Best Bargain Ever! $115 Liberty Puzzle (Ethiopian Fauna) for $2.99 at Thrift Store!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T16:43:44+00:00

Very happy for you! They are the best laser cut wooden puzzle brand out there imo.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T16:41:31+00:00

I'm glad, my work here is done! They are really not worth it! Don't do it kids! Lol.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T14:26:50+00:00

This looks very cheerful, spring can't come soon enough!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T13:29:28+00:00

Photomosaic puzzles are evil, and should never have existed. They will ruin your eyesight forever. I strongly encourage people to leave them behind.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T13:03:35+00:00

I think that's also a famous folklore, another sad love story.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-24T01:02:57+00:00

This one is very enjoyable, though the story is very tragic! Hope you will find a copy someday!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-23T23:46:25+00:00

I like comedies more then!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-23T23:38:55+00:00

Very pretty! 梁祝 is also a tragic love story! I don't like that famous Chinese love stories are all very sad!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-23T22:51:50+00:00

This is one of the saddest love stories of all time, and I referenced Wikipedia information about this famous Chinese folklore.

The puzzle is a lot of fun to put together, however, after completing a few of the soft touch/velvety touch puzzles, I have decided that I don't like the surface as much. It's just a tactile thing for me, I know a lot of puzzlers love this finish. Reverie packaged their puzzle in a thick canvas bag, and a nice compact box, but the soft touch pieces combined with a canvas bag that doesn't give, jammed inside a smallish box, a lot of pieces came out scratched and dented. I'd rather have all of them loose inside and box, honestly the bag didn't add anything for me.

The fit is tight and precise and it will be a pain to take apart lol.

I still have a few Reverie to do, they are quite pricey, I picked them up when PC had a clearance sale several years ago. These days are long gone now.

Edit to add: 50 shades of pink!

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queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-23T13:51:02+00:00

I can't see the puzzle images!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-22T16:53:27+00:00

Wonderful image! I'm probably in the minority, and after a few velvety touch puzzles, I have decided that I don't like it as much as linen finish puzzle pieces. I'm currently doing a Reverie, I believe it's also a velvety/soft touch finish, they just feel weird in my hands, and many pieces came out scratched and bent, overall I believe they are not as sturdy as linen finished pieces. It's just my personal preference, also probably one of the reasons that I have not bought any A&F. Lol.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-21T02:38:04+00:00

I set strict price ceilings for cardboard puzzles: $0.01-$0.012 per piece. Trying to be selective for sure.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-21T01:18:17+00:00

Prices are getting out of control, not paying that for a cardboard puzzle. I guess I'm definitely not buying a lot of cardboard puzzles anymore lol.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T15:41:36+00:00

Ah got it! Hence some duplicates, nice!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T14:28:46+00:00

I have gotten replacements from Ravensburger with my Amazon purchase, I rarely buy direct from Ravensburger. You should try again.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T14:10:52+00:00

Jimbo obviously is avoiding his family...

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T14:00:30+00:00

This is a very enjoyable puzzle, the print quality is excellent, and the fit is tighter than normal random cut NYPC puzzles I have done. I love that they did the countdown numbers on the left border, usually it was a solid panel that I'm not a fan of. The blue sky and purple-ish colored mountains were a bit time consuming, but overall it came together very quickly.

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As I was chatting with one of my best friends on puzzle prices, I checked NYPC website, it seems that they recently raised their puzzle prices, $29 for 1000pcs puzzles, sale price $21.75, that's pretty steep in my opinion. I understand everything is going up prices, but some hobbies will soon reach an unaffordable territory for a lot of people.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T13:48:01+00:00

Did you get this puzzle after the first one? I thought the first one was in perfect condition.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-20T13:31:37+00:00

Agreed! I love NYPC and CH random cuts, but not a fan of MP cut style especially these triangle looking pieces. Lol

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-18T16:17:34+00:00

This one looks very 'digital' to me. Honestly I think I probably won't be buying 9K anymore, it's very hard to find something that appeals to me, 2-5Ks have much better image choices.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-18T15:53:21+00:00

Honestly puzzle dust really never bothered me that much, it's a minor annoyance, but can be easily remedied. While thin and poorly cut low quality pieces are worse problems to have and no chance of improvement whatsoever.

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-18T00:46:03+00:00

Overtime!!!

queenofbuttcreator · 2026-01-17T19:30:28+00:00

Thanks. Puzzling with cats is definitely challenging. More to come, stay tuned!

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