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Hart Main is a 14 year old boy who came up with the idea of manly scented candles. He came up with the idea when he was teasing his sister about the girly scented candles she was selling for a school fund raiser. he initially invested 100$ and his parents invested 200$ into the project. After working together they came up with several scents such as grandpas pipe, bacon, fresh cut grass and more. MansCans Candles are now sold in over 60 stores in the U.S. and have sold over 9,000 units so far.
Very few people are able to take an idea and turn it into a reality. Hart did just that. He came up with an ingenious idea and with the support from his family was able to see it through. He is truly an inspiration to me. If at 14 he can do all that, then who knows what amazing things he’ll do in the future.
I really like this concept. Even though I am allergic to burning scented candles, I can respect the idea of making more masculine scents. It is a great idea with a pretty much untapped market. It is also very interesting that the idea was pursued by a teenager. It really does show how if you have an idea, take the risk and go for it.
While I do think this sounds pretty cool, I don’t think I could personally buy a manly-scented candle. Props to this kid for not allowing his age to determine what he can or can’t do.
I think it’s awesome that he noticed a problem and decided to fix it! This shows that age doesn’t matter when creating a product or brand. Some of these candle scents are interesting, such as bacon. I think they should make candles that smell like men’s deodorant! That would be a big seller!