Mainstays: This is a Walmart brand. It is the cheapest scented wax cubes, costing $0.93 for 1.25 ounces. All of the Mainstays wax cubes have been extremely soft and crumbled upon opening the package. There are six "cubes" but the wax is so thin and spread out that it is impossible to break up evenly and one cube just leaves a thin coating of wax in the warmer and is difficult to get out of the warmer. Most of the time, the only time I have smelled anything from the Mainstays cubes is after they've melted and I've shut the warmer off (there are some exceptions to this). As they re-solidify, the scent comes out (?). My Walmart does not carry a large variety of scents in this brand. Made in the USA.
Better Homes and Gardens: This brand of wax cubes is found only at Walmart (or so the packaging says) and costs $2.00 for 2.5 ounces (6 cubes). The quality of the wax is better and one cube is enough to get a good scent when the wax is warmed. The variety of scents available is pretty good, especially the seasonal scents. Made in the USA.
American Home by Yankee Candle: These are the most expensive of the wax cubes I have purchased so far, at $6.00 for 2.6 ounces at Walmart. The wax is a nice quality and the cubes are good sized. One very nice thing about these is that instead of one block of six cubes, you get two separate blocks of three cubes and the way they are made makes them (so far) the easiest to get out of the package and separate. The scents, unfortunately, are weak to non-existent. If I removed all the cubes there is more scent smelling the packaging. I haven't tried many of their scents because (a) it's a bit pricey compared to the other brands and (b) I'm not a huge fan of Yankee Candle anyway. I'll probably try another scent of theirs in the future just to see if other scents are stronger. Made in Poland.
ScentSationals: $2.00 for 2.5 ounces at Walmart, $2.99 on the scentsationals.com website. They have a very large selection of standard, seasonal and limited edition scents. One of the things I really like about theirs is that some (but not all) of their scents actually say what the scents are. For instance, one of their scents, Hangin' Out is a "fun-filled blend of plum, blackberry and wild currant while Jungle Safari is a "harvest medley of pine and spice". Not what I would expect based on the names. Most of their scents don't need any description beyond the name -- Garden Cantelope and Homemade Root Beer are pretty specific and need no further explanation. Made in the USA.
Hobby Lobby Wickless Fragrance Cubes: I'm really not sure what the brand name is on these. The package has what looks like two overlapping 'D's but there is no brand name. Distributed by Hobby Lobby and assembled in the USA. I honestly don't know if that means the wax and fragrances are mixed in another country, then shipped to the US to be melted and poured into the mold/package, or if the entire process is done in the USA. $2.99 for 2.5 ounces at Hobby Lobby (duh!). There is a good variety of scents available and the packages do tell you what scents are in the wax cubes (assuming you know what dew drops and green leaves smell like).
Glade: I've used Glade scented wax a few times and found them to be excellent. The price is going to vary by store and I can't remember what I paid for them when I got them. The cubes are easy to remove from the packaging and last a long time.
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