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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 14:21:23 GMT
I just finished watching the video for the Foldaway. I went to Google for more info and this thread popped up. Too funny. I am looking for a Cuttlebug or Cuttlebug clone. My original is going to Cuttlebug heaven. sleepingbooty I think your apartment would be perfect and lovely. I love smaller homes. I have always wanted to live in France. I have almost moved there several times. Life kept getting in the way. I live in a small home and I still think it is too big. When my husband & I bought our home four years ago everyone we knew said "Why didn't you buy a bigger home. You have a huge loan. Why didn't you use it all?" We didn't want a big home, big mortgage, big stress, big nightmare, lol. Still we always hear when somebody comes and visit "Wow, you don't own anything." I rather have experiences than things. If I remember you are in your twenties. My husband & I when we were in our twenties we lived in the same size space you are living now. We had steam heat, one of those old double Dutch stoves that are going for thousands of dollars now. We lived downtown so we had the best grocery stores, nightlife, and experiences. Our landlord was a dear friend and he let me plant roses in the courtyard. I took care of the garden. He had bunnies I was always spoiling. I think being in your twenties and having experiences more than things is the healthiest way to live. I am in my forties and I still think that. I love your life. I recently found out that the city bought my old apartment and will be tearing it down to build something ugly I am sure. I cried for a month straight and was so upset I made myself sick. All I could think about was my roses. I am thinking of going and digging them up and bringing to my new home. I already have permission to do it.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 30, 2017 20:07:13 GMT
@amayalylac Thank you for kind words and wisdom about small living. I do sometimes hear people asking why we don't aim for something bigger now we're getting older (I've just entered the thirties territory). I guess people who move outside the city to afford a bigger apartment or house then feel like it's "the way" to go for everyone. I agree about not growing your adult worries bigger than you feel necessary. I don't want a big mortgage, big(ger) taxes, a big space to dust and clean, a big shiny kitchen, etc. I see the social fracture happening with friends and acquaintances of the same age: a lot are moving on from city life (and it's small living space) and don't understand why a core of us stay "behind". We look like rebels who refuse to grow up. It's a little heartbreaking they don't understand that it is not a reflection of our maturity level somehow stagnating but rather a conscious decision that came from continued daily dialogue between ourselves about what truly matters in life now that we properly belong to the adult tier of the age pyramid. I understand your sadness of seeing a place that has brought you so much go. Cities are becoming expensive, old buildings with small but affordable housing disappear to make place for yet another middle class semi-luxurious complex which most people from the old neighbourhood could not even dream to ever afford. I hope you will go through with adopting the rose bushes. They will be a lovely reminder that life goes on and finds a way to continue growing even when it had been destined for ruin, a symbol of the beauty that comes from resilience.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 7:06:07 GMT
Your welcome sleepingbooty. Never change your views no matter what the peer class pressure makes you feel. My husband & I have always lived below our means by choice. Our friends made the choice to do what society was doing. When the recession hit we saw our friends who made those decisions lose everything. Not one was spared. My husband & I flourished in the recession. I really hate to say that. It is the truth. We saw it coming and we prepared for it. We tried to keep quiet about it but our friends did notice and there was a lot of resentment. I can see the same thing starting to happen with the Generational's. I do feel a lot of Generational's are more conservative in their choices because they were the ones that suffered the most by losing their homes, families, friends & lifestyle. That leaves a memory on kids and teens. I read on another thread you were homeless as a teen. I was a street kid at sixteen. I know you understand what I am probably talking about.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 31, 2017 15:02:46 GMT
I have a zip e mate (sp?) machine and I've been wanting something new for a long time. The platforms are in bad shape and it's no longer being made. The link takes me to the U.K. site. I tried searching but couldn't find the U.S. price.
I wouldn't mind buying it for the size but if that's the only difference (the price), I'd find another spot for a Big Shot. Also, I couldn't tell if it takes steel rule dies. I have quite a few Sizzix dies, but not the XL size.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 31, 2017 15:54:28 GMT
My Big Shot fits so very nicely in a long flat basket that is housed under my ladder shelf. My CB and Spellbinder all take up much more room.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 5:34:56 GMT
refugeepea I think the new Foldaway takes the steel rule dies. That is a must for me too. I don't want to have to buy new acrylic plates. I hope it takes the same size acrylic plates as the other Big Shot/Kick machines.
