The Leaving Gift Candle

Funny Leaving Gift — "Abandonment Aromatherapy" Candle for a Colleague Going Away

"Kind of rude you are leaving… BUT OK." This funny leaving gift candle says exactly what the rest of the team is thinking when a colleague hands in their notice. A proper soy candle with a deadpan message, not a plastic novelty — personalise it with their name and a going-away line of your own-engraved on the lid (free with a Large + lid, $10 on a Medium), hand-poured in Port Stephens NSW, pet-safe, and dispatched within 24–48 hours (2–5 business days from Black Friday to Christmas). The leaving present that gets a laugh on their last day instead of an awkward card.

Who It's For

Made for the coworker, colleague, or work bestie with dry humour who's leaving for a new job, moving teams, or going away. From one person, the Medium ($39.99) does the job; from the whole office, the Large + lid ($52.99, free engraving) reads bigger and splits to a few dollars a head for a group send-off.

What to Put on a Funny Leaving Gift

Keep it deadpan. Try their name + "We'll cope. Probably."; "Replacing you with a group chat"; or your team's nickname for them. The personalisation field on the lid engraving section is open text — write the line that lands.

Materials & Specs

• 100% natural soy wax, cotton wick — paraffin-free, vegan, pet-safe
• Medium 225g (40+ hr burn) — $39.99 | Large 285g (50+ hr burn) — $49.99
• Free lid engraving when you add a lid to the Large (285g) for $3; $10 on the Medium (225g), which already has a lid
• Hand-poured in Port Stephens NSW, dispatched within 24–48 hours (2–5 business days from Black Friday to Christmas)

Medium — 225g of 100% soy wax in an amber glass jar, over 40 hours burn time.
Large — 285g, over 50 hours burn time. Add a lid for $3 and the engraving is FREE (it’s $10 on a Medium, which already comes with a lid).

Burn for no more than 4 hours at a time and trim the wick before each burn.

Standard shipping $12.99 · Express $19.99 · free on orders of $120 or more. Orders are typically dispatched within 24–48 hours (2–5 business days from Black Friday to Christmas).

Every candle is made to order, so we can’t accept change-of-mind returns. If anything arrives damaged or faulty, email scentnationaustralia@gmail.com with photos and we’ll make it right. Refund policy

Always burn within sight, on a heat-safe surface away from drafts. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Burn for no more than 4 hours at a time and stop when 1cm of wax remains.

On the first burn, let the wax melt all the way to the edge of the jar (about 3–4 hours) so it doesn’t tunnel. Trim the wick to about 5mm before every burn for a cleaner flame.

Wax: 100% soy wax — no paraffin. Fragrance: candle-grade fragrance oils used within IFRA guidelines, with no essential oils. Wick: cotton-based and lead-free.

Why no essential oils? Candles are a high-heat application, and many essential oils have low flash points and are hard to formulate consistently in wax — so we use candle-grade fragrance oils made for burning.