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The good, bad and ugly jigsaw puzzles i get in New Zealand will shock you | Puzzle collection 6
Hello puzzlers, in todays video I finally get to share with you more puzzles - the vast majority acquired over the past 12 months. this time i'm only sharing what i'm able to buy locally here in New Zealand, nothing is coming to me via overseas websites for example, all bought at local retailers and op-shops.
In this video, Im sharing the good, the bad and the VERY ugly and questionable puzzles that may come as a shock to some as many of these brands are well known or taken for granted! are these the same puzzles you get elsewhere? Are we being ripped off here in NZ?! Please let me know!
interested in watching the videos I mentioned?
The Puzzle within a Puzzle complete video is here:
czcams.com/video/HvjdgAlTbSU/video.htmlsi=3pcYSrDHgYqjpuse
The Crossword puzzle, 2 parts:
Part 1: czcams.com/video/PMb31_YcYJE/video.htmlsi=_hdxQIeaxD0UI5Bw
Part 2: czcams.com/video/rtD2avBaR8o/video.htmlsi=SbFl6RAU0JdJThpj
#jigsawpuzzle #puzzlehaul #puzzlecollection #puzzles #jigsawpouzzlkeNewZealand #NewZealand
In this video, Im sharing the good, the bad and the VERY ugly and questionable puzzles that may come as a shock to some as many of these brands are well known or taken for granted! are these the same puzzles you get elsewhere? Are we being ripped off here in NZ?! Please let me know!
interested in watching the videos I mentioned?
The Puzzle within a Puzzle complete video is here:
czcams.com/video/HvjdgAlTbSU/video.htmlsi=3pcYSrDHgYqjpuse
The Crossword puzzle, 2 parts:
Part 1: czcams.com/video/PMb31_YcYJE/video.htmlsi=_hdxQIeaxD0UI5Bw
Part 2: czcams.com/video/rtD2avBaR8o/video.htmlsi=SbFl6RAU0JdJThpj
#jigsawpuzzle #puzzlehaul #puzzlecollection #puzzles #jigsawpouzzlkeNewZealand #NewZealand
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AMAZING! Kandinsky Eurographics and BBolding Halloween unboxing & 1st impressions | Amazon
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Good day puzzlers! today I have another incredible set off puzzles that 2 very generous subscribers sent me, thanks @50sRockChick and @hectormorales2313. In this video we'll also check out the differences between the European and the US/Canadian Eurographics besides "scrutinising" a stunning Halloween puzzle made of plastic with a fascinating haunted mansion. Please note that this is yet an...
Solving the Witcher 3 official jigsaw puzzle | not what i expected. Includes witcher story
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Alright my friends, It has taken me a little while to put this video together, while the puzzle, of 1000 pieces, only took me half the time to complete. The Witcher 3, Wild Hunt, Monster faction puzzle by CD Projekt Red and Dark Horse Comics 1000 pieces Dimensions: 20" by 27" or 50.8cm x 68.6cm Year: ? This is a story telling, with focus on some of the characters while the puzzle is reviewed an...
Triple-trouble jigsaw puzzle unboxing [Puzzles from Subscribers!] | Buffalo and Blue Opal
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Howdy puzzlers! I have received indeed from a very generous subscriber, @puzzlepiece9509 2 incredibly beautiful jigsaw puzzles. This video also includes a surprise Blue Opal jigsaw puzzle that a very good friend of mine here in New Zealand sent me over the last few days (not from Amazon). Thank you again everyone for your love and support. all puzzles are immensely appreciated. Some useful link...
My 1st 3000 pcs jigsaw puzzle experience is over | plus unique saving and hanging tips | Part 2 of 2
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Alright puzzlers, in this final episode of the Puzzle Grow 3000 pieces jigsaw puzzle "map of the World 1665", I not only complete it but also share with you my personal way of gluing, flipping and hanging such a large puzzle on the wall without any specialised tool or techniques. If you want to start with bigger counts too and are not sure how to start, this video will definitely come handy! Th...
TREFL 9000 pieces jigsaw puzzle | "Ancient Celestial Maps" | 1st impressions (2024)
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Hi everyone! So happy to share with you another unboxing, which is very uncommon on my channel! you guys!! this one is the very large count I got recently, and is by far (almost double the size) of my latest 6000 pieces puzzle, which I have unboxed in the channel recently and will be solving in the channel hopefully soon! I know time is limited these days but I like taking my time, and do thing...
I tried VR jigsaw puzzles: not what I expected! | Puzzling Places PSVR review & demo
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Alright puzzlers, I had to share this with you! Puzzling Places, a Virtual puzzle experience, has been around since 2021 and has been played on multiple platforms by hundreds of thousands of people around the world and as such and is ever so popular now that VR is taking off. I felt the duty to introduce it to actual puzzlers since I noticed that there is very little footage in our community, w...
Unboxing puzzles from my subscribers! (Amazon Wishlist come true | 1k, 2k, 3k, 4K puzzles!
