Works worse than the "candle trick"
597258
This was supposed to be a MadCatz product, but I don't think what I received from the seller was made by MadCatz.  No serial number, no part number, just a little label that calls it a "W-i-i sensor bar".  Shady.  It works, but just barely.  The infrared light is not being transmitted consistently enough to be usable.  I had to switch to using two candles instead.
4218727
A mouse decided to die right beneath the floor and next to the heater in my daughter's room Christmas day.  Merry Christmas right?  The stink was God awful.  My husband refused to rip up the carpet and floor boards to find it.  Insisted it would be gone in a couple weeks.  It got worse over the next few days.  We tried plug in air fresheners, scented candles, citrus magic odor absorbers, volcanic rocks, dryer sheets hung next to the heater, left out boxes of baking soda, left out bowls of coffee grounds, and one of white vinegar.  Nothing helped.  Mind you, that we live in upstate New York and it has been record cold outside, so I can't even really open the windows much.  So, I stumbled upon this product on amazon.  I'll try anything at this point.  It came, I hung it directly over the smell and guess what????  It didn't really do anything either!  My daughter's room is very small, so that wasn't the issue.  I think it just doesn't work that well.  It is now January 9th and the smell is at least bearable now.  I really don't know if it is due to this product or just the natural progression of the decomposing smell dissipating.  I likely would not buy this again.  Maybe mine was a dud?
264203
The wax works. However, it become too soft at when I used it on 89degF temp. Using a candle (yes, it works) is much cheaper.
1848344
A picture is worth a thousand words...so please see my photo.  Even after I read other reviews of these candles that said they dripped and burnt quickly I took my chances, now I wish I hadn't.  We are only two weeks into Advent and I've had to alternate lighting the purple candles so we can light them for a few minutes each dinner.  By the time Christmas comes only the rose candle will remain :(  I put tin foil around the base of the candle holders so my wreath wouldn't get ruined.  I have never encountered candles that burn like this.  I will be heading to the craft store to look for the Colonial Candles I've used in the past.
1031936
ordered this item some months ago - not a very good product, there is no off or on switch because the timer is part of the twist candle (in other words if you twist the candle tightly, you can have the candles light up and off manually,but i needed flicker and to get the candles to flicker, you need to carefully twist it which is a pain because once you have it just right, the candles will go out as soon as you put them in the holders. too bad, because the light from these candles are very nice.
2822886
A candle is brighter than this product I'm returning
4853858
Much dimmer than the other candles of this type, and does not flicker the same (we have two of the others). For those interested the giveaway is that this type uses AAA batteries and the far superior ones use D batteries. Now, after only about a month the whole candle is blinking on and off. A piece of junk.
3686110
Poor burning-not evenly across. Yankee candles are not worth the money!
1587056
The light from the window candle is rather orange for our taste; it's not quite Halloween, but it's close.  However, the biggest issue is that the product burns through AAA batteries very quickly.  Using them on the product's 6-hour automatic built-in timer, we had to start replacing batteries within days of first use.  It's just not cost effective, or environmentally conscious.  We intend to return these and buy candles that run on AA batteries so we can at least use rechargeable batteries.
4961130
These candles are no good.  The wick burns 10 times faster than the wax, leaving a circle of wax around a small inner circle where the wick burns down.
2094170
If you're actually going to light a candle inside this CANDLE HOLDER, then don't bother. Once the flame got below the rim, the heat cracked the glass. So it's basically worthless as anything other than a paperweight.
1787382
I don't often make candles.  I buy them.  What I do is save up the leftover wax in the bottom of jars from other purchased scented candles until I have enough to make a whole new jar.  It takes me roughly a day, but I'll melt one leftover, add a new wick, let the wax harden, melt the next leftover and add it, allow it to cool and harden and so on and so forth until I have a full jar of different layers of colors/scented wax.  Great way to use up "leftover" wax.

This is the second time I've purchased this product.  First time around was in 2014.  Only used a couple and then they disappeared (I suspect they were accidentally thrown out as trash from my teen's desk which was stacked up with piles of junk).  Those few that were used were great wicks and did exactly as a wick is supposed to do...BURN.

The first candle I made with a wick from the second purchase of this product was an almost complete waste of all the time I spent melting and creating all the layers.  The darn thing wouldn't burn!  The top 1/3 to almost half of the exposed wick turned to ash, like a cigarette, and hardly had flame and so not only would it barely melt the wax, it melted it in a hollow core tunnel with very little resulting scent.  Yeah, it was a low smoke alright.  It's because the darn thing would hardly burn!  I had to remelt almost the entire topmost layer and discard it to give the wick an even larger burn length and even then I was constantly relighting it because it would turn to ash.

