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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 22, 2019 16:40:01 GMT
$45 freaking dollars for her good old days kit and there’s not even a stamp!!! This is disgustingly over priced. I think they found some random crap in the warehouse and slapped Ali’s name on it to get more money v I actually let out a sound (a mixture of laughter and horror gasp) when I saw the price tag. That is extremely overpriced for some basic pattern papers, basic embellishments. The monetary value is not there in the kit at all for me. I buy pattern papers and embellies from regular scrap brands' new collections here and there so I'm aware of what I should be getting for $45. That would be a stuffed order. This kit is not stuffed. The designs are extremely basic. That makes them useful but also unappealing and uninteresting where I'm at with my tiny stash right now. I have no need or desire for this kit even if it were 50% cheaper. The only positive I can say is that it's not ugly. It's nothing special but it's also not ugly. There.
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Post by huskermom98 on Aug 22, 2019 16:40:09 GMT
I was very disappointed too (not that I need more supplies or anything...) I struggled to use the cork numbers the first time around and possibly still have another set in my stash. I also struggle to use the large alphabets because of the limited letters. I like a lot of the other embellishments and most of the papers, but not at $45. Disappointed on the stamps she released too (not that I need more stamps either...) because I have been a Story Stamp subscriber long enough that I have almost all of then (and have probably never used the Me stamp).
At least AE & SC have the same kit. I was worried that if it was separate pieces that some would be on Ali's site and others on SC's site.
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Post by janamke on Aug 22, 2019 16:43:51 GMT
Also, how hard is it for Ali to take the embellishments OUT of the cellophane bags before filming? That noise is worse than nails on a chalkboard. So loud!!
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Post by cynipidae17 on Aug 22, 2019 16:50:13 GMT
I decided to pass. I have been a long time subscriber to both Ali and SC in the past, so I have enough of those supplies already in my stash. I liked the kit, but just not in a have to have it way.
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Post by karinec on Aug 22, 2019 16:52:50 GMT
$45 - that used to buy you a kit with an add on in “the good old days”, right?
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Post by mich5481 on Aug 22, 2019 16:52:58 GMT
Conspiracy theory time here. What if AE and SC are trying to pull a BH here by releasing a subpar overpriced kit? If people refuse to buy it at such an inflated price, they'll say the market doesn't want 12x12, not the market doesn't want a rip off. They'll use previous sell outs (although I can't remember the last big kit to sell out right away) of themed products for 6x8 and 3x8 to argue there is more interest in smaller sizes, and that 12x12 isn't fiscally viable, even though many other companies are quite successful in their 12x12 offerings.
Also, I wanted that constellation patterned paper. Too bad I won't pay AE/SC prices for it!
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Post by pancakes on Aug 22, 2019 16:57:23 GMT
Conspiracy theory time here. What if AE and SC are trying to pull a BH here by releasing a subpar overpriced kit? If people refuse to buy it at such an inflated price, they'll say the market doesn't want 12x12, not the market doesn't want a rip off. They'll use previous sell outs (although I can't remember the last big kit to sell out right away) of themed products for 6x8 and 3x8 to argue there is more interest in smaller sizes, and that 12x12 isn't fiscally viable, even though many other companies are quite successful in their 12x12 offerings. Also, I wanted that constellation patterned paper. Too bad I won't pay AE/SC prices for it! Nah. I don't think that's something they're trying to or even need to find ammunition for.
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Post by marinette on Aug 22, 2019 17:02:07 GMT
Very disappointed. So much money for just a few things and no stamps... just few papers, cork etc. So much overpriced!
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Post by thracian on Aug 22, 2019 17:03:22 GMT
I like the kit a lot but am having a tough time with the price tag.
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Post by QueSeraSera on Aug 22, 2019 17:07:02 GMT
Major miss for me. Don’t like cork or bundles. Way overpriced for what you get.
