Mask The Heresy In Your Home With Warhammer 40K Candles!
November 1, 2021 by fcostin
A particular social post was shared by Warren on Facebook the other day. One contains a series of candles being produced in the theme of Warhammer 40k. Yes, I did think initially this was a joke - but when my friend told me he wanted our living room to smell like "newly enlisted Space Marines", in complete irony - I had to go and check them out in their entirety on the Merchoid website.
Warhammer 40K Candles // Merchoid
Fill up your nostrils with the scent of Warhammer 40,000 with a whole candle range coming this Christmas - no I am not joking. Six new flavoursome scents are currently available to preorder up on the Merchoid website, with some interesting descriptions to go with.
All at 13.99, and come in a series of different names and colours officially licensed by Games Workshop. If you do decide to buy three or more of the 40k aroma in your household, you will get yourself a 20% discount.
Slaanesh Soporific Musk Candle // Merchoid
There is the Slaanesh Soporific Musk Candle, Space Marines Dark Angels Candle, Astra Militarum Catachan Potpourri Candle, Astra Militarum Catachan Potpourri Candle, T'au Ethereal Pheromones Candle, T'au Ethereal Pheromones Candle and the Tyranids Toxicrene Spores Candle. All of which is a range of different colours, and not much of a specific description per candle - ready to ship on 30th November - right in time for Christmas.
I am very glad to see that have skipped the idea of selling a Nurgle scented candle. I would rather not know what one of those might smell like!
Do be careful if you add the Tau one to your Christmas list, there are confirmed pheromones embedded - which may encourage you to go and buy more plastic!
"There are six new flavoursome scents are currently available to preorder on the Merchoid website, with some interesting descriptions to go with!"
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G’Wullu…. taking an Aprils fools joke one step too far only because “profit”…
If they at least would sell SOAP to get rid of some “gamer problems” instead of trying to cover them in more stench…
Given how much they charge for miniatures, I don’t think many of us could afford a range of Games Workshop branded toiletries
But people still would buy and scalp them…
Nurgle? That would be a Mankee Candle.
Now with extra summoning powers?
Are they doing one that is smells like game store funk for that authentic Games Workshop scent
Who wants to smell the fragrance of pubescent young men full of nerd rage and little physical outlet for pent up frustration other than furious masturbation?
Smells better than the GW I used to visit; it was in the mall next to a Subway, so it reeked of Subway, burnt popcorn, and gallons of Axe
But that’s what 40k smells like…
Smells Like Teen Nerd Rage
I’ll just drop my thought that people are better served by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
These GW-branded products keep getting dumber and dumber than I thought possible… If anyone actually buys these fully intending to use them and not as a gag, they are to be pitied and mocked.
So this isn’t a joke ?
I’d rather buy the candles from GameTee :
https://gametee.co.uk/collections/candles
They’ve got “Dwarven Mead” … who doesn’t want his house to smell of Dwarves ? 😉
I’ll be getting some of these for the missus, then be sleeping on the sofa…
Merchandising! Merchandising!! Where the real money from the movie is made.
I’m hearing rumours of GW branching their merchandising out further. I’m not bothered about the candles but I’m really hoping to pick up the Eldar themed dinner service that’s apparently on the way. Also think the upcoming Salamander’s Sun Cream might be useful for my holiday.
This pretty much confirms what I have been suspecting for while. GW is these days mostly about brand and IP. Even more than making plastic crack.
I’m not sure “Tyranid” would be a pleasant smell…
Sigh…..
It’s a shame this is getting the attention of a news article, yes I get it news. This kind of utter branded garbage that’s being pushed by a corporate giant seeking to maximize profit by expanding into merchandising is a sad time for our overly commercialized hobby.
There’s just so much other work done by awesome small independents that doesn’t get the news coverage it deserves yet crap like this does.