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Glade - Flameless Candle et al.

29 October 2007 by Silky

Working in the Research and Development department for Glade could be one of the best jobs on Earth.

All they do all day long is think up new and exciting ways to combine a household object and a smell.

And yet they turn out such dreadfully mundane products.

So far they’ve produced the Glade Plugin combining a plug and a smell.

The Glade Scented Oils combining a candle and a smell (I know what you’re thinking scented candles are nothing new but scented oils are so much better because when the oils are gone the candle goes out! Unlike a normal candle which when the wax is gone just keeps on burning.)

And most recently the Glade Flameless Candle combining a light bulb and a smell.

OK, so not so new. And definitely not so exciting.

But the smells. The smells. Now they are exciting.

How do I know this? From their names, of course.

You can get the new Flameless Candle in:

Clean Linen (TM)
Rainshower (R)
Suddenly Spring (TM)

Is there any greater delight in life then waking up between clean linen sheets during a rainshower, inhaling deeply and realising that it’s suddenly spring?

Alright, maybe the smells aren’t very exciting either.

Think you can do any better? OK, so let’s throw this open to the general public. Please leave your suggestions for a new “household object and smell combo” in the comments below.

I’ll get the ball rolling with “a TV remote that smells of Elle McPherson’s dirty pants.” Combining 2 of mens’ passions and this would undoubtedly be very popular in Japan.

Judge for yourself.

10Responses:

Mike Empuria

October 30th, 2007 6:46 am

It’s too early to think of combos but I’m taking exception to your comment “they turn out such dreadfully mundane products.”

How could anyone forget the excellent Shake n Vac and one of television’s all time greatest advertising campaigns?

PS Don’t know if you can put HTML in comments so here’s the link again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8CTscW3dpI
Silky

October 30th, 2007 7:16 am

Of course you’re right Mike. Shake n Vac is one of the most memorable TV ad campaigns of my childhood.

But doesn’t that make the “Flameless Candle” even more rubbish?
Phil

October 30th, 2007 8:21 am

I don’t like the idea of smelling a rainstorm in my flat - all the rainstorms I’ve experienced in London have just smelled…well, a bit like damp rats.

I’d them to make a chair that’s also a note pad, and smells of roast chicken. Now that’s a home fragrance/useless object that I’d buy.
Fran Dickman

November 7th, 2007 11:29 pm

I don’t understand why there are so many negatives about Glades flameless candle. I happen to think these candles are terrific. They make my bathroom smell really good and I don’t have to worry about a fire. All you snobs should get off your high horses and appreciate these candles for what they are; safe and good-smelling.
Phil

November 8th, 2007 8:29 am

Fran, I’ve never smelled any air freshening product that hasn’t been sickeningly overpowering and headache inducing. Smells like “Jasmine and Fresia” or “Peach Blossom” always bring to my mind the image of a horrible toilet in a downmarket restaurant.

But you’re right, actual candles do have the potential to be dangerous. Whilst we’re at it, we should make knives without any semblance of a sharp edge, all food should be formed into easily soluble pellets to render choking impossible…
Lisa

January 7th, 2008 9:54 am

I loved the idea of these. My son is 7 and is continually bantering on about having candles in his room.
Obviously there is no way we’d allow him to have a candle in his room.
So I thought .. with Christmas coming .. we can pop one in his christmas stocking.. he’d love that.
But sadly at Â£9.99 PER CANDLE sadly it was not going to happen.
I think the idea is wonderful. But the price is insane.
Lisa

January 7th, 2008 9:56 am

OOh forgot to post a smell choice… patchouli and Lavender … Mmmmmm.
Soapy

January 7th, 2008 11:32 am

Not sure if Glade make it but i gave one of those auto release air fresheners in my bathroom ( you know, the ones where they counted the puffs in the advert like it was the pinnacle of home entertainment). It never fails to blast a jet of ‘Citrus orchard’ directly into my eye every time i’m using the toilet.
Matt

January 8th, 2008 1:31 pm

My brother has a couple of those dotted around the house. He also has a couple of cats. The cats themselves don’t seem that bothered by the seemingly random hissing sound, but I always think I’m about to be on the pointy end of a feline missile at every hiss. It takes all the relaxation out of a nice cup of tea…
Blimey O'Reilly

February 8th, 2008 11:56 am

My friend has a mania about air fresheners and has a load of those puffing hissing ones.Every few mins they go off all round the room. They should come with a health warning. They either give me a heart attack when they suddenly go off unexpectedly, cause me to scald myself when I drop my cup in surprise or poison me with toxins when their microfine mist drifts into my cup of Tetly and results in a sickly herbal tea tasting of freesia, lavender and jasmine.eeeeeeeeeeeeeeuch!