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To have nearly fainted at the price of Jo Malone candles

177 replies

MarjorieChardem · 20/12/2013 14:19

Thought I'd look at some stuff for my Mum's birthday and heard good stuff about the Jo Malone candles so just had a quick look on Amazon...

EIGHTY FUCKING QUID!!! For a candle. That you burn. I mean it could smell like unicorn farts and rainbows and eighty quid would be ridiculous! I am frankly stunned. Shock

Why though? What am I missing here? What else should I avoid for the sake of my blood pressure?

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MyNameIsKenAdams · 20/12/2013 22:26

Remember So?

Wonder if thats still.knocking around.

SinisterSal · 20/12/2013 22:28

Yes - and Exclamation!

MyNameIsKenAdams · 20/12/2013 22:29
Grin
Preciousbane · 20/12/2013 22:29

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herethereandeverywhere · 20/12/2013 22:35

Mimosa is my favourite Diptyque candle. Their John Galliano one smells gorgeous but since his anti-Semitic shame I won't buy it.

I love how people are appalled at others spending hard earned cash on candles.....meanwhile on other bits of mn your right to buy cigarettes and smoke yourself (and potentially others) to death is heartily defended - anything else would be breach of a human right Wink

LamaDrama · 20/12/2013 22:36

Superdrug still do So. here

I was serious about liking Impulse Blush

MyNameIsKenAdams · 20/12/2013 22:39

Grin dont blush, its great stuff. Good for sprayong at work after an eight our shift to bridge til.shower time!

usualsuspect · 20/12/2013 22:40

I'm laughing at how arsey people are getting defending their aspirational candles.

SinisterSal · 20/12/2013 22:57

Who's arsey?

Everyone - ok, most people - like unnecessary tat and luxuries. Even Glade is a luxury to someone. It's not evil. Or even sniggersome because we all want something a bit beyond basic gruel and cardboard huts

cerealqueen · 20/12/2013 23:10

For people with money to burn. Literally.

If you want a candle, Price's are the best.

Pongy candles, like air freshener, make me gag.

Open a window.

Mabelandrose · 20/12/2013 23:13

Money well spent in my opinion. The big ones are £40ish.

SinisterSal · 20/12/2013 23:14

Money to burn is right CerealQueen Grin

charleybarley · 20/12/2013 23:25

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Bogeyface · 20/12/2013 23:33

I ended up in the middle of an ongoing marital argument thanks to Diptyque candles!

Was staying with friends in London (for background they are mega rich, huge paid for home in chelsea and if you googled them you would instantly recognise them, me barely scraping by, living in the midlands and no one would google me.) and the husband said to me "Would you pay £100 for a candle?" and I said No, who the fuck would do that?!

At which point he said to his wife "There you go! Even Bogey thinks it stupid to spend that much on a candle!" and it got worse from there on in to the point where I went to bed at 9pm in order to keep out of it!

KringleCandleLover · 20/12/2013 23:38

Cerealqueen, I have a load of Prices here that you can have, I think they are shite.

I make my living out of selling candles. Home fragrancing is so personal, what 1 person loves,another can't smell.

My mum swears by the Glade efforts, unless I'm offering freebies. She would never spend £20 odd for any of my stock.

I would never pay £2.50 and expect to be able to fragrance my home with it.

AgaPanthers · 20/12/2013 23:41

that £260 candle is beyond fucking parody. Review:

"I loved the luxury candle - I would heat my house with them if I could. The price is quite high but if you shut the doors they can give you quite a buzz"

And the reviewer? 'Giles from Windsor'.

Poncey overpriced candle for a man with a poncey over-privileged name living in a poncey over-privileged town.

Another arsehole has written reviews on both the £260 candles, and he's done it in rhyme, the utter, utter twat:

""It's light, it's fresh, it's got a spice kick in it and it smells heavenly!
Daytime...nightime...anytime...this candle is divine!""

""It's big, it's bold and it smells amazing!
The luxury candles really are an amazing statement piece.
They look great grouped with other Jo Malone candles.""

Because what you really need is a grouping, a coven of £260 candles. I can just imagine them getting together and plotting to burn the house down, the sneaky hideously overpriced little bastards.

ExcuseTypos · 20/12/2013 23:44

Gosh Aga, you sound a bit angryXmas Grin

usualsuspect · 20/12/2013 23:51

Mystery and poetry in a fragrance,

CynicalandSmug · 21/12/2013 00:33

Just when I thought I had seen it all. A £260 candle. What sort of a wanker thinks that's reasonable? Yes, yes, I am proudly hoisting up my judgey pants.

CynicalandSmug · 21/12/2013 00:34

Plus I am a little bit in love with Aga!

Bogeyface · 21/12/2013 00:35

The £260 candle is now on my lottery win list! If I ever win millions then I will "fragrance my mansion home" with candles that cost at least that much!

FunnysInLaJardin · 21/12/2013 00:38

I have 2 large JM bags under the tree with my name on. I suspect one contains a LB&M candle. I will love it like a child Xmas Grin

IneedAsockamnesty · 21/12/2013 00:39

Aga,

Will you marry me?

It would be bigamous and I have children with poncey names but still....

KenAdams · 21/12/2013 00:42

I thought I had forgotten posting a few times on this thread. Then I realised it was my name twin (ish) Grin

Belize · 21/12/2013 00:56

I absolutely love a nice candle.

Glade erm what? Are they those god awful plug in things?

Yankee smell sickly.

I love True Grace and Melt candles.

I would happily pay £40 for a lovely candle, they are such a luxury and make your house smell gorgeous.

I would pay £260 for a fat candle if I won the lottery, hell yes!