Jennifer McGuire's favourite things videos

I watched the first one (Stamps) last night. Be prepared because it's long, like 47 minutes long. There were only a two or three sets that I would like and they were already on my wish list.

I'm sure that whatever she suggests will sell out quick!

I always give a fist-pump when I already own something she recommends. LOL!

I just bought a bunch of scrap stuff during Black Friday sales so I’m tapped out for a while. It doesn’t mean I can’t expand my wish list though.

Oh so do I, but I'm not out there recommending them (with a plan to profit off of that recommendation).  Especially when there are a few new companies being recommended.  Even if you know the owner of company, it seems a little less than genuine to recommend something because you know the person but know nothing of the quality of the product.  Eh.  Call me a cynic.  Call me worse if you want, lol. 

She's a great enabler

She has enabled me a lot in the past, but this year I'm on a freeze. Also, there are just so many products in the videos. It seems like the videos are more a list of products she likes than her favorites. I fast forwarded the sentiment stamps. I am a card maker, but I have a lot of sentiment stamps already. Plus I make Christmas, birthday, anniversary, and occasionally sympathy cards. I have never given a "Hey Friend" card and she went through a lot of those. I also fast forwarded the nesting dies. It got a bit repetitive. Maybe I just need to do some stash busting and wait a year or two before I watch more.

For me personally, this isn't weird. When the items being featured are stamps and dies from companies you've bought from before, it's safe to assume that their quality is on par with all their other previous stamps and dies you've had experience with, which means it's less about how the item performs than if the design appeals to you. I know myself and my crafting style well enough that when I come across something I think I'll use the heck out of, I'll definitely call it a favorite even if I haven't gotten the chance to use it yet. JM makes so many cards that she probably knows even more what she will and won't enjoy. I will say that I think this method only works for stamps and dies. If she did the same thing with tools or die cut machines, it would be disingenuous because those items are only useful if they perform well, which you can only tell once you've used them a lot.

I also have to say that I appreciate how she tries to be very inclusive of so many companies, instead of sticking to the really well-known companies like MFT, SSS and Lawn Fawn, for example. I bet that for some of the lesser-known companies, being featured on her list is huge in terms of marketing exposure.

let me preface by saying i haven't watched any of her videos about favorites and actually haven't watched any video of hers in many years; however i'm aware of her (and remember her from the old days when she scrapbooked and her last name was still Ditz).

my feeling is, with the rampant product shilling by these "scrap celebs", if you are saying something is your favorite, you need to have used it and you should also provide a sample of something you made with it that shows why it's your favorite. otherwise it comes off as "they're paying me to say this." JMO of course

I stopped following her when she posted on IG how she always carries singles when she travels for the homeless people and photographed her son giving someone a dollar.

I have a problem with that because:

There are so many wonderful organizations to help those in need.
One dollar is like spitting on someone.
Sharing that you gave is gross.
Telling your son to smile with the homeless person with his dollar to give us gross.

She’s so g-d damn entitled that it makes me sick. So whatever stamps she’s using is the last thing I give a shit about.

Signed, former homeless person.

I agree with all of the above about the homeless, except for one thing. What's wrong with giving a dollar to a homeless person? How is that "like spitting on them"? I do this (and more, which I won't go into) every day. I'd hate to think that I'm "spitting" on people, or that that's how it's perceived.

As for Jennifer M., she is very entitled. I think what she did is tacky, insensitive, and opportunistic. With all her "throw kindness around like confetti" platitudes, she really is clueless about the real world. Yes, we should be kind, but not so that we can brag about it and post it all over social media. And including her kids just makes it worse. SMH. I stopped following her a few months ago because of that superior attitude and all the bragging about new houses and how perfect her family and life are.

Money is far more useful to charities like food banks than actual food.  They can make your dollar do the work of 5-10$.  It's better than buying things at the grocery store and donating that, or the pre-made bags of 'donation food' some of them offer.  Some less scrupulous grocery stores use that tactic to get rid of stock that's old or slow moving.  Food banks can buy exactly what they need with money, and the logistics are far more efficient.