i really love these candles. I use them with brass followers. They burn for a very long time. My only complaint is the the wick has not been waxed. I prime the wick with wax before I light them the first time, otherwise the the wick burns away before the candle starts to wick liquid wax. You need to be very careful not to break off the wick or let it burn down to the candle, because you cannot relight them with out cutting off about a half inch of candle. When my daughter was growing up we had candle light dinners about 5 nights a week. I gave a box to my best friend he said they were "survivors".