New post... oh my god! This blog is moving slowly nowadays- I hope that's a good thing, that people don't care anymore about PTI :p
Quick scan of sales from posters in last entry (thanks for sharing the info!) and from some emails I got..
- 'halloween fun' at impress rubber stamps 15% till Sunday!
- new stuff at ellen hutson's
- restock at lawn fawn shop
- new penny black christmas stamps from pbstamps.com
FIRST! What what!
ReplyDeleteto 4:18 who is worried about posts being dissected here. I have a simple solution for you. Don't read here. See? Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteAre there any Fresh Ink colors you wish you would not have purchased? I have 3/4 of them and not sure about the others. Do you use all of them?
ReplyDeleteMajor Unity Sale but it only lasts for 45 more minutes!
ReplyDeletehttp://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/2012/09/ippity.html
0654. True no one needs to come here but if you make an innocent comment on another blog your name shouldnt be bloodied on smack blog.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, this blog will ramp up when PTI fucks up again. It will happen sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteI think someone is trying too hard to "to give credit where credit is due" @@
ReplyDeleteWhat Julie did was NOT great customer service. Customer asked to delete ONE item. Julie said ok WHOLE order deleted. How is Julie getting better at CS???
Totally agree with 9:16. If a huge company like Amazon could delete an item, so can she. It may take an extra minute or two of work on her end, but there is no way it is NOT possible. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteNow the customer has to try to muddle her way through their site, making sure to find everything she previously ordered and still wants; hoping the whole time it is not out-of-stock now.
oh must i spell out everything for you?
ReplyDelete1. in the past julie wouldn't have responded at all. Jennifer would. Since Jennifer had no power, she would send an email to Julie. Julie would ignore them or get confused and let them pile up.
2. Jennifer would remind Julie, 2, 3, and 4 times.
3. Then Julie would tell the customer, sorry, you cannot change an order after it is placed.
4. So, in PTI land, things have improved.
and sorry i'll still come here even though i think you are mean for calling out forum posters. why? because I refuse to let you dominate this smack board with your petty meanness.
HTH!!!
PTI seems to take one step forward and then two steps back. Why is it that so many customers have NO CLUE where their orders are? These are customers that ordered as soon as the release went live. People who ordered days after release night have received their orders already. How is THAT an improvement?
ReplyDelete12:53.
ReplyDeleteYour condescending attitude,I think, is not winning anyone over. PLUS ordering us, on a smack board, to stop with the mean pettiness?!?! I'm not sure who you think you are? An employee? Owner, DT member? Because you are trying way to hard in telling us what not to do and what to think!!
While it may be an improvement, I don't understand why Julie couldn't have given the op a choice.
ReplyDeleteI ordered a defective sunrise ip and after quite a runaround about whether or not it was actually defective, she mailed out a new one without communicating anything to me. I would have preferred a refund as is stated in the policy. When the second ip came and it also appears to be defective (although not "really" defective, lol), I have given up.
Yes, it is some improvement but still not 100%.
I do agree that Julie is really trying not to come across as snarky.
don't care that you don't like my attitude. i have sat back for months and watch you poke fun, insult, and in some cases harass people.
ReplyDeletei intend to stay here and speak my piece. if you don't like it, you don't have to come here. right?
I ordered from WPlus9 on Wednesday and it came today. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't think of any Fresh Inks that I regret ordering. I just found out that Capri Blue is a perfect match for Blueberry Sky. Also love Pear, Basil, Merlot (Scarlet Jewel), Chamomille, Cocoa.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else think it's weird DF started a post to tell about her publication? She's on PTI DT, should she really be fishing for compliments? I'd *expect* her to get published.
ReplyDeleteWho is D.F.?
ReplyDeleteJust sent a wad of money to Impress and will own all the inks and a few more stamps as well as all reinkers to complete the collection I started a year ago.
ReplyDeletedawns cards are shit. stoopid stoopid colours.
ReplyDeleteJust placed an Impress reinker order. Thanks for the reminder about the coupon, Smacker3.
ReplyDeleteFresh Ink Limeade is a great match for PTI's Limeade Ice. Yes, I did order with the last release. I needed cardstock for a card order. I love big boxes of heavy cardstock shipped free to me.
And I have to say, despite the f'd up website on release night, my order was received mid week.
9:16 If the customer was happy what does it matter that she deleted the entire order. Julie is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.
ReplyDelete22:01 "stoopid" really???? LOL
ReplyDelete6:41 No, Julie is paying the price for being an uber-bitch. May suck for her, but I don't feel an ounce of sympathy for her.
ReplyDeleteWell it is hard to be humble when you are perfect in everyway isnt it?
ReplyDelete9:16 If the customer was happy what does it matter that she deleted the entire order. Julie is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.
