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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 6, 2019 2:46:03 GMT
I signed up for Jan-Dec 2018 and canceled after I received Jan 2019. I enjoyed my sub and the $10 price point was spot on. However there is so much repetition between the stamp, cards, and chipboard that I decided not to continue. Now I’m really happy with the price increase.
My only sub currently is KP. I find it hard to quit her.
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Post by cbscrapper on Mar 6, 2019 4:00:15 GMT
I signed up for Jan-Dec 2018 and canceled after I received Jan 2019. I enjoyed my sub and the $10 price point was spot on. However there is so much repetition between the stamp, cards, and chipboard that I decided not to continue. Now I’m really happy with the price increase. My only sub currently is KP. I find it hard to quit her. This! I did a year and then quit after I got Jan 2019 too. The repetition within a kit was too much. Glad I dropped with these changes.
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Post by kaybree on Mar 6, 2019 4:06:18 GMT
I am really annoyed about this. The price just hiked for me from $11.99 to $13.99 (Canadian shipping), and now I’ll be paying $17.99. So yeah, 50% increase for some phrase stickers and a stupid giant 4” cloud that won’t even fit in a 3x4 pocket.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 6, 2019 7:07:48 GMT
Not a subber, but woof. Word phrase stickers are one of my least favorite embellishments, so I would be very disappointed to see these every month. I know AE and others love them, though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 10:34:50 GMT
julie5 $13.99/12 month, $15.99 6 month, $17.99 month to month! This is pricey when you factor in $4 shipping for internationals. 22 dollars for a one month sub. Not worth it IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 11:15:45 GMT
I can't imagine anyone asked for more in that kit,otherwise it becomes like the story kit...i think adding the extra embellies was just their way to increase the cost without totally pissing off their customers....
I mean really, a sticker sheet and a few wood veneers...what do those cost them to produce....50 cents or something even less....and of course super light so they don't make them change packing/shipping weight.
We used to get packs of wood veneers in the old sc pl kits, not just 4 or 5 pieces.
I'm already subbed to the story kit and stamp and I agree the stamp is over priced, but I do that to get the digital. I was on the fence about cancelling the sbtm but held off because I like the upcoming kits esp fall, but now it's time to cancel. I don't need more embellies and stickers
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Post by loveslabradors on Mar 6, 2019 11:46:00 GMT
i think adding the extra embellies was just their way to increase the cost without totally pissing off their customers.... I mean really, a sticker sheet and a few wood veneers...what do those cost them to produce....50 cents or something even less....and of course super light so they don't make them change packing/shipping weight. Agree 100%
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Post by lasteve1 on Mar 6, 2019 12:40:57 GMT
So a sticker sheet every month April is going to have cloud wood veneers. The clouds are pretty worthless to me. But sticker sheet would probably be useful. Where is this posted on Facebook? I can’t find it!
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Post by pancakes on Mar 6, 2019 13:50:09 GMT
So a sticker sheet every month April is going to have cloud wood veneers. The clouds are pretty worthless to me. But sticker sheet would probably be useful. Where is this posted on Facebook? I can’t find it! It was in Craft the Story but I can’t find it anymore either. Maybe they deleted it
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 13:56:28 GMT
It's been le drama with my mama (again). Update in the crop thread. TL;DR My mother had an(other) accident two weeks ago. Bedridden, leg cast, etc. I've been travelling back and forth non stop to help out. Which has kicked of my allergies big time due to cleaning their house which has several kitties which my body registers as dangerous creatures. Exhausted x exhausted. Have not tasted a taste or been able to wear mascara in ten days. This is torture for a French gal. I only live for food, wine and a daily lick of mascara. Just catching up on this thread. So sorry, dear. Hope the past few days have given your mom's health much improvement.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 14:09:11 GMT
So is the price change only for new subscriptions? Surely they can't up the price after you've already subscribed at an agreed price, without at least letting you out of your subscription?
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Post by mom on Mar 6, 2019 14:10:54 GMT
So is the price change only for new subscriptions? Surely they can't up the price after you've already subscribed at an agreed price, without at least letting you out of your subscription? The email says you can cancel your sub for free.
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Post by nicolep on Mar 6, 2019 14:44:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 14:55:50 GMT
Well that was cool. I've been on the fence for some time about wanting to cancel my SBTM kit but because I felt it was good value for money, it was hard to let go and I generally liked the kits + the upcoming ones. Jacking up the price 40% in return for a sticker sheet and a handful of embellies made the decision easy for me.
I'm glad as I wanted to reduce my spending with Inked.
I cancelled now rather than wait to see what the stickers/clouds would be like. I am sure the 1st month they are very nice, but I just don't need to spend an extra $4 on those things and I didn't want to get sucked into just going along with it.
I feel good too, because I dropped my KP kit at the end of last year, but I have picked up LLP's mini kits from time to time. So saving the $10 on the SBTM can go to those.
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Post by caspad on Mar 6, 2019 15:14:22 GMT
Cards that don’t say STORY on them.
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Post by sneakylatina on Mar 6, 2019 15:37:04 GMT
Ali's subscription numbers must be flat or declining. This is not going to help. Inked really knows how to take a good thing and ruin it.
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Post by mich5481 on Mar 6, 2019 15:43:21 GMT
She shut the thread down, but not without saying they could no longer offer the kits at the current price. đź‘Ž I'm staying until I get the December kit, and then I'm out. Guess I'll only have KP after a while!
