although not 'cheap'. They make a crackling noise like a fire. Lovely!

http://www.woodwick.co.uk/special-offers/categories/50/up-to-50-off/?gclid=CIfh48Hmi8kCFafnwgodf0YIRA

If you've got a branch of Homesense near you (it's part of TKMaxx that just sells 'home' stuff) then they often have Woodwick candles at pretty good prices.

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Best candles for giving light are old fashioned Household Candles. You'll get them in any hardware store and even the big supermarkets sell them in packets of 10 Prices, Bolsius etc. give good clear light for up to 6 hours, bright enough to work/read by.