October 2009

What's New

• Baby Powder - 8oz Jars, 16oz Jars, Tarts and Car Sacks
• Citrus Splash - 8oz Jars, 16oz Jars, Tarts, Lye Soap and Car Sacks
• Pumpkin Spice - Lye Soap
• Cranberry Crumble - Lye Soap
  

These scents aren't new, but we've expanded the products they are now available in.

• Cinnamon Buns - Now available in Car Sacks 
• Sahara - Now Available in 8oz Jars, 16oz Jars, Tarts
• Lemon Pucker -  Now available in Car Sacks 

Come in and shop at Mel's Smells store for unique one of a kind items and limited editions.
Also now featuring paintings and prints by local artist David Heatwole 

 Online special:
Spend $30 and get a free bar of handmade lye soap. Mention code "FREE-LYE30" in the message box of the shopping cart (not the coupon box).

September 2009

Fall and Winter Scents are available now

• Apple Butter (Candles)
• Bayberry (Candles)
• Pumpkin Cheesecake (Candles & Soap)
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (Candles)
• Mistletoe (Candles and possibly soap)
• Gingerbread (Candles)
• Scarecrow (Candles)
  

Car Sacks are now available online. Click here to view them.


Mystic Woods and Sahara Handmade Lye Soaps are available again. The previous supplier for our scents had went out of business, but has now been bought out by another supplier of these great fragrances.


Coming Soon

• Cranberry Crumble (Soap)
• Winter Blessings (Candles)
  
• We are still looking for an inexpensive Patchouli or Patchouli Mix that is perfect
• Hand Painted Jars will soon be available online again - Check back by Sept. 18th!
• Pillars and Votives will be available online again - Check back by Sept. 18th!

If you haven't been on our site in a while, we've been busy re-vamping our cart system.
www.mels-smells.com


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We also have an Olde Towne Gift Shoppes Facebook Fan Page and Twitter Page for our local customers.

Special for September Newsletter Readers:

- Purchase a 12month subscription for our 16oz Candle of the Month Club plan as a gift for your loved one and receive a FREE 8oz jar for yourself.

Please specify within the notes section of the cart which scent you would prefer and where you would like the 8oz jar shipped to if choosing to ship the Candle of the Month club to a loved one as a gift.

August Coupon 2009

Purchase $30+ & get $5 off!
Use code
online083109
in the online shopping cart


*Coupon expires 8/31/09.
*Online use only @ www.mels-smells.com

August Coupon 2009

Purchase $30+ & get $5 off!
Use code
online083109
in the online shopping cart


*Coupon expires 8/31/09.
*Online use only @ www.mels-smells.com

August 2009

Car Sacks - Now available for online shopping
http://bit.ly/dN5Gd
*Also available in store

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Order a 12 month Candle of the Month club subscription in the 16oz jars and receive a free 8oz jar for yourself. Just place 8oz jar and scent choice in the message box of the shopping cart.
http://bit.ly/pqAu1

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What's coming up in September:

New Scents we are currently testing
*Pumpkin Cheesecake (candles and soap)
*Cranberry Crumble (candles and soap)
*Winter Blessings
*Scarecrow
*Bayberry

Returning Scents of Ole'
*Gingerbread
*Mistletoe
*Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
*Apple Butter

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Last time to purchase Spring Summer scents is August 31st!!

So we walked into a Yankee store

On vacation my sister and I spotted a Yankee candle store. I was anxious to check out my competition and to spy on their new and upcoming scents. We walked in and started opening the lids to smell the new scents of candles. One after another, we'd open the lid, sniff, and nothing. No scent. NADA. We both looked at each other and said the same thing "I don't smell anything". Just then an employee walked up to us to offer her assistance. My sister asked her "Why can't we smell anything?" The employee went into an explanation of that the "oils gather on the lid and mysteriously not within the wax and that if we want to sample the scent of the candle we must smell the lid."
Dumbfounded my sister and I looked at each other. We told the girl "thank you" and she went about her business. I looked at my sister and asked "So what are you going to burn the lid or the wax?"

Compare Yankee's soy candle line prices to mine:

Yankee 9oz Soy Candle - 19.99
Mel's Smells 8 oz Soy Candle - $8.00
so you are paying $11.99 for the extra 1 oz that Yankee offers

Yankee 18oz Soy Candle - $24.99
Mel's Smells 16oz Soy Candle - $15.00
In comparison you are paying an extra $9.99 for the additional 2 oz.

Let's move onto another comparison
Yankee Car Jars may last 2-3 days and you pay $2.99
Mel's Smells Car Sacks last 2 weeks and sometimes much longer. Our price $3.00

Basically you are paying for the name of a big cooperation and in today's economy every penny counts.

Scents to watch for and more

We are currently testing some new scents for the Fall/Winter scent line up like;

• Groovy Baby - a mix of Patchouli, Vanilla and Chi. With light notes of cedar, oak, sandalwood and musk.
  
  
• Bayberry - a classic Holiday or winter scent.
  Tradition says: "A bayberry candle burned down to it's socket, brings luck to the home and wealth to the pocket".

If these scents pass our testing procedure (great scent power) then they will be available in September or before.


If you've not had a chance to stop by our new store location at 101 S. Mary Street, Hedgesville WV, put us on the priority list! Mel's Smells shares a store location with "The Jewelry Girl" - Handmade semi-precious jewelry, chainmaille and nature photography. Also with "Zenobia's Treasures" - Wooden outdoor furniture, bird houses, country decor and more!

If you can't make it to Mel's Smells of Olde Towne Gift Shoppes most of our products are available online at www.Mels-Smells.com