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Hi Bri! OMG this puzzle was SUPER painful! So glad to have it behind me now! Thanks for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi there! Totally agree - the old Springbok's were WAY BETTER than the new ones. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi Alexa! Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm an extremely picky puzzler, and I am definitely willing to pay more for quality. I do like the Ravensburger brand because they have a HUGE selection of puzzles to choose from, but they also do have a loose fit and a TON of puzzle dust. I don't mind the puzzle dust, but I HATE a loose fit. Anyway, I hope you continue watching cuz I have many more brand reviews I will be doing in the future. So happy you found my channel! :0)

Hi there! Love the Yazz brand and have already done a Yazz review. Check it out here: czcams.com/video/oubxUUufkXA/video.html. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler Thanks, yes I've watched the Yazz review. Loved it. I've been watching the stores and thinking about it. I'm afraid I have to budget my puzzles !

@@Gail_Pr468 Well, if you do decide to purchase you will not be sorry. The quality is excellent! :0)

Hi Alexa! Yes, there are sooo many new brands out there and some of them are awesome! And the cheap brands can be the WORST quality!! There is something to be said for the saying "You get what you pay for". Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment! :0)

@persnicketypuzzler thank you I just watched all your artist you love videos some great suggestions for future puzzles. Thank you

Hi Leann! I just checked and it appears that they are no longer in business! I will say that the puzzle prices were on the pricier side, and unless you can lower them, people will not purchase. It's not easy starting a company either. Thanks for letting me know. :0)

Hi fifi! I do not own either of the puzzles you mentioned and I am adding them to my list! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler If you ever feel like it, it would be fun to see your collection of puzzles with puzzles in them. I would also love to see your Christmas puzzle collection if you feel like sharing. Thanks for your videos!

@@fififirestone3787 Great idea except I would have to "find" all the puzzles! It would take me DAYS to do that! Xmas puzzle collection is another good idea as well. Again, thanks for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi Dawn! I hear you. The only difficulty to my specifying the type of puzzle cut is that I don't know if the puzzles are random or grid cut when they are brand new, and I haven't opened them up yet. I do try to always mention the type of cut when I do my brand reviews, but I typically do not mention the cut type when I am doing my puzzle haul videos as I just do not know yet. I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi there! Why thank you for recognizing my comedic talent! Ha ha! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi Gerda! Well, this is a small haul for me, as I have NO SELF CONTROL where puzzles are concerned! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi there! YES!! I love it when my viewers purchase one of the puzzles in my haul cuz I know that I am not alone in my obsession!! Keep up the good work! Thanks so much for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi Marianne! So happy to hear that you are going to get the Hippo puzzle. It is STUNNING! Not sure what you mean by the placeholder for the brand name. Can you explain that a bit more? :0)

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi Pam! Awesome that you loved ALL of them! Totally agree with you about the size of the haul - it is not exactly small - but for me it was definitely an improvement! So... any puzzles that you'd like to add to your collection? Hmmm? Thanks for watching and for commenting! :0)

Great idea!! I'm up to my eyeballs in puzzles as I try to finish my Bingo card and take part in some of the other events in the Puzzle Olympics. It's really hard to participate AND make videos at the same time! Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to comment! :0)

Metoo I love your puzzle haul.

I collect puzzles about puzzling too I love to puzzle I’m true puzzle fanatic

@@achild4363 Glad to hear I am not alone! :0)

Hi Sharon! I do like a lot of different and interesting artwork. When I think back to my early days of puzzling and the puzzles I put together back in the day, I *almost* want to cringe. I've come a LONG way from the landscapes and old-fashioned puzzles I used to put together. Glad you enjoyed my picks! Really appreciate you watching and for commenting! :0)

It really is! I'm super-excited about the Piecely puzzle brand and cannot wait to put some of their puzzles together! Thank you for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi there! Thanks for the info about Piecely. Can you tell me what you thought about the quality of the brand? Thanks for watching and for commenting! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler the quality is excellent. The ones made in Turkiye are similar to Enjoy or Magnolia, and the ones made in Poland are similar to Art & Fable.

@@acandzoey Wow! Those are all brands I ADORE so now I'm really looking forward to putting them together! Thanks so much for the info! :0)

Hi Nadia! So happy you enjoy the puzzle haul videos. I enjoy making them! Now if only I could get them for free! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi there! You'll have to let me know what you think about the Imperial Hotel puzzle by Galison once you finish it! With regards to eeBoo, yes, I think they are changing things up a bit. I generally really like their imagery, but I was getting tired of the same "type" of imagery. I can still pick out an eeBoo puzzle from a mile away though. I do think these 2 puzzles look fabulous and the colors are to die for! Really appreciate you watching and commenting! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler , yes, will definitely share my thoughts and experience once I have completed it😊 - I have another puzzle, I have a hankering to complete first, and I just started it today. It is a 1000-piece, Tidemark brand puzzle, called _Contemplation_ (artist: Jonathan Green).

