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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 12, 2016 16:06:23 GMT
We finally opened the box and I have to admit that it was anti-climatic and we were slightly disappointed. Most items were just not our style. There was only one thing that we were excited about and it was a Stampers Anonymous (TH) set of 6 blueprint stamps.
There was also 13 rolls of washi, 10 Memory Box dies, a La-La Land die, SSS succulent outline die ( but no stamp to go with it), 6 wood block stamps (two butterflys, a bug, "je 'taime", "special delivery", and a swirly dot patterns), a bottle of ink refill, wooden flower cut outs, KP and BG stickers, SSS stacked Simon terrier dog stamp, a pack of 4 small canvas bases (i guess so you can cover them with coordinating paper?), a 12 x 12 pad of Core-dinations paper, and their Nov 2012 card kit.
We each took what we wanted and will pass on the rest to other crafty friends. And we will work on the card kit together.
Sorry I can't post the photo, but I broke my laptop 😠and I can't get to my photo bucket account.
The anticipation was fun but if I get the chance I will be passing on future mystery boxes.
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 12, 2016 16:14:25 GMT
We finally opened the box and I have to admit that it was anti-climatic and we were slightly disappointed.  Most items were just not our style.  There was only one thing that we were excited about and it was a Stampers Anonymous (TH) set of 6 blueprint stamps.  There was also 13 rolls of washi, 10 Memory Box dies, a La-La Land die, SSS succulent outline die ( but no stamp to go with it), 6 wood block stamps (two butterflys, a bug, "je 'taime", "special delivery", and a swirly dot patterns), a bottle of ink refill, wooden flower cut outs, KP and BG stickers, SSS stacked Simon terrier dog stamp, a pack of 4 small canvas bases (i guess so you can cover them with coordinating paper?), a 12 x 12 pad of Core-dinations paper, and their Nov 2012 card kit. We each took what we wanted and will pass on the rest to other crafty friends.  And we will work on the card kit together. Sorry I can't post the photo, but I broke my laptop 😠and I can't get to my photo bucket account.  The anticipation was fun but if I get the chance I will be passing on future mystery boxes.  Awwww...this was one I passed on and was relieved. I know it must have been a good value for the money, but anti-climatic would have been how it felt for me, too. Thank you for letting us all know! |
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Post by nicolep on Dec 12, 2016 16:32:21 GMT
Oh man, that's a bummer.  |
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Post by grammadee on Dec 12, 2016 16:57:57 GMT
That's too bad. Hope you find some scrappy friends who DO feel excited about thses goodies. This is why I don't usually order surprise packages. Its bad enough when the stuff I can SEE on line does not come up to what I imagined it would be |
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Post by anniefb on Dec 12, 2016 17:52:39 GMT
Ugh that's too bad. Glad you got a few things you liked and hope you find someone who appreciates the rest. Glad I didn't go for this box. I'm always wary about mystery items!
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Post by freeatlast on Dec 12, 2016 18:14:27 GMT
Thanks for giving us a review of the mystery box. I'm sorry there wasn't much to your liking.
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Post by gale w on Dec 12, 2016 18:38:59 GMT
We finally opened the box and I have to admit that it was anti-climatic and we were slightly disappointed. Most items were just not our style. There was only one thing that we were excited about and it was a Stampers Anonymous (TH) set of 6 blueprint stamps. There was also 13 rolls of washi, 10 Memory Box dies, a La-La Land die, SSS succulent outline die ( but no stamp to go with it), 6 wood block stamps (two butterflys, a bug, "je 'taime", "special delivery", and a swirly dot patterns), a bottle of ink refill, wooden flower cut outs, KP and BG stickers, SSS stacked Simon terrier dog stamp, a pack of 4 small canvas bases (i guess so you can cover them with coordinating paper?), a 12 x 12 pad of Core-dinations paper, and their Nov 2012 card kit. We each took what we wanted and will pass on the rest to other crafty friends. And we will work on the card kit together. Sorry I can't post the photo, but I broke my laptop 😠and I can't get to my photo bucket account. The anticipation was fun but if I get the chance I will be passing on future mystery boxes. I'm sorry it was a bummer. The part I bolded-I don't get it. What is the point of the dies without the stamps? Just like their Die-cember deals. They were giving away crazy birds and crazy things dies with every $100+ order but those dies are useless if you don't own the stamp sets. And chances are, people who have bought the sets already have the dies. |
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Dec 12, 2016 18:42:57 GMT
This is exactly what has me leery of ordering mystery boxes!!! The only time I took a chance was with October afternoon. I knew I would love everything!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Dec 12, 2016 19:10:12 GMT
I'm sorry it wasn't as good as hoped for! Thank you for sharing  |
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 13, 2016 2:10:33 GMT
It kind of reminds me of the last Basic Grey box. I had watched YouTube videos of previous years and found them to be amazing. I order two so I can have free shipping and wait excitedly. They arrive and I was so extremely let down. I couldn't even find the value for the price paid. It almost made me swear off warehouse boxes for good. I have done multiple since then and was pleased, but it makes me much more wary of who I'll order one from!
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Post by artisticscrapper on Dec 13, 2016 4:01:58 GMT
FRom your description I'm pretty sure I would have been disappointed too. At least you did find some stuff you could use
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 13, 2016 13:50:20 GMT
Sorry you were disappointed.
My scrappy dollars are few and far between. I could never take the risk of spending them on a mystery box, because I'm almost sure I'd be disappointed.
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Post by jtmom on Dec 14, 2016 12:37:51 GMT
Sorry to hear this. I was kind of afraid this is how the box would be.
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