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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 7, 2019 21:28:06 GMT
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Post by loveslabradors on Aug 8, 2019 12:34:14 GMT
I can't decide if the large amount of old inventory at high prices means her business is doing great, or if it's a sign of trouble. I'm guessing she's ordering larger quantities now and isn't picking up many new customers. At some point they'll HAVE to actually discount it, or throw it away.
I bought nothing. I used to buy so much when the sale prices were actually something to get excited over. Oh well.
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Post by julie5 on Aug 8, 2019 12:42:38 GMT
I can't decide if the large amount of old inventory at high prices means her business is doing great, or if it's a sign of trouble. I'm guessing she's ordering larger quantities now and isn't picking up many new customers. At some point they'll HAVE to actually discount it, or throw it away. I bought nothing. I used to buy so much when the sale prices were actually something to get excited over. Oh well. It’s definitely not because her business is doing great. She’s fallen into the same trap as SC: had a huge following with sellouts every month. So she raised her prices and started upping her ordering. And she’s almost priced herself out of the market, out of the SCRAP part of scrapbooking. And when stuff isn’t selling, you’re not doing well. That’s business 101.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Aug 8, 2019 12:54:52 GMT
Since going completely digital, I've stopped looking at Ali because her digital prices are ridiculous. She also walks that line of having a cohesive feeling to being boring because it does always look the same.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 8, 2019 13:27:22 GMT
I’ve only ever subscribed to SBTM due to the great price when it debuted. I’ve bought a few DD mini kits when they were on sale. I like her stuff, but it’s too expensive and her handwriting makes everything look the same. I quit SBTM after the first year due to so much repetition between the cards and stamps. Plus the price increase and addition of stuff I don’t need . Her sales are never enough of a price drop. I have a lot of disposable income for stuff like this, but I’m not throwing my money away.
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Post by mrsshampoo on Aug 8, 2019 13:49:01 GMT
I think I agree that the higher prices mean that Ali isn’t doing as well as she could, business wise. She has joined Project Life Obsessed on Facebook in an attempt to reach new customers. In the past, she has only interacted in her own groups, because that is all that she needed to do. AE really needs to wake up before Inked drives her business into the ground.
ETA: I also think that Ali surrounds herself with “yes people” much like BH, so there is no room for constructive criticism around pricing, designs, etc. Businesses only improve/thrive when they change with what their customer wants.
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Post by mom on Aug 8, 2019 15:57:51 GMT
I can't decide if the large amount of old inventory at high prices means her business is doing great, or if it's a sign of trouble. I'm guessing she's ordering larger quantities now and isn't picking up many new customers. At some point they'll HAVE to actually discount it, or throw it away.I bought nothing. I used to buy so much when the sale prices were actually something to get excited over. Oh well. Oh I wouldn't count on it - SC is still shilling sb kits that are YEARS (maybe 3-4?) old and still have them at 1/2 off.
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Post by linhaz on Aug 8, 2019 17:33:15 GMT
Ali is having a flash sale right now. Not really much of a sale... I agree. It's a bit disappointing to have Ali advertise it as "Prices range from 20%-75% off" when maybe only 1 or 2 items were 75% off and those sold out right away due to very limited quantities. 90% of the sale was 20% off already high costs so not much of a "SALE" at all. The one item I wanted I passed on b/c by the time you added shipping and taxes it was back to normal prices.
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Post by mom on Aug 8, 2019 21:45:18 GMT
Ali is on HSN on the 13th of Aug. Not sure the time yet, selling WITL kits from 2018.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 23:46:54 GMT
Its definitely a little disturbing to see yet another sale so soon after the last, with so much stuff and pricing that is not at all enticing ......I can't be bothered scrolling through all the stuff to maybe find an item that is maybe interesting. SC on repeat.
They'd be better off letting you create a wish list and then you can compare that wish list to the sale and see if there are any matches, or at least having some filters that allow you to search by category . Although by the time something is on "sale", I don't have that much of a desire for it.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 9, 2019 1:36:25 GMT
Ali is on HSN on the 13th of Aug. Not sure the time yet, selling WITL kits from 2018. I hope that's proven-popular stuff they decided to reprint in order to reach a new market rather than leftovers from the warehouse that should never have been ordered/printed in such large quantity... If it's the latter, I'm just shaking my head at how far Inked has come from the days of manipulating shoppers by never having enough. I can't say I liked that, but it worked. They were always scrambling to keep up with demand and (presumably) never had much left in the warehouse at the end of the month.
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Post by linhaz on Aug 9, 2019 2:01:39 GMT
Ali is on HSN on the 13th of Aug. Not sure the time yet, selling WITL kits from 2018. If you go to HSN and searc Ali Edwards it shows the 3 WITL items she will be selling.
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Post by pancakes on Aug 9, 2019 2:13:41 GMT
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Post by julie5 on Aug 10, 2019 21:04:34 GMT
View AttachmentAdd-ons for this month. The white thing at the top of the rainbow product is a paper pad. Super cute but I’m guessing this picture costs roughly $30 bucks. No thanks.
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Post by Citygirl on Aug 11, 2019 1:40:02 GMT
I don’t know what I was expecting but definitely not rainbows. This month might be a skip for me. We’ll see.
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Post by huskermom98 on Aug 11, 2019 2:12:54 GMT
I don’t know what I was expecting but definitely not rainbows. This month might be a skip for me. We’ll see. Same here, I've been looking forward to Play for a long time, but rainbows and this color scheme is not what I was hoping for. Need to stop looking forward to a theme because I'm always disappointed...still have a lot of the Adventure kit unused because of all of the pink.
