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69/100 · SolidUnclaimed profile

Is candlesdirect legit? On record — independent trust score 69/100, computed from public data, not paid reviews. What that rests on ↓

candlesdirect.com · Home & Kitchen · Shopify · catalog read 2026-10-30

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candlesdirect is a home & kitchen store with 838 products — mostly signature large jar candle, large jar candle and signature medium jar candle, averaging £15. Per its own published policies, returns are free within 30 days. The domain has been registered since 2001. 99% of the products we sampled are marked down, typically by 45%.

Snowflake CookieLetters To SantaSparkling SnowLilac Blossoms
From the catalog · 838 products ↓
✓ Refund✓ Privacy✓ TermsInstagram ↗

Also listed for free return shipping and a domain registered 20+ years ago.

Trust score69/100
On record —Solid

How it's computed

#204 of 639 in Home & Kitchen · higher than 63%

Score breakdown and niche spread
Home & Kitchen · 639 scored
Strong 75+87
Solid 65–74210
Moderate 52–64205
Thin <52137
Catalog depth25/25
Images15/15
Descriptions12/12
Pricing data8/8
On record5/5
Claimed0/15
Verified4/20

Ceiling today: 85 until the owner verifies the domain

Trend · 10 snapshots0
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Is candlesdirect legit?

Verdict

Is candlesdirect legit? On record — independent trust score 69/100, computed from public data, not paid reviews. Strongest signal: deep catalog: 838 products on the store's public feed (258 sampled here). Main caveat: catalog lists 258 items but only 129 distinct products — depth is scored on distinct products. The catalog carries 838 products, and of the 258 we sampled 100% carry an image and 100% a real description. Its own policy page states a 30-day return window, returns free. The domain has been registered since 2001 (25 years), not a freshly-made lookalike. Recomputed 2026-10-30 from candlesdirect.com's own public feed and policy pages.

Last checked

+ Strengths

  • Deep catalog: 838 products on the store's public feed (258 sampled here)Source: product feed ↗
  • Entry price £2.39 sits below the niche median of £4.99 — accessible vs the nicheSource: product feed ↗
  • Free returns within 30 days“within 30 days of delivery using our online returns portal”Source: store policies page ↗
  • Live customer support (Gorgias)Source: store homepage ↗
  • Runs an affiliate programSource: store homepage ↗

− Weaknesses

  • Catalog lists 258 items but only 129 distinct products — depth is scored on distinct productsSource: product feed ↗
  • No public shipping policy foundSource: store shipping policy ↗
  • Nearly the whole catalog is marked down (99% of the 258 products we sampled, median 45% off) — a pattern associated with inflated "compare at" pricingSource: product feed ↗
Products
838
+8 in 7d
Low end
£6.99
10th percentile
Avg price
£14.85
On sale
99%
of 250 sampled · median 45% off
Domain age
25y
since 2001
On sale248 productsmedian 45% off, up to 53% — 99% of the 250 products we sampled
Homepage load150 msto first byte, 0.2s for the full HTML (311 KB) — measured by us, from our server, not field data from real visitors
Traffic rank#693,928of the million most-visited domains, per the public Tranco list of 2026-10-29 — not part of the trust score
Domain age25 yearsregistered 2001 — a new brand’s clone or a scam lookalike would be far younger · checked 2026-10-23
HTTPS since2016first certificate 2016-11-10 ↗ in the public Certificate Transparency logs, 250 records — not part of the trust score
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What does candlesdirect sell, and what does it cost?

AllSignature Large Jar Candle 55Large Jar Candle 39Signature Medium Jar Candle 25Signature Small Jar Candle 22Medium Jar Candle 19Ellipse Jar Candle 17Glass Votive Candle 13Reed Diffuser 100ml 11
Sort:FeaturedPrice ↑Price ↓A–Z
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What the store hasn't confirmed yet

4 of 4 · never counted against the score · how an owner closes these

  • Domain ownership — not verified by the store
  • Response to the audit — no response from the store
  • Affiliate terms — not published
  • Public contact details — not confirmed on the storefront

What would raise this score

  • +15Verify domain ownership (one meta tag, DNS record or file)profile unclaimed
  • +8Put actual terms on both the refund and the shipping policy pageone or both is missing or has no terms on it
  • +8Show a product rating of 4.3+ across 50 or more public reviewsno rating found on the sampled product page

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Claim the profile: update the record, answer the audit, set commission. Verifying domain control adds 15 points to this public score (69 → 84). It never changes the audit or lets anyone edit the findings.

No email, no account. You paste one meta tag on candlesdirect.com, we check it, and the profile is yours.

Q&A

Common questions about candlesdirect

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What is candlesdirect's return policy?
Candlesdirect accepts returns within 30 days and states that it covers return shipping. Read from the store's own policy pages, re-read nightly. Its wording: “within 30 days of delivery using our online returns portal”
What is candlesdirect's trust score, and how does it compare?
69/100, computed from candlesdirect.com's own public data — not paid or user-submitted reviews. That is higher than 63% of the 639 Home & Kitchen stores we have scored. The profile is unclaimed, so 15 claim points cannot be earned and the ceiling today is 85.
How much does candlesdirect cost?
Across the 258 products we sampled, candlesdirect averages £14.85, and its entry price (10th percentile) is £6.99. 99% of that sample is marked down, median 45% off, deepest 53%.
When was candlesdirect last checked?
catalog: 2026-10-30; domain registration: 2026-10-23; traffic rank: 2026-10-29. Daily snapshots on file since 2026-10-21 — 10 of the last 90 days.
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What changed at candlesdirect

3 products dropped in price in the last 7 days, each tracked daily from the store's own feed.

Products on record258
since 2026-10-21 · 10 snapshots · grows daily
Average price£14.98
since 2026-10-21 · 10 snapshots · grows daily
Trust score69/100
since 2026-10-21 · 10 snapshots · grows dailyrules v0.10 only — scores from an earlier formula aren’t comparable
Price drops in this storetracked daily per product · last 7 days
Snow Kissed Pine£23.99 £14.99−38%
Linen£24.99 £21.99−12%
Lilac Blossoms£23.99 £21.99−8%
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