POLL: Do you have (papercrafting) FOMO?

If I get fomo it's usually due to not being able to go to a crop because I have something else planned.

Good question. I think the whole industry is now set up on the Costco model--if you don't grab it when you see it then it will be gone forever.

Manufacturers are set up to produce one run of each collection. When that collection is sold out, it won't be restocked. LSS's are afraid to stock too much of anything for fear of it staying in the inventory too long. Popular things are snapped up before I can get to town.

I forget which retreat we discussed earlier this month sold out in less than TWO MINUTES on line!

Last week MFT brought a die set "out of the vault" and it sold out before I even knew I "needed" it.

My email is full of "ACT NOW!" and "SALE ENDING TONIGHT" messages.

So often I feel that if I don't act now I will miss out on the great product or super low price. And *sometimes* I act on that fear and order immediately. Most times I am delighted to receive that happy mail when it gets here. But truthfully that product I HAD to have stays neglected in its packaging waiting for a time I a) am scrapping or cardmaking with that theme and b)I can remember where I put that new had-to-have item ...

I have been known to succumb to a really good sale - but I'm REALLY REALLY trying to only buy the items I know I will love from brands and designers I trust. I have learned over the years what I will use and what will sit in my stash.

I do attend some crops and classes with friends that I probably wouldn't go to on my own, or spend the money on, but the group experience is worth something and I don't want to miss out on the group activity.

My FOMO is usually clearance boxes. I try not to buy them, no matter how great the deals are. But, then you guys post what you got...

I would agree with grammadee about the model...buy it now or it is gone forever. I have spent a lot of time tracking down retired product (ahem, Basic Grey and Sassafras Lass), so I have a bad habit of if I like it I buy it, even if I don't have a use for it right now. I have gone through most of my old stash and I still like the bulk of the product, so I don't have much guilt but I also need to practice more careful management of my stash.

I am lucky to have a close friend that I scrap with, so I don't feel too much FOMO with respect to crops. If we don't go together, I know that we will usually make it up with some scrappy time together. With respect to classes, I recognize that I don't usually keep up, so I have enough archived content to keep me happy...if only I felt the same about my paper "archive"

This is me too. Ali’s DD, Halloween and WITL gave me FOMO.

When Shimelle released her recent collection, I had FOMO. I’m glad I have it but I probably could have calmed down and bought later.

I wonder if there’s something about having a recognizable spokesperson who hypes a collection that then fuels my FOMO?

That's a parasocial relationship - which does amplify FOMO, because you trust the person you've seen and spent a lot of time with, even though they know nothing about the audience.  It's another psychological exploit that companies use to push their product. 

The main FOMO I have is for in-person crops. We don't have any in my area, and I don't know anyone in real life who scrapbooks. I've done online crops, but I feel awkward doing them, especially when it seems like the other people already know each other.

In terms of products, I sometimes have regrets if I've skipped over something that is useful. I don't regret passing up kits that aren't my style, and I don't need too much of anything--so even though 49 & Market is my jam, I don't need every collection. I don't know if this is FOMO or not, but I made sure to preorder the AE "Joy" stamp because it's one I know I will use often. I'm trying to be more intentional with my purchasing because I don't want to leave behind a lot of junk for my children to deal with someday.

In general, no fomo.

Specifically, I don't do social media from my phone at all. So I have to wait until I get home to my desktop computer.
If there's message board drama happening, and I am away from home >> at work....I can't wait to get home and catch up on the message board posts....especially if there is a current drama happening. I have to be "in the know" about it. 

Not so much anymore because I don't buy much scrappy stuff these days, at least not new. I pick up things thrifting or on marketplace. I probably wouldn't have felt fomo if I hadn't learned about the $3 stamp sale echo park had a few weeks ago (never promoted it on their fb, only in email and with a drop down on their website) until too late. Disappointed? Yeah. Fomo? Not really. I am very happy with the 17 stamp sets I got for around $55 w/tax, though.

I do feel that way with hobbies I'm actively invested in, to a degree. I tend to buy diamond paintings only on sale and not even a limited release could get me to pay full price...but this week I ended up overpaying for some brand new jigsaw puzzles because of them being limited (reproduction will happen but not with the logos for the organization they made them for and I kinda want the logos and to not wait 6+ months) because their website was having issues...but I complained and they gave me a satisfactory resolution. The 3 puzzles from this limited run cost me what I spend on thrifted puzzles in probably 3+ months as most of the puzzles I buy are between $1.24 and $2.49 (except the $700 one I found new open box on marketplace for $100 a couple of weeks ago...yes, I had FOMO with that one because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity).

If I were still regularly involved in the community, my answers would probably be different.

I don’t know if it’s FOMO, but I definitely keep my eyes and ears open for paper crafting events that let me use what I have.

I don’t know anyone local that’s still a paper crafter so online events and crops are the only places I find people in that community.

Maybe I have FOMO of missing the opportunity to find scrappy community wherever I can?

Always have fomo - can’t buy so many collections and from so many sites due to never getting free postage and/or postage costs being so ridiculous that it’s not worth placing an order in the first place. $60 postage for one Kelly purkey/paper person kit meant I never got to get any of the collections I loved so much as I just can’t justify that. Have had to curtail orders from citrus twist due to the postage costs which is awful as I love their stuff. Most manufacturers have items that relate to events that I am not a part of as I am living in another country - 4th July is a USA only holiday but so many items centre on it for July.
In a way though I think it’s good as it means I really have to like something to get it, but all the money I’ve wasted on postage over the years would just be so scary to calculate…

I absoultely have FOMO from a good instructor or youtube video...lots of times I will see them do something with a product I didn't think I needed and then the end result is so awesome I think, "OMG I have to have that!" Usually it's a stamp and die set.

Definitely do, lately for 49 and market collections.