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Calling All Crafters - February 2016

mewsmomtoo — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 04:33:27 GMT

Hi everyone, just thought I would carry over our discussion to the new month! Thought it might make it easier to find our discussions if we make it a monthly thing, instead of topic based. :-)

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Marsha2003 — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 04:56:06 GMT

@mewsmomtoo Thank you for starting a new thread. I don't know if we will have enough to talk about every month, but certainly we will in the months when craft shows have been featured.

In the January thread, you asked if the frame dies cut well and I would say they do, but it takes a lot of strength to get the sandwich through the Cuttlebug. It is also a bit tricky to get the paper off the die, but the all-in-one tool is really helpful for that purpose. I'm a little bit frustrated by the size of the opening in the frame. I think it will work well for card making, but it's a bit small to showcase photos which is one of the uses I had planned for the frames.

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mewsmomtoo — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:15:02 GMT

Hey @Marsha2003 I suspect you are right about not having a lot to discuss all the time, but we can see how it goes, I guess. AG is back at HSN in March, but I don't know when or if maybe it is for her home line of goods. Frankly I didn't need anything when she was on in January and now I REALLY don't need anything given all I bought from HSN and her Super Sale. I do still want to buy her wallpaper...

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Austins Baba — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:50:07 GMT

"Mar 16 first 24 hr craft event of year" mgr responding on site.

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mewsmomtoo — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 04:50:11 GMT

Thank you @Austins Baba! That is exciting news.
Like I said above, I really don't need anything,but I love to see what they show. I shall have to remind myself of this as I watch the shows! :-)

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glor46er — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:32:33 GMT

Hi everyone! Not sure how many bought items on Anna's big sale for her annagriffin.com sale, but I was so disappointed. I had four card kits in my cart, and when I went to pay for them, all but one had sold out. I have heard you gals talking about that, and I agree that it stinks. I did get the cards for men and the pretty pop up kit.

I am now selling my cards at church as a fundraiser for the church and really wanted that garden window card kit. I keep hoping that she brings it back. As for HSN's January show, I got the collage die cut set and put a review for it online. Not enough for birthdays and get well, but plenty of die cuts for thank you and congratulations. I also got the vintage cards, layers, and envelope card it and it has worked out well.

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mewsmomtoo — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 06:36:46 GMT

Hi @glor46er! I'm so sorry I have been out of touch. My life has been a bit of a mess lately and, while I assembled a pocket letter to send to you and I bought some envelopes so I could mail it, it is still sitting in the back seat of my car! I'm so sorry, It is Christmas oriented but maybe I will mail it anyway. And thank you for the Christmas card too! I have not been a good correspondent or friend and I apologize.

Congrats on getting the card kits you did. I wanted that garden kit too and I really wanted the metallic paper, but it was not to be. I think next year I am going direct to the paper section, pick what I want and go to check out. I am just going to have to prioritize and risk losing other items to get what I especially want. Or, heck, we could just go to the Create event (if she has another, though I am pretty sure she will unless she needs to rest!) and get first dibs on Super Sale stuff. If I win the lottery, I am going! If I win millions, all of us regulars on the Crafter board are going :-D

Good luck with your fundraising. What a wonderful idea to sell them at church! I used to attend church in California and I loved the coffee hour after the service and that would be the perfect place and time to sell them. I have finally starting looking for a church here in AZ because I need the grounding it provides. In the meanwhile, I do enjoy watching Joel Osteen on TV because he is so positive. I tried a couple of non-denominational churches here, but I don't enjoy the loud music or the casualness of the pastors. Somehow, I never feel like I've been to church. In California, I went to a Presbytarian church because I had good friends who went there, but I was raised Lutheran so I will probably try a Lutheran church here. There are two fairly nearby.

Take care and it was good to "hear" from you.

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glor46er — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:47:11 GMT

HI Mewsmomtoo and others! No need to apologize..........I know how it feels to be busy. I would love to see your Christmas pocket letter. I love anything Christmas! I sure hope you win the lottery - going to one of her create events would be fun and the stock room full of her items would be really fun!

Thanks for wishing me good luck on the fundraising. Our church members are a hard sell so not sure how many cards I will sell. Last Sunday my regulars bought some but not sure how many others will. I just hope Anna comes out with more card kits this year - I am trying to stay away from pop ups because a lot of people like a verse. Yay Presbyterians!!! You take care!

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ctinaw — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:05:03 GMT

I love anna griffins card kits. I have so many. i wish i had known about the sale! love the new pop ups as well. i squealed with joy at the latest auto delivery of the pop ups. Soo beautiful. I am waiting for the march show and crossing my fingers for a good deal on the circuit air gold.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:10:40 GMT

I'm not a scrap booker or card maker, I tried it and it just wasn't for me but I do have a quilt in the frame that I am working on.

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glor46er — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:57:31 GMT

Has anyone received a shipping notice from Anna Griffin's sale thru Amazon held at the end of January? I haven't and wondered when the items will be shipped.

