Just "found" this video, oh man that is so frustrating to have a new puzzle with such a huge chunk missing 😮Even worse because you were speedpuzzling, I mean who expects that? So good of the store to refund you - I hope Ravensburger fixes it with them. Also hope you can maybe find that puzzle again so you can have it glued and framed if you want to? Or even just because then you can at least finish it... I recently did three Ravensburgers - all bought new, all had issues unfortunately. One 300 piece came half pre-assembled. The weirdest thing, just whole chunks were stuck together in the bag - they weren't cut through properly. Ended up doing that myself, but that was my first speed run ruined lol. Then with another I had 3 extra edge pieces. The whole time I was puzzling I was expecting to have missing pieces, but thankfully there weren't any. Now I'm left wondering who has the same puzzle but is missing those three edge pieces 😂 And then finally I did a 200 piece puzzle where a lot of the twos (those standard pieces with two nubs) were bent out of shape. So that one just won't lie flat and some of the pieces don't connect properly. Extremely frustrating, especially because it's not what I expect when I buy a new puzzle (Ravensburger! Come on!).

Sandra, what about Ceaco?! There's been debates if it is random or ribbon cut...???

Hi! Thanks for your fun channel! Can you tell me the name and brand of the puzzle that is next to you in the beginning of the four boats and water and village in the background? I love that so much! TYIA!

I don’t even think about the cut. The only ones that bug me is when there is no variance in piece shape.

Thanks Sandra! I am glad you are enjoying the Travel the Gobe Puzzle Along! It is one of my favorite themes. I look forward to seeing more of your completed puzzles! ❤

Great idea for a series. Participating in social media events is my primary way to select the puzzles I work on. Look forward to your future videos in this series.

Sounds like a fun series, and what a great challenge! I'm not on IG but I may tackle one of my puzzles anyway. I have been eyeing those Trefl puzzles myself of late. Curious: do those come in two separate bags? I sort of expect them to, but then I have been surprised like that before 😂 Would like to hear what you think about them once completed.

lots of fun puzzles to do.... sounds like a fun challenge I have tried many times to set up an Instagram account and failed... Im glad to see someone mention Dowdle puzzles I love them for many reason very few youtubers mention that brand....

This sounds like so much fun. I need to check out my puzzles. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for taking me puzzles shopping.

Spilsbury offers some 1,000 piece puzzles that measure 24" x 30" with pieces that are slightly larger than the most common puzzle piece size for 1,000 piece puzzles. Spilsbury specifies the size of their puzzles on their internet site. I find these puzzles particularly enjoyable to work. A recent one I purchased but have yet to work is "Brown Barn Farm." In my opinion, random cut puzzles are the very best! I love the variety of shapes of the puzzle pieces. That variety contributes to my enjoyment in working the puzzle. I only buy grid or ribbon cut puzzles when I just absolutely fall in love with the image and can't find that image in a random cut puzzle.

All Bits & Pieces puzzles are random cut. I don't do their 1,000 piece puzzles any more - the random cut tiny pieces give me the yips. They have some nice Halloween and Christmas images and I do those in 300 and 500 pieces. The piece style I hate is the two innies two outies grid cut. I wish puzzle companies would mark the puzzle cut on the box.

There is this one puzzle from White Mountain that I couldn't find and it's called "Iconic America".

I've never done wooden puzzles before, so I've started doing wooden puzzles.

Bits and pieces are random cut. I don't mind random cut most of the time, but sometimes they are very challenging, had one that I didn't put the last frame piece in until I was down to about 10 pieces!

I love rndom cut! I also grew up doing (vintage) Springboks. I think peoples' preferences may come down to what they first worked. I do not think random is harder; it just suits my style which seems to be a lot of attention to shape. I hate rigidly 2in/2 out puzzles...they look like soldiers lined up and so BORING.

Hello Sandra! Thank you, I never knew the differences between grid and ribbon. On brand that I thoguth of is Eurographics. Sometimes they have a random cut but sometimes they don't. You never know with these ones..

I prefer random cut! I do grid and ribbon cuts but my collection is largely random.

Bits and Pieces puzzles have random cut. Good quality puzzles, recommended.

