The Very Funny Gifts Blog

Hey everybody! Didn’t Krusty the Clown always say that? Is he still on The Simpsons? Are The Simpsons still on TV anymore? I digress…

Our friends at OnMilwaukee.com wrote an article featuring Very Funny Gifts and our very own Manterns! We sent Andy Tarnoff some samples and it seems like he liked what he saw. He also checked out some samples from our friendly competition over at Hot Wicks. It appears that they’ve got a good thing going on as well. So head on over to OnMilwaukee.com to check out the article.

So for two weeks this thing was called “The Very Funnny Gifts Blog”. Nobody saw the extra “n”? C’mon people I’m depending on you to catch all of my mistakes!

The first few weeks of the Very Funny Gifts store have flown by! We’ve had a tremendous response and I’d like to thank everyone for emailing me their comments and ideas. We’ve had a couple questions come in a few times each that I’d like to answer here for the benefit of everyone:

Are you gonna have new Manterns scents?

Yes, we sure are. We’re currently researching new scents so keep sending in those suggestions!

Are you gonna sell anything else besides Manterns?

It’s a “yes” to this one as well. However, we will be concentrating on promoting Manterns for a good while before we bring out new products.

On another note, I wanted to remind everyone that we do in fact ship to PO boxes so don’t worry about having our stuff shipped to them.

Lastly, I wanted to plug a site I frequent as the blogger has been gracious enough to make a fake classified ad about our Manterns. The Bobby Classifieds feature the latest fake ads, meeting agendas, personals and job listings on the web. So if you’ve got a penguin to sell or are interested in taking fake computer classes, head on over to the Bobby.

Well, it sure has been a long time coming. I’m so happy and proud to finally have Manterns available for sale to all the world (OK, only the US for now, but you know what I mean). I sincerely hope all of you that buy one enjoy it and have a good laugh with whoever you give it to. Or a laugh on your own if you’re buying it for yourself. My life is about laughing and having fun and trying to help others do the same, and if I can do that for you through these ridiculous candles, then I’m a pretty happy dude. So, a little history is what you want?

I’m not really sure of when the “candles for men” idea hit. It was at least 5 years ago, prior to an upcoming Christmas holiday. With no good gift ideas for a cousin I see once a year, I went with a nice looking and smelling scented candle. I wondered why everyone isn’t afforded the same luxury of an easy-to-buy gift for any guy in their life. Fast forward 5 years; I read an inspiring book, and here I am, selling Manterns online.

Why “Manterns”? Honestly, I feel like “Mandles” as a word is a little played out and is already in use in many places. Manterns is a play on the word “lantern”, which before Thomas Edison was around was probably a synonym for a candle. So there you go, a unique product with a unique name.

So, going forward, I’d like to use this space to post some thoughts on our product(s), to post links to some things you may find interesting and to keep everyone up to date with any company news.

Thanks for coming by the site and checking out our products.