Candle scandal; Why the march of metrication - and blunders by the DTI - have made it nearly impossible to find a candle that still fits an imperial size holder.

From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: August 7, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: BRENDAN MONTAGUE

IT IS the curse of the modern dinner party: the wine is open, the guests are mingling, the food is almost ready - but the candles won't fit the candlesticks.

Growing numbers of householders are complaining that their candles wobble around inside the candelabra - threatening to spill wax on to the dinner or even set fire to the napkins - or are too big to be squeezed in at all.

According to retailers across the country, they are being besieged by irate shoppers demanding to know why they can't find candles to match their favourite ...

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