I love that you challenge yourself. My brain also does not do well with random cut, so maybe I should try it more often. I recently did an Eeboo round puzzle with funny shaped pieces, loved that. I know Cloudberries also has random cut puzzles, but not all of them (maybe check their website?). I have heard Bits and Pieces have random cut puzzles. Also Masterpieces have some random cut, but definitely not all of them. There's a puzzlewarehouse blog post on brands that feature random cut that you may find useful. 🙂 Edit: I just remembered watching a video of Emilee (the casual puzzler) with a Pomegranate round puzzle that has hexagonal-shaped pieces.

I try to stay away from random cut puzzles as well. A big reason for me is that often they do not lock together like a grid cut does. It’s not a hard no for me if I really like the image but it’s just not as enjoyable for me. Thanks for the great video.

Masterpieces puzzles, Eurographic puzzles (in the USA), Bits and Pieces puzzles and Roseart puzzles are random cut puzzles. It takes me longer to finish a random cut puzzle. However, I still do enjoy assembling them.

I just did a Bits and Pieces which was a rabdom cut. It's the only one from this brand I did and can't confirm if it is the same for all their puzzles.

Hi Sandra! Sunsout typically is random cut, Bits and Pieces and Spilsbury are random cut.

Sandra, I prefer random cut puzzles as I find them more challenging. Haven’t been able to find too many puzzle companies that make random cut puzzles. I have White Mountain, Cobble Hill, Vermont Christmas Company and Sunsout. Look forward to all your videos. Thanks for sharing them with us.

One brand no one mentions is Dowdle.. they are random cut.. I love them. love the images and the detail.. I have several of them.. for some reason no one on you tube mentions this brand.. I also enjoy Cobble Hill and White Mountain random cut... I do not like Sunsout or Bits and Pieces... Thank you for explaining the different cuts... I love the his and hers image.... always enjoy your channel......

I seem to go through stages sometimes preferring grid or ribbon to random and vice versa. Although I find I no longer enoy random in higher piece counts as some of the pieces can be a bit to small for me. Bits & Pieces are all random cut. Enjoyed your video as always.

Oh man, I prefer random cut.

Eurographics has random cut, I think that’s a Canadian brand. The call it smart cut. I like their puzzles

I recently got a Eurographic out of my to do pile and was surprised it was random cut with some very tiny pieces.It also was a painterly image too many brush strokes so I am donating it.Didn't want to stress doing it.Dowdle have random cuts.I have done a couple.Cobble Hill is my favorite.

I prefer grid cut cause it makes my brain feel better….but it seems like every competition I’ve done, either in person or online, have been random cut….and even worse…paintings! Or, worst of all……paintings of fur!! 😮

Other than the brands you already mentioned, I know of the Canadian brand Stand Out. You can also look into the Crazy Shapes collection from Trefl which is on the extreme end of the random shape spectrum. Not sure if you mentioned White Mountain but the only puzzle I got from them is random shapes. Some round puzzles would also qualify as random shape as far as I am concerned as well as most wooden puzzles.

Puzzle companies should label their puzzles with the piece cut description (preferable with a picture) if they offer a variety of puzzle cuts. For example, Sunsout 1000 "Sea to Shining Sea" puzzle is random cut. However, it is clear that some of the Sunsout puzzles are grid cut.

Hi Sandra, I absolutely love random cut, I just wish more new puzzle companies would make random cut puzzles. There are not a lot of random cut out there that I know of anyway (that are really good quality). Cobble Hill and The Magic Puzzle Company are the only random cut I have in my collection. After over ten years of puzzling, I know exactly what images are going to bring me the most pleasure so whenever I try to go for something different, I end up either passing over it time after time or starting it and not enjoying it so I quit working it. However I try new brands as much as possible. After watching your video, I will now examine my collection and see what I am missing out on. ❤

230?!?! You've got a lot of good times ahead!

I'm excited that you are working on "His and Hers"! Its my artwork :) Also interesting to hear about those different cuts. People sometimes ask me if I make the actual puzzles. Only in my nightmares!

I'm planning to try different brands in 2025 - I already have some on my to do pile (Art & Fable, Bluebird, Seesaw, Heye - actually my Heye puzzle is the same one you have hanging in your studio) :)

I definitely prefer crisp images vs painterly lines. Even in the fine art category of puzzles, I gravitate to Wassily Kandinsky art. I need to try painterly occasionally to challenge myself as well.

I have some great thrift puzzles I can't wait to do! Thanks for this fun video!

Great job! Every step is a step to a goal!

And if I found a piece from another puzzle, does it break the strike? 🤔