[jerseymomof4]

when its not dead yet?
I have more tarts than I know what do with, yet I still will not dump it before its dead scent wise.
Unless I don't like it, or no throw of course..what about all of you ?

[Heidiliz]

I melt them until I can't smell them anymore. I'm on a very tight budget, so I can't afford to be "wasteful". Most of the tarts I have last for 2 tealights before they poop out, and I still feel guilty about dumping them then. The few tarts I've tried that last 3-4 tealights make me so excited!

[cyngreen2]

I know I dump mine too soon, Jersey, so I guess it is quite wasteful. I just think I'll never get to my others if I don't.
I've let a few go quite some time, if it was particularly strong or good. But that's generally the exception with me.

[debra99]

I am bad about keeping them...if they are still scenting I leave them in a melter and let them harden "for later" and try another melter with something else. Eventually I end up with all my melters full and I have to have a "burnout day" when I eek out the last scent from the leftovers.

Goofier yet - if I am not sure if the scent is gone, I move them into my tiny bathroom and close the door. If no pop of scent when I open the door later, out they finally go.

[fleur17]

If I love the scent it stays on for awhile. If I do not like a scent, I tend to dump pretty quickly. As I melt more, I am narrowing my preferences, so hopefully I will not be dumping as much. I probably end up with 2 scents a day in each melter, unless it is one of those days where I can't find a scent... then lots of tarts are melted...

[Cat01]

Sometimes I do,sometimes I don't. I get lazy sometimes about dumping and leave them alone,but I don't ever stress if I feel like dumping a tart. I used to save them if I felt like they had any scent left,but after seeing all of those patties lying in the basket-knowing I'd probably never get around to a relight-I quit.

[trep]

I start at 4:30 AM with a tart upstairs and one down and usually change them out around 3-4PM for two others and let those go all night. Usually I can still smell them if they are in my electric burners which they usually are. I used to start at 7 AM and shut them off around 8-9 PM and start fresh in the morning but now I like to have something on all night. I usually get 12-16 hrs from a tart in my electric burners so I guess I am dumping them before I have to but I figure it is my one indulgence so why not? Now that I have a good tealight burner I have also been doing one in the downstairs bath and try to get two tealights out of them but the scent does seem to burn off a lot quicker.

[Juletones]

I use tealights in my melters and I don't like to blow out the tealight. They seem to burn longer when they are undisturbed.

so, I tend to leave the melt in there untill the tealight burns out on it's own. Whether the melt is still putting out a scent or not.

Generally I switch it out after one tealight, sometimes two. Mostly because I have many new scents to try. (I'm still trying out new e tailers)

[debra99]

I agree Jule - once I blow out a tealight it seems to be a goner - it often won't even relight. I have tried to very carefully lift them out and transfer them to new melters - but that is always a gamble. Often it is just an opportunity to practice my wax-cleaning skills!

[Dabbadooey]

I'm really particular about getting all the scent out of my tarts. I only burn about two a day...sometimes three.

[candlefaninokc]

Like Dabba, I usually only go through two tarts a day, sometimes three if I am home all day. My rule of thumb is two tealights for a tart or at least eight hours in the electric burner. Of course, if I really dislike a scent (which is rare), I will get rid of it at once. But, I'm not a tart hoarder. In fact, usually I feel I don't have enough, though I've only run out once. I can't let that happen again!

[debra99]

That sounds about right to me, too - if I can't get a couple tealights out of a tart I am disappointed. If I really love the scent I try to get waaay more!

[slpit]

Never bothers me to dump a tart. I burn them for one reason and that is to produce scent. I will give a tart up to an hour....if it isn't totally permeating at least my large room....out it goes. As soon as it weakens...out it goes.

The only time I do not use this standard is when i am testing for etailers...then there are specific quidelines I am looking for and realize I am testing for all types of noses.