Nope, not hoarding! JA .20/sheet-anyone else going crazy?

If you love it and you can afford it buy it. I'd have a hard time not buying if I was there in vacation we'd never get a deal like that here in Canada.

I understand - my scrapbooking budget is fairly small and .20/sheet is such a good price. We don't have a Joanns here - there's one in the city but I only go if we're already there, not a special trip (it's about an hour away).

I have a certain amount of space set aside for paper - more space than I honestly need but still limited. When that space is full, I don't shop, no matter how good the deal or how awesome the paper is. When that space is full, I need to scrap not shop.

I like choices but I need to not have SO many choices that I become paralysed with indecision. I need my scrap space to be neat and organised or I can't scrap. Too much stuff makes it so I can't scrap - either through indecision or because it makes my space overflow and become messy.

Right now? I shopped quite a bit* a couple of weeks ago and my paper storage is full. So I'm scrapping not buying.


*as we all define 'quite a bit' differently - I bought 3 pads of cardstock, 4 pads of paper and a dozen sheets of paper/cardstock over three shopping trips. I spent under $50 in all. For me, that's quite a lot and it'll probably be mid-late summer before I shop again - except for adhesive and albums.

Also, JoAnn has these kinds of sales all the time, so if you don't get something now, you'll have other chances.

Well I’ve gone back a few times to see if they stocked the new papers and I’ve spent $2 each time. I’m up to $8

I have enough paper, supplies, and tools to open a store. Is that enough? Too much?
I am preparing to attend all 3 days at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo the end of May.
I must keep the "store" stocked, even if I have no customers.

I just came from J’s. Didn’t buy any scrap paper but got $455 worth of fabric for $150. Their quilting fabric and fat quarters were 80%off!

Janet

These paper sales are when I stock up on my Bazzill cardstock and if I need patterned paper. I also get my glitter paper then for my Christmas cards  

When I hit these sales I’ve had my receipt end up several feet tall because I bought so much paper. I don’t worry about hoarding it as I’m getting more selective in what I buy. Last year I used a lot of it just on my Christmas cards since I made over 200. 

While I'd not shopped at Jo-Ann in about 3 years, I was unexpectedly nearby & stopped in yesterday. The paper racks were completely empty; there was no scrapbook paper - sheets or packs - anywhere in the store! The clerk claimed it was due to the sale & uncertain when they would be restocked. I was reminded the reason I'd not been in a Jo-Ann store in about 3 years...

ETA: Regarding hoarding, you have nothing to worry about. It's IMPOSSIBLE to have too much paper! 

I like Don's definition, especially since my craft area is a loft. There is no door to close.

I have more paper and supplies than I am likely to use in my lifetime, but that is mostly the fault of Tuesday Morning. I cannot resist their 25 sheet packs that allow me to use pretty paper with abandon. I can be as extravagant as I want. And I bought heavily at the sales when the LSS was closing.

Hoarding is being unwilling to use it or give it away. By that definition, I am definitely not a hoarder.

I moved from Virginia to Texas with my stash, and yes, I brought most of it. I had a pretty good idea that I would never live near any LSS again. The closest one is at least a forty minute drive, and the other two are even farther. The one that is the best is an hour and fifteen minute drive. I have made it there once. It was worth going to, since a friend was with me, which made it a great road trip, but I honestly have no need to buy anything more. I have been reorganizing my paper and card stock, and pulling some of the extra sheets to give to friends, because I am basically out of storage space for paper. I am also trying to be pickier even with the pretty papers that I find at TM.

I might need to buy adhesive eventually, maybe in a few years......

Yes, I like this.  I do both.

It's not hoarding if you use it. If you buy things you don't especially like just because it's on sale you're wasting your money/space. If you love it and it's something you'll use, and you can afford it (in terms of money and space) then no big deal. But there is such a thing as too much. When you hit that point depends on you and your habits. At some point having too much can be overwhelming (my tolerance for that is quite low). Or you realize you don't actually love the paper after you use the first 10 sheets.

There may not be these exact deals at Joann's in the future, but there are always sales, and new products coming out that you might want more.

I have no need or desire to stock up enough to scrapbook for a year because I know that there will be half a dozen new releases every year that I like as much as what's out now. But again, my tolerance for stocking up is low. I'm a much bigger fan of using things up - a never-ending struggle for me because even buying very little I have too much for my own preferences and habits.