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Post by joteves on Aug 22, 2019 17:10:58 GMT
I like the kit but not enough for that price tag + int. shipping. I thought it was going to be an embellishment kit of sorts. That I would have liked.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 22, 2019 17:16:41 GMT
Conspiracy theory time here. What if AE and SC are trying to pull a BH here by releasing a subpar overpriced kit? If people refuse to buy it at such an inflated price, they'll say the market doesn't want 12x12, not the market doesn't want a rip off. They'll use previous sell outs (although I can't remember the last big kit to sell out right away) of themed products for 6x8 and 3x8 to argue there is more interest in smaller sizes, and that 12x12 isn't fiscally viable, even though many other companies are quite successful in their 12x12 offerings. Also, I wanted that constellation patterned paper. Too bad I won't pay AE/SC prices for it! i haven’t looked at the kit yet but I know I’ve seen constellation paper somewhere ( don’t remember where )
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Post by stormsts on Aug 22, 2019 17:25:32 GMT
$45??? Wow! That's all I got...
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 22, 2019 17:29:49 GMT
$45??? Wow! That's all I got... Yeah, especially since she has a similar kit called Essentials, I think, that has a lot more stuff and is only 5.00 more. I like a bit of the kit, but yeah, that is WAY overpriced. Even by Ali standards.
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Post by Citygirl on Aug 22, 2019 17:42:38 GMT
I don’t need anymore AE stuff so not tempted at all. I prefer the Essentials kit to this one, but I would love to see some patterned paper in her shop (these ones look nice). I’m having an Ali free August (skipped my subs) and it feels great.
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Post by nicolep on Aug 22, 2019 17:43:23 GMT
Just no no no.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 18:00:58 GMT
It would definitely be nice if they offered a 12 by 12 paper pack as that's really all I would like from this kit. But knowing them they would offer 5 sheets of paper with shipping at $20. Maybe this will be on sale in 10 years time at a reasonable price :-) In the meantime I am enjoying the inspiration from glue on IG, cos I can bust out my bookmarked version of those alphas and scraplift her layout. The one paper that would make me throw down serious cash on - is the "uphill" paper from this hello hello kit - the gray one with the houses. cdn.studiocalico.com/kits/pictures/000/000/984/xmedium/ScJune2014-5.jpg
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 18:10:50 GMT
Checked out the Ali/SC comeback kit and came here...funny to see how many of us agree it's overpriced, esp for such a basic design! And no stamp set made it a definite no for me! I thought I may be tempted with the free shipping code but that doesn't even help (which is probably why they decided on such a high price point...build the shipping in, eh?). They posted it on IG 2+ hrs ago asking for comments on fave part of the kit...and not a single comment yet.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 22, 2019 18:18:52 GMT
not going to lie, I like a couple of the 12x12 papers. But $45US translates to about ~$60 for me 😳 I can place a hell of an order with sb.com and get *everything* I like for that money. Sorry but my money needs to stretch a bit further! That's NZD$70 for me. Plus economy shipping of US$20.15 makes a grand total of NZD$102. Not in a million years.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 22, 2019 18:22:37 GMT
Plus I already have that 'Document' paper in one of my albums. It was in an SC kit about 4 years ago, 5 years ago? It just feels like a rehash of old designs.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 22, 2019 18:23:48 GMT
I actually let out a sound (a mixture of laughter and horror gasp) when I saw the price tag. Same here. I had to do a double take.
