Temu has knock-off stinky petunia stamp platform

I saw that. I want to buy one just to see how “identical” it really is but right now, that’s too much money even from Temu. I’m not saying I won’t do it in the future though. 

Back in the day, Hampton Arts had a knockoff for around $20. A little smaller, but I liked the color better and no bible verse It works every bit as well as the pink one, so I can easily imagine that the one from Temu would work just fine. I still can't fathom how she got a patent on hers.

This made me laugh 😆...thank you.

Temu scares me more. Yesterday the AE search didn’t work for me but now it is. And they’re offering me a $28 “welcome deal”. It seems crazy to resist….

Right?!

Applied for and was granted a patent many believe was unwarranted. Used it extremely litigiously to quash any and all competition, including threatening hobbyists who made DIY platforms and dared to share how they did it online. Our own pea Don may have been one (I’m not fully clear about that point—before my time). I believe if it has a rectangular platform and any sort of hinge, it has been ruled to infringe her patent, even something seemingly very different like the SU Stamparatus.

How would the patent office grant the patent if it was unwarranted?

Why do you think so many card making celebs sing her praises if she’s so terrible?

I have both the Misti and the TH stamp platform. I’m guessing I got the TH right before he had to stop selling it. I really don’t care for it. I get better results with the Misti.

I was surprised to learn she had a patent on the Creative Corners for the Misti. They’re just pieces of acrylic with magnets.  Found this info regarding her patents;

Original, Mini and Memory MISTIs are covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 9,849,705; 9,731,531; 9,597,909; 9,925,812; 9,931,875; 10,759,204; D847260; 10,960,696; 10,836193; USD 945,526
Other U.S. and/or foreign patents may be pending.
Creative Corners are covered by U.S. Patent No. 9,776,443. Memory MISTI is also covered by U.S. Patent No. D87227. Cut-Align is covered by D891,956; 11,161,365
Precision Glue Press is covered by European Community Design Registration Nos. 015015746 and 015015748
United Kingdom Design Registration Nos. 6271051 and 6271052
Other patents pending.

I think everybody agrees the misti is a great tool. I have a first generation original. I personally don’t think she should have gotten a patent since it’s really a knockoff of the letterpress.

My issue with her is how she bullied and threatened normal everyday crafters for just using a homemade misti. Most of which was done while the patent was pending. That was just wrong. That’s my reasoning for not liking her.

A majority of the industry turned on Sizzix when they started suing over wafer thin dies. Why did the misti lady get a pass when she did exactly the same thing?

Yeah, this is what I was referring to. I don't think I've ever seen a crafty YouTube or blog where the person isn't using a Misti (unless they are trying out the new Altenew and using it for a round-a-about or multi-stamp layering technique). But, even then in the next video they are back to using the Misti. Although I don't follow TH or his crowd, maybe they still use his stamp platform, but just don't show it?

I'm an atheist, but the Bible Verse doesn't bother me. I had actually never noticed it until I checked for it this morning. My foam pad is always covering it. But, I also eat at In-n-Out and ignore their Bible verse.

Thanks for sharing some of the background info. I wasn't reading this part of the board when it all went down.

This is my recollection of how she upset the crafters here:

The negative opinion of the Peas regarding MSP started with a thread of complaints here from customers who had bought the original MISTI and had problems with their platforms cracking. MSP refused to replace the cracked platforms, claiming it was due to abuse. The customers said that they had used it as directed and were upset because it cost $100, and she wouldn’t replace their cracked platforms.

Since the MISTI was just an adaptation of a letterpress, and it was $100, Don decided to make his own homemade stamp platform, and told the Peas how little it cost him to make. He didn’t really give any specific directions or measurements, just showed a photo of it. MSP threatened to bring legal action against Don if he didn’t take down the photo. The opinions of her went downhill from there.

If she had been more customer oriented and replaced the platforms, and not threatened Don with legal action, many of us would have bought the MISTI. I was considering it until I read the thread, which I read at the time all of the above was happening. The negative opinions of the Peas were her own fault.

Just curious, in going back to look at the original threads, her comments don’t seem as nasty or as lengthy as I remember them being. Did she come back and edit them?

I believe her husband is a patent attorney. THAT is why she got it. He was able to know the law and rules in and out. Sounds like he is very good at what he does.

I suspect that sometimes it’s essentially a judgment call as to whether the “invention” is truly different enough to get the patent. One patent official might approve a patent that another might not.

Celebs were singing her praises because of two probable reasons that I can think of: 1) she definitely improved upon the basic craft letterpress that stampers had been using prior to the MISTI, and 2) she reportedly gave them a $100 tool in return for promoting it. And because her husband is an attorney, there were probably some additional legal restrictions, which the celebs presumably didn’t care about at the time. Now, even IF they feel differently, they are locked in. They probably can’t even use any alternative publicly.

I get great results with my mini-TH platform, but my bigger one has a trouble spot or two. I can’t compare them to the MISTI because I have never tried one, and after seeing how she treated people here, I never will. For the record, I won’t buy the knock off version from TEMU either. I might buy the Stamparatus eventually, but my mini-TH platform works well and doesn’t take up much space.