Scentsy was Orville and Heidi Thompson's last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy. To save their family's specialty retail business, they had spent their last $50,000 on an infomercial for car wax. It brought in $60. At a trade show, Orville met two women who were demonstrating how to use a wickless scented candle they had developed. The Thompsons soon signed a royalty agreement to sell the product. Facing $700,000 in debt, plus an obligation to pay the developers of the candles, they were forced to ramp up sales without the benefit of a loan. "We were economic lepers," Orville says. So in July 2004, the Thompsons established Scentsy as a party-plan company, similar to Tupperware, and enlisted a group of volunteers who fulfilled orders and answered phones for two years, until the company could afford to hire employees.
Scentsy, Inc. is a rapidly growing party plan company offering a variety of scented, wickless candles heated in decorative ceramic warmers. The company began with the idea of offering a safe, wickless alternative to burning candles in homes and offices. It has evolved from offering a safer alternative to offering a better alternative.
Scentsy came out with a Bath, Body & Laundry line called LAYERS. Since March 1, 2012 the repsonse to this new line has been overwhelming!! The Layers Product come in a variety of Scentsy fragrances. This offers our Scentsy customers a wider range of product!
Layers by Scentsy lets you build a new fragrance wardrobe, layer by layer, from your skin to your clothes. Now you can envelop every part of your life with Scentsy fragrances: transform your morning shower from a necessity to something sublime. Elevate the laundry from a chore to an experience. Let your personal fragrance leave a trace with every movement. Pick your signature scent, or mix and match to create your own unique fragrance. Either way, let Layers by Scentsy perfume your life.
In April 2012, another extension will surface. This is called Sincerely Scent. which is scented personalized online greeting cards. We are looking for this extension to be very successful as well.
The name SCENTSY is becoming well known as it has become a member of the Forbes 500, appeared on the marquee in Times Square recently, received the Goodhouskeeping seal of approval for its safety in being 'wickless' & warmed with low wattage bulbs; therefore, there is no chance of a 'flame' causing a house fire.