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Hi puzzlers, I finally opened the parcels containing your jigsaw puzzle gifts and I am so trilled to share these with you today. These are some of the most incredible jigsaw puzzles out there today and mostly are very big (2000 ), which gives us a hint of what this channel will showcase in the not so distant future! 😅 a massive thank you to the very kind subscribers who made this possible: Hect...
Starting a 3000 pcs jigsaw puzzle | unique approach to sorting and solving #jigsawpuzzle
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Guys, it has taken me 20 years to start the first puzzle I ever bought, but it was worth getting ready for this moment, since I am prepared, mentally and physically for this massive challenge. Yes, this is my first ever puzzle bigger than 2,000 pieces, and as such it is the largest I ever attempted so far (bigger ones are coming soon!). In this first part, which was done without looking at the ...
Easy to make & will last forever | DIY trays and organisers for 3K, 5k, 9k jigsaw puzzles
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Alright puzzlers, I hope that this puzzle tray and sorter ideas can light up your day and make your crafty side come alive. The first model is perfect for up to 1500 pieces, while the upgrade deep pocket trays are perfect for much larger count puzzles and will cost only a few dollars compared to the mass-produced plastic counterparts we may come across. it also entices you to create a unique ex...
The map jigsaw puzzles I get in New Zealand | EPIC Puzzle Collection
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Hello puzzlers! so glad to be able to share with you another jigsaw puzzle collection, this time it is the maps - one of my secret obsessions. The video includes every detail, overlook quality of pieces and so much more. This is a great video for anyone considering map puzzles - which by the way, are incredibly awesome to complete. *Please note that most of these puzzles are second hand and I b...
Yep. I had to do it. Wysocki Peddler's Hope Chest by Buffalo. 300pcs. Includes awesome fun facts
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I always wondered what it would be like to solve a puzzle with less than 500 which also had those larger pieces. in my mind they were probably going to be a waste of time and money. But boy was I wrong! this one was a real treat. it's hard to explain, but it did feel for me like each large piece was somewhat carrying the whole puzzle on their backs, am I going crazy?! Welcome friends to the 300...
Boring? Let's make it exciting! here is a great example. Swell Sailing, NZ, 1000pcs
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Hello puzzle lovers! I found a 1000 pieces puzzle about one of my favourite places in my own neighbourhood, (Auckland New Zealand) and although I thought it was gonna be a boring jigsaw puzzle, I ended up framing it! Welcome to Swell sailing, a 1000 pieces puzzle by Holdson New Zealand, 2015, artist: Ron Gribble. includes framing techniques without plastics and how I tackle difficult puzzle are...
Part 2: Finishing a 1987 Waddingtons 1500 pcs. Simply unforgettable!
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Hi puzzlers! in todays video, which is part 2 of 2, I'm solving what I can easily describe as my number 1 most beautiful puzzle in the entire collection. This is a vintage 1987 Waddingtons and also the very first larger puzzle completed for the channel. Artist: Louise Rayner (19th Century UK). Title: Chester, by Louis Rayner (name is misspelled in the box lol)... Many thanks for the 6000 subscr...
Make incredibly easy and cool puzzle bags with spare fabrics.I'll show you how #jigsawpuzzle
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Alright puzzlers! This is a different kind of video and i hope you enjoy it. It’s much less personal and more on a technical style- hence I jumped straight into it. also, some of you may be waiting for the puzzle I started recently, but this was a little more pressing this week as i had already prepared this for you and it was begging to go live heheh. I also got new puzzles!! thanks to your Bu...
Part 1: Starting a rare 1987 Waddingtons & how i solve time-consuming, tricky parts!
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Part 1: Starting a rare 1987 Waddingtons & how i solve time-consuming, tricky parts!
Round LOTR Ravensburger plus AMAZING tour of the new Hobbit house in the Shire, New Zealand
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Round LOTR Ravensburger plus AMAZING tour of the new Hobbit house in the Shire, New Zealand
Unboxing a MASSIVE jigsaw puzzle! Bonus: The 1st puzzle I ever bought 20 years ago with my own money
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Unboxing a MASSIVE jigsaw puzzle! Bonus: The 1st puzzle I ever bought 20 years ago with my own money
Come find puzzles with me in Auckland New Zealand - Thrift to fancy jigsaw puzzles from AOTEAROA
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Come find puzzles with me in Auckland New Zealand - Thrift to fancy jigsaw puzzles from AOTEAROA
Battle of the Slower or Casual Puzzlers! feat. Wysocki’s Pete’s Gambling Hall 1000pcs Buffalo 4K UHD
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Battle of the Slower or Casual Puzzlers! feat. Wysocki’s Pete’s Gambling Hall 1000pcs Buffalo 4K UHD
Solving my first Vermont Christmas Co Puzzle: haunted Halloween, 1000 pcs by David MacClean
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Solving my first Vermont Christmas Co Puzzle: haunted Halloween, 1000 pcs by David MacClean
12 things I've learned from classic jigsaw puzzles. Featuring Dartmoor Cottages, UK! 4K
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12 things I've learned from classic jigsaw puzzles. Featuring Dartmoor Cottages, UK! 4K
Only smart people can solve this jigsaw puzzle! Can we do it? part 2 of 2 (with your help!)
