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Post by kiera on Jan 15, 2020 21:32:46 GMT
All I can say is.... WOW. Hi Becky, are you a Pea?
From the latest email:
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Post by teacherlisa on Jan 15, 2020 21:36:58 GMT
emilyotr Amazon still has them, if that is an option for you. Im sorry your fave products are being discontinued-I hate it when that happens. I always wondered though, why can't we just take a 12x12 paper, and glue the cards/photos down in the same configuration and put in a 12x12 page protector. Then you never have to worry if you have the right page configuration back/back. I realize that the pocket pages are pretty convenient but sometimes for me it creates a bigger hassle.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Jan 15, 2020 21:39:09 GMT
That newsletter...same crap different day. 🙄
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emilyotr
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Post by emilyotr on Jan 15, 2020 21:47:45 GMT
emilyotr Amazon still has them, if that is an option for you. Im sorry your fave products are being discontinued-I hate it when that happens. I always wondered though, why can't we just take a 12x12 paper, and glue the cards/photos down in the same configuration and put in a 12x12 page protector. Then you never have to worry if you have the right page configuration back/back. I realize that the pocket pages are pretty convenient but sometimes for me it creates a bigger hassle. I don't buy from Amazon. (I own a small business). Jo-Ann's still has it (way marked up) and Becky still has it I just wonder for how long.
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Post by teacherlisa on Jan 15, 2020 21:54:15 GMT
emilyotr Amazon still has them, if that is an option for you. Im sorry your fave products are being discontinued-I hate it when that happens. I always wondered though, why can't we just take a 12x12 paper, and glue the cards/photos down in the same configuration and put in a 12x12 page protector. Then you never have to worry if you have the right page configuration back/back. I realize that the pocket pages are pretty convenient but sometimes for me it creates a bigger hassle. I don't buy from Amazon. (I own a small business). Jo-Ann's still has it (way marked up) and Becky still has it I just wonder for how long. Ahh ok
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Post by auntmimi on Jan 15, 2020 21:55:41 GMT
I will likewise repel those who need to be inspired in ways that I don’t offer. Repel? Her word choices are so off-putting.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 15, 2020 21:56:44 GMT
Consider me repelled
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Post by nicolep on Jan 15, 2020 21:58:52 GMT
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Post by auntmimi on Jan 15, 2020 22:00:53 GMT
She finally comes out and says it:
What about physical Project Life? If you’ve missed me talking about this already, the short answer is that we have stopped all production on any more physical Project Life products. Over the years, people’s habits have changed, the industry has changed, and times have changed. Simply put, people just stopped buying the physical product the way they used to … and as much as I resisted that at first, I have learned that it’s OKAY! It’s truly okay. Yes, I know this is hard for some. No, this is not “my decision” because I “stopped loving Project Life”. It just is what it is and every ounce of data supports that we can no longer justify the mass-production on something that now only a small percentage of people will buy.
We still have a lot of inventory and you can always find everything we have available at ShopBeckyHiggins.com — and much of it is discounted. I highly encourage you to pick up anything you’re slightly interested in now, or may be wishing you had in the next year or two.
Physical PL is dead.
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Post by amom23 on Jan 15, 2020 22:05:06 GMT
She just sent out an email that said she's definitely no longer making any physical project life products. So, does anyone else make a design A page protector? Design H? I could do without everything else. or, how much should I buy? this is awful for me.
Actually BH said all production of physical products had been stopped months ago so not sure why anyone is feeling caught off guard? You can find Design A protectors at Scrapbook.com under their in house Universal brand.
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Post by auntmimi on Jan 15, 2020 22:07:17 GMT
Hobby Lobby and WRMK also sell Design A type protectors.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Jan 15, 2020 22:12:45 GMT
She just sent out an email that said she's definitely no longer making any physical project life products. So, does anyone else make a design A page protector? Design H? I could do without everything else. or, how much should I buy? this is awful for me.
Actually BH said all production of physical products had been stopped months ago so not sure why anyone is feeling caught off guard? You can find Design A protectors at Scrapbook.com under their in house Universal brand.
Yep. Like I said...same crap different day. This isn't anything new.
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Post by auntmimi on Jan 15, 2020 22:13:33 GMT
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Post by needtime2scrap on Jan 15, 2020 22:19:06 GMT
OK seriously? Brand of what? She peddles notebooks and spa retreats? Thank goodness for other companies coming into fill the need!
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Post by scrapsnneedles on Jan 15, 2020 22:33:01 GMT
I will likewise repel those who need to be inspired in ways that I don’t offer. Repel? Her word choices are so off-putting. And she follows that sentence with “Exactly as it should be, right?” And I’m internally screaming, “No! As a business owner, you shouldn’t be okay with repelling people away!” I mean, of course, you aren’t going to be for everyone, but to be okay with actively pushing potential customers away is a problem. It’s a problem that the second I finished that email, I ran over here to see what other people are saying. She shouldn’t want that. If she wasn’t so okay with repelling me away, maybe I would recommend her products to someone that might actually like what she is pushing even though it isn’t for me.
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Post by infochick on Jan 15, 2020 22:57:24 GMT
It's kind of off topic, but I was thrilled when I saw that Echo Park was doing divided page protectors. Hopefully some other manufacturers dip back into it too. WRMK and Simple Stories both used to make great divided page protectors with some different layouts. At least we know that they will still be available in a few places.
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 15, 2020 22:57:31 GMT
They are a good quality too! I bought quite a few at the last warehouse sale. I was excited about the all 3x4 pocket pages since that's what I mainly take with my phone.
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 15, 2020 23:00:50 GMT
I also really like the 4x6 horizontal pages 6 (4x6) photos. I use the photosheet program and make two, 3x4 photos on one 4x6 size with a white border.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 15, 2020 23:20:49 GMT
A few months ago, my Tuesday Morning had a bunch of her page protectors that were the smaller sizes (not 12 x 12). They also had 10 packs of the 12 x 12s in different configurations that weren't the most common ones. One year I ordered a two boxes of 50 page protectors (WRMK) from Walmart thinking I was just getting the 12 x 12 without pockets. Nope. Now I have more pages of divided page protectors than I will ever use.
I made a 6 x 8 album one year in a class and it used the Echo Park page protectors. They were good quality.
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Post by krcrafts on Jan 15, 2020 23:25:42 GMT
I’m impressed that she could write such a long email without once using the word intentional.
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Post by julie5 on Jan 15, 2020 23:30:03 GMT
She just sent out an email that said she's definitely no longer making any physical project life products. So, does anyone else make a design A page protector? Design H? I could do without everything else. or, how much should I buy? this is awful for me.
Actually BH said all production of physical products had been stopped months ago so not sure why anyone is feeling caught off guard? You can find Design A protectors at Scrapbook.com under their in house Universal brand.
Yeah this.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 16, 2020 1:30:42 GMT
I always wondered though, why can't we just take a 12x12 paper, and glue the cards/photos down in the same configuration and put in a 12x12 page protector. Then you never have to worry if you have the right page configuration back/back. I realize that the pocket pages are pretty convenient but sometimes for me it creates a bigger hassle. This is something I’ve been thinking about, especially because I hate plastic and the way the cards would often shimmy up out of the plastic pockets as you turn the page. Creating grid layouts in whatever layout you prefer could definitely be a solution for some people, and it might actually be easier for people who print on Selphy printers that don’t do true 4x6. I can see how it wouldn’t be quite as convenient, or have quite the same look, but it’s definitely an idea worth exploring.
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Post by kiera on Jan 16, 2020 1:34:57 GMT
I’m impressed that she could write such a long email without once using the word intentional. It was her intention to do so
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Post by emilyotr on Jan 16, 2020 1:40:39 GMT
She just sent out an email that said she's definitely no longer making any physical project life products. So, does anyone else make a design A page protector? Design H? I could do without everything else. or, how much should I buy? this is awful for me.
Actually BH said all production of physical products had been stopped months ago so not sure why anyone is feeling caught off guard? You can find Design A protectors at Scrapbook.com under their in house Universal brand.
So yes, I'm not super caught off guard but she never said it was officially done for good and honestly I thought she might still make the design A page protectors. not sure why.
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Post by emilyotr on Jan 16, 2020 1:42:27 GMT
and thank you for the suggestions of other brands!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 16, 2020 4:14:17 GMT
I prefer WRMK and Echo Park page protectors. I get WRMK packs at Tuesday Morning. I also use 12x12 paper and mount grid pattern when I need to back up a 12x12 layout in my album.
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 16, 2020 12:55:38 GMT
She’s our “documenting guru” but then finishes her newsletter with
Remember: No one else will be motivated FOR you. Cultivating a good life and recording it should be a very personal experience for you. It’s not up to anyone else to provide anything else. You have everything you need. I truly believe, with all of my heart, that we each have access to everything we could ever possibly need to adequately and beautifully preserve our stories, pictures, and memories.
So, if we have everything we could ever possibly need, why do we need her? Not very compelling marketing for her “brand.”
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 16, 2020 12:56:31 GMT
I’m impressed that she could write such a long email without once using the word intentional. But she did use “intention.”
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Post by julie5 on Jan 16, 2020 14:00:31 GMT
She’s our “documenting guru” but then finishes her newsletter with Remember: No one else will be motivated FOR you. Cultivating a good life and recording it should be a very personal experience for you. It’s not up to anyone else to provide anything else. You have everything you need. I truly believe, with all of my heart, that we each have access to everything we could ever possibly need to adequately and beautifully preserve our stories, pictures, and memories.So, if we have everything we could ever possibly need, why do we need her? Not very compelling marketing for her “brand.” In regular people speak: if you aren’t documenting, it’s your own dam fault. She’s definitely feeling the hate. And she’s telling you it’s not her, it’s you. If you want to project life and can’t, it’s your fault not hers.
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Post by Katie on Jan 16, 2020 14:50:24 GMT
I can’t help but feel that we are part of the reason for her anxiety attack. Obviously she has seen this thread and has seen the comments criticizing her and her products...that would upset anyone, IMO. And it does make me feel bad, because my Mom taught me to always be kind to others. But I just have to say...to come back and suddenly say you don’t WANT to be everyone’s cup of tea??? Sorry, I don’t buy it. Sure some people say they don’t CARE what others think, but to say you don’t want it is just not believable, IMO.
I admit I have been using the PL app because it is easy - I can do it on my iPad and don’t need my computer. Like another Pea said, I was annoyed she said we don’t need more kits - and that there are too many already. Well yes, there are too many that are way outdated and old. Get rid of some of those older ones and bring in newer ones! If it’s too expensive to get designers to make new ones, will then tell us that instead of telling me what you think I need or don’t need!
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