ReplyDeleteThe customer was NOT happy. She would rather have the choice about the whole order being deleted. It's better than it used to be but still not ideal.
Stoopid and jalous, (I can't think of the others right now) are acceptable spellings on the smack blog. I believe they both originate from 2Peas.
ReplyDeleteMoran is another cyberworld word that has evolved. Stoopid is common in cyberspace and on earth in general :)
ReplyDeleteGot my Gina K order. Ocean Mist is almost identical to SU's Carribean Blue that was so popular. The Bubblegum is pretty close to SU's Pretty in Pink. The Cherry Red is a tiny bit more blue that Pure Poppy from PTI, but not as dark as SU's Cherry Cobbler. The Lemondrop is about halfway between PTI Harvest and PTI Lemon, but has a tiny bit less orange to them than either of the PTI colors. The cardstock is good quality, creases well when you score it and is imo, equal in thickeness to PTI cardstock.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your Gina K color comparisons.
ReplyDeleteI have ordered her cardstock before and I was very happy with it. Now with the new drop down menu, I will be placing another order!
0848 you gave me a chuckle!
ReplyDeletemakes cents to me that a smack blog would have no standards when it comes to spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
ReplyDeleteand morality, honesty, kindness, or anything else worth preserving.
smack on....>>>?????++++
^^^ Sad but true. This world seems to be lacking morality, kindness and honesty more and more these days.
ReplyDeleteonly if you let it. let's take over this stinking blog. stick to honest commentary on real customer service problems, not random, misspelled, mean comments on the quality of someone's toes or color combinations.
ReplyDeletejust keep posting until the mean girls run away...
and yet, 11:14, 13:04, and 13:29 you are still here in this cesspool that you describe. Happily swimming around in the shit with the "mean girls". What does that say about you?
ReplyDelete13:29 I'm in.
ReplyDelete8:15 I am the customer and when i reodered on PTI website an item i had bought was now out of stock. I know you were defending me I'm just saying that yes I would've like to of had the option to keep the order if I wanted.Julie did a prompt refund but still can't figure out why she couldn't remove an item from my order.
ReplyDelete13:47 I read here but I'm not swimming with you. I don't go along with the crowd who is hell bent on hurting this company and it's owners by the crap you post. Granted there have been problems, but personally ridiculing the owners,DT and some forum members is reprehensible. To be mean or not to be mean. It's a choice people. Making the right choice makes the world a better place. one.person.at.a time.
ReplyDeleteOh bullshit. You love being here & feeling oh so self-righteous about how much better you think you are. Don't kid yourself.
ReplyDeleteI first want to say that I do agree that Julie should have givin the customer the option of having the entire order cancelled or not.
ReplyDeleteBut I believe that it is not possible for Julie to change an order after it has been placed. There is an entire process that is done from the buyer selecting their items to it be assigned an order number etc all within the order software. Its not a manual process at all. She probably doesnt have the capability and honestly why would anyone want her to be able to do that? If the orders and labels are printed and distributed to the order pullers it would be a nightmare to change the order. Any manual process increases the potential for errors. (well actually software sucks at it too sometimes)
Also, correct me if I am wrong but hasnt it been said that Julie is not near the warehouse where the orders are filled? If that is true then for her to go and change the order herself is not possible either.
And to add - if she made the change for one person I would hope she would do it for all.
We all will just have to chalk this up to another lesson learned.
14:51 No, you are wrong about that. Hey, if it makes you happier to be mean then go for it but don't bitch when it comes back to bite you.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the delays in orders has anything to do with the stamp manufacturer problem that was discussed a few weeks ago. Perhaps they dont have all their inventory for this release.
ReplyDeletePTI doesn't use that manufacturer so it's not the problem.
ReplyDeletethe person from the PTI forums said:
" don't care that you don't like my attitude. i have sat back for months and watch you poke fun, insult, and in some cases harass people.
i intend to stay here and speak my piece. if you don't like it, you don't have to come here. right?
22 September 2012 17:07 "
If you intend to stay here then plan on putting up with it. If you don't like it, leave. Yes, you can stay here and say what you want. We can ignore you from this point forward - no problem.
What I don't get is why you want to be here anyway? I don't understand why PTI fans/customers would come to the smack blog.
And whoever (same person) said 'just stick to customer service issues' - PTI gave you zendesk for that.
I see Miss "Ignore" everyone is here today
ReplyDeleteI see Miss "Ignore" everyone is here today
ReplyDeleteDF = Danielle on PTI DT
ReplyDelete16:53 I can ask you the same question. If you hate PTI why do you go to their forum? When you outright smacked them on their own forum we didn't want you around either. Deal with it.
ReplyDelete^^^ by "you" I mean smackers.
ReplyDeleteDefend pti all you want, it's a crap company and that is a fact.
