Are Dollar Tree's 'Premium' Puzzles Worth Your Time?

[@user-np5vy4ds5o]

Very good explanation of more affordable puzzles. I really enjoyed your analysis of $3.00 puzzles. Please bring more. Thanks😊

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you so much! Happy the info was useful for you. I do find it interesting testing out cheap puzzles, so I'll always be searching for more and sharing them with everyone 🤗

[@laurapayeur9751]

I like that you review cheaper puzzles, I hate hearing about a puzzle brand and then going to their website and finding out they are 30 - 40 dollars for a 500 piece puzzle.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

I'm happy to hear others appreciate my cheap puzzle reviews. Honestly, I wasn't sure in the beginning if they would get any good interest. Since trying out all these puzzles, I'm learning that sometimes price doesn't matter, and it is possible to get a decent experience with a cheap brand new set.

[@ccgirl5055]

Great video, thanks for sharing! And about piece sizes, many of dollar tree's are made with kids in mind, but sometimes big pieces are advertised for senior puzzlers too as big pieces are easier for them. 🙂

[@thepuzzledmandy]

So true! They carry such a big variety of kid themed puzzles, which is fantastic considering that kids can lose or damage pieces so easily. You wouldn't want to spend too much on puzzle sets for them. Big puzzle piece sizes are also great for people with bad vision. Kind of like me LOL I really struggle with small pieces. Dollar Tree sets are also great for seniors considering that many are on a very tight budget with low income.

[@vigeish]

i like that you show how you sort!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you, I'm glad you told me this. I wasn't sure if it was something people cared to see. I do it in hopes that it'll give others ideas on how to go about sorting certain images.

[@erniesulovic4734]

That cottage jigsaw is nicer imoho, Mandy. If that was my house, I'd be employing a gardener to look after the plants and flowers :-) Have you thought of laminating your jigsaws and putting them up on your wall, using maybe blue-tac and that way you can show them off and cos of the blue-tac can change them easily? They could look like a mural on your walls 🙂

[@thepuzzledmandy]

True, gardener would be much helpful 😂 Haven’t thought about laminating, but I have started glueing them. I didn’t think to use blu-tax, that’s a great idea! I want to start putting up on the wall behind my couch. Hope you’re recovering well Ernie!

[@erniesulovic4734]

@@thepuzzledmandy From all the money you'll make showing off your jigsaws as a Jigsaw Museum, you'll be able to afford a gardener :-) Yeah, you want to show off some of your talent...such a waste to break them up and put them back in the boxes. I see the Specialist next week Tuesday so see what he says. I am feeling pretty much back to normal yet they do say anywhere from 2-6 weeks after surgery to fully recover. Just between me and you (and anyone else reading this post), I am not in a hurry to return back to work lol I am really enjoying staying at home and getting paid 🙂 Just got another list of 500 YT channels I need to sort thru and approach and i havent even touched my previous 3000 YT channels list. Still have re 25 other ppl to re-connect with first and chase up. I'm getting there. My focus is coming back, which is a good thing 🙂

[@kathylynn1375]

Howdy... yes I enjoy the Puzzle collector brand from $ tree... to me they are almost as good as Buffalo or Ceaco....and have cute images.. I enjoy your channel because you are the guru of the budget minded... I buy very few new... My mind boggles every time you sort... I have tried that method and end up frustrated as to where to put what.. maybe I do puzzles with more detail, I tried this with a Charles Wysocki and still felt frustrated.. I lay all my pieces up, then as I work on sections I pick out what I need. I enjoy the slow pace of just looking for a piece....I also can take a long time just sifting thru the box for edge pieces... just zoning out.... enjoy enjoy this wonderful fall weather... see ya next Sunday

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

yah karen channel annoys me she is undisputed Queen of Puzzletube but companies send their entire inventories to her for free and even Ravensburger made two puzzles for her so shes out of touch with us in the trenches.

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

Im not interested in any kind of speed puzzling at all. I usually just root through the box trying to find somethhing that looks close and sort on the fly as I build it. Can take a week to do a 500 piece this way but thats ok with me

[@kathylynn1375]

@@kevinpatrickcarey3741 I stopped watching a couple channels because they would do huge new puzzle hauls almost every video.. hundreds of dollars... I love puzzling -it is a hobby. a nice one but yes a hobby I cannot justify a huge outlay of money.. My daughter has found a shop that sells their puzzles for $1.00 . she has 48 waiting for me when we get to go see her... and each just a dollar and bought over several months that's my kinda haul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kathylynn1375]

@@kevinpatrickcarey3741 ohhh me too... its for the relaxation not the frustration.....

[@lisa-r4w]

@kathylynn1375 I'm kinda like you with the sorting. I can't quite get the knack of it right. 😊

[@PatSelby-p8e]

Good review. I never checked out the premium puzzle section at my Dollar Tree. $3 is a deal. Another beautiful fall day for a walk to my store. Thanks, Mandy.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you! Hope you find a good selection at your location!

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

Just joined your Discord channel great place to hang out, I have a lot of puzzles i got in bags for .25c each but no boxes or anything. I posted a mountain scene in your discord recently of it finished. Cant go wrong for .25 each even if i have no clue what the image is or the company. I even got one that appears to be a underwater scene but the pieces are 3 different sizes, the edge are huge pieces the middle is smaller pieces and the center in regular size pieces...very interesting you dont see a puzzle everyday with 3 different piece sizes

[@allisongerfin7804]

I recently got an Ikea puzzle at a thrift and it has 3 different size pieces to! Really big in the center then medium then small around the edged😊

[@thepuzzledmandy]

So happy you joined my Discord channel! It's been so fantastic getting connecting with others and hearing about everyone's puzzling adventures and experiences. You can't go wrong with 25cent puzzles, even if your just getting a bag of pieces. When you think about it, not knowing what the image is kind of add to the whole fun of it, it's like a mystery!

