jediannie
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Post by jediannie on May 10, 2022 20:41:23 GMT
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 10, 2022 20:45:15 GMT
Yep, have had the same issue with WRMK, unfortunately. I've learned to immediately "desticker" albums as soon as I get them. So sorry you're another victim of this!
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jediannie
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Post by jediannie on May 10, 2022 20:49:03 GMT
sleepingbooty - have you noticed if the "leather" easily scratches too? I lightly scratched one with my fingernail and the "leather" came off. These albums are truly garbage if they don't last more than 4 years without damage. If I lived in a humid area (I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area where we hardly ever get humidity or extreme temps) I'd understand but this is ridiculous.
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elljay
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Post by elljay on May 10, 2022 20:58:19 GMT
Oh no! That's awful  I'm so sorry that happened to your albums. I have several that have spots on the corners and top that have chipped away from me bumping them when I take them on and off the shelf. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 10, 2022 21:07:03 GMT
sleepingbooty - have you noticed if the "leather" easily scratches too? I lightly scratched one with my fingernail and the "leather" came off. These albums are truly garbage if they don't last more than 4 years without damage. If I lived in a humid area (I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area where we hardly ever get humidity or extreme temps) I'd understand but this is ridiculous. Yep, the outer layer of those pleather albums is really aging poorly for me, too. Very annoying (especially to replace those 6x12 ones, ugh). I no longer buy pleather albums now (although my Simple Stories have aged much better). I try to stick to fabric-covered chipboard whenever possible. It's been wildly disappointing. (I live in a dry Northern Mediterranean climate.) |
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Post by honeypea on May 10, 2022 21:11:57 GMT
Oh nooooo! 😥
I haven’t had this issue, but I always de sticker everything asap, because it’s always been a compulsion of mine.
I have several WRMK albums and they’ve all been great except the two kiwi ones I have - my earliest ones (circa 2012ish). Those ones are getting sticky, for lack of better description, on the bottom edge, where it rests on the shelf. The leather is deteriorated there, almost like it’s melted. I’m not sure if it’s the age, and my others will eventually do it too, or that color was problematic. I was living in a humid area at the time (and until 2015). We also had a cross country move, where they would have been in a scorching hot moving truck for about two weeks. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 10, 2022 22:03:57 GMT
I have several WRMK albums and they’ve all been great except the two kiwi ones I have Sigh. The kiwi green pleather is my worst offender (most of my 6x12 albums). My black 6x12 also aged poorly. My greige album from the modern colour release they had under the AC umbrella (along with the hot coral) is fine. |
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Post by infochick on May 10, 2022 22:04:24 GMT
Oh no! That is super disappointing--especially since albums are a huge investment. I know when I worked at an LSS we had metallic "leather" WRMK albums and there were huge issues with the stickers either pulling off the metallic finish or leaving a sticker shaped stain/discolouration on the album. I always de-sticker really quickly, but this is a reminder to be extra careful. I never did understand the need for them to put those huge stickers on the albums anyway. I really hope they make this right for you. Keep us posted.
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Post by 950nancy on May 11, 2022 3:24:15 GMT
I use Undo on them. Have had this happen on several different brands.
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Post by joblackford on May 11, 2022 4:40:38 GMT
Ugh, that's so infuriating and disappointing. I try to avoid everything made of vinyl or whatever "pleather" or vegan leather actually is. I hate to see things end up in the trash after getting some wear because, unlike real leather, vinyl just disintegrates. And it seems like too hot, too damp, too dry, too anything will ruin them. Not OK. Memory keeping albums by definition should last more than 4 years.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 11, 2022 8:19:26 GMT
I had a similar issue with those albums (different color, same company & time frame), except it wasn't the sticker, but the albums stuck to the shelf & when I picked them up, the "leather" came off.
I had sent an email at the time & received zero response.
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on May 11, 2022 12:07:03 GMT
Oh no! I have four of those WeRMemoryKeepers pleather albums for each grandkid packed away until I can fill them. I better check on them now! I will be mad if this happens!
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on May 11, 2022 12:40:52 GMT
This issue is good to know about. I have been debating on whether to switch from 12 by 12 to 8.5 by 11 or 9 by 12 (12 by 12 albums when full are heavy!) and can not make up my mind. 9 by 12 only seems to come in leather, so I guess that sways my decision towards 8.5 by 11...
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anniebeth24
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Post by anniebeth24 on May 11, 2022 12:51:35 GMT
Phew. Just ran upstairs and removed the large sticker on a navy blue 8.5x11 album. It came off smoothly.
Thanks for the heads up or I might have left it for a long while.