ReplyDeleteI for one wouldn't be here if it was ALL CRAP. I for one want to see the CS improve, because I LOVE the stamps and products. Why would anyone come here just to hate on them? I just don't get it.
ReplyDeleteI am in on the "let the nice people band together" idea...
ReplyDelete16:19- but I remember releases way back, when the website was still messed up, and people were having trouble ordering and PTI was able to add items to people's orders. Deleting an item should be as easy as adding one.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure about the product delays = shipping delays 16:29. I order on release day. My orders have been consistently labeled around the 18th or 19th and arrive at the end of the month.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I would love it be sent/shipped and delivered earlier, it's just not happening. So I patiently wait for my goodies and by the time I open the box and do all the oohing and aaahing, sneak peaks (on the 5th) for the next release is just literally a few days away. Lol!
Unless, they have product delays every month and I just happen to order the delayed product monthly. :(
23:21 maybe that was a temporary thing and because of the web site glitch, they accommodated the requests.
ReplyDeleteSince 14:10 ordered okay and just wanted to delete an item from her order. I mean, she ordered and changed her mind about one item. That's different from being "your order got screwed by the website". Their policy of no changing orders kicked in.
It would have been perfect if CS just did as we all would have wanted them to do, cancel the one item. Instead they did something they haven't done before (to my knowledge) which is cancel the entire order giving her a clean slate of ordering what she really needs/wants. I don't recall that we could cancel our orders before unless it was a paypal glitch of a double order. That's how I see it anyway.
I reall think they are trying to change but a 100% outright change is impossible. They can do it, the question is do they WANT to change 100%.
I placed a large CS order with Gina K yesterday. It was a good way to thank her for listening to customers and changing the website to make ordering CS easier. Her stamp style is still not mine so I continue to look elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteOctober should bring a release from WPlus9. And I'm interested in seeing what Avery Elle will come up with this time.
There are many more choices than PTI but, damn, I love matching dies!
I'm also in on taking over this blog, and at least providing a common sense, stick to the facts and quit bashing individuals discussion of PTI.
ReplyDelete5:35 thank you!
ReplyDeleteoops. I meant 5:34 in the previous post.
ReplyDelete20:56 If it's a crap company then it's a very popular crap company. One you've ordered from, I'm sure, or you would not be here smacking them. If the love affair is over move on. The way I see it, if you smack you still care or you would have let if go a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteTo the self-proclaimed morality police - your point may be better taken if you didn't come here and announce that you were better than the "smackers" and that you refuse to let this place become all trash talk.
ReplyDeleteI have news for you, there are only a few people that spew venom here. A good number of us have never smacked the dt or called people names. We quietly try to keep to the subject without announcing how wonderful we are.
For all we know, you are one person replying to all of your own posts to band together and do good. If you are as moral as you claim to be you shouldn't have to announce it.
7:55 I'm not the only uni on here. No one said we are better than smackers. Just a plea to those who spew venom to stop the personal bashing. That's all.
ReplyDeleteThere is more than one - and I agree 0811. lets stick to topic
ReplyDeleteI agree with keeping on track but I also wonder why uni had to announce that he/she was "taking over the blog".
ReplyDeleteA useful MIM. Thanks to Betsy.
ReplyDeleteI hope that the people that ordered right after release get an answer about why there is no update on their packages.
ReplyDeleteAlso, to the poster that had her order cancelled only to find out that one of the items that she wanted is now OOS, I'm sorry to hear about your experience.
Don't leave your markers where your kids can get them:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jeanettelynton.com/2012/09/marker-madness.html
So I guess the shipping thread will just go unanswered and then drop off the page. Better than being deleted I guess.
ReplyDeleteFUCK the unicorns! Taking over the blog! hahahahahaha!
ReplyDelete^^^ Ya, cause your swearing is going to prove the point that we aren't all foul mouthed haters. Thanks for that.
ReplyDeletebait, fish, catch.
ReplyDelete"
ReplyDelete16:53 I can ask you the same question. If you hate PTI why do you go to their forum? When you outright smacked them on their own forum we didn't want you around either. Deal with it.
23 September 2012 19:27 "
I don't go to the PTI forum. Don't smack them there or even lurk there.
How many of us smackers go to the forum these days just to stir up trouble (as is implied)?
ReplyDeleteI don't.I never did. However I rarely post anymore but that is because it is just too fake for my liking.
I am going to share my opinion of the "why I love PTI" thread here because I am obviously not going to state my true feelings on the PTI forum.
ReplyDeleteThe reason that people have opinions on SCS is because they can. If they shared the same opinions on the forum they would be deleted or pruned. Nothing but happiness and sunshine allowed there.
I don't condone rudeness but people are certainly allowed to share their opinions.
The only reason that the PTI forum is a happy place is because all of the non-believers have been shunned.
