Colonialcandle.com Inc
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Website & Phone: ⚑
141 Broad Street
Union City
38261
United States
☎1.866.445.9993
⇗ http://colonialcandle.com
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I especailly love the Manly Indulgence and the Oak Room collections, but have tried and enjoyed many others. This is my go to place for candles. Give them a try.
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This year I finally needed to replace them, so I went online to the Colonial Candle site. They didn't list a Pine scent but had an Evergreen scent. After so many years, I figured it had been discontinued & I ordered 2 – 3"X4" column candles, Evergreen scent. Then I found they chg. your cr. card as soon you click on "order", NOT when it ships, as most reputable companies do.
I didn't like that, but let it go. I waited a few days for a ship confirmation, that didn't arrive. I called & was told "It just left today" (it didn't). In another day or two I got a ship confirmation that said it had just been shipped THAT day. It gave a a tracking # & said it shipped by "ground", but NO name of WHO the carrier was. I knew it wasn't UPS because UPS tracking #'s start with 1Z and this one didn't.
So I had to call AGAIN to find out WHO the carrier was so I could actually track the order. A man ans. said he'd go check, he came back & said it went via Fed Ex Ground. I told him tracking #s are of NO help when they don't mention WHO the carrier is!
The candles finally arrived a few days later & had NO scent – none, nada, zip! These are UNSCENTED candles, but they're charging for SCENTED candles – $11.50 each +they chg. plenty for shipping.
BTW, one UNSCENTED candle had a label that said "Evergreen", they didn't even bother to put a label on the other one!
By then I was so fed up with them & busy w/work, Christmas shopping & preparing for a party, I didn't bother to return them. I'll use the overpriced UNSCENTED candles & NEVER, EVER do business with this unprofessional, Mickey Mouse outfit again. You shouldn't either, unless you enjoy being ripped off!
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The second order went about the same, received candles but it took 3 weeks and everything came separately in padded store bought envelopes. Odd.
Now we are moving on into the last two years. I had a Visa Card with a low credit line, which I used for online purchases only. I made a purchase of four colonial candles which cost $81.00 with shipping and handling after coupon they sent in an email.
I waited, and waited, and waited. Finally after 7 days of "order processing", I called. The customer service rep. said the charge was declined. I asked her to hold on and called my credit card company. They said there was one charge for $81.00 and it dropped off. They never charged the order, just got a pre-authorization.
So I get back on the phone & tell this to the woman. She then informs me that Colonial Candle charges your credit card twice, and did I have sufficient funds ($162.00) on the card to cover this? What? I said no, I don't. I had $150.00 on a card with a $300.00 limit. I explained that this is a low limit credit card used only for online purchases. She said that they always double charge. First the preauth. and second time when ready to ship. She informed me that then they only put through one charge. Seriously? Is this even legal? Two charges for the same order? Incredible.
I really wanted the candles so I went online and paid down my card to zero balance and got the candles. Yes, they double charged me, yes the second charge dropped off after about 5 days from shipping.
By the way, there was nothing on the website about this happening. Now, two years later, there is a small print note on checkout page letting customers know this is how they roll….still.
Ordered 2 candles in December 2013 and my card was charged thirty dollars, twice. I can't believe they are still doing this. It makes no sense. The first charge is enough. The funds are being held back for them with the pre authorization. And these account for "real" charges. If you have a $50.00 available amount and buy some stuff for $26.00, you are out of luck. So, with a word of warning, make sure you have the funds X 2 to cover an order.
On a final note, as for the selection and quality of the candles, I have really been disappointed lately with the scents they are putting out.
I do not know if they revamped everything or just their simmer snaps. They are also following Yankee Candle into the "retired" scents arena and then they bring them back later (ex. Autumn Fig, Gold Frankincens & Myrrh) and call them customer favorites, but Colonial Candle actually only brings back an 8oz. candle and overcharges for the item. If it is a customer favorite or bestseller, why would you retire it in the first place? Oh Look what candles are back, creating a buzz? Really? So shady. So yeah, I hope I don't sound to bitter, but for me, the scents are either bad, or just not for me. However, I did find a nice smelling candle recently in a store which carries Colonial Candle, unfortunately, it was a "special line" and the candle was thirty dollars, and so small. I even went to the website and it was the same price. In closing, Colonial Candle rarely, if every really, has promo codes, two for one deals, semi-anual sales. I have had an email with them for almost 10 years and I have received one coupon for 20 percent off. They send lots of emails telling me to check out their new scents or the overpriced "returning customer favorites". Yeah, I guess I'm a little bitter. I just wish they would decide what they are. In the game? Half in?
Cheers,
Annie
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