The economy

No, none of the regulars eating foldovers and sipping cures here is diving into any Alan Greenspan/John Maynard Keynes pool. Newfie just happened to mention how so many Yankee Candle offers are showing up in our email. She pays attention to candle, dontcha know, being from Newfoundland and all that. (Sorry, Newf, just a little jokie. You know, about Newfoundland having its very own time zone and it being on the half-hour when everyone else is on the hour.)

But, anyway, the candles. If you pay attention, Yankee Candles are not much more expensive then those at Walmart – assuming you buy them at “sale prices” and I do. The regular price of a large jar is $25.99, but more and more often, they go on sale for Buy one, get one free. I love the semi-annual sale when I can buy six for what works out to be $11.50 a piece.

I like the flickering light and the scent of my personal favorites, such as Macintosh and Peach. However, there is no way around it – you are burning money. And I won’t spend $25 buckaroos for that on a regular basis.  I let well-off people do that. However,  I suspect they are holding off a little now as well, because not only are the candle sales becoming more frequent, but this time all scents are included – according to the email.

Relax, Der Bingle, I’m not buying any more.

However, I do recommend these at this price: