Sunday, May 07, 2006

Candle Consultants Wanted...or UP IN SMOKE!**


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Do you burn scented candles? Do you know 5 people who burn scented candles?

New natural wax/gourmet Candle Company is looking for distributors in your area. Our cleaner burning gourmet candles are a hit in the US and Canada.

We will teach you our “smell and sell” technique.

Training and support provided. Get started for less than $50.

Compensation: Earn up to 50% profit on retail sales

This was an ad on
www.craigslist.com. Can you imagine applying for such a sales job? C'mon, how many people would get to learn the secret of the "smell and sell" technique? That alone is a drawing card.

Candles are popular items once again. I first got a scented candle for a birthday present when I was about 12. It was a cherry scented red candle that had a very cute holder that it sat in. Once in a while I'd want to light it, but if so, I couldn't enjoy its fragrance in my bedroom, but had to move the candle into the kitchen, where it was reasonably safer.


And these days, there's even a Candle of the Month Club. Hey, that's some special membership to have...not everyone has the privilege of saying, "I'm a member of the Candle of the Month Club in good standing."

Candle of the Month Club

Join the Candle-of-the-Month Club and each month you'll receive a new and unique selection of beautiful, richly scented candles guaranteed to impress even the most selective candle lover. We offer 3, 6, and 12-month clubs; a Candle of the Season Club with exquisite candles each Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter; and ongoing monthly clubs.
Order now and you’ll receive:

• Richly scented, premium candles delivered every month!
• Candle lovers newsletter with every shipment!
• FREE SHIPPING every month!
• Personalized gift announcement!
• 100% satisfaction guaranteed!
• Hassle Free - Our experts choose all monthly selections!
Give the Perfect Gift
Give the gift that keeps on giving!
The Candle of the Month Club is the perfect gift for any candle lover!
Only Premium, Highly-Scented Candles

Each month we feature only distinctive, highly scented candles with wonderful aromas and all natural ingredients. We pride ourselves in selecting only the best-of-the-best and you’ll notice the difference in every month.
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Your purchase is 100% unconditionally guaranteed. If for any reason you are ever unhappy with our service, you can cancel at any time– no questions asked!

I especially like that line: Give the gift that keeps on giving.

So people, why not take your pick: be a candle consultant, in turn becoming a candle connoisseur, or if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and become a member of that in-group of candle-burning, candle-sniffing folks.

Mmmm, honey-berry, anyone? How about cinnamon spice? Can I hear it for lovely lavender...?

** Some more subtitles I thought of:

---You Light Up My Life

---Candle in the Wind

---C'mon, Baby, Light My Fire

--- An Old Flame Can't Hold a Candle to You (yes, this is really a country-western song title...a BAD song title)

---Burn that Candle (a Bill Haley composition)

And on top of those song titles, I found a winning one in the Eurovision Song Contest by Israel's Sarit Hadad. Here are the lyrics -- Hebrew and English -- to "Light a Candle":

Lif'amim nidme she'ein tikva

Vehakol nir'e kol kach afel velo yadu'a

Haprachim od lo parchu bagan ubasade

Uba'erev rak maka haru'ach

Az Bo'u venadlik beyachad ner, ner

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

Lif'amim nir'e sheHamachar

Lo yavi kol nechama labechi velatza'ar

Vehalaila Ha'aroch nimshach bli havtacha

Veha'afela chada kata'ar Az Bo'u venadlik beyachad ner, ner

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

Light all the candles

Let's light the candles everywhere

Just look at me and take my hand

The heat of love will grow again

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

Light a candle

Light a candle with me

A thousand candles in the dark

Will open our hearts

8 comments:

cruisin-mom said...

Wow, this post really lit me up (oh, that's really bad, sorry)

Sarah Likes Green said...

de-LIGHT-ful ;)

torontopearl said...

CM and Sarah: I thought I had the title of "punniest"!
Hey, we should get WICKwire to comment on this post, too!

... Is the Window to Our Soul said...

Oh Pearl, you have WAY too much time on your hands (and nose.)

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torontopearl said...

Sweettooth: I like lines in books that read " 'And who are you to talk!'" she sniffed indignantly. (I'm on a punny roll here...hope I still have that spark)

Sarah Likes Green said...

hehe

while i'm not the hugest fan of scented candles there is something about candles that is special. this is the fact that the flame can be shared, transferred to more candles, and the original flame does not diminish or lose anything by giving to others. there is a life lesson there i'm sure!!

cruisin-mom said...

that's nice Sarah!