Sunday, November 13, 2011

Scentsy Bricks vs. Scentsy Bars


Should I buy a Scentsy brick or a bar?  What is the difference between the brick and the bar?  I tried to illustrate size differences with this picture but lets also talk about weight and price so you can know it all before you decide.  The big purple Welcome Home item above is the Scentsy Brick.  Yes, it is massive.  It is 15 oz Net Weight.  The smaller (bars) are a net weight of 2.6 oz each.  Doing the math here, 15 oz divided by 2.6 means that there are 5.76 bars in every brick.  To buy 5 bars (which if you did, you would get 6 in a combine and save package-buy 5, get 1 free) it will cost $25.00 where a Scentsy Brick is $20.00 (except Scent of the Month Bricks which are 10% off).  Going on a weight then, the Scentsy Brick is a better deal.  However, here is my two cents.  The Brick is divided into 12 pieces, which I subdivide depending on my warmer.  (sometimes each piece is divided in 3, sometimes 2 depending on what warmer) When I use the bar which has 8 much smaller cubes, no subdividing is necessary.  I use one cube for my plug in warmer and 2 cubes for everything else.  So here is usually how I make my decision:  I only buy bricks when I know I LOVE the scent.  There are several that I love and tend to use more often.  For those, I often buy bricks.  I will not buy a brick unless I can smell it first.  (I have bought many sight unseen...or in this case, smell unsmelled).  I also buy Scentsy Bars when I want a variety.  I can get 6 bars at $25.00 (In Combine and Save) or 1 brick for $20.  It is fun to change scents for your mood, or certain time of year lend themselves to more change...Christmas being one of those times.  When purchasing gifts for someone, I always buy the bars.  I like to give variety, especially when someone is new to Scentsy, and especially when I am unsure of their smell preferences.  (and here I typically stick to smells that are very popular such as Welcome Home, Luna, My Dear Watson)  I love comments or questions, so please don't hesitate to do so if you have one!  I should add as an aside, my favorite Christmas smells are Cozy Fireside, Festival of Trees, and Snowberry in that order.  Cozy Fireside is wonderfully cinnamon, Festival of Trees smells like a real Christmas Tree, and Snowberry just smells of Christmas.  (as does Christmas Cottage which is similar, I just happen to like Snowberry better. Both are great though)    Happy Smelling! 

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for all the information you provided. I am brand new to Scentsy and you have shown and given some answers to several of my questions. You also gave examples of your preferences and why. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that also!!
    Thank you for taking the time to help us, especially us newbies!

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