Online candle buying can be much easier as well as more enjoyable than buying local. No traffic or crowds to contend with. You have the choice of many online businesses instead of just a few local shops. It doesn’t matter if your favorite candle maker is twenty five or two thousand miles away.

You can explore many options from the comfort of your own home. However, with so many soy candles on the market, you will need to follow some guidelines so that your candles will be the only thing that gets burned.

Here are some suggestions to help you make the right decision for hours of enjoyment down to the last flicker.

1. Higher cost does not always mean better quality. Before you buy from an online business read the customer reviews on the company’s web site. You might even want to check and see if they sell their products on e-Bay and what kind of feedback they are getting from those customers as well.

2. Free Shipping. A great help when you are buying candles as it gives you the opportunity to try a few without having to pay shipping a second time, if you like them and want to order more.

3. The speed at which your candles arrive is likewise a vitally important aspect of ordering online. Some companies wait for the customer’s order before making the candles, which causes the buyer to wait as long as a couple of weeks for their order to arrive. A soy candle should have some seasoning time so the fragrance saturates the wax. You should look for a company which is well stocked and can ship immediately. Also what type of shipping is being used? Free shipping is a joke if you have to wait a week for your much anticipated candles to arrive.

4. Check out their communication. What are the means offered to be able to be in contact with this candle company? Is there a phone number available for you to reach them or do you have to rely on email? How about a real live person at the other end instead of an answering machine? Again, check the reviews and see if it mentions that the business is quick to respond to their customers. This makes for a “quality business”.

5. Check out what the candle shops policy is when it comes to making sure their customers are completely satisfied. Some candle makers offer a guarantee on their candles. For example the one found at Papa's Candle Shoppe…. Our candles are guaranteed to burn clean.... right down to the bottom of the jar while keeping their robust aroma or we'll replace them free. You can’t beat that!

There are plenty of great candle shops online just waiting to do business with you. Forget searching for a parking space or fighting the crowded stores and long checkout lines. Forget being disappointed because your favorite scents are sold out! Instead….. Grab your favorite drink, turn on some music, and enjoy your shopping experience. Remember, doing your homework to find good quality, scented soy candles is never a waste of time. It will be worth all of your effort when you are enjoying a jar candle that brings you many hours of burning pleasure!