I drop by the forum once a day to see if there are any interesting topics. What used to be 30 minutes or more spent reading is now less than 2 minutes. Like 14:42, I feel it's all fake. I'm bothered by the annoying questions of the day by the DT. I can't be bothered responding to a question that they don't care if I answered.
ReplyDelete14:48 The non believers got downright rude with their comments so if they got shunned it was of their own making.
ReplyDeleteIf I bought during the first few minutes of the release and my order hasn't moved but someone who ordered the next day already has their package, yeah, I'd be rude too!
ReplyDeleteThe people who were/are rude, have valid reasons for being rude. No unicorn is going to make me believe otherwise.
I don't give a rats behind why the unicorns are on this blog. I will NEVER change my mind about how horrible PTI. I'll continue to voice my opinion where ever I please.
I don't get the shipping problem either. Some in the same city have the package in their hands in 3 days and others don't get theirs for 2 weeks. Could they be blacklisting people?
ReplyDeleteThe bigger my order, the faster I get it. Wondering if they don't ship customers who order regularly in big amounts first, to keep them happy.
ReplyDeleteShunning certain customers is ridiculous. That would take a lot of thought and planning. And i dont think they really care. dont flatter yourselves.
ReplyDeleteThere is a breakdown in their system and they really need to identify it
I agree. Shunning certain customers is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteWhat I meant by shunning is that if you speak the truth on the pti forum you are in fear of being pruned or accidentally getting "glitched" off of the forum altogether. You can't tell me that there is any kind of open and honest vibe about the forum.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean the people that are vocal about customer service issues will have their orders delayed. Pti couldn't do that. They aren't organized enough.
Shunning people by banning them , sending board warnings or locking them out of the forum? I'd put money on it.
It is their forum...
ReplyDeleteSo they can make it look like the customers who complain are out of their minds so the new ones will never know? I guess they can, but it reflects on their lack of character.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is their forum and that they can do whatever they want. I was merely explaining that it is not ridiculous to think that they will "shun" certain customers.
ReplyDeleteTo those that didn't catch the reference, "shun the non-believers" is from a YouTube video about Charlie the unicorn.
Smackers, you have to admit you got away with smacking them on their own forum for a long time before they took action. You'd chime in with ugly comments all the time. I'm glad they handled it. I wish they had done it sooner. I really don't miss certain people.
ReplyDeleteThey banned people for speaking the truth because they wanted the truth hidden.
ReplyDeleteI was a uni
ReplyDeleteThe smacking on the forum was NOT as rampant as you are making it seem
There was some defence of people that got treated poorly...and people voicing honest but respectful opinions
I remember a couple of times other uni's (Ted) chiming in with his two cents an his appreciation that things were kept respectful
I seem to remember some die hard unis sending me threats when I had my first major CS issue, or have we forgotten the near death threat pile ons from counting and her gang? I sure don't miss her either.
ReplyDelete^^^What?
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteI'm here because I was bullied as a kid. I was fat and had buck teeth. And I cannot sit back and watch anonymous bullies take advantage of that anonymity and be mean. Period. No excuse ever for naming names and calling individual people names.
My reason has nothing to do with stamping or PTI. This blog stopped being about those issues a long time ago.
And yes I will be anonymous. i'm not attacking any individual. I'm not being mean.
So stop with the insults towards individuals and I'll happily go away.
death threats, buck teeth?
ReplyDeleteOk, i'm done.
Wow and LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat percentage of posts here are insults against people? Not that many. Drawing attention to the behavior that you don't like will only make it worse IMO.
ReplyDeleteSo your posting here is about your unresolved childhood? Get a therapist.
ReplyDeleteGetting back to topic Rick did answer the tracking post. To me its reasonable.
ReplyDeleteAnnounced this AM that Copics are going to $8 each in January. No more for me.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Rick's explanation?
ReplyDeleteThe lady with the buck teeth, please don't use this smack board to empower yourself, it makes you look foolish. You need a therapist!
ReplyDelete8 bucks a marker?!!! That's just insane! Just to do grown up coloring???
ReplyDeleteI'm the one who posted about the threats.... when I disagreed with a uni (well before the smack blog, or at least my knowing about a smack blog) I received numerous PMs from several posters stating that I was not wanted on the forum.
ReplyDeleteThey then continued from that "gang" of posters that I was obviously not a Christian for speaking about PTI as I was, and then it was topped off with a lovely PM stating that I would burn in hell for my opinions and would be "judged" by God for my actions. The last straw was one that came after stating that they wish they knew where I lived so they could visit my house and teach me a lesson on how one should speak of such "wonderful, Christian business owners" on the web.
the whole thing was ridiculous. But yes, some of the unis are BSC. I don't need that in my life so I never bothered to reply to any of them. I reported it to PTI CS (and of course way back then - no response ever)
I don't bash folks on there generally, but when you attack me like that, yeah I will come here and say people are crazy for letting a forum be the end all be all of their lives. If you are that in need of a happy place, you need a therapist.