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Post by cmpeter on May 11, 2022 17:36:11 GMT
Oh…I would be so upset by that too! My LSS puts price stickers on patterned paper and I have learned the hard way to remove those ASAP or the paper tears. I do the same with my WRMK albums. So far no issues with the other “leather” issues mentioned. I have dozens…have been using them for well over a decade now. All of mine are black.
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jediannie
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Post by jediannie on May 11, 2022 22:07:24 GMT
I had sent an email at the time & received zero response. I was lucky, they responded and asked for more details and my address. I will be shocked if they actually replace them because I'm honestly not expecting them to do that. I just don't want them putting that sticker on there anymore. I'm sorry you didn't get a response, that's not good at all. |
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Post by lanena on May 12, 2022 13:08:14 GMT
Yes, that has happened to me as well. I'm looking for better alternatives, especially now that I'm moving into more pocket scrapping. My traditional 12X12 layouts are in Creative Memories bookcloth-covered albums. They are fairly expensive, but I started scrapbooking in 1998, and they are still as good as new. I recently bought a 9X12 album from scrapbook.com, and I'm hoping it doesn't fall apart on me.
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Kerri W
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Post by Kerri W on May 12, 2022 15:49:56 GMT
I had a similar issue with those albums (different color, same company & time frame), except it wasn't the sticker, but the albums stuck to the shelf & when I picked them up, the "leather" came off. I've had this problem as well. Mostly with my red albums...I have several shelves with the red remnants stuck to them. I also have a light blue one from very early on that just completely fell apart. Spine came out, rings broke, "leather" disintegrated. That particular album got very little "use" so we didn't do anything to cause the issues. |
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Post by karensay on May 12, 2022 17:25:46 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. I have very few WRMK albums, but mostly CTMH linen PB and a few CM albums which I have purchased in the past year or so.
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jediannie
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Post by jediannie on May 12, 2022 19:40:18 GMT
Good news! They said they will replace them! I'll let you all know when I get them and I will for sure take any stickers off immediately.  |
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Post by kmage on May 12, 2022 19:53:45 GMT
Good news! They said they will replace them! I'll let you all know when I get them and I will for sure take any stickers off immediately. That is great! Honestly from an archival perspective, I don't think they should be selling memory keeping albums that fail that way. |
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Post by scrapperal on May 12, 2022 20:22:52 GMT
I just checked my last two new WRMK albums. One has a paper band and the other has a paper band with stickers on the inside, which I just removed. Whew! I appreciate the heads up.
On a side note, I just tossed my ScrapWorks fake leather album. If you don't remember those, it was like box, every heavy. All the corners were cracking and flaking so it was time for it to go.
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Post by dewryce on May 13, 2022 20:18:41 GMT
I’m so sorry that happened to you! These are the albums I finally decided on so I appreciate the notice that it happens.
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jediannie
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Post by jediannie on May 30, 2022 21:28:13 GMT
UPDATE: They sent me 4 new albums! I learned my lesson and took the stickers off right away. Great job to American Crafts for having great customer service!  |
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Post by scrappyem on May 30, 2022 23:24:56 GMT
Wow, that's impressive. Glad they did that for you!
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Post by SnoopyFan on May 31, 2022 0:43:42 GMT
Wow! That's awesome!
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Post by grammadee on May 31, 2022 5:02:54 GMT
Good news! They said they will replace them! I'll let you all know when I get them and I will for sure take any stickers off immediately.  Great news! I have had sticker issues in the past, but more that the sticker itself comes apart leaving its backing firmly glued to the album. I have been able to slowly soak them off with a cloth and warm water but it’s a nuisance. |
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Post by mikklynn on May 31, 2022 11:20:25 GMT
That is a great resolution. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by cmpeter on May 31, 2022 17:49:55 GMT
That is great customer service. Thank you for the update!
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on May 31, 2022 18:35:56 GMT
That's great!!!
I find there's a certain amount of irony that these stickers are hard to get off when they are meant to but their scrappy stickers need to be glued onto projects.
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It's so irritating because now I have 4 albums that look like they got hit with a weed wacker. Have any of you had this issue? I can probably recover them, using fabric or maybe some other type of material but I don't want to have to do that. I did send an email to American Crafts but I'm not expecting anything from them since these albums are 4+ years old. I've attached photos of the torn leather on the albums.
It's so irritating because now I have 4 albums that look like they got hit with a weed wacker. Have any of you had this issue? I can probably recover them, using fabric or maybe some other type of material but I don't want to have to do that. I did send an email to American Crafts but I'm not expecting anything from them since these albums are 4+ years old. I've attached photos of the torn leather on the albums.
I'm so sorry that happened to your albums. I have several that have spots on the corners and top that have chipped away from me bumping them when I take them on and off the shelf. 
