Study finds negative Yankee Candle reviews linked to COVID when people lost their sense of smell
Yankee Candles fans worried orders may not be shipped by holiday
By Joe Kelley
Yankee Candles are notoriously pungent...but a spike in negative reviews in 2020 indicated that the candles had lost their smell.
Research has concluded that the culprit could be Covid-19.
Northeastern University research shows a correlation between negative Yankee Candle reviews and surges in Covid cases.
For every 100,000 new covid cases, “no smell” reviews of the candles went up by .25%.
“The scent of these candles are so strong that I can’t walk within 50 feet of a display without feeling like a monster pumpkin pie assaulted me, complete with massive headache,” one candle review reads. “If you can’t smell this pie beast then you have Covid.”
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The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.
The estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Company is for sale.