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Only smart people can solve this jigsaw puzzle! Can we do it? part 2 of 2 (with your help!)
Crossword jigsaw puzzle - what?! let me show you how to solve it, Part 1 of 2
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Crossword jigsaw puzzle - what?! let me show you how to solve it, Part 1 of 2
Huge jigsaw puzzle collection (on a dime) Part 4: Rare waddingtons, 3000s and more!
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Huge jigsaw puzzle collection (on a dime) Part 4: Rare waddingtons, 3000s and more!
A superb newspaper jigsaw puzzle plus UNIQUE tips on solid colours, 500 Holdson New Zealand
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A superb newspaper jigsaw puzzle plus UNIQUE tips on solid colours, 500 Holdson New Zealand
Puzzle within a Puzzle | Let's find all the cliches! | Clandestine Cliches, Surfeit regency puzzles
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Puzzle within a Puzzle | Let's find all the cliches! | Clandestine Cliches, Surfeit regency puzzles
Crazy Shapes ULTRA RARE 1978 Waddingtons jigsaw puzzle: Winter Scene by H. Avercamp, 500 pieces (4K)
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Crazy Shapes ULTRA RARE 1978 Waddingtons jigsaw puzzle: Winter Scene by H. Avercamp, 500 pieces (4K)
A.I. generated Puzzles: Why should we care about the artistry going into puzzles now
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A.I. generated Puzzles: Why should we care about the artistry going into puzzles now
This is what happens when you buy wooden puzzles from Temu - a personal experience
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This is what happens when you buy wooden puzzles from Temu - a personal experience
You and Karen Puzzles should get married, I think she's single too.
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I do the jumbo brand a lot and the one you were showing is ancient. The new ones are good quality and very sharp images. I do the cartoon ones, which are Jan Van Haasteren cartoonist in the Netherlands and Wasgij which you are not puzzling the picture on the box. You had held 2 Wasgij up at the charity shop. New Zealand looks just like Victoria British Columbia, very beautiful.
Oh thank you so much for the comment. Yes ive heard Jumbo is now a great brand, haven’t tried any since this one 😅 thanks for the feedback! yes im familiar with Van Haasteren, great artist! Have tou had a chance to watch my What if video yet? It’s a fun one with a wasgij type puzzle 😁 here is the link in case you are interested czcams.com/video/fOFlygrP__Y/video.htmlsi=fSCJuF_l8X_ZHasS
Hej again 🙂 I don’t always read the comments from your other subscribers but today I did and one of them got me thinking. Do you still have one of those bad Ravensburgers? If you do, look at the barcode, or some place around it. Does it state that it's made in the USA? Because that would explain a lot. A Ravensburger expert on CZcams clarifies in great detail why some puzzlers think they have found counterfeit puzzles. Most of the time the reason is that they have old puzzles, from before the company began producing them with their signature softclick technology. The jigsaws made in the USA are a special case though. With few exceptions, Ravensburger products are made in Germany, however, the company did work with a factory in New Hampshire for a few years, 2002 to 2007 or whereabouts, and the results were less than satisfactory. Check out the video “Fake Ravensburger ???” from PuzzlesbyLiza. It is only 15 min. and she seems to know her stuff.
omg Lock, indeed, I just had one in my car and went to check it out, printed in there USA in 2003. it literally faded as I was completing it. by the time the puzzle was finished, it was completely faded like as if I had bleached it. omg thanks for the tip, I'll definitely keep a sharp eye on this now!
@@RicPuzzles Glad to be of help 🙂 In other news: you may want to hold on to that Ravensburger, World Cup 1966. If you happen not to like it, don’t send it back to the Op shop until you find out what you can get for it. I was looking for other jigsaws in the Headline collection (I found one about the coronation of Liz II) and depending on the condition, and if all the pieces are there, and if you find the right buyer it could fetch anything between 50 to 90 NZ. You also may want to keep it of course, if you like it, or for being a collectors’ item. Puzzle collectors or fans of the English team that has only won the World Cup once.
@@lock-kulla oh thank you for the tip! To be very honest, i feel like NZ is to puzzles what Cuba is for cars, frozen in time, i think that 1966 cup isn’t the only copy around here, but i do love the image and might keep it anyway! 🤭
@@RicPuzzles That’s interesting. On the one hand NZ is the Cuba of puzzles, but on the other you can find rarities. Here’s my theory. I can’t find good stuff in our second hand shops because puzzling is popular over here, thus, puzzlers would much rather keep their jigsaws. Conversely, you can find odd, remarkable items because Kiwis don’t really know what they have at home, being as puzzling isn’t a thing. Do you have friends or family that puzzle?
Hah yes i couldnt agree more! Your theory seems spot on. It does look like people dont keep puzzles here and a lot of the oddities i get have been around for a long time, hand to hand, often for decades. Good that people here are very good at looking after them. Im happy indeed with second hand puzzles, some are questionable but god forbid, the brand new ones are made of gold here mate. Just saw an ‘OK’ (nothing special) Heyes 1000pcs for nzd 200 + shipping from within nz. It’s pure greed i think.
Hej Ric, just watched your latest. We really are spoiled for choice here in Europe. Not only because there are so many well established puzzle makers, but also because due to the global interest, more brands keep popping-up. Then again, you get to live in New Zealand, so let’s call it even. Go Blacks!
haha I definitely share the enthusiasm with you about NZ, but tell me about this puzzle shortage right? I envy you for having such a variety! I scroll on Instagram and I see those absolutely stunning and very colourful puzzles with beautiful illustrations, graphics drawings and feel sad! hahaha I love my older puzzles, but new quirky ones in a while would be welcome too! thanks for the comment mate!
Oh - that last puzzle is BEAUTIFUL!!! - The place in Copenhagen is called Nyhavn -(new port) - it is a very popular place with lots of restaurants and bars. Cobble Hill is one of my top 5 favorite brands because i love the random cut pieces. I just had a Schmidt puzzle that was so blurred that i couldnt finish it, normally Schmidt is one of my preferred brands.
hi PipsDk! wow thank you so very much for leaving such a nice comment today! indeed, I was just replying to another comment about the Cobble Hill puzzles, I can surely see why it is a favourite! the last one, the NZ luxury? so cool and well put together isn't it? Glad you liked it as well. oh the Shmidt issue...yeah I have at least 3 here that are beyond blurry, so it is not just me! I would never pay full price for one, based on my experience with second hand ones I had s far! I recently bought an amazing Egyptian Tutankamen and it is very blurry too. another one for my stash of crap puzzles, such an inconsistent brand isn't it?
Fantastic puzzle images Ric. I liked the Supermarket puzzle, The Puzzle within a puzzle and the Puzzle Master with the garden and the fruit trees. I think you will like the Cobble Hill puzzle. They are top notch quality.
hello Laura! thanks for taking your time to watch the collection, glad to know you enjoyed a few there! uh yes the Italian terrace - such a beautiful puzzle, it does look like where I grew up. I can definitely see now that Cobble Hill isn't any ordinary puzzle brand, I'll keep a sharp eye for this. brand when going on new puzzle hunts!
Have you tried Piece House? The quality is stunning. I like the quality of Holdson's but I cannot stand the images - not my cup of tea.
@@blackhellebore89 hi Blackhellebore. Nope i haven’t tried them yet! I just checked new ones here. Cheapest is NZ$ 49 plus shipping new. I hope to find some second hand ones one day though!
@@blackhellebore89 fair enough about Holdson, we need to connect with the images we are working on don’t we! Thanks for your comment btw, great to exchange ideas!
@@RicPuzzles they are definitely going for the luxury market - I have a couple from when they had a bundle sale.
hehe thanks BlackHellebore, hah yeah I get you. I'll also keep an eye for Piece House too, maybe I'll come across some sale myself too!
🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩ooooooh!!!! These are wonderful puzzles!!! I really liked the mansion and the fishing lures ones the best. Thanks for sharing your puzzles 🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🎉🧩🧩
@@ThirzaTumTum good day Thirza! The Ferndale mansion MB is so cute isn’t it!? Im really tempted to solve it very soon, seems like many viewers really like it as well. Thank you very much for commenting. Always great to hear from you!
Those are some fun looking puzzles, I like the last one, with the NZ birds best, just because I like all bird puzzles, and the drawinfs on that one look beautiful! Looking forward to see the video's about any of them! I am suprised to hear you say you had such bad experiences with Ravensburger, is it printed in Europe? Here Ravensburger is a very reliable high quality brand, one of the best I might say, no false fits, thick pieces which fit perfectly, and because the cut shapes are made by hand you never have 2 identical pieces, you always just can feel right away if its the correct piece or not.
Hi Nina, oh the birds puzzle?! So beautiful isnt it? I also have a thing for bird puzzles. There are some incredible ones here in nz but all luxury ones i cant afford. 😂 glad i found that one, i think i paid 6 dollars or something like that. Yes, i had a number of Ravensburgers that were mediocre quality. One literally faded in front of my eyes as i was solving it in a bright sunny room. I think it had to be fake? It’s a real gamble you never know what you get unless you import them - then i guess you get the real deal you guys talk about! 😅😅 but i would definitely not buy a Ravensburger at a local shop here. Expensive and probably didnt pass the quality standards back in the factory so they sent to nz shops 😂 i will however give them the benefit of doubt if they only cost a few coins at a thrift store, in which case i just get them gone if they are bad. 😁
Look Rick, you can solve any puzzle and I would watch it because it is so calming to watch you puzzle and genuinely talk about the puzzle with such fondness and appreciation.
Ohhh thank you so much! 🫠🫠 glad to hear it!
Hi, sorry to hear that you haven't had the best experience with FX Schmid puzzles. They're actually one of my favorite ones. The ones I've assembled have had a great fit, nice and solid, and interesting, distinctive piece cuts. As for Springboks, the crossword puzzles aren't exactly the best representation of their glory period...those are from the 60's and early 70's. The quality of the cuts and general piece quality diminishes you get closer to present day. If you can find one from the 60's you'll be very happy. 🙂
Oh thank you for the feedback Joe! Yes..so sad i have like 5 fx, all of them are really either faded or just very blurry, i truly wonder if they are fake. More and more i feel like what we are getting here might be unwanted left overs! 😂 i will keep an eye on 60s Springbok, good to know! Thank you for the comment, very helpful!
