A trip to Yankee Candle Company--Yippee!

The flagship store of Yankee Candle Company is right down the street in South Deerfield, and today we felt as if we had resisted its pull long enough. We ventured in to see what brings hundreds of cars and tour buses full of people each day.
Jay is amazed by the parking lot--this only shows about 1/5 of the cars.


Jay is having second thoughts once he gets a whiff of the place...



But once we get inside, Jay gets carried away in the scent sampling room. He carefully followed the instructions on how to properly sniff a candle, then made his way through the seemingly endless rows of shelves in order to choose his favorites.


Once he had selected his favorite scents (sadly, "pizza" and "chocolate chip cookie" are not among the options) he proceeded to the votive candle smorgasbord. This gigantic room is set up like the produce section in a grocery store with bins of votive candles organized by scent. You walk around with an egg carton-like container so you can mix and match your custom selection. Eighteen candles for only $19.99!

As exciting as the candle selection was the highlight for Jay was an encounter with the King Candle. Disappointment set in when he realized it was not for sale...

The visit proved to be a bit too stimulating for Jay, and he was grateful when we finally left so he could give his nose a break.

Jay perked up when we got home and he opened his custom mix of the best votives Yankee Candle Company has to offer! It may take a little while to get the scent off his clothes, though...

-hbc