candles and candy are the only halloween things worth buying

Every year during the fall season, all the Halloween stuff gets put out for sale in the grocery and department stores. The vast majority of what's sold is crap, except for the candy because it tastes better. I explain why that is here.

The other thing that's worth buying are highfalutin candles, if you get the right kind.

A go-to candle that is never cheap but genuinely awesome for Halloween is the Yankee Candle Honey Clementine Scented. The best type to get is the one in a glass jar with top. The candle is orange which is proper for Halloween and autumn, and you can reuse the glass jar after you burn the candle all the way through. Reuse for what? Any number of things. Candy jar, sugar jar, jar for nuts, jar for rice, whatever.

If you just said to yourself, "Screw the candle, I just want the jars!", not a problem. Glass candle jars are widely available. Metal screw-top, cork top, push top, clear glass, frosted glass, and so on. Have at it.

The other types of scented candles that work for Halloween and the autumn season in general are fall colors with sweet or woodsy scents. Yankee Candle rules the roost for this. See Kitchen Spice, Cinnamon Stick, Sparkling Cinnamon, Salted Caramel, Apple Wreath, Sicilian Lemon, Mango Peach Salsa, Balsam & Cedar, and Evergreen Mist. There are many more, but if you stick to one or more of those, you're good for the autumn season.

Candy and candles are always better than plastic crap.

With the candy, it's cheap, eaten quickly and the wrapper thrown away. Not a big deal. Very little waste involved, and the candy is as fresh as it gets for store-bought stuff.

With a candle in a jar (with top), you get to enjoy the scent while the candle is burning, and get a reusable jar afterward.

There's another good thing about jarred candles in that they make excellent gifts. These candles have some cost to them but don't cross into insanely expensive territory. Candles like this also have some fancy flair to them. After all, it comes in thick glass and has actual weight to it. Even the top feels substantial.

I have been gifted candles before and always appreciate it. They're just nice things. And I like nice things. Who doesn't?

Published 2024 Oct 8