4 Brilliant Ways to Save on Yankee Candle Easy MeltCups

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When Yankee Candle EasyMelt Cups hit the market, it created a scent-sational stir. These plastic cups filled with scented wax were made to fit in their proprietary wax melting system, called a Scenterpiece®. Clever, but…more money! We’ve gotten feedback on how to save on Yankee Candle Easy MeltCups, almost from the jumpstart of their introduction. Now that this system is in full force with tons of options, such as Apple Pumpkin and Paddling On The Lake, we enjoy using these wax melts and have noticed a bit of a dent in our wax melt cash. We’ve rounded up some of the best tips to help save on these beauties while not breaking the bank. 

This suggestion is a bit obvious, but it’s important if you are wanting to save on Yankee Candle Easy MeltCups. The current going price for these wax melts is six bucks. Shop out of season to get the off-season EasyMelt Cups at a great discount, many times up to half off! Also be sure to check for sporadic sales on specific scents as you can often get them for a good discount. Their semi-annual sales are often riddled with rotating discounts, so check in frequently to find out when the Easy MeltCups might go up for grabs. Also if you become a Fragrance Club member, you’ll have inside deals and specials, sometimes which include these Easy MeltCups. 

Most of these melt cups fragrance a room really well even before they are fully melted. Try keeping your Scenterpiece® on just long enough to fully melt the wax, then immediately turn it off. The fragrance will continue to scent your room as it is starting to solidify and even for a while afterwards. Better yet, get a Scenterpiece® melter with a timer and have it auto-turn off for you at specific times! If you don’t want to invest in a melter with a timer (which I think is totally worth it), you can buy a timer that can attach to your melter and have it turn on and off at set times. This seriously extends the use of your melt cups beyond the stated 24 hours. I’ve been able to use one of my melt cups intermittently for several weeks using this method.

I usually keep my melt cups on the warmer until I don’t get a lot of scent out of them anymore. Since the Scenterpiece® melter is such a low wattage melter, I’ve found that the wax still has a little bit of scent left if you cut it up and place it in a higher wattage melter. You can place the cup in the freezer for a few minutes, then pop out the wax in one full piece. Cut that disc up into 4 or more pieces and use those in your higher wattage warmers (or in a tealight burner). You’ll be able to eek out a little more scent from the wax! This is also a great way to mix and match your scents to create your own custom fragrance.

After you have removed the melt cup wax, you can reuse the plastic cups to melt other wax melts! These cups will hold quite a bit of wax, so you can fill it to your heart’s desire. Since the Scenterpiece® is a lower wattage melter, it will melt the wax a bit slower and you’ll notice that the scent lasts a bit longer. I’ve used all types of wax in these melters. Harder wax doesn’t do as well – it might take it a bit longer to melt all the way, and you’ll need to use smaller amounts. Soy blend, soy, and coconut wax tend to work the best. Below I’ve put in some wax melts from Shortie’s Candle Company. The all soy wax melts from this company are perfect for this method.

Those are our top tips to help you save on Yankee Candle Easy MeltCups. Get more use out of your cups and extend the use of your other wax melts. It’s a win-win!