Warning: these have a tendency to fall apart.

These are beautiful, realistic, fairly easy on battery life, responsive to the sold-separately remotes, and while I'm not a huge fan of the vanilla scent, it isn't awful nor overly chemical. The reason I haven't given this a candle a higher review is that they aren't well-made. For $30, I expect a product that won't fall apart under regular use. In almost every one of the Luminara candles I've purchased, the battery cover at the bottom has broken to where I need to use tape to hold it together so that the battery connections will make contact and allow the candle to illuminate. Each candle also has an outside wax sheath that covers the cylinder holding the working parts of the candle. In about half of the Luminara candles I've purchased, the wax sheath has come loose from the internal cylinder, causing the cylinder to crash to the floor when the candle is picked up. I don't pick the candles up other than to replace batteries for occasional cleaning, so I don't think the candles are coming apart due to handling. They should be up to being picked up and put down a few times. The good news is that despite some crashes, the candles still work once I reassemble them. However, the craftsmanship of these candle has room for improvement.

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