My beef is with PTI though and I do want them to get better. I do not agree with personal attacks and try my best not to make any.
$8/ marker - is that on the PTI site - or all over for retail?
ReplyDeleteDang -whats the deal with the Copics price? Didnt something come out the beginning of the year similar to Copics? I do not recall the name of them though
ReplyDeleteYou don't need to happily go away. You could join in on the discussion and add something productive.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about not liking personal attacks. Calling attention to it though might just make it worse.
just looked and the PTI gingerbread house looks EXACTLY like the lawn fawn house that came out last month.
ReplyDeleteNope, not exactly the same I prefer the windows and gingerbread boy from LF.
ReplyDeleteIt is very similar but not exact. If you dont want the solid stamps then Lawn Fawn is a more economical way to go.
ReplyDeletefor 3:33,
ReplyDeleteI am HERE because I was bullied on the PTI forum. All I did was ask a question about the crappy product I bought AND got jumped on. It goes both ways, dearie.
The lady with the buck teeth, please don't use this smack board to empower yourself, it makes you look foolish. You need a therapist!
ReplyDelete25 September 2012 07:3
An while you are at it, see an orthodontist!!
Was that really necessary?
ReplyDeleteOne reason for raising the price could be that they don't really want to sell them anymore and they're making it cost prohibitive.
ReplyDeleteI was talking about the ginger HOUSE looking the same not the gingerbread people. I have the lawn fawn and think it is adorable.
ReplyDeleteThat makes no sense. You don't want to sell something quit selling it.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say about the uni's being here.......desperate times call for desperate measures.
ReplyDeleteFrom the What I like about PTI thread:
ReplyDelete"If the owners don't allow rudeness and stop it in its tracks then that shows they care and they are welcoming everyone. "
What world does this unicorn live in? In the PTI world, it means if we delete the negativity, it doesn't exist, even though we are really assholes!
Wow, what planet does she live in where she thinks that when they censor the forum to not allow rudeness, that is "welcoming everyone"?
ReplyDelete*live ON, gah.
ReplyDeleteThis is the world that Papertrey wanted to create. By not allowing dissenters on the forum, newbies will come along and think that they must have landed in Utopia! Great products, great service (until it isn't), helpful dt members that always seem to be around (when it is their day) and Nichole who is always willing to answer questions (on release day!).
ReplyDeleteGood job Papertrey!
I got jumped on by the uni's, too, over a legitimate product problem. That experience certainly ended my postings on the PTI forum except to support other people having customer service/product issues and to attempt to shame PTI into doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, 7:56, that you were subjected to bullying PMs from the uni's.
It bothers me that the OP on that thread generalizes ALL of SCS as being full of mean girls.
ReplyDeleteThis is the reality of PTI that exists everywhere except their forum:
ReplyDeletePretty Terrible and Inconsiderate way to have been treated?
From this SCS thread:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/general-stamping-talk-f17/justifying-purchase-less-than-favorable-company-t561464.html
So we are no longer discussing customer service in regards to products and shipping?
ReplyDeleteand to excuse the things said here we are pointing fingers elsewhere?
I feel bad that she may not have known that the owners have been using the growing pains excuse to death and beyond, and that she used it and got jumped on...but to go start a whole thread about it on the PTI forum???
ReplyDeleteIf you cannot take any flak then you have no business putting yourself out there on the Internet.
So we are no longer discussing customer service in regards to products and shipping?
ReplyDeleteand to excuse the things said here we are pointing fingers elsewhere?
What does this even mean? This forum is to discuss Papertrey and all things related. Nobody is trying to excuse anything that is said here. It was merely pointed out that Papertrey was discussed on SCS, a lady got her feelings hurt and started her own thread on the PTI forum. How is that not relavant?
The number of PTI blog hop entries has sure dropped over the last year.
ReplyDeleteBought PTI's gingerbread set because they had dies to go with them. Hate fussy cutting and will be making a lot of these (cards and houses) for Christmas.
ReplyDelete07:56, what does BSC stand for? Teh Googles were no help to me.
ReplyDelete7:56 here
ReplyDeleteBSC = bat shit crazy
:)
I just stamped with Impress Inks - I agree with everyone who has said they are awesome. I stopped right in the middle of the project and ordered a few more in different color families.
ReplyDeleteYou wont be sorry if you try them.
I bet even NH would love them. No tap tap tap
i'm the bucked tooth lady, except i lied.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't bullied, I didn't have bucked teeth. I was just bored.
