COVID is no laughing matter… but this story has me tickled to no end!
Yankee Candle’s reviews on Amazon could be the latest indicator of how widespread the latest COVID surge really is across the country.
Their Amazon site has been getting flooded lately with negative reviews saying the candles barely have a scent or no scent at all. But experts say it’s more likely that it’s from a COVID loss of smell, which can persist for months, or even a year, after having it.
A professor and researcher at Northeastern University discovered the trend after tracking when the negative reviews began for the company’s top three candles. His graphs showed sharp spikes this month, just as the Omicron variant led to a new wave of COVID cases in the US.
In my mind, I’m imagining the Yankee Candle people sitting in their offices going, my name is Paul and that’s on y’all… and y’all’s COVID noses! 😂