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scrapnsmile
PeaNut
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Things are definitely changing in the scrapbook aisle...anyone see it stocked yet...Can't wait but tired of going and seeing blank shelves and hooks..anyone? | |
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camanddanismom
Manic Mom of 2
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August 2006
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Loc: Northeast
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Ditto...still blank! | |
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Tiggerific
Havin' a Tiggerific Day!
PeaNut 377,685
May 2008
Posts: 5,658
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Loc: Ohio
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Mine was being redone Monday. There's some really nice holiday papers there and new doodads. I hope they get the new distress ink colors. |
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AlysssaM
PeaNut
PeaNut 432,540
July 2009
Posts: 306
Layouts: 76
Loc: Indiana
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Mine had some new Prima, but the rest was still empty. | |
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Loydene
PeaFixture
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July 1999
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Loc: Kansas City, MO
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The closest one to me is still empty slots but it looks like they are going "theme" organization. | |
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Carolann
BucketHead
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February 2000
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 8:23:40 AM
In the dollar section mine had sets of Studio G glitter and flock. Four colors in a set. | |
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SDeven
Love Letters Pea
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January 2003
Posts: 28,208
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Loc: Nashville, TN!
| Posted: 4/28/2010 8:32:29 AM
THe one nearest me is completely restocked. There's an entire aisle of new items--mostly dimesional embellishments across the top and small racks of paper across the bottom. I didn't have a lot of time to look but it seemed to be holiday themes--Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc.
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fireheart
PeaAddict
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March 2007
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Loc: Missing my mountains and the smell of fresh cedar and pine
| Posted: 4/28/2010 8:42:28 AM
The only "new" stuff I have seen at my local, they have been putting up
more of their own brand "Recollections" stuff other than that pretty empty. |
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StuckOnPeas
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chrispeas
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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scrapincat
BucketHead
PeaNut 407,192
January 2009
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Loc: Denver, CO
| Posted: 4/28/2010 10:16:34 AM
Mine are in the process of reorganizing. I've seem some of the new Recollections and "new" cardstock...it's not new to us but it's new for Michael's...and one store has in the new MS border and corner punches! | |
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Twinki
PeaAddict
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May 2006
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Loc: Lone Star State
| Posted: 4/28/2010 10:37:02 AM
Mine just got through changing all of their shelves less than a year ago. Last week mine was just starting to change things. Can't wait to see what is coming! I love change! | |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
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April 2007
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Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 4/28/2010 11:02:50 AM
Nothing new at mine yet either, but I'm waiting anxiously for the October Afternoon and Sassafras!
I'm not crazy about the "theme" idea but I guess anything is nice for a change. |
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CTMH Girl
BucketHead
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October 2007
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What I heard is they are ORGANIZING by THEME, ie; baby boy, baby girl travel,
Mine is pretty much done But I have not seen anything new. Its all the SAME products but just reorganized.
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arelys1228
PeaFixture
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May 2009
Posts: 3,234
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Loc: Queens NYC
| Posted: 4/28/2010 11:36:01 AM
the michaels in woodside queens ny just bought the entire cell phone sstore next door so they are expanding but i see more clearance than anything else cnt wait for the new goodies to come |
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ellie_rae
PeaAddict
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May 2003
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Loc: Atlanta Suburbs
| Posted: 4/28/2010 11:47:33 AM
Sorry if this is really off topic, but...
I'm sad Michael's is going to organize by theme. That's not how I organize my supplies, so shopping that way is not at all enjoyable for me. It seems like when stores organize by theme, they are trying to grab the new or casual scrapbookers who only do albums for babies, vacations, and weddings -- and not the serious scrapbookers who do a greater variety of subjects with more supplies. So, to me, if a store organizes by theme, it tells me I'm not their target demographic and that they may not be stocking what I'm looking for. |
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mopster67
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 12:00:46 PM
I went to a M's that was farther than my local one and while that one was being reset, I did manage to pick up MME's Penny Lane glitter cardstock pad and Anna Griffin's Peyton Collection ds paper stack. The AG paper was paper weight and not cs weight. I can't wait to see what else arrives. | |
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Kalea
Doing my K*Pea Duty ;-)
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Loc: right here
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I saw Nesties at mine today!!! Not a lot, it was just the side of an end. I think they had circles and scalloped circles, ovals and scalloped ovals, squares and scalloped squares, maybe rectangles too? And then Labels 1 and a 2-piece border die set. Less than what they have at HL and a lot of overlap.
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ArtsyK
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September 2003
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Loc: ND
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I have to say that when I worked at M's, I wish it would have been organized by theme. There are so many people that come in scrapping specific events, and it would have been nice to be able to point to a section and say that this is the majority of the holiday, etc. items that we carry. Instead, they used to be spread all over.
Now, I don't think they are trying to say that anyone isn't in their target market - it is just a change, probably to see if things sell better this way. Who knows - in a year they could go back to the old way!
I like that the alphabets are all in one spot. Looking forward to all the new changes! |
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RnKMom
Prima 'n' Stickles Pea
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April 2003
Posts: 9,161
Layouts: 30
Loc: Southern California
| Posted: 4/28/2010 2:26:57 PM
and not the serious scrapbookers who do a greater variety of subjects with more supplies.