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Post by cardsbycara on Jul 25, 2019 14:59:17 GMT
This thread came up when I was researching more about the Foldaway. Anyone have one and can comment on how sturdy it is compared to the Big Shot or Big Kick? Thanks so much!
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Post by Embri on Jul 25, 2019 16:45:22 GMT
I wonder if it's as sturdy as the original. This would be my main concern too. Whenever you add additional moving parts to a design, you also add another potential point of failure. 'The more complex the system, the more likely it is for something to go wrong.'
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Post by hop2 on Jul 25, 2019 16:52:27 GMT
Clearly I am not their target customer for that model. Don’t get me wrong I think it’s s great idea and It looks cool ( or is it ‘super cool’ nowadays ? )
Why am I not their target audience?
1 I store my platform & plates on the machine. If I got the folding one where would I put my platform? The plates might slip into my file drawer but why bother with the extra effort of getting them out?
2 that holds like 5 dies? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha lol um I have enough dies that die storage takes up as much footprint as the machine. How would I choose which ones to keep in there?
3 most importantly, I use mine constantly now. Since I got my cart that slides under my desk I use that thing every time I sit down to craft. The reason I didn’t use my machine before that was the task of taking it out & putting it away after. Well, that’s the reason I wasn’t scrapbooking before the whole getting ready then cleaning up thing took too much time with stuff stored all over in different books & crannies.
Cool idea. Looks nice. But I’m not their target customer, at least not anymore.
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Post by hop2 on Jul 25, 2019 16:55:39 GMT
Will the original Big Shot machine be discounted? I hope so! I have had a teal colored BS for years. It will never die. I want a white one. Yes, badly spent money, but I really want a white one, and am holding out for a good deal. There is something besides that platform storage area, that makes the foldable one seem not as sturdy and immortal as the current one. I don't think I am interested at all, even if it does save space. ive seen them on occasion at TM. It’s rare I admit I mostly see the real one, but I know I saw one right after I bought mine elsewhere. ( thankfully for not a lot more ) and I know I saw one another time.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 25, 2019 22:42:28 GMT
LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE! Hey, I live in 40m²/430 sq ft so any space benefit is welcome for a craft supply. I just wish it was cheaper. The normal Big Shot is sold for quite a bit less. I fail to see why I should pay 100% more for a smaller version of it. Seriously, double the price. Meh. I'm not craving the extra bit of space that much. Sorry, Sizzix. You're being a little too greedy. #EuphemismAlert I know you have posted several times about your small space, but this is tiny! I go into IKEA where they show you how to live in 400 square feet and I just look in there and am amazed. I love how organized it is, but I just couldn't do it unless I had a 2,000 square foot sunroom! There are two of you in there, right? Can you be outside most of the year?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 26, 2019 0:00:59 GMT
LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE! Hey, I live in 40m²/430 sq ft so any space benefit is welcome for a craft supply. I know you have posted several times about your small space, but this is tiny! I go into IKEA where they show you how to live in 400 square feet and I just look in there and am amazed. I love how organized it is, but I just couldn't do it unless I had a 2,000 square foot sunroom! There are two of you in there, right? Can you be outside most of the year? Yep, two people! This is quite normal in old European cities. The price per m² is high and I live in the second most expensive region of France (Paris places first, of course). We've decided not to strain our finances and to live like a starting-out-in-life-in-your-twenties couple for the time being. Neither of us has any kind of debt (or ever has had) but luckily, we're in the heart of a big city. We can walk to anything important to our lifestyle: restaurants and bistros, cafés, bakeries, small inner city grocery stores, movie theatre, several parks, etc. We're also just two minutes walking from several public transport stops. One is literally under 30 seconds away from our building's front door. The city is our garden and playground. It's a Mediterranean harbour so we can just walk off public transport right in front of the sea as well. The key is the amount of stuff before organisation (although IKEA won't tell you that in their small living showrooms). I don't like organisational boxes and under-the-furniture drawers much so it's an extra incentive not to accumulate stuff (tiny scrap stash stored in my IKEA wardrobe ). And to accept that there is barely any space in the bathroom or kitchen. We have literally one kitchen cupboard to fit everything and a small under-the-counter fridge. I dry my hair and do my makeup in our living room. I scrap sitting on the floor at our (small, obviously) coffee table. Half of our books are stored in the bedroom. We have an antique chair collection hanging from the (high) ceiling. Etc. It can be done and not feel restrictive or confined. Oh, and you have got to really like living in immediate proximity with your SO. If our everyday habits or routines clashed, it'd be hell. Here's an example of a Parisian flat with the exact same square footage, slightly lower ceiling height but comparable volume of furniture versus free space as ours. Our dream is to eventually move into a better insulated place that is around 50-55m²/540-590 sq ft. I shan't dare tell you we're on the top floor of a building without a lift (elevator). Extra money saved. Who said millennials were inconsequential spenders?
