Hello-
The last time we talked (I posted, you read), the subject of
the day was how to use a kit especially when you are an experienced
scrapbooker. With that in mind, I want to briefly touch on something
that I am concern about. Kit of the month clubs, then go right into
making your own kit if you have the time and the energy to do so.
First of all, there is nothing wrong with being part of kit
of the month club. I was part of a
couple that I may rejoin in the future, but these days I am all about saving
money, time, and effort for a lot of the things that I do. This includes my grocery shopping, clothes,
housewares, and my paper crafting. The
major problem I have with these clubs is the pricing. Yes, many are following what is going on with
the recession and other areas, but at the same time, there are many companies
out there who have kit clubs, and the pricing is just as inflated as
before. When I am in a kit club, I want
to get the price I paid for, and it better be $60 worth of items for $30. As a business person, I realized there are
other factors in the cost, such as materials used, labor, and the shipping
(including those nasty gas prices we all have to endure), but as a consumer, how much longer are we willing to put up with this? Ok, I am being thrown off the course, so I
better get back on track. They are indeed beautiful kits when I get them, and
someone took the time to plan these kits out.
This is the reason why I am not for cheapening the cost.
To determine what works for you if you decide to go that
route, make sure you can get your money’s worth from a kit. Make sure the kit will work with your style
of scrapbooking. Do not just join a kit
club just to be joining, and then when you get you first kit, you do not like
the style nor the colors. It is a waste
of your precious hard earned money and someone else could have gotten the kit. It does not matter if the club bills or
automatically takes money out of your account, make sure you have plenty of
money to handle the payment each month, and make sure you can stop the club
anytime without a penalty. I know, you
can always sell the kit on Ebay, but why go through the bother of listing the
kit, pay a fee to list said kit, wait for a person to say they want it, pay a
fee after it is sold, then ship the kit to the winner. If you paid $50 for a kit, and the person who
wins it paid $15 ($10 for the kit and $5 for shipping), you are out $35 (more
when Ebay takes part of the $15 paid), then you have to ship it, which is more
money from the $15. Is it really worth
it?
Stay tuned to Saturday, part 2 on how to put together a kit.
