HOTWICKS is now tweeting... or twittering. Whatever.

HOTWICKS is now on Twitter. So is Oprah and that guy who played Data on Star Trek The Next Generation. All said in exactly 140 characters.

Show Dad you love him… Now for 20% less

Wow 365 days goes fast, but it’s almost that time to start freaking out about a Father’s Day gift. Good news is you’re still a handful of days away from the usual car wash coupons and lottery tickets, and actually still have time to get him something good, like… ahem… a HOTWICKS candle… ahem.

Really, getting him a Whiskey or a New Car scented candle not only has the potential to rocket you to the top of his Last Will and Testament, but also assures your Old Man that his genes carried a healthy dose of originality. Now, if that’s not reason enough to buy some candles, how about 20% off! There, that got you. Use promo code “POPS” at checkout until 6/21/09 and get 20% off your entire order.

Happy Father’s Day from HOTWICKS!

HOTWICKS: America's 11th Weirdest Business in Inc. Magazine!

YAYYY! What's weirder than a company that specializes in artificial testicular implants for neutered dogs? HOTWICKS!!

Our candles made it on Inc. Magazine's list of America's 30 Weirdest businesses, available at news stands now. Considering we're currently working on a candle that smells like the losing end of an outhouse, we'll proudly accept the honor.

Check out the full list here.

New candles, new candle size... new blog post

It's been a really long time since we released new candles, but this week we went nuts and launched a brand new size, and 8 new scents: Fresh Bread, Man, Mouthwash, Pine, Pipe Tobacco, Sawdust, Steam Room, and Whiskey. These were some of the most requested scents we got, so you better buy them!

All of our scents are now available in a new 6oz glass... kind of like a shot glass, just nicer and not full of booze. We still love our 8oz tin candles, but the new size has a lot of advantages:

1. More candles, more often. We've had hundreds of funny ideas (what would a John McCain candle have smelled like?) and now we can make them faster than ever.

2. New price, more threesomes. One of the coolest things about HOTWICKS Candles is that you can combine them to create funny "scent-uations" (We're trademarking that Yankee Candle!). Burn BEER + MAN + WHISKEY and you get FRATERNITY. The new size and new price makes that much more affordable.

3. No three. Ever wonder why people have to enumerate everything into 3 points? Sometimes two points is totally sufficient... shoot, we just remembered another real point...

4. The Real World. We're hoping to get our new candles into lots of stores, so if you own a retail store and are interested in wholesale pricing contact us here, OR, if you have a website and would like to earn a commission from promoting HOTWICKS become an affiliate here.

Enjoy the new candles and your feedback is always appreciated.

THE HIPPIE CANDLE GOES HOME

After a year and a few months in business we decided we needed to shake things up a bit. And how does a strange business get any stranger? Move to San Francisco, California!! (THE HIPPIE CANDLE's never been happier.)

While we're really excited to stink up a new city, we need to give a special thanks to Portland, OR. and the unique, anything goes attitude that gave rise to HOTWICKS. Without you PDX there would be no urinal cake scented candles on Earth.

Look for these new Bay Area inspired scents soon:
THE FISHERMAN'S WHARF CANDLE - a blend of tired tourist, $25 leather jackets, and questionable clam chowder.
THE TENDERLOIN CANDLE - Definitely not beef scented.
THE DOT COM CANDLE - Just burning money... lot's of burning money.

HOTWICKS Goes Number 2!

Pardon the scatological pun, but HOTWICKS has finally added a second employee! Now when we say “we” we’re not lying.

Our newest employee, Sara, has been busy learning the business and now officially runs customer service, sales, and most importantly -- the Suggest A Scent page. This leaves our first employee with more time to post self-aggrandizing blog entries, continue stripper scent research, and develop new candles.

Speaking of new candles, we should have a bunch of new ones soon. Stay tuned.

HOTWICKS Goes Global!

We've been in business for about 6 months now and thought it was time to become an "international candle company." This week HOTWICKS extended shipping to almost two dozen countries around the globe, instantly doubling US manufacturing exports... who says Americans can't make anything anymore?

To see what countries we can ship to, just add a candle to the shopping cart (or better yet, add ten candles) and then click on the "Country" drop down menu near the bottom of the page. Drop us an email if you don't see your country (except you North Korea).