I have the Crocodile Creek city puzzle as well 😊 Haven't done it yet but good to know it will be good quality when I open it. I love the Matchbox one! Phillumany (matchbox collecting) was a hobby of mine, started collecting at the age of 8, however that came to an end thanks to the 2019/20 bushfires here in Australia, which also claimed my embarrassingly large jigsaw puzzle collection. One of my favourite puzzles, picture wise, was an older Waddingtons called "In Love" by Marcus Stone which I had for probably 30 years. I think Australia seems to have a similar problem to New Zealand in what is easily available to us - so many I see online are only in the US unless you want to pay a fortune for them. Mind you, the normal cost of new puzzles here now is ridiculous. And secondhand and charity shop finds are usually full of Anne Geddes and Hinkler puzzles and little else, although that may be because I am rural instead of urban so less choices. If you are going to buy fine art puzzles, go for Pomegranate - always reliable and great quality in my opinion. Sorry, I keep adding comments to this as I go through the video, lol. I had a secondhand copy of the Village Farrier, and I ended up getting rid of it as it was ridiculously loose. Not sure if it was because it had been done a number of times by a past owner, or it was just a bad cut. Wow, what a score on the last puzzle, the Vintage Postcard one, beautiful !!!
@paisley9782 wow thanks for the comment, Paisley! Im so sorry to hear about the bushfires claiming your puzzles. I cant even grasp what that must have felt like. But as they say, we just get up and start over eh. Glad you are safe and sound and back to puzzling! The Matchbox collecting - how fascinating! I guess also gone too because of the fires? Oh my. Australia can be really harsh eh?! Lol Pomegranade are beyond expensive, just checked. But Ive been keeping some in my Wishlist here and will eventually order some for sure! Funny you mentioned about the similarities for us in puzzles. I thought it was a lot better for you. I truly feel like nz for puzzles is like Cuba for cars. - we literally froze in time, is that something you feel like as well in AU? I guess im lucky that i do enjoy older puzzles, otherwise i would be completely frustrated. The puzzles i see on instagram with colourful designs is something that i will probably never experience in my lifetime unless i win big in the lotto 😂 i didnt know you have trouble finding puzzles too, but as you said , it may be because you are in a rural area? I’m a little luckier then, We have so many op shops here and lucky i get different options but it’s a huge gamble:. i.e. most brands people praise online as the best - what i get must be fake! Has to be! Blurry, poor cuts, a mess. There isnt any other explanation- i wouldnt buy a 150 dollars mediocre brand puzzle here not even if i was a millionaire, completely overrated if thats their true quality. I really think we are being sent here the unwanted low quality puzzles that didn’t pass factory quality standards!! And ordering on amazon can break the bank 😂
@@RicPuzzles I only ever buy puzzles new when i find very very good specials. Something else that has recently happened over here is most online hobby and puzzle shops have suddenly stopped their flat rate postage. Now with only one or two exceptions, they all charge per weight and size, which has been another nail in the coffin as previously you could have a spending spree if you had saved your pennies and only get charged $10 postage and shipping. NZ's Mighty Ape used to have amazingly cheap postage but that has changed as well. Unfortunately, I think Covid didn't help either, companies have taken advantage because of the amount of new people who discovered the joys of jigsaws at that time, and prices of puzzles have skyrocketed to stupidity, somewhat ruining it for us who have puzzled forever but now can't afford to indulge that often. Pomegranate are expensive yes, but they have some amazing puzzles. Robert Bissell is a favourite for me. And yes, the 3500+ matchboxes went in the bushfire along with everything else 🥺
@@RicPuzzles i just wrote a reply but it seems to have disappeared into the ether, so hopefully I don't repeat myself here, lol. I was saying that another issue that has recently happened, is that the majority of puzzle and hobby shops online have suddenly stopped their flat rate postage costs, now charging by weight and size. Obviously this has almost tripled the postage cost that previously was usually $10, to $30. NZ's Mighty Ape used to have even cheaper postage costs but they too have gone to the weight and size costs. I also feel that since Covid, when so many people were introduced to puzzling, companies have taken advantage of the sudden increase of interest, and skyrocked the prices of puzzles to stupidity, and those of us who have puzzled for years have now been almost pushed out of it unless we are fortunate enough to find great opshops and even in those, some "charities" have also taken advantage as well. One of the most well known charity chains now regularly charge $10 for donated puzzles that they cannot guarantee to be complete. Oh and yes, the 3,500+ matchbox collection did also go the way of my puzzles and everything else, burned to ash 😢
oh mate, yes I got your last reply, it seems to be here! just read it through. sorry about your fire situation, I cannot even imagine what it must feel like. totally agree about the factors driving puzzle prices, it makes absolutely perfect sense. here too, they are very expensive because the demand is miniscule. so for shops it is very normal to charge 140 dollars for a Pomegranate or a Ravensburger. I just saw a 3k pieces Heyes on a local website for $ 699 + shipping. I can buy a car with that money mate. what a joke!
Great collection of puzzles! The puzzles that you didn't like because they weren't sharp were that way because they were of paintings.
@@maryjaneellinger1783 hi Maryjane! Oh thank you so much for the comment, really cool to know your opinion on the puzzles and on my thoughts on some. I know right?! I have had a few of those blurry ones but what bugs me is why then some other paintings are just fine?! It is a gamble i guess. It would be nice if they were able to maintain the brush strokes like in this one painting puzzle i solved recently czcams.com/video/pMC_lZeTojI/video.html Thanks for your comment! 🙏👍🏻😁
Congrats on finding so many neat and beautiful puzzles! I find the puzzle within a puzzle to be really interesting. I love the unique illustration style. It will be so fun to assemble and see it come together. I look forward to any of these being in a video. Such a nice variety of brands and images. Thank you for sharing them with us. 😊
Good day Bperillo! Thanks for the nice comment! Only one or 2 here were recent while most others ive had for about a year now and or have solved already. Yea the Puzzle within a puzzle. They are incredibly interesting arent they!? I dont know if you had the chance to watch the video about the other puzzle? Heres the link anyway if you are curious! It’s so cool, i had the help of subscribers to find all the clues. Great memories! Thanks again for your feeback! - OMG, this jigsaw puzzle! I missed 10 cliches out of 56: can you spot them? Vintage puzzle 1997! czcams.com/video/HvjdgAlTbSU/video.html
@@RicPuzzles Thank you for the link! What a fun puzzle and video. I thought I had watched all of your videos up until now so I may have missed that one lol. I really enjoyed all the cliches in that puzzle, so fun to look for them with you. That is what I love about your channel so much, we get to see all different kinds of puzzles that I have never seen on other channels. Thanks again for all you do and for sharing all this with us!
@@bperillo62219ohh thats so nice Bperillo! That puts a big smile on my face! Thank you so much! And hey so cool that you found that other puzzle interesting too. One of my favourites here by a country mile!
Great selection. I am from Canada... and we have no shortage of puzzles... but I understand the frustration of not having easy access to specific brands. Not everyone carries everything...even up here in Alberta. I'm a big Cobble Hill fan... with over 40 puzzles that I've completed. Cobble Hill has amazing quality and has so much variety in subject matter. Great for lovers of nature, animals, colour and creativity. I am also a big fan of buying second hand. I have had great enjoyment with puzzles that I have only spend 1-3 dollars on.
Good day Ruby, thanks for the valuable comment, really appreciated. I see now that Cobble Hill is a great brand indeed. I hope to find more puzzle like this soon. I agree with tou about second hand, all of the ones i remember well due to te joy they brought me were second hand or used puzzles too!
great puzzles, Ric! I love the old puzzles too such as MB and Waddingtons, very nostalgic. I recently watched a crossword puzzle video at Janette and her puzzles channel, I remembered you. Thank you for sharing, you are very informative.
Oh thanks Ramenaddict!! Great to hear from you today, i’ll have to check out Janette’s video too! 😁👍🏻👍🏻
Nice selection of puzzles. I really like Waddingtons puzzles. I just bought a Mike Wilks one. It’s very busy, so I keep putting it off. 😂 Trevor Mitchell is one of my favourite puzzle artists. That garage one is part of a Ravensburger series called Happy Days at Work as well. They are really fun. Cobble Hill are lovely. What a bargain. That’s about £1.50 here. They are becoming easier to get in the uk, but they are still quite expensive. I did a springbok a week or so ago and the quality was far better than your one. Not the best though. It was a newer print.
@@50sRockChick hi 50sRockChick! Great to hear from you today! Oh thank you for the feedback on the puzzles. I have been meaning to post more puzzle collections for a few months now 😅, me too, love the older waddingtons very much! cobble is so new to me and i only came across it because of the fishing-related image… and bought it without knowing this is a great traditional brand to keep an eye on! Now i see it’s a great find! Yeah i do feel like the springboks and well as Heyes are VERY overrated. They are ok. But maybe im also just seeing whats old. Haven’t solved anything from the two brands thats brand new and novelty yet so i guess i cant really make a final bold statement. Thanks for commenting, always great to hear from you.
Hi Ric, great puzzle haul. I can’t wait to see the crossword ones done. I also loved the last one Can’t wait for our next video.
Good day Debbie! Thanks for enjoying this! Me too so looking forward to doing that gigantic crossword one 🤭
@@RicPuzzles2 of my favourite things to do. Jigsaw puzzles and crosswords 😊
@@debbiegrima4047 😁👍🏻 same!
@@RicPuzzlesdo you still have your Amazon Wishlist?? I’ve been trying to find it. Thanks
@@debbiegrima4047 hi Debbie! of course, I still have it :-) here it is: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/DSA356Q48ZOS
Good collection of puzzles there and you don't need to pay high sums if you look in the right places. 😃The newspaper one relates to when England won the World Cup in 1966. Three other ones you showed were ones I have done myself. Like you I could never find any information about the Kings & Queens puzzle, totally anonymous for some reason. The Village Farrier was a 636 Gibsons puzzle that came out around 2007. The jigsaws on the back of the Village Farrier puzzle are all ones I have done. The Village Shop, another Gibsons, was produced in 2010. Out of curiosity I checked NZ $14.99 in the currency converter and it came up with GB £7.00. DonnaLouise has mentioned how expensive new puzzles are in New Zealand. Worth looking in charity shops etc., you can get some good bargains there.