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glor46er — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:32:33 GMT

Update: Just received an email from Fed Ex saying that my order is confirmed. Sounds like it is still being packaged two weeks after my credit card was charged! But at least I know they are packaging it!

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Marsha2003 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:00:42 GMT

@glor46er wrote:
Update: Just received an email from Fed Ex saying that my order is confirmed. Sounds like it is still being packaged two weeks after my credit card was charged! But at least I know they are packaging it!

I received my email this morning too.

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Marsha2003 — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 01:12:04 GMT

My box from the AG Super Sale arrived today. I haven't had time to go through everything, but based on some of the packaging, some of these items are returned items. I'm disappointed that they weren't described to be in as-is condition. Did I miss that information somewhere?

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glor46er — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:01:00 GMT

Wow...........that is a shame. One other gal told me that she did not get the number of items in a kit that she should have. Like she got 300 pieces insted of 400 pieces. Wonder what I will get when mine shows up. I'll let you all know.

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SMA X 2 — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:48:31 GMT

Marsha - I am actually appalled at what I received from the Super Sale! I have shopped Anna Griffin since her earliest collections back in the late 90's, and have never been disappointed. The Super Sale items have all been first class as well, but these are clearly customer returns, and incomplete to say the least. They are repacked like garbage, and some don't have any box or folder or anything. The worst was this: I ordered one of the non-pop up xmas card kits as I was contemplating selling them, and what I got, for $25 mind you, was a box filled with random sentiments, die cuts, and stickers just randomly jammed inside. No cards, no layers, no envelopes. There was even a sheet of glue dots and an already pleated up pinwheel piece. Hello? Someone clearly used this!!! I know the sales were final but this is ridiculous! Who sells a card kit with no cards???

Anyone have any ideas on who I should complain to? I'm not on Facebook.

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Marsha2003 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:19:15 GMT

@SMA X 2 wrote:
Marsha - I am actually appalled at what I received from the Super Sale! I have shopped Anna Griffin since her earliest collections back in the late 90's, and have never been disappointed. The Super Sale items have all been first class as well, but these are clearly customer returns, and incomplete to say the least. They are repacked like garbage, and some don't have any box or folder or anything. The worst was this: I ordered one of the non-pop up xmas card kits as I was contemplating selling them, and what I got, for $25 mind you, was a box filled with random sentiments, die cuts, and stickers just randomly jammed inside. No cards, no layers, no envelopes. There was even a sheet of glue dots and an already pleated up pinwheel piece. Hello? Someone clearly used this!!! I know the sales were final but this is ridiculous! Who sells a card kit with no cards???
Anyone have any ideas on who I should complain to? I'm not on Facebook.

I think this is where we need to write/call to complain.

Please contact us at Anna Griffin, Inc., 99 Armour Drive, Atlanta Georgia, 30324. The telephone number is (404) 817-8170, or toll-free at (888) 817-8170. You can email us at info@annagriffin.com.

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glor46er — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:36:16 GMT

from glor46er

I received my two card kits finally. The cards for men appeared to be a new one with the tissue paper perfectly wrapped. I started making it and have noticed that some pieces are missing.

The pretty pop up card kit had the tissue paper crumbled on the sides so I knew it was a return. The items barely fit the box which gave me another hint. I haven't started it yet, but have a feeling it will be the same as above. I will wait and see.

Boy what a mess, Marsha. And to think you paid $25 for it as I did the pop up kit.

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SMA X 2 — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 23:25:02 GMT

UPDATE: Well, I sent an email off to Anna Griffin corporate and did get a response the next day. They are going to send me another card kit free of charge. I am happy with the customer service, but honestly, no matter how great the deal, I may pass on the next Super Sale after this horrific experience. I started trying to sort the box of random stickers and die cuts and found even more interesting stuff: die cuts that had clearly been torn off of cards, and hand-stamped cardstock with Christmas quotes all cut out with decorative scissors. So bad!!!

Honestly, this box was so packed with stickers just jammed in there, it looks like the sticker portions of at least 2-3 card kits. Of course, no cards, layers, envelopes, ribbons, or interior sentiments, but about a million stickers. I have no idea what I am going to do with all of this stuff!!! I could literally make HUNDREDS of cards with all the Christmas card kits from over the years I still haven't finished. I had better get to work and try selling them. Honestly though, just trying to sort these messy boxes are making feel like I might be physically ill if I have to look at another piece of holly!!!

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Marsha2003 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 03:45:56 GMT

@glor46er I looks like @SMA X 2 received a resonable response from AG, Inc. Perhaps it would be worthwhile for you to contact.

@SMA X 2, I am glad that AG, Inc. was responsive. That speaks well of their customer service. Did you suggest that they list their items in the Super Sale as customer returns? I agree with you that I will not buy from the Super Sale ever again. The discounts aren't deep enough to make up for the as-is condition.