orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2016 wicks n more type family industry crafts founded 1999 headquarters 558 hwy 371 mooreville mississippi united states key people beckey neal co founder ; kim godsey president co founder products candles number of employees 60 website http www.wicksnmore.com wicks n more is a candle manufacturer based in mooreville mississippi united states . their specialty is hand poured pillar candles . in 2007 their products were sold in over 3000 stores in the united states . they also sell container candles gift sets greeting cards and votive candles . 1 2 the company started in 1994 as a hobby of beckey neal s. in 1999 neal and her daughter kim godsey opened a retail store in tupelo mississippi . the company has had to change its base of operations three times from a 1 200 square foot 110 m2 operation to a 24 000 square feet 2 200 m2 facility to a 67 000 square feet 6 200 m2 former bicycle factory that itself was later increased in size to 83 000 square feet 7 700 m2 . the factory is in mooreville mississippi . less than two years after starting the retail store both neal and godsey quit their medical careers . 1 2 a new wicks n more specialty candle elite essentials contains wax made of palm oil a renewable and sustainable wax . this is considered environmentally friendlier than the typical paraffin wax as paraffin is petroleum based . 3 in july 2008 media commentator rush limbaugh announced in frustration that he could not find large enough gardenia scented candles to effectively scent his home . in response wicks n more sent limbaugh a shipment of large gardenia scented candles . after limbaugh mentioned the generosity of wicks n more their internet traffic increased by a factor of ten and its sales figures increased fivefold . 2 references edit a b schweitzer tamara 2007 05 10 . mother knows best . msnbc . retrieved 2008 07 28 . a b c dennis seid 2008 07 27 . wicks n more . northeast mississippi daily journal . retrieved 2008 07 28 . aaron dalton 2008 07 11 . wicks n more elite essentials candles . 1greenproduct . com . archived from the original on september 28 2008 . retrieved 2008 07 28 . external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wicks n % 27 more & oldid 738816412 categories companies based in mississippicandleshidden categories orphaned articles from march 2016all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 september 2016 at 06 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view