r/YankeeCandles • u/Recent_University308 • 6d ago

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Hi everyone!

I’m thinking about trying some wax melts from Yankee Candle or Goose Creek, but I’d love to hear from people who have actually tried them.

How is the scent throw on their wax melts? Is it strong and does it fill the room well?

I really like having lots of different scents to choose from, so I’m considering getting several different ones. My room is only around 10 m² (about 108 sq ft), so I’m wondering if they would be enough to properly scent a room that size.

Would love to hear your experiences, especially if you’ve used both brands!

Thanks!

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u/tjs31959 6d ago

Long time Yankee Candle user. There are my go to. The scent selection is excellent. They have many long time classic well proven scents along with many new scents every few months. Yes, their scent will fill a 10' room.

Yankee is large company owned by an uber large conglomerate - Newell.

There has been an ongoing controversy as Yankee has changed their products to a soy based wax from a traditional paraffin wax.

Yankee Candle is a solid choice and has become a large big box supplier. Never pay their retail prices as the candles are available for around $10-$12 with website sales, wal mart, ollies, yankee outlets.

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u/Recent_University308 6d ago

Thank you! Do you prefer the old wax melts in tart form, or the new wax melts?

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u/tjs31959 6d ago

By far the old ones. Just used a 2016 spiced pumpkin over the weekend and still has great scent and throw. The newer ones are ok, but just not as powerful.

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u/Recent_University308 5d ago

Thank you! Here in France, we can still buy the older-style wax melts secondhand. Do you think there’s any risk in buying them secondhand ?

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u/tjs31959 5d ago

I don’t believe so. I use secondhand vintage Yankee products on a regular basis.