ISO June hero arts kit

Is that the rain/weather themed one?  I've only ever bought two kits...the Autumnal one with all of the leaves last fall and that weather one.  I felt like this month's was adorable and even hubby commented on the sunset die being really neat (it would make a great spooky moon for Halloween) and the first 6x8 stamp set kit that I really liked...but I kept thinking about it in terms of me using it.  I thought it would be great for our trip to the zoo...but the kit costs almost as much as the trip to the zoo, lol.  So I wanted to wait until my husband got home to talk it out with him and refreshed 5 minutes before he got here to see it had already sold out.  ETA: nope, that was Feb, I think...April was a dress up type kit.

They are.  And they keep increasing quantities and having record sell outs even with the increased number in kits.  If I were a cardmaker, I would subscribe without hesitation, but I'm not.  I gravitate toward the kits that can be utilized in traditional scrapbooking as well.  I loved the fall one I picked up because it was great for making DIY ephemera with all of the little leaf dies and then the weather one was obvious because it's great for project life.  I've used them both...most of my stamps are must haves and don't get used right away, but I did use both of those kits pretty quickly.  This one was another I was considering for project life, but yeah...waited too long.  I put out an ISO (it won't be the end of the world if I don't get it, but I'd really like to have it) and someone in a group said she's considering selling hers.  If the price is close to what I would have gotten from the site, I'll bite.  But secondhand, these kits go for a lot.  The mermaid one was going for $96 on ebay (actual bids, not including shipping).  If the person does cost plus shipping and PP fees (Hero does priority shipping, but it can go first class) it should be within a dollar or two of what it would have been directly from Hero.

Holy ish!!!!!!! 

www.ebay.com/itm/Hero-Arts-My-Monthly-Hero-Kit-June-2017-/132224863167?hash=item1ec9374bbf:g:xDcAAOSwHLNZPv40

$250 BIN for JUST THE KIT.

Wahoo!!! It arrived a day early. I wanted to check to make sure my Elle's Studio order was still arriving today and when I check one tracking number, I tend to check them all and it was delivered already! I'm stoked!!!!

Now, I'll go ahead and disclose the price! She kept the three mini ink cubes and took $5 off the price!!!!!! With shipping, I got it for $33.75!! I am so excited!!

From what a subscriber mentioned on their FB page, it looks like subscribers are charged on the 24th the prior month.  They do not get to see the kit and opt to skip, so they have to hope they like the kit...I don't know what the cancellation window is like, but the kit is charged prior to sneak peeks most months.  These kits have a great resale value most months (eBay is flooded with kits listed for anywhere from $75-$200) and sell out quickly, so it's not a terrible risk to take.

They do not, however, force you to commit to a subscription.  You just get free shipping automatically if you do subscribe (for me, it's $5.75 for priority shipping for just the kit) and $9.99 if you are international.  Given that it's free shipping over $50 on their site anyway, it's not worth it to me to take that risk because I don't have much use for most kits.  For some people, though, they don't remember to visit the site when the kits launch and often missed out on kits they wanted making a subscription a great option because they save money on shipping AND don't have to remember to set an alarm for the first Monday every month.  I, however, have an alarm on my phone (although it was set to busy...no clue how...so I hadn't gotten notifications the past few months, but I fixed it) so I am reminded to check it out.