The last of my Fresh Ink collection arrives tomorrow. I have all the reinkers too. I have not found anything close in quality, although A Muse inks are really close. I just like the Fresh Ink colors a bit better than the A Muse ones.
ReplyDelete19:53- that makes you worse off then.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the SCS thread, I didn't see any bullying or anyone calling her stupid as she lead it to be on the PTI thread. ???
Aha... thank you for explaining BSC. Bat shi.... crazy. (I'm "not supposed to" say that word, haha. I do say it when I'm really mad and then feel guilty about it but I can't make myself type it. What a nut-case I am.)
ReplyDeleteWow. I WAS bullied as a child and I really felt sorry for you. Thanks for taking us for a ride. Do you always enjoy yanking people around like that?
ReplyDelete19:53 LOL
ReplyDeleteThis is all like an episode of Housewives of Orange County.
ReplyDeleteStampers of PTI Smack Board
And you dont need to waste time saying "why do you come here then" or "go away". Or even "the ini's are here". I am here for the entertainment! And i have gotten useful info from time to time. The ink education was the best
Yesterday I was going to say, it's the smack board smack down! Watch the two opposing sides try to run each other off the board. Neither side will ever win. *munches popcorn*
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if some people realize that the people slapping people down reside on all three boards. There is a pattern of phrases, and writing style that links them. So some people really are not anonymous
ReplyDeleteTo people who are wondering about the Copic marker price increase, read this thread on Splitcoast:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/general-stamping-talk-f17/copic-price-increase-again-t561578.html
Nearly everyone seems to be freaking out at how expensive they are getting and saying how they are glad they already made the decision not to jump on the Copic bandwagon. I think $8 a marker is a lot of money too. My crafting budget is not very much. But dang it all I like Copics and I want them for the things they can do that other mediums cannot. So I still want to collect them all even though they are getting more and more expensive all the time.
I could freak out about the money and how I can't afford it... or I could decide to believe that somehow or other, the money will come to me and I don't need to care whether they are $4.50 or $8.00 apiece. I'm a big believer that this kind of faith and belief makes a difference. Yes, Law of Attraction stuff, google it or something. You might not agree or even care but I thought I'd share my perspective in case it could help inspire someone here.
Take care smackers! And believe in your dreams. Now back to your regularly scheduled snarkiness/bitchiness (take your pick).
LOL, the money will come to you? Wish that worked.
ReplyDeleteMoney is already coming to me. My husband has a job. I can earn money. It's just a matter of how much how fast. What I'm saying is, I shouldn't let my own preconceived notions of how much abundance I am able to receive limit the process. Because God knows no limits. Know what I mean?
ReplyDeleteMaybe helping feed a homeless person is what God wants you to do with that money. I doubt He is up in heaven showering you with fortune so you can buy Copics, lol. Strange thinking you have, my dear.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I could have enough money to buy the copics AND feed the homeless people. (p.s. I do donate to charity.) Or maybe nobody should ever be allowed to buy anything fun for themselves as long as there are homeless people in the world. Do you ever buy anything beyond the bare necessities of your daily existence so that you can give all of your "spare" money to the homeless? Do you condemn everyone on the planet who owns copics because they didn't give that money to homeless people instead? Maybe you could sell the computer you are using and give that money to the homeless too. They certainly need it more than you need the luxury of being able to surf the internet. Go to a library if you need a computer to earn a living. How dare anyone enjoy and try to create a nice standard of living for themselves as long as there are homeless people in the world who either won't try or don't know how. Yeah... this one strikes a nerve.
ReplyDeleteI believe less is more. Keep what you need to live decently and to have what I need to keep my career fluid, and keep another 5% for hobbies and pleasure and the rest goes to making the world a better place. Just the way I choose to live.
ReplyDeletehad the fastest service to date from PTI. I ordered sat night and got my order today!
ReplyDeleteI like the lawn fawn ginger bread house stamp set much better than PTI. the price is also nice. I mean it does not have as many sentiments as PTI has, but I think that is okay. Once a nice scene with the house and all is constructed, you can get away with a simple sentiment as well. I just now placed a huge order with Lawn fawn, got the ginger bread house, the new border set and also some older stamp sets. I also will be placing an order with Impress for the fresh inks.. they are just the best I have used so far. The colors are so crisp and stamps well and dries quite quickly as well.
ReplyDeleteDo you ever buy anything beyond the bare necessities of your daily existence so that you can give all of your "spare" money to the homeless? Do you condemn everyone on the planet who owns copics because they didn't give that money to homeless people instead? Maybe you could sell the computer you are using and give that money to the homeless too.
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Umm, you are the one who brought up the preachy abundances stuff. the other poster was just saying she thought your thought process was strange. And so do I. It's kinda hard to imagine God up there saying, "oh I'm going to make sure there is an abundance of dollars around for little Deepak so she can buy some more copics and color in some more cartoon pics, coz I'm not really into feeding the poor today either".