Hi Puzzlepiece! So nice to see you here today!! Hah so many familiar puzzles here uh? Thats really awesome and thanks for the excellent info too, I’ll definitely keep them in mind. Yep 14.99 is very very cheap. A Brand new puzzle of any given brand is usually 29.99 and above. A simple 1k Ravensburger is well into the nzd100 (something like €40) and a heyes omg dont ask. I see 1k Heys for Nzd 200, 300 dollars it’s ridiculous and overrated! 😅
And yep, 90% of all my puzzles are from op shops. Thanks for the great contribution here really appreciated!
Nice finds Ric!! Cobble Hill is a nice brand, images are clear, colors are vibrant and piece quality is excellent. I am working on an F.X. Schmid right now called The Red Box by Colin Thompson and am loving it!! I really like the image of the last one you showed, very nice! Thank you for sharing and look forward to your future videos!
Hi Marlene! Thanks for your comment, im here looking at the Red box, looks really fun! Maybe im just getting the ugly ones here by FX 😂😂😂 the other many i tried were all blurry hehe. Hope to see you here in the next video indeed! Cheers!
Beautiful selection of puzzles! ❤ Can't wait for the videos.
Thank you kindly Izebelle!
Hi Ric im sorry i hadn’t checked your videos lately. This is one of the greatest collection i have seen in a while. I couldn’t pick one as a favourite. Maybe the very old MB? It would be fun see see what you can come up with.
Hello Praisepuzzle that is ok! I know we are all busy doing life eh! Haha the MB seems like a great pick here indeed 🙌😁
The Milton Bradley Ferndale jigsaw is gorgeous! I have only done one Holdson's that I remember, an older 'Mirror Mirror', and it was great, my only complaint was that is was very loose fitting which meant I couldn't move sections easily. That wouldn't stop me trying another one though!
Oh nice! Yes i loved that old mb puzzle too. Really tempted to solve it very soon. Sorry to hear about the lose fit on Holdsons - definitely not the kind to hold up like we see on socials! I know the puzzle you mentioned, nice choice! Thx for the comment 👍🏻😁
Looks like a good puzzle haul... I've done a few Cobble Hill puzzles and they go together nicely...
Oh thanks mate! Definitely a great brand if this is their standard 👍🏻😁
Somehow I missed this puzzle the first time around!! I will post again after I finish watching this video!!
Hi Donna! Haha no problem, it’s one of those that can easily slip through the cracks, a bit of a silly start but the puzzle itself is really fun! Hope you enjoy it.
Definitely my favourite puzzle. I tried to find the 9000 piece puzzle of this. I was unsuccessful. Absolutely stunning Ric
thats cool Debbie! wow a 9000 version omg, that would be very challenging though! awesome, thank you so much!
Hey Ric. Just want to thank you. First male puzzler I see on youtube. Finally!
@@carlosjesusrodriguezduenas7687 hey Carlos! Wow thanks mate!! Thats really cool thank you! Hope i dont disappoint
I watched this video yesterday and guess what my local op shop had today? The game of thrones puzzle. I bought it even though I have never watched the game of thrones. I had a look inside, but the pieces for the bottom layer are all very standard shapes. Only the pieces for the middle layer are squares like those you showed. Maybe it is a newer edition of that puzzle, otherwise it looks just what you are showing.
@@Kanguruo oh my! Like me then! I ordered a very random puzzle, Australia and nz map and now im seeing the same puzzle on social media 😅 hope you enjoy it! Im a huge fan of the show and have not completed the puzzle yet. Yes there are different layers and. I think the bottom part is very square shaped. Which should be very difficult to assemble! I think 😃 Plz do let me know how you are going with it ok? Thx for checking this old vid! It’s so awkward
@@RicPuzzles They must have done different prints, because my bottom layer definitely doesn't have square pieces, but the normal pieces like those found in standard Ravensburger puzzles.
@@Kanguruo oh wow! Really!? See thats why im having so many confused viewers in my videos leaving nasty comments lol here i have a very square shapes bottom, thats extremely unusual! How bizarre eh! How bizarre
hi Ric, I’ve done a wooden ying yang puzzle. Purples,white and black. Very challenging.. love from Australia 🇦🇺 xx
@@debbiegrima4047 hi Debbie 🙌 that’s cool, they are so challenging aren’t they?
Yes indeed!! I love a good challenge
@@debbiegrima4047 that makes 2 of us! thanks Debbie for checking this one too! the guy riding the black motorbike throughout the vid is me btw. :-)
Yes I figured that out Ric. lol. I ride a 2021 Indian scout bobber
@@debbiegrima4047 OH MY! thats so cool Debbie! a rider too. haven't touched my Ninja 400 in weeks now, been so cold and wet here!! Indian Scout, that is such a bike!
