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    Is a candle the world's worst holiday gift?

    by Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times Dec 15, 2022 4 minutes
    On the website of home improvement guru Bob Vila, the candle is called out as one of the "10 Gifts You Should Never Give."

    I have a confession to make. When it comes to holiday gifting, I've always been a bit of a candle curmudgeon. Something about it always struck me as phoning it in, almost like you were handing someone a gift card with a wick.

    I'm sure my anti-bougie bias has something to do with the inordinate number of candles stacked floor-to-ceiling in our hall closet, thanks to my better half's soft spot for high-end pillars, tapers, votives and the occasional tea light. (The upside is all our coats smell like the clearance table at a Yankee Candle Co. The downside is if our house ever

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