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Shipping Questions

Please thoroughly read our Shipping and Returns policy, which describes - in detail - everything you need to know about shipping, lead times, transit times, delay information, the route your package is taking, when a package is considered lost or missing, how to file a claim, when to contact us, how to make a return, etc.

Donations

Our charitable giving is currently focused on our partnership with Planned Parenthood. We are not providing monetary or in-kind donations to other causes at this time.  Learn more about our charitable giving.

Wholesale

For wholesale candles, shop directly on Faire

Customizations & Private Label

We do not offer custom labels or custom fragrances.

Effing Candle Co.™ and themelty.co™ are registered trademarks. To protect our most valuable asset - our brand - we do not offer custom labels, private label, or white label candles. Please note that tampering with Effing Candle Co. and Melty brand packaging is strictly prohibited.

Order Issues & Candle Care - Tunneling/Wick Won't Stay Lit

If you have an issue with your order, please reply to your order confirmation email or include your order number so we can more easily assist you. If you are having an issue with a candle, please include a photo. If your wick won't stay lit, please watch this video on how to get your wooden wick to stay lit or this video on how to properly light a candle (hint: it's a super easy fix). If your candle is tunneling, please watch this video on how to fix a tunneling candle.

Discounts & Price Adjustments

Discount/coupon codes cannot be applied after checkout. At this time, we do not offer price adjustments Discounts and codes are valid on new purchases only.

Where to shop

Effing Candle Co. is an online-only shop. You can purchase our candles in-person at:

  • The Made in KC Plaza location, where we have a booth with almost everything we carry
  • Made in KC Marketplace shops, including the airport location
  • Under The Cover
  • Fetch
  • The Plaid Elephant
  • Raygun
  • Silver in the City, Indy
  • Billie's Grocery, Leawood
  • The Marinello
  • Rider, Brooklyn
  • Rooted Cowgirl

Order Edits, Changes, Cancellations & Modifications

We try our best to accommodate changes to orders, but cannot guarantee order changes after checkout.

Gift Cards

E-gift cards are sent to the email address used at checkout. They are fulfilled instantly. No physical object is available or sent. We do not have physical gift cards available. E-gift cards can be used online and in-store.

Pop-Ups

We are doing extremely limited pop-ups at this time while we focus on growing our Wholesale business, private label candles, and corporate gifts.

How to prevent soot

Soot can form if the flame is too big or the flame is dancing. To reduce the size of the flame, trim your wick. We recommend using nail clippers to get down to the raw wood part of the wick before each burn. It is almost impossible to trim a wick down too far. If your flame is dancing, it may be due to a draft - air conditioning, heat vents, and fans may impact candle performance.

Custom Items

We do not offer custom fragrances or custom labels.

Effing Candle Co.™ and themelty.co™ are registered trademarks. To protect our most valuable asset - our brand - we do not offer custom labels, private label, or white label candles. Please note that tampering with Effing Candle Co. and Melty brand packaging is strictly prohibited.

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Contact Us

We receive HUNDREDS of unsolicited sales pitches via the contact form. Please respect our time and do not use the contact form to cold pitch us. 

We do not offer free products to anyone for any reason. Yes, we know that you saw a video on TikTok about brands giving things away for a bachelorette party.

If you do not like our Abortion is Healthcare candle and are using the form to send us hateful messages, please note that we will use your note as content on social media, which will drive sales, so thank you 🥰