ARG! My wife just got back from a candle party!

[tk2kewl]

And she spent $158!!!!! x(

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. I hope she got a shitload of candles for $158

[tk2kewl]

6. They are coming in the mail

:crazy:

[LynnTheDem]

2. Think of all the candle-lit romantic nights yer in for.

Momma. :D

[tk2kewl]

4. I guess there is an upside.

:P

[LynnTheDem]

9. An upside...so to speak.

Heh. :D

[TroubleMan]

3. That must've been one hell of a party.

Damn!!

[mindfulNJ]

5. Candles are romantic...

Maybe it'll be worth it to you! ;)

[rwenos]

7. Consider the Fringe Benefits Before Complaining

I'm with the previous posters. Sounds like you're "in" for some candle-lit activities.

When compared with the cost to duplicate such experiences on the private labor market, the $158 was a BARGAIN.

[tk2kewl]

8. Ha!

:D private labor market

[Pirate Smile]

10. Those things are a trap. The only way to avoid spending $$$ is to beg off

to keep from going.

Oh, well! You might as well enjoy it now - or when they arrive.

p.s. The basket parties are a trap too.

[Union Thug]

11. My wife attended a couple of those too..

I just shut my mouth and endure the pain. Not worth the fight.

And eventually, she figured out what a RIP OFF they are.

[southlandshari]

12. I detest those things!

Candle parties, not candles. Apologies to any DU friends who host them. My most recent experience with a candle party came when a woman in my building who had never been anything but rather rude to me enthusiastically invited me to one at her place. When I didn't go to the party, she brought her catalog over to my house the next day and was pretty insistent about "giving me a chance to order something since she was so sorry I missed the party". Puh-leeze.

I picked the cheapest thing in the catalog and paid nearly $40 for a pair of tiny green candle holders (plus shipping and handling). If I didn't have a bit of the dysfunctional politeness of true Southerners in me, I would have slammed the door in her face. Grrrrr....

:o

[Elidor]

13. Tell her to pick out the part of her body she wants covered in molten wax

:evilgrin:

[tk2kewl]

14. maybe i can use the wax to seal her purse shut

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

15. LeftyDad probably sympathizes, I go nuts at Tupperware parties

I could supply the plastic food storage container needs of a small country and have enough left over for a party, but mostly I get it on ebay to save $$$.

[shugah]

16. the best way to get these candles

is at garage sales for 50 cents. either from the people that bought them at a "party" or the people who were selling them at a "party."

note: those that bought are probably selling at 50 cents at a garage sale. those that were trying to sell at parties are probably hoping to recoup their losses.

[Cathyclysmic]

17. I'll never understand the candle obsession

[sasquatch]

18. Time to splurge on football tickets and beer then

:evilgrin:

[tk2kewl]

19. Last time i went to Shea i sat behind home plate on field level

and drank lots of beer :evilgrin: