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any body stocking household(white) candles?? just come across a clearance sale on ebay: clearance 480 candles(24 boxes of 20 candles) £69.99 +£4.99 p&p. just go on ebay and punch in "Household bulk candles" its the only one on the page so you cant miss it.
Look at Sainsbury’s in store only they do a pack of 12 best price I managed to find, beats cost co, makro and all other high street stores.

Those ones look bit small and no burn time stated.

Thanks for the link BP I myself like to see preppers post what they find, good or bad.
OR how about these, under wholesale joblot candles: 48 Applewoods Kiwi scented candles £14.99 +£6.99 p&p!!
(27 May 2012, 10:01)bigpaul Wrote: [ -> ]OR how about these, under wholesale joblot candles: 48 Applewoods Kiwi scented candles £14.99 +£6.99 p&p!!

Here is same candle better price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/72-Lavender-Vo...3841033010
OK. also came across 100 boxes of Ship matches £3.90 +p&p.
I just buy the 6 inch twelve packs from Asda or Tesco for my caches, a lady from the candle shop in Yarm told me to keep the boxes wrapped in clingfilm to stop the parafin from evaporating from the candles which ruins them in time.
(27 May 2012, 17:55)NorthernRaider Wrote: [ -> ]I just buy the 6 inch twelve packs from Asda or Tesco for my caches, a lady from the candle shop in Yarm told me to keep the boxes wrapped in clingfilm to stop the parafin from evaporating from the candles which ruins them in time.


Ok thats not good
Yeah apparently the berst candles use parafin wax as part of the ingrediants and if left exposed to the air the lighter flammamble vapours evaporate and the candle dries out, they still work but not so well and not for as long as they should. I'm only repeating what she told me, I have zero knowledge about candles.
You may find some info on this site
http://www.4candles.co.uk/wax/paraffin_wax.html
(27 May 2012, 20:07)NorthernRaider Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah apparently the berst candles use parafin wax as part of the ingrediants and if left exposed to the air the lighter flammamble vapours evaporate and the candle dries out, they still work but not so well and not for as long as they should. I'm only repeating what she told me, I have zero knowledge about candles.
You may find some info on this site
http://www.4candles.co.uk/wax/paraffin_wax.html

I am going to dig mine out I have stores and some on hand in my bug in box, This might be year two so hope they are not in bad shape, will wrap them tonight.
Just got them out of store, they are boxed in packs of 20 not 12 like I said few posts up, they have burn time of 7 hours each and did cost less than £3, not showing online.

They are pre wrapped in a box covered in cling type film, can't smell anything so all good.