JackAssCandles makes one thing: a candle that opens beautifully and then does not. This page explains exactly how that works, because we would rather you laughed than felt cheated.

Act one — the first 30 to 60 minutes

You light it. Within about ten minutes the room fills with the opening: real fragrance oils, bergamot or vanilla or tobacco depending on which one you bought. This part is not a trick. It is a properly made candle and it smells genuinely lovely. Somebody will compliment it.

Act two — the turn

Somewhere between the thirty- and sixty-minute mark, the scent turns. What replaces it smells like a full diaper. It is unmistakable, it is unpleasant, and it is the reason the candle exists.

Making it stop

Blow the candle out and open a window. The smell fades the way any candle's scent fades — faster with airflow. Nothing about it is permanent, and nothing about it stains, marks, or lingers in fabric the way smoke does.

Using it decently

This is a joke you play on people who will find it funny. Do not light it around anyone with breathing problems, do not light it in a workplace where someone else has to clean up the mood, and do not light it anywhere people cannot simply leave. A prank is only a prank while everybody can still walk out of the room.

The usual candle rules still apply

Never leave a burning candle unattended, keep it away from anything flammable, keep it out of reach of children and pets, and set it on a heat-safe surface.

Returns

Because we tell you plainly what happens, "it smelled bad" is not a fault. A candle that has been lit cannot be returned — see our Refund Policy. If your order arrives damaged or wrong, email [email protected] and we will fix it.