Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Purchased one of these lanterns several years ago and it works flawlessly to this day. So I purchased 3 more, one for myself and two for a friend. Noticed something was different with the supplied candles as they were squared off on two sides. Thought perhaps a change had been made in manufacturing or third party supplier. Assembled lantern as per instructions the same way I have with my older model dozens of times. Everything seemed to function normally, springs working fine. Unfortunately once the candles were lit the flaw in the candle design resulted in catastrophic failure. The flattened sides on the candles allowed melted wax to pour down into the spring chamber causing the springs to seize. As the candle melted down inside the spring chamber it created even more heat accelerating the melting process compounding the problem. Within minutes all three candles had melted down half way and filled the base with wax. It took a good hour of work to get the remaining candle stubs out and mess cleaned up. I have a stockpile of original replacement candles (no squared sides) and I will try them in the new lantern. Hopefully this solves the problem. If not the lantern will have been a complete waste of time and money. At least I have the original unit from years ago which has never failed me. Unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to resupply with original candles as I have noticed in the reviews for the refills that they are the same misshapen candles as I got with this order. Too bad that a great product gets ruined by unnecessary cost cutting and poor quality control.