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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 5:35:28 GMT
First, let me apologize to those who do not have a TM-but let me say that you are probably better off than me right now because apparently all my money is going toward punches.
I never bought many punches before, because they were so expensive, even with a coupon. But at 5 bucks a pop? And they are the kind that even people (like me) with arthritis can do? I am kind of freaking out about punches. I have bought 5. I may need more!
Is anyone else going crazy, or is it just me? I have looked and looked at goodwill and thrift stores and garage sales and craigslist for punches and never been successful...but this is just nuts. Anyway, just need to check my sanity, lol.
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Jan 25, 2020 5:38:23 GMT
If I lived near a TM I'd be there daily LOL. I'd probably be choosy about punches only because they take up a lot of space.
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scrappinwithoutpeas
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jan 25, 2020 5:44:28 GMT
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I already have quite a few punches AND a Cameo, but I still bought 3 more recently at TM. I got a shamrock, a cool scalloped oval, and a speech bubble punch. The first 2 are the squeeze type, the last one is just a regular punch. I've actually been wanting a speech bubble punch for a long time so I'm really happy I found this one, and I actually use the other 2 shapes quite a bit too.
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joyfulnana
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Post by joyfulnana on Jan 25, 2020 5:58:07 GMT
I haven't been to TM in months but I'm seriously contemplating a trip this weekend for punches!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 25, 2020 12:12:11 GMT
I'm so jealous! No TM near me.
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 25, 2020 12:19:19 GMT
Tuesday Morning has coupons?  The closest one to me is about an hour away and we frequently shop in another direction. I think my favorite purchase was a mini banner punch with alpha stamps; $4.00! I think the brand is Momenta.
ETA: found it on Amazon for $12.00!
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 25, 2020 12:22:37 GMT
Is anyone else going crazy, or is it just me? I have looked and looked at goodwill and thrift stores and garage sales and craigslist for punches and never been successful... I've only lucked out one time at a garage sale. It was a few miscellaneous punches a lady was selling for .50 to $1.00. |
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Jan 25, 2020 14:22:20 GMT
I think I bought 10 at TM. I love punches. I own 3 large containers of punches- it really is ridiculous. I'm going on a retreat next month and I'm going to have to choose about one tub worth because they are so heavy. It is so hard to choose.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 25, 2020 14:32:08 GMT
I have an entire wall of punches. But I’ve been successful at not buying more. Dies are easier to store.
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 25, 2020 14:41:12 GMT
I think I bought 10 at TM. I love punches. I own 3 large containers of punches- it really is ridiculous. I'm going on a retreat next month and I'm going to have to choose about one tub worth because they are so heavy. It is so hard to choose. I use these mini CD crates at home for storing punches. They are sturdy and just the right size. You don't have to do much digging. They stack on top of each other too!
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Post by PaperAngel on Jan 25, 2020 17:39:19 GMT
Please be certain to test each punch. A friend returned a couple defective Fiskars punches recently.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 25, 2020 17:43:24 GMT
I have over 200 punches. I love them. The only reason I don't buy as many at TM is that I have many of the ones they are selling. Last week I did buy a small and large snowflake punch... because they were different from the other 6 or more that I already own.
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Post by FurryP on Jan 25, 2020 17:56:05 GMT
Please be certain to test each punch. A friend returned a couple defective Fiskars punches recently. Thanks for that. I bought 3. Christmas trees, star and star confetti. I am going to try them out today. ETA: Mine all work fine. They are all Fiskars easy squeeze punches. |
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 25, 2020 17:59:08 GMT
Christmas trees, star and star confettiOhh! I could use that one a lot! |
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Post by FurryP on Jan 25, 2020 18:08:25 GMT
Christmas trees, star and star confettiOhh! I could use that one a lot! It just showed up this week at my store. I was there on Wednesday and bought the one star punch. I went back on Thursday to pick up another item that I regretted not buying, and saw that they had more punches. That is when I found the star confetti punch. |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 26, 2020 6:14:51 GMT
I think the punches are great. Even though they are all a good deal, I have a hard time paying the same for a smaller punch as a larger one. It's silly, honestly. I have picked up punches regularly from there, although I am choosier about what I buy. This time around I have only grabbed an elephant punch (I have an affinity for elephants...I truly don't know when I'll use it, but it's unique enough to be different from other things I own and that was enough for me) and the one of the contiguous USA and a heart. I think that would be fun to use on travel pages to identify where we're going and/or stops along the way. I love the convenience of punches. I actually just spent about $45 on some SU stamp and punch sets from someone selling them on Facebook marketplace. One set alone was going on eBay for about what I paid for everything. I'm really happy with what I ended up getting because the punches were in fantastic condition (the last SU ones I got from the marketplace weren't in as good of condition). 2 of the 9 or so required some lubricating with wax paper and punching through aluminum but within 5 minutes were working great again. As bulky as they are, they are a lot easier to grab and use than a die. It seems everything in the crafting world has it's pros and cons. Dies take up less space, but they're not as quick and easy to use. No one has to pause a video to go punch something out like they do when they need to get to their die cutting machine!
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The closest one to me is about an hour away and we frequently shop in another direction. I think my favorite purchase was a mini banner punch with alpha stamps; $4.00! I think the brand is Momenta.