@@aphetrerryac3603 I hadn't heard of Tide-mark puzzles until just now! Love it when I find out about new brands. Thanks for all your comments and enjoy the puzzle! :0)

Hi Jeanette! You will improve quickly if you puzzle a lot. I've had a few years (ahem) experience so I'm pretty speedy now. Don't let a difficult-looking image stop you from trying the puzzle. It's the only way to get better at it! Really appreciate you watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Betty! Well, yes, it's a small haul - at least for me! I do agree with you about Mario Zucca - there is a bit of a resemblance to Charley Harper - and I LOVE me some Charley Harper! Thanks for watching and for always commenting! :0)

Hi Allison! I have heard that Momibook puzzles are good quality. Guess I'm gonna find out real soon! Thanks for watching and commenting! :0)

Just put my first Momibook puzzle together and they BLEW ME AWAY! FANTASTIC QUALITY!!! WOW! I am DEFINITELY going to be getting more puzzles from them!

Hi Melissa! Great suggestion! I *adore* Christmas puzzles so my "list" of Xmas puzzles is probably gonna be HUGE! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! :0)

Hi PuzzlePiece! Are you TRYING to make my puzzle addiction even worse?? I was not aware of those 2 puzzles you mentioned, so now I'm gonna have to pick them up and add them to the collection. Sob! As far as the Puzzle Factory puzzle goes, I did have that one in my collection, and I put it together 1 time, and then I promptly donated it. It was a really difficult puzzle, and I did not enjoy putting it together - which is rare for me. If you know of any other "puzzles about puzzling", please let me know. Thanks a bunch for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi Sharon! That cat tree puzzle is just darling. And YES, for me, this is a SMALL HAUL!! It's probably 15 puzzles less than last month's haul! I'm trying really, REALLY hard to keep July's puzzle haul from growing to EXPONENTIAL PROPORTIONS!! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and for commenting! :0)

Glad you like them! Really appreciate you watching and commenting! :0)

Thank you 🤗. I'm a BIG Trevell fan - they have GREAT quality. Thanks for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Valerie! Wow! Thanks so much for telling me you enjoy my haul videos! I LOVE putting them together! Sounds like we have similar taste. Did you see any in the video that you cannot live without? I'd love to hear about it! Really appreciate you using my discount codes. I'm really looking forward to the next video about the cannister jigsaw puzzle brands. It will probably take some time to put together as I am featuring 4 different brands, but I know I will enjoy the process. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :0)

I already have the Paper Dog puzzle on order!

@@valeriechetwood2732 You are gonna love that puzzle! :0)

Hi Vivian! Thank you so much for the kind words. I do try to pick a wide variety of puzzles, so it's nice to hear that others notice. Thank you for watching and for commenting! :0)

Hi there! So happy to be of service! Glad to hear you now have 5 more puzzles you need to add to your collection! The Gnome Grown puzzle looks like an absolute blast to put together. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Randee! My two boys get fed 6 times a day! 6 times!! And ONLY canned food - none of that *awful* dry kibble for them! I wish I was a cat and had me as my caretaker! Do your kitties mess up your puzzles? Mine have absolutely zero interest in my puzzles, and I'm really glad they don't seem to care about puzzling one bit. Phew! Thanks so much for watching and always commenting! :0)

Hi Izebelle! I'm struggling to complete my Bingo card AND make videos at the same time! Not enough hours in the day! Thank you for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Phil! Yep, that Under the Sea puzzle is just GORGEOUS!! Have you put it together yet? And Trevell is a really good brand that makes really great puzzles. Thanks for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi there! You have ALL of Zoe Sadler's puzzles??!! I'm coming over RIGHT NOW! I'm going to have to get busy and start acquiring more of her puzzles for my collection. Unfortunately, her puzzles are not available on Ravensburger US which makes it a little more difficult, but fear not - I WILL have them ALL! Kudos to you for having the discipline to only purchase 5 or 6 puzzles. I always start out saying I'm going to only buy a few, but I apparently have NO self-contol! Thanks a bunch for taking the time to watch and for always commenting! :0)

Hi Hester! I have thought about doing an interview with some of my favorite artists, but I'd have to figure out how to go about it. I'm not sure how it would work. It's a great idea and one that I may explore down the road. In the meantime, thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment! :0)

