Candlestick

Unfriendly man behind the counter. Bad and uncomfortable shopping experience.
Took my son and my wife visited this store on Saturday.
The store looks nice and cozy with lots of fancy candles. My son is almost 2 years old and was behaving nicely looking at the candles and displays.
About minute and half in the store my son touches one of the bird crystal display and the man behind the counter shouted «No Touch, everything are fragile and it’s not for him to touch». The way he looked at my son and his voice of tone sounded just simply rude and unprofessional. I understand where the man behind the counter is coming from? He is afraid my son accidentally broke his display. However at the store entrance there is no such sign says «Kids are not welcome». I can feel he just wanted out out. So I hurried my son and my wife out of the store like we did something wrong and the man behind the counter just standing behind the counter and starred us out.

Great store. Cool candles from local artists.
Service is impeccable– wrapping beautiful and the price is right.

I stopped in to buy a teacher gift and found that they have an Orange and Clove candle that actually smells like cloves (and not cinnamon like they usually do). The woman who helped me was very friendly.

Rub a dub dub,
Three fools in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick maker.
Turn them out, knaves all three.
The Candlestick has been on the Sonoma Plaza for several years and it is a pretty cool place for a wick-​ed good time. For Gayle and my recent visit, we did well in the stock stuffer and future romantic dinner department.

The candlestick was a great little store and the owner was super nice and helpful. VerWe fell in love with the hand blown glass candle holders to use in re-​purposed wine bottles. All you need is lamp oil and some old pretty wine bottles and you have a unique centerpiece. We are so happy the shop owner talked us into buying all three instead of just one. It looks great as a set.

Cool store in Sonoma with some lovely local items as well as high quality candles from all over. I really wanted some wine scented candles and found some in every grape varietal poured into recycled wine bottle bottoms. They are so delicious smelling and local to the area. We also bought some swirled purple and green tapers which were also local to the area.
This is a lovely place to buy gifts as well as a little indulgence for those who love candles.

My guy asked me what I wanted as a birthday present.
(I already made off like a bandit on my birthday. He already took me on a full weekend getaway to Sonoma, a romantic dinner at Girl and the Fig, a hearty brunch the day after, bought me a bunch of chocolates and 3 bottles of wine.)
Aside for a nice dinner, all l I really wanted was a nice fat candle or two.
He was like «Candles!!!»
Me: «Yup, candles.»
And I am sure he was relieved when we found ‘The Candlestick” at the Sonoma Plaza. It might just be another candlestore but the sign says it was established in 1957.
It is whimsical, new agey, classy and cozy at the same time. I don’t remember sneezing for suffering from very strong smell that most candlestores are known for.
So he made me choose my presents, sent me outside to pay for the stuff and handed me the bag. Sneaky-​poo threw more stuff in there. So, in the end, I got a mixture of scented/​unscented candles, pillars, votives, a wooden candle holder and even «make your own candle» kit.
The staff was very helpful. Slightly pricey but then this is an independent store. The candles come in all shapes, sizes and very pretty. Here are the pics:

So if you are a candle lover or just want to score some brownie points while in Sonoma, check out The Candlestick.
Thanks, sweetie!
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I know, another candle shop… but this one is really worth a look!
Amazing selection of beautiful, high quality wax items… perfect seasonal choices, for you, or the hostess.
The owner was great, helpful and friendly. My new candle source!