10:33 It's called God's blessings. I got an unexpected $1100 check this week from my insurance company. Just at a time when I really needed it. God provides for the poor too just like he provides for you and me.
ReplyDeleteCan you take your religious stuff else where.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Whatever, 11:14. We're not believers, and yet we have plenty for our needs, and enough to donate to others as well. God didn't provide us what we need, we worked for it.
ReplyDeleteIs there a full moon tonight? Weirdness abounds....but at least we aren't smackin' the lovely DT or forum members:)
ReplyDelete11:21 No, the last time I checked I still have freedom of speech.
ReplyDelete12:15 Every good thing comes from God. God provides all your needs whether you want to believe it or not.
Religious crazies....Cindy Coutts is that you???
ReplyDeletenot buck toothed person here.sorry for goofing. but it is a smack blog.when are you going to learn that you cannot trust a single thing on this blog? 99% can be honest and sincere but you just will never know which posts are the 1 - 98% that are phony.
ReplyDeleteAnd, religious person really? really? sweet jesus. good lord. holy ghost. do you really believe that god is providing for you but not about a billion poor people? if so, WTF??
god = tooth fairy
ReplyDeleteboth are imaginary people
13:20-I have had a bad day and you just made me LMAO! That girl is crazy, and wouldn't doubt if it was her!
ReplyDeleteSweet cheese and crackers, who let the religious nutz in here.
ReplyDeleteNot a believer either.
Shelly Cooksley needs to unclench and let the stick out of her ass!
ReplyDeleteNobody on the SCS thread called her stupid and even if they did what kind of child is "mortified" by that.
Wackadoodle in the house!
I am not a uni and I felt bad by the way that she was sweet cheese and crackered.
ReplyDeleteNot everybody is as knowledgeable as we are. Some customers have only come to know PTI over the past few months and they are merely sharing their experiences. I don't feel that it is my job to call them stupid or crazy because they don't know everything that we know.
They can be enlightened in a kinder, gentler way IMO.
What ever happened to Sir Farts A Lot? He/She used to post a card on the blog hop and link it to the smack board.
ReplyDelete14:39-If she is not knowledgeable on the subject, then why is she responding to a thread like that? I don't think what anyone said over on SCS was remotely mean.
ReplyDeleteShe needs to put her big girl panties on and get over it. Maybe she is embarrassed? Geeesh...
I have been on the SCS forum for over 3 years now and for the most part nobody is rude. Nothing in that thread was rude. The mods do a hyper-vigilant job over there (some may say too much, if you kwim).
ReplyDeleteIs sweet cheese and crackered like tar and feathered?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification. I thought BSC was Bitch Slapping Christians or something.
Fresh Ink arrived a few minutes ago. Fig is going to be perfect for gingerbread men! Love that ink!
ReplyDelete13:32 Yes, I do believe that. He provides for everyone. You don't need wealth to be rich.
ReplyDelete14:03 God is real. Hope you realize that before it's too late.
So how do you explain the homeless or people like my neighbor who froze to death because she could not afford heat and no one knew about it? What do you have to do to get God to provide for you?
ReplyDeleteI have no interest in discussing religion, politics, SAHM vs working moms or how we should send our spare income.
ReplyDeleteThere is an off topic forum on Papertrey for that. :-D
Thank you.
"I could freak out about the money and how I can't afford it... or I could decide to believe that somehow or other, the money will come to me and I don't need to care whether they are $4.50 or $8.00 apiece. I'm a big believer that this kind of faith and belief makes a difference. Yes, Law of Attraction stuff, google it or something. You might not agree or even care but I thought I'd share my perspective in case it could help inspire someone here."
ReplyDeleteI hope you are for real and not just someone else playing games and yanking people's chains.
I'm a firm believer in this sort of thing - positive thoughts reap benefits. Nice to see someone else expressing it.
18:06 I believe In God too, He is real.
ReplyDeleteI am not going to get into a debate why there is suffering in the world etc. I do know we all have freewill to do right or wrong. That I believe is one of our gifts from Him. :) We control our actions.
Please don't take this the wrong way, this is a PTI smack blog and I agree with 18:32 there is an off topic thread in the PTI forum. :)
^^^ or homeschooling ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, is there a full moon tonight?
ReplyDeletesir farts a lot got his/her ip blocked from participating in the hop
ReplyDelete18:06 We live in a fallen world. That's why things like that happen.
ReplyDeleteIn answer to your question, I don't have to do anything for God to provide for me. He am his child and he loves me.
Can you take the religious talk elsewhere? Like the PTI Off Topic Forum? I have no interest in hearing your sermons.
ReplyDeleteso I assume miss religion is voting for romney? i figure lets' totally destroy this blog.