Hi Sybil! Thank you! It definitely is smaller than last month's, but I still managed to snag quite a few! Thanks for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Susan! I do love me some color! Cannot resist it! Thanks for watching and commenting! :0)

Hi Maggie! Wow! So happy to hear how much you love this puzzle haul! I think the Bgraamiens "Hippo in Water" puzzle is AWESOME! And the Antelope mandala puzzles all ROCK!! And the Paperblanks puzzle is GORGEOUS!! I LOVE THEM ALL!!!! I looked up your Kitty Picnic puzzle and it is really cool! Glad you finally got your paws on one after 30 years! Thanks a bunch for watching and for always commenting! :0)

Hi Morgan! Glad I could help with your puzzle addiction! Happy to know I'm NOT alone! Thanks for watching and for commenting as always! :0)

Hi Sharon! No, I cannot believe you never puzzled as a child! Did you pick it up during the pandemic? Are you as addicted to puzzling as I am? Inquiring minds want to know. :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler I'm not sure how I started, but it's been a few years (a little before the pandemic). I love Halloween images (my birthday) and bought a couple of puzzles. My husband got started and I joined in...however, I prefer puzzling alone 😄 I'm VERY impatient, so I thought puzzling would not work for me. But, I stuck with it and now I do love it. I alternate puzzling and sewing baby blankets for Project Linus. I don't think I can compete with your level of puzzling however. As kids, we spent every minute we could outside, so I had no inside hobbies at all. I cannot remember even seeing a puzzle as a child. Can you imagine?

@@sharonj.1240 So does your hubby get booted out of the room when you puzzle? Does he have his own puzzle room? I'm also VERY impatient, but I never feel impatient when I'm working on a puzzle, except for the Krypt puzzle - that one was a nightmare! I also played outside as a child, but I always found the time to do puzzles. The only time I took a break from puzzling was during my college years. Now that I am retired, I puzzle ALL THE TIME! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler My husband has his own puzzle, and we work on them at separate times. I like it that way 😄

@@sharonj.1240 Sounds like you two have it all figured out. My hubby is NOT a puzzler, and is also NOT a fan of my puzzle storage room. Oh well. To each their own! Thanks a lot for watching and for commenting! :0)

Awesome! I do too!! :0)

Another thought- they don't need to even pay an artist- there is fantastic stock art and so on- they could update easily!

Hi Stacy! Yes, I think there are a LOT of folks who LOVE Springbok's artwork - I'm just not one of them. There are so many wonderful brands out now and it's wonderful to have so many options! Thanks for watching and for commenting! :0)

@@stacyssassystyles I think they are actively using *stock* art and definitely using AI. :0)

Hi there! Loved the Verticalville puzzle!! Can't believe one of the pieces was ripped in half - how dare they treat that piece so badly! You are wise to avoid the "Candy Apple Fantasy" puzzle - it was a nightmare to put together. Thanks a bunch for watching and for commenting. :0)

Hi Robin! I'm with you with regards to the current lineup of Springbok puzzles - they are definitely NOT calling my name. Not sure what the difference is between the puzzle dust you have experienced and the puzzle dust I experienced; I just know that it was WAY TOO MUCH DUST for my liking. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and for commenting! :0)

Hi there! I'd love to do a video on round puzzles, but I do not own any vintage Springbok round puzzles, nor any Waddington or round Ravensburgers. I do have a TON of round Bgraamiens puzzles, and some round eeBoo puzzles. But to be honest, I cannot afford to purchase a bunch of puzzles just to make a particular video. I do it *at times*, but I'm currently broke so I am *trying* not to spend any more money on puzzles (although my June puzzle haul is nothing to sneeze at). Thank you for the suggestion, and I will keep it on the back burner for now. I really do appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzlerI am sure we can round up some puzzles for you to review. I have most of springboks and know others that have the others. I am sure we can hook you up :D

Hi Carolyn! I agree - 1963 to 1973 were the best years for Springbok puzzles. Unfortunately, they are a shadow of their former selves. I will always have a soft spot for them as they were a HUGE part of my childhood, but I have moved on to much better brands, IMHO. Thanks again for watching and commenting! :0)

@@persnicketypuzzler I’m am almost exclusively a vintage puzzler of many vintage brands but really no modern puzzles. What is your favorite modern brand you would recommend to try? Really enjoyed the video!

@@carolynbroussard9276 My absolute favorite jigsaw puzzle brand would have to be the SOONNESS brand, but the puzzles are pricey ($58), so you might not want to spend that much. For more reasonable puzzle brands that I love, I would recommend Magnolia, YAZZ, Art & Fable, Heye, Pomegranate, and New York Puzzle Company. Try one out and let me know what you think! :0)