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RETIRED FROM a successful ca- reer in the satellite TV business, Luis Santoni, owner of L&V Cre- ations, still remains a focused businessman, operating a fam- ily owned fragrance business. As aromatherapy becomes popularly accepted in the treatment of pain and stress, interest increases in home therapy fragrance products. “We have 1,200 to 1,500 custom- ers worldwide,” Santoni says. “That didn’t happen by accident.” L&V carries one of the largest selections of aroma lamps and fragrance oils, and more than 160 fragrances. All products are UL approved, use high-end quality parts, and can be purchased at low prices, such as the aroma lamps (plug-in and


electric tabletop), ranging from $5 to $9 wholesale, and fragrance oils as low as $0.69. “I wanted to design aroma


lamps for people selling the oils and incense burners in pushcarts in the mall,” Santoni explains. So, Santoni went to Mexico to develop new lamps. “Our products became really popular; they were different and their high quality was the ap- peal,” he says. The products did so well that competitors began copying Santoni’s designs, driving him to extend his product lines from elec- tric aroma lamps to plugin lamps, acclaimed to have a one-time use that replaces 10 units of other well known plugin fragrance products. From there, L&V added fragrance


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oils, body oils, incense and 100 per- cent pure undiluted essential oils, ranging from $1.95 to $3.95, creating a customer base not limited to mall kiosks, and including gift shops, boardwalk shops, tackle shops, and wherever gifts are sold. Among the best selling items are


L&V’s electric lamps, or tabletop night lights, offered in both glass


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