we're off to see the wizard

Ok, so does everyone but me know what wizard candles are? Two of my roommates spent a half hour or so raving about them in our kitchen the other day (and yes, it really was the other day). Apparently, as children, they got them as gifts, and here's the kicker: they never burned them. "It would have ruined the candle!" they both exclaimed when further pressed for an explanation. This random conversation brings up an interesting conversation. How many of you use candles merely as a decoration and never light them? My mother is notorious for this. We have three candles on pillaresque things in our family room that have never been lit (and probably never will be). So I ask you, non-candle lighters, what is the thrill in having a candle that is never used like it is supposed to be used? Please enlighten us.

The much-lauded wizard candles