[@puzzlepiece9509]

I wonder if you acquired a family puzzle. These are jigsaws so that the children do the big pieces and the adults the smaller ones.

[@Laura_Stanford]

I love Rose Art puzzles. Their Colorluxe line is great. Do you like Kodak puzzles?

[@thepuzzledmandy]

I’ve actually never tried a Kodak puzzle. I’ve come across quite a number of them, but I haven’t found an image that calls out to me. I need to pick one up soon.

[@puzzlesbypam2442]

Great review. Oh I need to get on your group. I joined and then life blew up and I have barely had time to watch KZbin lol.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you! And no worries. Things have gotten really busy for me at home too, I'm so behind on watching KZbin.

[@puzzlepiece9509]

I really liked the 300 piece one, so vibrant and colourful. Held together well so that was a bonus. 👍 The 500 one wasn't quite so good but decent enough for the price you paid. When I buy jigsaws I tend to go by the image. I have a couple of jigsaws that are 200XXL and 300XXL bought because I really liked the image. When they get passed on it means that someone who has handling difficulties can do them.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Definitely, these sets are very decent for the $3 price tag. The 500 didn't hold up well, but it was still good fun and the image was great. If my daughter decides she doesn't care for these images, they will most definitely get passed on to donation.

[@Drew_Snydermann]

I think the fit issues have to do with the age of the die that cuts the puzzle. An old dull die would squish and distort the pieces more than a new sharp die Maybe cheap puzzles just use the die longer to get more puzzles out of their investment, acceptable in a cheap puzzle, but not an expensive puzzle . Nice to see you picked up the caliper, takes some of the guesswork out of the puzzle quality evaluations.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you for sharing this. That's very interesting, I never would've considered that. It would make complete sense considering these puzzles are so inexpensive.

[@dawnwoods3812]

Great video! 🎉

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you!! 😁 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RaeInTime]

I just bought some RoseArt puzzles for $12.99!! 😭🤪 I should have gone to Dollar Tree!! 😊❤️🧩

[@thepuzzledmandy]

I have a couple RoseArt sets that cost me about $12. Now you've got me thinking if I need to do a comparison video between these $3 sets and the more expensive RoseArts. Makes me wonder if there's a difference in quality. 🤔 Thank you for the idea!

[@RaeInTime]

@@thepuzzledmandy 🎉👍🌟❤️🧩🤗😎🐱

[@JigsawPuzzleConnection]

The $1.25 are uick and easy and not too bad. The $3 are OK. I would buy again if at least 500 pcs. My store just changed over but they do not have the puzzles. I need to try another store.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

The 1.25 are definitely good quick fun, but I especially like the 350 piece counts as I think their quality is much better compared to the 500s. I also agree on buying the $3 but only for 500 counts, more pieces means more puzzle time so better value in the end. Hope you find puzzles at your next closest location. I haven't been to Dollar Tree in long while so I need to see if they've got anything new. Although I did hear recently that they are increasing the prices again! What a shame!

[@JigsawPuzzleConnection]

Interesting the 350 are better than the 500. Thanks

[@rickvaiBBB]

I had to laugh at you mis-sorting the edge pieces. I have never pulled them all the first time and there were times when I promised myself that I would and stared at every piece and still managed to miss one.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Don't you hate when as soon as you finish sorting, you start feeling all proud of yourself like "Yup, I got it this time", then find out that you've failed once again 🤣🤣 Maybe one day I'll get it right the first time!

[@stacyssassystyles]

Girl, thats prob your gardeners dog!!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

🤣Very well could be!

[@booklover6963]

If you have an Ollie's near you ours got a large shipment of eeboo puzzles $4.99 each . Most were 500 or 1000 pc which I thought was a good deal . I never get all the edge pieces either .

[@kathylynn1375]

oh thanks.. we have an Ollies but I never go in there... will have to check it out...

[@thepuzzledmandy]

@booklover6963 You know, I actually have an Ollies not too far from me, and I've been contemplating if I should check and see if they even sold puzzles. Thank you for telling me this! If my location has a good stock, then it sounds like another "shop with me" video needs to be planned 😁👌

[@teresabranham2944]

What is your very best puzzle brand just curious

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Oooo, I have to say my absolute favorite is Pintoo puzzles. Their image selection is amazing, and their plastic pieces are so darn satisfying to piece together. I also love that you can easily store them and there's no worries about it coming apart. They are quite challenging though because of their piece size, but I can go on and on about how much I love them. As for a non plastic brand, I really do love Buffalo puzzles. Their image collection is amazing and huge, and they are an excellent value for the overall quality and puzzling experience.

[@eagercrafter_9014]

Please get yourself a thin exacto knife...I am also lousy at getting all the edge pieces and I do not let it bother me anymore.

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Oh I know...I need to retire my old scissors 🤣And I'm glad I'm not the only one who can never get the sorting right the first time.

[@teresabranham2944]

I really love your channel

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

hope it grows to 10K subs. I really like Rics Nifty Puzzle channel also

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you so much! 🤗🤗

[@thepuzzledmandy]

@kevinpartrickcarey3741 Oooo thank you, that'd be fantastic if I reach 10k subs. And I'm a big fan of Ric too!