Simple Stories Silhouette cut files

I have noticed several designers have stopped creating files for Silhouette, even though they keep their older designs available for sale in the Silhouette Design Store. Fortunately, new designers pop up regularly, but I still wish some of my favorites who stopped designing would come back.

I suspect that designers have to provide a minimum number of cutting files every month. For some people, that could be just too much. For companies like Simple Stories, though, they might suspect that Silhouette owners pay less for the cutting file versions of their designs than for the products bought online or in a store, especially if those who buy their designs have a subscription. I pay about 8 cents per design on average with my sub. A sheet of the printed designs costs me far less, even including ink costs, than to buy multiple sheets of designs that I like in the store. However, since I no longer have any LSS, the print and cut files are helpful. I mostly shop my stash and use Silhouette designs to supplement.