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Post by BSideCrafter on Aug 11, 2019 4:49:58 GMT
The rainbows are really confusing. Maybe they match with the SBTM more than the Play kit. The wood veneers are really cool though. I've been looking forward to Play for a while. I'm really hoping it isn't full of pink as I have the same problem with the adventure kit from last year. I loved the theme, but all the pink was just not useful for me.
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Post by maryjo on Aug 12, 2019 16:57:13 GMT
Add-ons for this month. The white thing at the top of the rainbow product is a paper pad. Wait how are you all seeing it already?!! I am a subber and usually get an email or something.
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Post by mom on Aug 12, 2019 17:46:43 GMT
Add-ons for this month. The white thing at the top of the rainbow product is a paper pad. Wait how are you all seeing it already?!! I am a subber and usually get an email or something. She posts a sneak I the FB group a few days before the new kit comes out.
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Post by maryjo on Aug 12, 2019 18:43:44 GMT
Wait how are you all seeing it already?!! I am a subber and usually get an email or something. She posts a sneak I the FB group a few days before the new kit comes out. Ahhhh...thanks! This was going to be last kit before cancelling for good. I hope it’s better than the sneaks. I just separated all of my kits from her and I have plenty to use for awhile. They are a little too repetitive for me now.
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Post by Citygirl on Aug 13, 2019 15:39:50 GMT
I actually think the WITL stamp bundle she's selling on HSN is a good deal. Funny....I looked through my order history to see if I already own those sets and I really used to spend A LOT during her "sales" or releases. I haven't bought much of anything besides my subs for the last year. Nothing from any sales.
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Post by mrsshampoo on Aug 13, 2019 15:47:09 GMT
I actually think the WITL stamp bundle she's selling on HSN is a good deal. Funny....I looked through my order history to see if I already own those sets and I really used to spend A LOT during her "sales" or releases. I haven't bought much of anything besides my subs for the last year. Nothing from any sales. I thought so, too. It is less than the $15.99/a set that she charges in her shop
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Post by lasteve1 on Aug 13, 2019 16:15:49 GMT
So the new kits are revealed.
I'm unsure of what I think of the play kit. I like the colors and the cards seem nice... but WHY don't they post a photo where you can see the fronts of all of the cards? Studio Calico does it! I can't watch the video at work and want to see all of the cards. Super annoying. I really like the chipboard and feel like this kit will be easy to use. Those shimmery chipboard hearts are a repeat from SC though, so not thrilled about that. The rest of the embellishments seem nice, but I think the word phrase stickers should've been a brighter color to go with the kit/theme better. The photo shows 3 rubber rainbows but the description says 6 are included, I wonder which is correct?
Story stamp seems... okay. Once again I hate that the exact same graphic is repeated from the stamp to the kit cards. I also don't think the large kite stamp is a good use of space and WHYYY is there yet another 1-5 number stamp? I enjoy number stamps, but make them include all numbers so I can include as many as I want, or at least go to 10. I think it's interesting that the large "play" word is not in Ali's handwriting.
I LOVE the SBTM kit this month. I knew I would from seeing the digital kit, but this kit is just gorgeous. Some of the cards are absolutely amazing, the chipboard and stamps are very useable, the colors are pretty and seasonal and I even really like the two additions (wood leaves and circle stickers). Just thrilled with this release and can't wait to scrapbook September now!
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Post by janamke on Aug 13, 2019 16:16:57 GMT
I'm happy with this month's Story Kit, Play. Colors are good, though the kit seems a bit thin to me.
If anyone wants to sell their September Stories by the Month, I'll take it.
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Post by mrsshampoo on Aug 13, 2019 16:23:35 GMT
I really like Play, too. I think I may subscribe to the month-to-month option unless someone wants to sell. It pains me, though, knowing the hoops I will have to jump through with Inked to cancel. The puffy sticker add-on is cute, too!
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Post by maryjo on Aug 13, 2019 16:41:55 GMT
I'm happy with this month's Story Kit, Play. Colors are good, though the kit seems a bit thin to me. If anyone wants to sell their September Stories by the Month, I'll take it. I am happy with it too actually! Lots of good embellishments for me. I think the main reason I’ve been wanting to cancel is the way things are worded on the cards sometimes. It’s just not me. But I’m glad I held out for this kit!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 17:40:30 GMT
Not a fan of this month's sk. I don't like the colors, they are too bold for me. I wish it had more muted colors to balance the rest of the bold colors. So many rainbows too!
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Post by BSideCrafter on Aug 13, 2019 17:55:26 GMT
I'm torn on how I feel about this kit.
I was hoping for more Sports play vs playground play. It's something that someone without kids (like myself) might have trouble using.
At least there's an add on so I can try and make it more sports focused.
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 13, 2019 18:11:41 GMT
I really like the SBTM kit, but not enough to pay the month to month price. I love fall though, so that definitely sways me. I love the wood veneer and that cards looks incredibly useful and without so much of her handwriting. I don’t like the play kit at all, .
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Post by Citygirl on Aug 13, 2019 18:19:24 GMT
I’m also torn. I feel like I could skip both the kit & stamp and not miss them at all. After watching the video I really like the cards a lot. The stamp is bleh to me and I never skip the stamps. What to do....
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