Hi Ric, Tess here. We love Eurographics random cuts in our home. It’ll be interesting to see how you go about it, as one can’t rely on the experience gained through working on grill and ribbon cut jigsaws. As what you have is abstract art, that’ll be double trouble. 🧩🎨🧩🎨… the palette emoji looks like a cookie, that or I’m just hungry.
Hi Tess! Thats awesome to know you love crazy shapes too, they dont come by easily to me, the last one i had was about a year ago, from the late 70s. Really enjoyed the untraditional way too. Haha indeed it does have a cockie vibe here i can see that - 😂
Hi Ric, I have recently discovered your channel and i love it!!!! Your emotions are genuine and you deserve all the gifts you receive. Kandinsky art is becoming a favourite of mine as I’ve never seen them before. Keep up the great work… with love from Australia xxx
Hello Debbie! Wow thats so nice, thank you very much for coming by and checking out the content. It’s for you to enjoy. Kandisky’s body of work is really something special isnt it?! Big cheers to you too, 👍🏻😁
Also, thank you for mentioning me in the video. I just do it because your videos bring me so much joy and I love to support your channel in any way possible. Sending your hugs and kisses like always.
Wow thanks a lot my friend. I hope everything is nice and settling in for you! Cheers!
OMG Ric. You just made me cry 😭. I’m glad you like the puzzle. I will make sure that the next puzzle I sent it is not plastic. I wasn’t aware of that little detail. I’m not a fan of plastic either. Both puzzles you got in this video are going to be so much fun to put together. Please keep me posted with how was the experience.
oh mate! there you are, I hope you had a great family time, just saw your message elsewhere too. oh no way! thats just fine mate, I'm very very happy with the puzzle. indeed both puzzles are just incredible! and I cant wait to solve them here!!! really appreciating the puzzle by the way, loved it!
A work colleague lent me her copy of the Kandinsky smart cut Eurographics puzzle a few weeks ago. It was a great puzzle to do and was completed much faster than I expected. Keep up the great work on your videos. I always look forward to them and your experimenting from video to video. Best wishes from Wales, UK!
@@barrytownsend8519 hello there, ohhh that’s great to know! I was getting a little worried about this puzzle, i haven’t done any smart cut in a while now, my last was an old waddington a year ago! This one in case you haven’t seen it yet 😁 czcams.com/video/lGdUAf4BwZE/video.html Love it too. Thank you very much for your feedback, sometimes i wonder if im good enough to be on CZcams so thx for the encouragement 🙏
The puzzles look great Ric! I hope you enjoy them. I am glad to see how excited you were when you opened the boxes😊
🤗 hi Laura! Wow thanks for enjoying this with me, indeed i loved the puzzles too! So beautiful eh!
Looking forward to the Eurographics comparison video. I've only done the ribbon cut version of their puzzles. Should be very interesting. Beautiful puzzles too!
Hi Izebelle! Thanks for taking a minute to check this out! Same here always the regular shaped eurographics, didn’t even know they made crazy shapes at all! Glad we are all exchanging ideas now!
It will be interesting to see you put together the smart cut. It always takes my brain a bit of adjustment when doing irregular cuts, but they are enjoyable in their own right. Good video!
Hi Puzzling_art! Thank you so much for enjoying this. I will work on these puzzles together, stay tuned! I will definitely come up something really cool with them
Know of the series but haven't seen it or played the game, but i do actually like the puzzle picture, although as you say, it would have been better more highly coloured. Nice to see a franchised puzzle that is good quality instead of the usual two in-two out pieces that they seem to produce.
It’s ok if you haven’t played the games - definitely not everyone’s forst choice but great to hear tou enjoyed the puzzle. I will work some magic about the colours and see what will happen, stay tuned. As to franchised puzzles, yes i getcha! Heard of some very bad official puzzles that were beyond bad. Glad they put some love into this one! Thanks for the comment 🫶🏻😁
It’s so nice to see someone receive gifts that’s so grateful and appreciative. That is why you are so deserving of all these gifts. It touched me to see you so moved by your gifts. I hope they all bring you so much joy.🤗
oh Thanks BPerillo. Thats humbling, I appreciate that very much!
I appreciate your unboxings. It's nice to see brands that aren't easily obtainable here in NZ. I will eagerly await your assembly videos of these in the future.
hello TimRachel, oh thanks! glad to hear it! exactly we have so little choice here dont we? I had a look this last few weeks on our local shops, from Farmers to warehouse, paper plus, you name it. the only things we get are the fairy themes by Holdson, a few Gibsons here and there and literally nothing else! it's heartbreaking! thanks for enjoying this, im working on something very nice at the moment, hope you will enjoy it.
This is going to sound a bit silly, but i do puzzles for relaxation and to help take me out of my everyday thoughts, and watching this way of doing puzzles makes me think I would find it messy and irritating, lol.
oh fair enough, it really is something to at least try, I was very skeptical too, but it turned out to be far more enjoyable than I imagined. Im going to upgrade my VR grasses to play this game in pristine 4K, but I get you, it really isn't for everyone! Thanks for commenting!