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Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Review on 🧩 Organize and Preserve Puzzles with Melissa Doug Wooden Puzzle Storage by Joseph Winfrey

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Low, low quality: clothespin puzzles

Maybe I'm naïve to judge today's junk by the same standards as I did the products of yesteryear, when quality was a priority, but I was disappointed when I opened it and hesitated . go through his donation. The block puzzles I remember from the 80's were drawn. They're just stickers and they're not that good at all. When handling the dice, you'll feel sticky, popping edges where the stickers aren't perfectly pasted. I suspect that the recipient child might not like the puzzle because of these uncomfortable touch sensations, or maybe peeling off the stickers works. If I kept my childhood jigsaw blocks I think they could be used now and in the future, but this modern one most likely won't last a year. Another thing I hate, I don't remember if the classic version had the same flaw: the tray is barely there so not suitable for storage. We had to dig around the house for a box or thick (non-suffocating) plastic bag of the right size to store the puzzle. As the tray is so thin and flimsy there is a risk of it breaking when you toss everything in the box, but I don't think you need that. For just a penny, they could supply a thick plastic case or make the tray an inch deeper, rather than letting the customer find a way to store a few handfuls of loose cubes themselves. If I knew where I could get a quality block puzzle, I'd happily buy it for two or three times the price. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks so. Are people so stingy these days that the market demands extremely low prices, even if that means lousy products? Depressive.

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Some trifles