About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.
Showing posts with label goldbird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goldbird. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Tiger & Romantic Birds

 Goldbird Creations, 200 pieces each. I liked my first Goldbird enough to order more, despite being a little worried about the combination of geometric cut + areas of black around the corners. It turned out that the areas were small enough that it wasn't very difficult to figure out which piece went where. Unfortunately, however, both puzzles had a missing piece. I'm pretty rigorous about this--not that I've never dropped a piece, but I try very hard, and I'm pretty confident that they were both missing. Unfortunate! Other than that, definitely worth a try. 3/5


all black pieces






Thursday, December 14, 2023

Colorful Tiger

 Goldbird Puzzles, 200 pieces. New maker to me (laser-cut, "designed in Paris" and made in China). I really enjoy the geometric cut style; I didn't love the huge box--I actually got rid of it to make more room--but it does come with a frame, if you like that kind of thing. I didn't test the magnetic feature of the pieces (seems a little awkward insofar as it would make it harder to move the pieces around if you actually did it on a magnetic frame). 3/5