ReplyDeleteOh God, not the politics too!
ReplyDeleteI don't care what your personal beliefs are! Live and let live.
ReplyDelete4:13 I was asked a question and I answered it.
ReplyDeleteBetsy Veldman is doing the Paper Smooches DT blog hop today! She says she is guest designing,but I bet this is going to be part of her exit from PTI! Good for you, Betsy!
ReplyDeleteIs Sir----- really Ted? Is he banned?
ReplyDeleteTo the religious one. This is exactly why people turn against religion. You say God loves you and you don't have to do anything. He just showers you with money.
Those who are not showered by money means God does not love them? No wonder they want nothing to do with it.
I can't see Betsy leaving for Paper Smooches. It was just a favor for a friend.
ReplyDeleteI am not a fan of Paper Smooches stamps and they don't seem to suit Betsy's style.
Please do not feed the religion talk! Just ignore it.
ReplyDeleteNo, I am going to vote for Obama. I love supporting everyone that doesn't work with my salary.
ReplyDelete7:40 I didn't say he showered me with money. He showers me with blessings. At times those blessings come in unexpected money. Haven't you ever received unexpected money? At times those blessings come in the form of encouragement, a call from a friend when I really needed support and love etc. Add to that peace,guidance and comfort in difficult times. I am not special. If you reflect on your life you will see those blessings have been given to you too. It's the source of those blessings that I recognize.
ReplyDeletejust to change the subject...
ReplyDeleteanyone here taking Becky Higgins Project Real Life class on big picture classes?
Still going back and forth. Thinking I will regret it if I don't take it, but it is expensive.
Thank you for changing the subject!
ReplyDeleteI have no input on Project Life other than to say that it doesn't interest me. I guess it is an effective way to scrapbook but it just isn't my thing.
The Fresh ink refills seem so expensive. I wish that these inks were sold in more than one place so that I could shop around.
ReplyDeleteAre there any PTI designers that have left that still use their Papertrey stamps on their blogs? Do any of them have nice things to say about the company?
ReplyDeleteI'm doing project life using Beckys products but I am not taking her class. I'm up to date with the pictures and journaling in a Word document but I'm behind in acutally journaling on the PL cards.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I did it but I don't think a class would interest me. I was not going to do it in 2013 but seeing the new kits has made me rethink my decision.
What are everyone's thoughts on on-line glasses in general? I've taken a couple and I like that I can go back and access the information but truthfully I never have.
ReplyDeleteI took the first one Jenn McGuire and Kristina Werner did
ReplyDeleteI wasn't bad -and I think only $19? But it was just a bunch of colour combos and techniques
I can honestly say after about 5 years paper-crafting I didn't learn anything new, and there are plenty color combo challenges if I need inspiration
I'm about to take a cameo class though, as I think it will help me get more from my machine
Where are you taking the cameo class? I need one
ReplyDeleteI signed up for a free Jessica Sprague class on photoshop elements and loved it! I've actually gone back to it a few times for a refresher.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for the basic cameo class on KeriBradford.com and I only finished 2 of the 6 or so lessons.
Keri has awesome products but truth be told I find Keri's voice very annoying and monotone-ish. I also don't like the fact that it seems like she gulps so much air when talking that she's constantly doing silent burps.
I really need to finish the lessons but in all honesty, her voice has kept me from it.
So what happened to Ted?
ReplyDeletethis is why I thought I might take Becky's class. It seems to be more than just a PL class but also how to regain focus in how to scrap the little things better.
ReplyDeleteSounds like something I could use since I feel like I don't have much on a daily basis because I'm a go to work, play with my son, put him to bed, and try to get laundry/dishes/pay bills etc done before I crash to do it all over again.
but then again, $100 for a class... ouch.
I did sign up for Shimelle's JYC class and I'm really looking forward to those for doing my first DD this year.
I have also done the Jessica Sprague photoshop classes and htey are really great.
nothing "happened" to ted. He was mocked here and insulted by PTI.
ReplyDeleteTed still licks PTI's ass a few times a month but he's moved on to the Silhouette message board.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think Ted was Sir Farts A Lot? I thought that was someone else's blog?
ReplyDeleteHow about instead of taking the project life class, use the $100 to go on a date with your son and capture some memories on camera to use for project life instead? I end up in a routine too with work, homework, chores, etc. Using the money to having a fun weekend would be more valuable to me than the class. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI really want to do Project Life. I've tried twice - first time got through about 6 months, the second about 6 weeks. The 6 month album has been one of my most favorite projects ever. Love looking at it. So why can't I stay motivated for a year?
ReplyDeleteNot sure I would get $100 of value from the class. There seems to be so much inspiration and ideas online.
Could we have more
ReplyDeletespace, please?
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