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 26, 2019 0:09:49 GMT
I know you have posted several times about your small space, but this is tiny! I go into IKEA where they show you how to live in 400 square feet and I just look in there and am amazed. I love how organized it is, but I just couldn't do it unless I had a 2,000 square foot sunroom! There are two of you in there, right? Can you be outside most of the year? Yep, two people! This is quite normal in old European cities. The price per m² is high and I live in the second most expensive region of France (Paris places first, of course). We've decided not to strain our finances and to live like a starting-out-in-life-in-your-twenties couple for the time being. Neither of us has any kind of debt (or ever has had) but luckily, we're in the heart of a big city. We can walk to anything important to our lifestyle: restaurants and bistros, cafés, bakeries, small inner city grocery stores, movie theatre, several parks, etc. We're also just two minutes walking from several public transport stops. One is literally under 30 seconds away from our building's front door. The city is our garden and playground. It's a Mediterranean harbour so we can just walk off public transport right in front of the sea as well. The key is the amount of stuff before organisation (although IKEA won't tell you that in their small living showrooms). I don't like organisational boxes and under-the-furniture drawers much so it's an extra incentive not to accumulate stuff (tiny scrap stash stored in my IKEA wardrobe ). And to accept that there is barely any space in the bathroom or kitchen. We have literally one kitchen cupboard to fit everything and a small under-the-counter fridge. I dry my hair and do my makeup in our living room. I scrap sitting on the floor at our (small, obviously) coffee table. Half of our books are stored in the bedroom. We have an antique chair collection hanging from the (high) ceiling. Etc. It can be done and not feel restrictive or confined. Oh, and you have got to really like living in immediate proximity with your SO. If our everyday habits or routines clashed, it'd be hell. Here's an example of a Parisian flat with the exact same square footage, slightly lower ceiling height but comparable volume of furniture versus free space as ours. Our dream is to eventually move into a better insulated place that is around 50-55m²/540-590 sq ft. I shan't dare tell you we're on the top floor of a building without a lift (elevator). Extra money saved. Who said millennials were inconsequential spenders? We stayed in Paris in 2005 for a week and I loved the architecture and city. I loved how you could walk for two minutes and find a subway/bus station. That being said, our hotel room was actually quite large for what I imagined it would be. There were four of us and it had three beds. I remember thinking it was old, but quite charming. There was a rickety old elevator and we ate in the basement. I think the temps in Paris are pretty similar to where I live. I remember looking at the weather forecast everyday for months and noticing they were usually 5-7 degrees different from us.
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Post by lynne on Jul 26, 2019 0:10:06 GMT
i have a CB right now and the only thing i don't like about it is the handle that sticks out. this folding big shot solved that problem but i don't think it's enough to make me buy it just for the folding handle. now, if the price comes down and i decide to ditch my CB, i would get this. The handle of the cuttlebug can fold in when not in use.
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Post by cardsbycara on Jul 26, 2019 4:30:32 GMT
LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE, LESS SPACE! Hey, I live in 40m²/430 sq ft so any space benefit is welcome for a craft supply. I just wish it was cheaper. The normal Big Shot is sold for quite a bit less. I fail to see why I should pay 100% more for a smaller version of it. Seriously, double the price. Meh. I'm not craving the extra bit of space that much. Sorry, Sizzix. You're being a little too greedy. #EuphemismAlert Exaxtement!! It seems exorbitant for the folding functionality!! 🤷♀️
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Post by flatfish on Jul 27, 2019 1:50:32 GMT
Some TM still have the BS for $50.
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Post by steakgoddess on Jul 28, 2019 7:25:44 GMT
i have a CB right now and the only thing i don't like about it is the handle that sticks out. this folding big shot solved that problem but i don't think it's enough to make me buy it just for the folding handle. now, if the price comes down and i decide to ditch my CB, i would get this. The handle of the cuttlebug can fold in when not in use. Depends on how old your CB is. Mine does not fold in.
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