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Post by mom on Mar 6, 2019 15:43:28 GMT
And now Ali has closed commenting on that FB post. Go figure.
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Post by mom on Mar 6, 2019 15:44:46 GMT
She shut the thread down, but not without saying they could no longer offer the kits at the current price. đź‘Ž I'm staying until I get the December kit, and then I'm out. Guess I'll only have KP after a while! Ah yes. The real reason why they upped the price. It wasn't because people wanted more. It was because they weren't making enough profit.
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Post by sneakylatina on Mar 6, 2019 15:48:56 GMT
She shut the thread down, but not without saying they could no longer offer the kits at the current price. đź‘Ž I'm staying until I get the December kit, and then I'm out. Guess I'll only have KP after a while! Ah yes. The real reason why they upped the price. It wasn't because people wanted more. It was because they weren't making enough profit. Absolutely. There's no way to pretend it isn't about profit, but you would think they would grow it INTENTIONALLY to steal a word from Ali, rather than half-assedly, to steal the MO from Inked.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 15:51:31 GMT
"It wasn't because people wanted more. "
That was so classic!!! Ink always says that to justify their changes and it's rubbish. I'd respect them more if they were upfront about why the changed the price.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 6, 2019 15:52:08 GMT
Probably a way to counter the fact that shipping is included and shipping rates (likely even for business rates) went up again...some by quite a bit. I still think it's not a terrible value at the 12 month rate because 3x4 stamps generally go for $10 most places anyway. I was just looking at the summer kits yesterday and I'm really looking forward to them. The price increase sucks but I'm not willing to let go until I see how the next few months go with the extras.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 15:59:27 GMT
Probably a way to counter the fact that shipping is included and shipping rates (likely even for business rates) went up again...some by quite a bit. I still think it's not a terrible value at the 12 month rate because 3x4 stamps generally go for $10 most places anyway. I was just looking at the summer kits yesterday and I'm really looking forward to them. The price increase sucks but I'm not willing to let go until I see how the next few months go with the extras. I bet a lot of subbers already get story and stamp kit. I'm already paying for shipping for those ....so to me shipping doesn't justify it. Maybe if a subber only get a sbtm
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 6, 2019 16:02:09 GMT
Probably a way to counter the fact that shipping is included and shipping rates (likely even for business rates) went up again...some by quite a bit. I still think it's not a terrible value at the 12 month rate because 3x4 stamps generally go for $10 most places anyway. I was just looking at the summer kits yesterday and I'm really looking forward to them. The price increase sucks but I'm not willing to let go until I see how the next few months go with the extras. I bet a lot of subbers already get story and stamp kit. I'm already paying fir shipping for those ....so to me shipping doesn't justify it. Maybe if a s7bber only get a sbtm Which is me. I don't sub to her other kits because they lack value. I don't need the class content. I would much have preferred the price increase come with a 4x6 stamp but then the stamp sub people would then wonder why they're paying $20 for the same size stamp set.
I'm at the 12 month rate (as far as I know that will continue until I cancel) so if I cancel now and decide the value is still there, I will have to commit longer term again AND as hard as it was to commit when it was truly an amazing value, I probably wouldn't be able to commit again even if I really loved the kits.
I also don't mind word stickers...I've never finished a sheet, but they are useful additions to how I do PL.
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Post by karinec on Mar 6, 2019 16:51:10 GMT
She shut the thread down, but not without saying they could no longer offer the kits at the current price. đź‘Ž I'm staying until I get the December kit, and then I'm out. Guess I'll only have KP after a while! Ah yes. The real reason why they upped the price. It wasn't because people wanted more. It was because they weren't making enough profit. My thoughts exactly.
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Post by mrsshampoo on Mar 6, 2019 17:06:26 GMT
Wow, even the fan girls didn’t come to the rescue on that thread about the price increase!
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Post by scrappydo on Mar 6, 2019 18:17:00 GMT
I am really annoyed about this. The price just hiked for me from $11.99 to $13.99 (Canadian shipping), and now I’ll be paying $17.99. So yeah, 50% increase for some phrase stickers and a stupid giant 4” cloud that won’t even fit in a 3x4 pocket. For me, it becomes closer to $25 a month. Adding a sheet of stickers and a few annoying shapes that I don't need simply does not come up to that value. I only sub to this... and I've been reluctant to quit. With this, I'm done.
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Post by dudleypippen on Mar 6, 2019 18:24:13 GMT
I thought the entire spirit of SBTM sub was that it was a bare bones, very basic kit. Adding more stuff to it doesn’t seem to be what most people wanted out of it. If I hadn’t already I would be cancelling now.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 6, 2019 19:13:54 GMT
I think it would benefit them to maybe consider a word sticker and an alpha sticker as a standard AND THEN add the extra 'filler' embellishment. Neither of my 2 kit subs come with an alpha standard and that would be one thing I would be less inclined to complain about. That is probably my favorite element of the KP kits.
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Post by scrappydo on Mar 6, 2019 19:32:49 GMT
So we know giving feedback why we're cancelling the SBTM sub is going to go nowhere.... in response to my expression of disappointment and how there was no value after the 40% hike even with the unwanted and far less the 40% extra product value, I received a super chirpy "sure, happy to assist" canned response. Ugh.
I never thought I'd be glad to be out of an AliE sub!
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