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Post by maryjo on Aug 22, 2019 20:00:57 GMT
Checked out the Ali/SC comeback kit and came here...funny to see how many of us agree it's overpriced, esp for such a basic design! And no stamp set made it a definite no for me! I thought I may be tempted with the free shipping code but that doesn't even help (which is probably why they decided on such a high price point...build the shipping in, eh?). They posted it on IG 2+ hrs ago asking for comments on fave part of the kit...and not a single comment yet. It is overpriced for sure! You know what? I would totally support a “good ole days” kit by them. I am and always will be an Ali fan. She totally changed scrapbooking for me in a good way and I will always appreciate it. I loved SC too back in the day. The REAL good ole days. I think the idea behind this kit is great but I don’t think it was executed the way many of us hoped. To me the good ole days were when Stephanie Howell, Nicole Harper and Emilie Pitts were on the dt just to name a few. The kits were really fantastic too. This kit is just not that at all. They could really of had something great here
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Aug 22, 2019 21:30:44 GMT
Plus I already have that 'Document' paper in one of my albums. It was in an SC kit about 4 years ago, 5 years ago? It just feels like a rehash of old designs. I was remembering there was the "Beginning" one.. and the "End" (or something like that...) that I loved so much! And horded and never used then went to 9X12 and will likely never use (if it's not already purged lol.) Then there was a stamp set that I had to have because I liked those papers so much.. .I never used it lol Definitely a rehash.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 22, 2019 21:38:13 GMT
mich5481Both Ella & Viv and echo park have constellation paper.
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Post by craftymom101 on Aug 22, 2019 22:00:20 GMT
I like a lot of the pieces of this kit (and I love the samples Ali created), but the price point is killer. It feels like a $29.99 kit to me, not a $44.99 kit, especially since there isn't a stamp.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 22:17:28 GMT
not going to lie, I like a couple of the 12x12 papers. But $45US translates to about ~$60 for me 😳 I can place a hell of an order with sb.com and get *everything* I like for that money. Sorry but my money needs to stretch a bit further! That's NZD$70 for me. Plus economy shipping of US$20.15 makes a grand total of NZD$102. Not in a million years. Yep, was just coming in to post... $96AUD with shipping. For a kit that contains just SIX sheets of paper. There is just no way. Even at their worst the SC SB kits contained more for less.
I saw on the FB group that someone had asked if they would consider making this a quarterly thing... "for those of us who still dabble in 12x12 now and then" (that's a whole other annoyed discussion there) and the answer was that it would depend on how well this kit sells. I think we all know what the outcome is going to be.
Edit to add: I know that this is an unreasonably emotional response but I actually feel a bit insulted. It feels like there is an expectation that we aren't clever enough to see past the marketing to know that this is a bad deal.
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Post by groovy on Aug 22, 2019 22:23:49 GMT
I’m willing to bet that some of us (looking right at myself) could put together a very similair Kit with our Ali/ SC stash
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2019 1:06:11 GMT
I don't even think that SC has a design team anymore, either that they are very junior who's job is to mix external designers with their back catalogue/recolored.
Whilst I like Marcy's/Goldenwoods style it hasn't evolved in years - and I have enough product from her in the past that I don't need to buy new.
Liz Tamaha - they are killing her appeal for me - just like they used to do where they took a design and put it on every product - they've taken her stamp designs and replicated (or asked her to replicate) over and over and over again for different sports/themes
Their stuff just isn't fresh or interesting anymore - its a sad old repeat of past designs and the same embellies over and over again.
Everydayexplorers - also lovely designs but very repetitive
IACB - also lovely designs but also repetitive
I think they are delusional that people will pay top dollar /think Ali is still their golden egg.
They need to get a new inhouse designer fast that can bring new designs/trends.
Losing LLP, JJ and One Little Bird has literally pulled the plug out of their bath imo
and I think its telling that no one can even be bothered to post SC's collab on SC's thread....
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Post by andreasmom on Aug 23, 2019 1:41:18 GMT
I’m willing to bet that some of us (looking right at myself) could put together a very similair Kit with our Ali/ SC stash As soon as I saw the kit contents, I pulled them from my stash. Yep. I almost have all of it. I’m just missing the constellation paper and the wood veneers. Lol.
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Post by k8scraps on Aug 23, 2019 4:49:25 GMT
Um - that Document paper? On sale at Studio Calico for .49! Seems kind of nervy to put a sale product in a special kit with a hefty price tag, doesn't it? WTF?
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