A few days ago when I was in the basement, I noticed a somewhat pleasant smell. It wasn’t particularly to my liking but it didn’t stink, either. I wasn’t really thinking about it and just assumed that Steve must have put in a scented air conditioner filter, or something. To tell you the truth, I don’t even know why that thought occurred to me, I don’t even know if they make such a thing. Not my job around here!

So the next night, we were upstairs in the living room and I noticed it again. I asked him about it but not only could he not smell it, he denied changing anything anywhere. Back to the basement to investigate. When I got downstairs, it was really strong… and not so pleasant anymore.

When storing candle scents, it’s no secret that you’re supposed to put them in a cool, dark place. However, they don’t tell you that if your bottles are plastic and have seams… Well, the bottles start sucking in like they’re trying to fit in last year’s prom dress and it just keeps going, going going… until the seam breaks open.

Then, your whole house smells like Berries & Herbs!

I have to tell you, I have customers that really love this scent, but I do not like it, at all. It was fine when it had apparently first started and wasn’t that strong, but now it is really strong. You get used to it for a while but then if you leave the house for even just a few minutes and come back in… oy!

I’m told there are worse things my house could smell like, and that’s true, but yuck! Thankfully, however, it doesn’t seem to be bothering K and once I get used to it again, it doesn’t bother me either. Nothing I can do about it though. When I finally found the problem, the big box that a lot of scents are stored in was soaked as well as part of another box and the whole area of wooden shelving that the boxes sit on. Even if I manage to get the box out, the shelves will be in this house until the end of time. So I didn’t even bother with it, it will eventually evaporate out. I did, however, go around to all the bottles, letting air into the ones that looked like they could break, too. I’m not really sure if that’s a long-term solution.

I’m torn, though, between being glad it wasn’t one of my absolutely best sellers and wishing it was a scent I liked better.