White_Barn_Boy's Profile

Fear not Henri lovers, these candles are not discontinued at Bath & Body or White Barn! How do I know? I work at a White Barn store and we just received word from the company as to what is going on with the line. We own the brand (We are owned by limited brands and limited brands own's Henri Bendel. Some of you who have shopped at White Barn for years may actually remember before these were "Henri Bendel" candles they were actually a White Barn brand.) and the company has decided to make some changes. As uownonann stated, we have switched our Fragrance products to the Slatkin & Co. name (another company we bought and probably one of the smartest things Lex Wexner ever bought.), you'll see lots of products over the next year rebranded as Slatkin & Co. The company had planned a relaunch of the Henri Bendel filled candle in the fall of 2008. So to start moving inventory in the June Semi-Annual sale they put them on sale for $10. Well they frankly didn't expect it to be such a HUGE success and we pretty much blew thru the inventory of them. So if you go to your local Bath & Body or White Barn and don't see them, that's why. They did tell us that select stores would receive replenishment on these during Christmas. They didn't specify which stores but I can about promise you it will only be high volume stores and/or stores that traditionally have sold the most Henri Bendel's. My store just got a shipment in the other day of a few, so hopefully that means my store is a "select" store. My advice if your hunting for them is to either buy online, or call Bath & Body Customer Service at 1-800-756-5005. Tell them you are trying to track down your favorite scent and see if they can help you. I've had customers call before and say they are from some other part of the country and customer service told them based on the inventory data that your store has a stock of "xxxx". If you can find a store that does have your scent they can take your order over the phone from the store and have it shipped to you. Hope that helps! And if anyone sees a Lavender Leaves out there at their local store, know I envy you! (I burned my last one. :(