Now perhaps I just happened to select a dud in the pack.  It's plausible.  I'll try one more time but if I have the same results, particularly after spending so much time creating a beautiful layered candle only to have it burn unevenly and me have to babysit it constantly to keep it lit, I'm dumping these in the trash.  I'm not sure what happened between 2014 and 2016, but I'm now leery about product quality.  Yes, they're low cost.  Yes, probably I just got a dud.  And yes, incidentally, the wick was the proper length to begin with.

Buyer beware.
627898
This version does not go off continually. Even with the audible volume turned to the lowest setting you can still hear when this thing clicks on or off. No matter what I do I cannot keep this "ON" continually. I'll set it outside when the neighbor's dog is doing his thing and it takes about 30-40 seconds to kick on. Then I'll see the dog twist his head and walk off.  20 minutes later he's back. I'll sneak up around the side of the house and the dog continues to bark at nothing. So sneaking around where the dog won't see me, I'll wave my hand across the front and I'll heat it does nothing, i'll move it and it may or may not kick on. If it does kick on the Dog stops barking and walks off. So no matter what this thing is tied to some kind of motion detection (even when turned to the always-on setting). Or this thing turns off and back on randomly. Overall I am noticing the dog spending less time on our side of the fence so it must be turning on "some" during the day. Should have bought the version specifically for dogs with the remote control but I fear it's the same shobby craftsmanship. And yes, there's a direct line of sight between the device and the dog next door, he's about 15 feet away from it.
And don't think you can be sneaky about this. There's a red LED that is on when in motion detection behind the cloudy/white plastic, and the LED is on all the time when set to the always-on mode. You can't cover this portion up as that's what the motion detection shoots through, and I also assume the day/night sensor.
2224293
I tried this trap in every position I could think of, in every place I'd seen evidence of a mouse, first unbaited and then baited with peanut butter, granola, candy you name it. After 2 weeks I finally gave up on it, and a traditional mousetrap caught the mouse within 2 hours.

Next year, next mouse: same story. Mice just will not go into the thing. As I was trying one last-ditch effort baiting this trap with almond butter, the mouse came out liking the smell so I let it creep across the counter, then I grabbed a piece of tupperware and caught it alive myself. Yes, really!

The moral seems to be that not only are traditional traps more effective, but so is trying to catch a mouse _with your bare hands and a plastic tub_.

It's a shame. The trap is ingenious. I sure wish it worked. At all.
2374615
This candle tried to burn down my home earlier today. Between the inner wax (with the wick), and the outer wax (with the decorations), is hard plastic shaped similar to a soup can. I assume there is some manufacturing advantage to forming the candle inside the hard plastic "soup can", and then adding the decorations in wax around it. The problem is that the hard plastic "soup can" is flammable. The candle starts out being just short of 4" tall. Everything was fine until it had burned down to about a 1" thickness of wax below the wick (the outer wax also melts down some, but not nearly as fast). The candle was used exclusively indoors, in the bathroom; without open windows or other sources of a draft. We never added any oil, or wood, or anything to increase the burn rate. The wick was kept trimmed. Still, the flame from the wick managed to ignite the hard plastic "soup can", which converted the candle into a torch.

Before my wife could react, the more intense flame did damage to a wall, the underside of a shelf about 3 feet above it, to items near where the candle was sitting (flat surface), and it filled our house with smoke. To the best of my knowledge, there was no prior damage to our candle, or anything unusual about it. We also have a sister candle, in the green "sage" version. It appears just the same, except for the green wax color and flower shaped decorations. We won't be burning it down to see how common it is for the hard plastic "soup can" to be ignited by the wick.

My wife has burned an awful lot of candles, and this is the first one to ever start a fire. Hopefully, the manufacturer will replace that hard plastic "soup can" with glass, or a plastic which can't burn, or some other alternative. Until an updated version is released, I'd worry about anyone using one of these candles anywhere near anything which could be damaged by flame or smoke.
715564
These candles are advertised to burn for up to 10 hours and are used to repel insects.  We used them last night in the shade to ward off insects for a neighborhood party.  Only half stayed lit and the ones that did all melted from the heat of their own fire!  I didn't mind the smell or the color, but melting all over the place is unacceptable!  We extinguished them after three hours.  I have a hard time believing they would last for up to 10 hours.  We also put some in votive cups, but they wouldn't all stay lit.  These would be unacceptable indoors due to the smell.  Who needs them during other times of the year when there are no insects out?  The citronella may work, I can't say.
740649
I bought this candle based on the reviews. Yankee Candle has nothing to worry about....neither does Pier 1. One candle had to be thrown out after burning for one use of approx. an hour. The wick was so low I could not get a the flame to burn so it wouldn't melt the wax.  I light a Yankee Candle, and in 30 minutes the room is filled with what ever the scent is I'm using. This candle doesn't come close. I'm giving it one star because they did a nice job on the packaging.