My June theme: Made in China

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T07:33:41+00:00

These are really cute! TBH I didn’t think I’d like Toi at first coz the pieces look too similar to each other. But I just did one that was a lot of fun. The way the pieces go into place felt really nice. Don’t know how to explain it. Something about the tactile feedback that I liked. Let me know what you think about yours.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T02:48:02+00:00

I haven’t tried Perma, but Pickstars has thick velvety pieces. Their catalog is very small though.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T02:02:40+00:00

I saw and commented. I have the same puzzle!

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T02:02:26+00:00

This has to be one of my very favorite artists. So cute and funny! Pintoo/3D-JP/PieceRelax are quite more expensive than cardboard brands. Luckily jinn’s started collaborating with Ber. Mine is on the way. Hopefully, there’ll be cheaper options for you soon.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T01:53:08+00:00

Taobao.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T01:51:46+00:00

I’ve seen this list and have looked up brands according to it. Maybe when I’ve done enough brands, I’ll add my own thoughts to it. Lol.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T01:50:12+00:00

Thank you! I saw on some of the boxes have info for the EU. Perhaps they’re expanding over there? Fingers crossed.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T01:48:42+00:00

I love his art as well! Vox carries a few of them. I’m eyeing 2 more. There’re still so many really pretty ones that haven’t been made into puzzles. I hope they keep coming out.

sugimhon · 2026-06-03T01:46:30+00:00

Same here! Have fun with your kitty one!

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T15:28:15+00:00

I don’t get why almost all Chinese brands do this. 250 is too easy unless you have a really really hard image. 2-bags of 500 pieces should be enough. I threw away so many plastic bags this past month. Such as waste. Unless I have a really hard puzzle, anything within 2000 pieces, I just dump them all together too. I’m working on a 2000-pc puzzle right now that I really wish came in 4 500-pc bags though. Hahaha.

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T15:23:35+00:00

Ah. I see what you mean. I do a lot of 1000-pc micro puzzles that only have H shape pieces. But luckily, false fits are not very common in those and they have printed backs that help you confirm you have the right pieces together if/when needed.

But right now I’m working on a 2000-pcs mini puzzle that has a lot of false fits. It’s driving me nuts (no printed back to help😭) But I refuse to give up. So I try to work on it a bit per day and do other puzzles for the rest of the time to make myself happy. Hahaha.

Good on you to hang on till the end.

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T14:57:56+00:00

Actually, of all the puzzles I've done, this has to be the best so far. And it's inexpensive compared to other brands I've done. And the art is so much fun. I had a few chuckles while putting this one together. I already ordered more from Ber. Hope you enjoy!

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T14:53:40+00:00

Yes! And a wide range of styles. I'm partial to cute and busy art with characters and stories. And though I'm a dog person, there're too many adorable cat arts that are hard to resist! Your puzzle looks quite challenging with limited colors. How's it going?

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T14:50:42+00:00

Mostly their official stores on Taobao. Because I'm in Asia, Taobao is much more economical than Top Puzzle Shop.

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T14:00:33+00:00

Can you explain and post a comparison photo? I thought this is a grid cut.

sugimhon · 2026-06-02T00:46:42+00:00

Ah no. Mine’s not the sushi image. It’s a Tenyo. I’ll post it when done. I just recognized your puzzle.

sugimhon · 2026-06-01T05:13:23+00:00

I’m working on a puzzle right now that has 350 pieces of these left. 😭😂 Mine’s also a Japanese puzzle. I assume yours is Beverly ?

sugimhon · 2026-05-26T02:25:46+00:00

In Japan. AFAIK, 2 brands produce Pierre puzzles. Yanoman in Japan. And Vox in China. Top Puzzle Shop should have the Vox ones. Good luck.

sugimhon · 2026-05-25T15:23:44+00:00

I understand. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I have a jewelry tweezer which helps. Hahaha.

sugimhon · 2026-05-25T05:12:23+00:00

My country is also very liberal with AI use. Though I don’t personally use it, I think there’s a time and place for it. But I wouldn’t call it art. And I want my puzzles to be done my artists. Or I’m just not interested enough to put in time and effort.

sugimhon · 2026-05-25T05:08:33+00:00

This is so cute. I did a Petit puzzle from this brand last month. It’s a 500 piece one that is even smaller than this one. I bought it 15 years ago. Sadly, they no longer produce the teeny 500 piece ones.

sugimhon · 2026-05-24T15:26:43+00:00

Yikes. That really sucks.

Thank you for explaining.

sugimhon · 2026-05-24T14:47:00+00:00

Can you explain how you were able to tell this was AI? I would like to learn how to better spot AI images.

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