Dead-Weight Loss

Haha, a story tonight on NPR's Marketplace is on the economic waste of the unwanted items in our homes.   An engineer calculates the rent she pays on a horrible candle she received as a gift.   Worth a quick listen.

(No, this is not the candle referenced in the Marketplace story.   Ugly Zombie Candle.jpg by Jo Naylor is used under Creative Commons License.  How much do I love flickr?  I just input the search term "ugly candle," and found this candle, which Jo calls an accidental purchase.)