Many posts I've see here give the general impression that "serious" scrappers turn up their noses at Michaels stuff, that they're interested in only the latest 'n' greatest name brand papers. It makes sense that Michaels caters to newbies as people go into that store for one thing, notice the scrapping stuff up front, and probably get their scrapping start via Michaels.
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Tiggerific
Havin' a Tiggerific Day!
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May 2008
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Loc: Ohio
| Posted: 4/28/2010 2:44:13 PM
nestabilities at M's! AWESOME!! crossing my fingers that mine gets them too and more Hero Arts stamps!!! |
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scrapincat
BucketHead
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January 2009
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Loc: Denver, CO
| Posted: 4/28/2010 2:45:36 PM
if a store organizes by theme, it tells me I'm not their target demographic and that they may not be stocking what I'm looking for.
I wouldn't come to the same conclusion. I think they're just trying new ways of displaying their items to sell as much as they can. In my opinion, no matter how a store organizes their products, it won't please everyone. I don't care for the theme set up either. It makes my shopping harder because now I'll either want to look at everything so I don't overlook that hidden treasure or be so frustrated that I won't bother so they'll loose a potential sale.... | |
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empty nester
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Loc: A Northern Girl by Heart, Stuck in the South
| Posted: 4/28/2010 3:41:04 PM
In my opinion, no matter how a store organizes their products, it won't please everyone. I don't care for the theme set up either. It makes my shopping harder because now I'll either want to look at everything so I don't overlook that hidden treasure or be so frustrated that I won't bother so they'll loose a potential sale....
I agree with this. Archiver's organizes by theme also - and some of the items in "baby boy" can be used for anything. (Just an example.) While at their crops, I see items people bought that can be used for my pages and when I ask where they found them - they tell me places I would never have looked. Very frustrating but then again, you can't please everyone. | |
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FurryPea
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 7:38:37 PM
At one of my M's they had quite a few aisles cleared out and a clerk was restocking... From what I could see they had what *seemed* like an aisle and a half of embellishment type stuff like Jolees, Soft Spoken, and some new Recollections stuff. Not to mention the full row (2 sides) of stickers...
Blech!
They are definately going for the new scrapper because the seasoned ones use too many coupons...lol
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aljacko
Will I ever get to Buckethead?!
PeaNut 97,158
July 2003
Posts: 407
Layouts: 113
Loc: East Coast
| Posted: 4/28/2010 7:54:38 PM
I noticed the "theme" concept they are going for. I guess more like most LSS? I just can'tsee them carrying stuff I generally want. Besides basics like glue, blade refills, plain flowers, rhinestones, it probably wont appeal to me.
All about the coupons as well.
It;s kinda silly that I pay full price for paper and embellies at LSS but won't at M's.
I guess I am addicted to the sales and coupons. |
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scrappersu
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April 2002
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Loc: California
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Mine is completely being reorganized too! I saw lots of boxes on the floor. I hope they get in new punches!! |
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Ella Minnow Pea
PeaFixture
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 8:59:44 PM
Still half empty at our M's. It's killing me. I want to wait, but then I want to just put in an order here at 2 peas! I dunno what to do.
I DO know that the second I order something from here, M's will be restocked.  that's how my luck goes. |
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scrapnsmile
PeaNut
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February 2003
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 9:01:09 PM
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purpledaisy
Calm
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November 2003
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 9:47:27 PM
I'm another pea who doesn't want M's organized by theme. I can understand why that would be easier for the employees or even the beginner scrapbooker, but I'd prefer it to be laid out another way. |
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scrapcrazed
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October 2002
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 9:56:36 PM
Yuck! I hate how they've reorganized the store!
I hadn't been into M's in about 3-4 weeks (which was not like me at all), and tonight I stopped in to return an item for my mom so I took a look around to see what was new to get with my coupon. I was so surprised to see that everything was moved around and into theme catagories. I didn't like it at all... I even walked out without buying anything... also unlike me! |
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Kendalls Mom
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 10:12:09 PM
I can see their point into organizing by themes but I really think it makes it hard to shop. Archivers doesn't organize by theme but they do have a few themed sections...mostly baby and wedding. I get that because those products are very distinct and where else would they mix it in to.
Now I'm curious to see what my M's has done. |
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mamashosh
Sugar Snap Pea
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 10:17:36 PM
My M's had some new Jolees that I had never seen---brown paper backing on them, and a lot of the stuff reminded me of the K&Co Handmade line, definitely different from what I think of when I think of Jolees. There were lace flowers, some white hard (plastic?) flowers and filagree things that looked like a take off on the Melissa Frances plaster like decorative pieces, etc. |
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katscrapper30
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 4/28/2010 11:41:51 PM
i went to a mike's near me yesterday and picked up some of the new papers they had by anna griffin (her latest valentine line) and cute cloud 9 halloween paper (if you like cloud 9's varnish they normally have on their papers), um i picked up a kit that was charlie brown themed paper and stickers for halloween, oh they had this line that is foiled that looks like the lucky line by lyb but it wasn't made by them but thought it would match so i got some of that also.It seemed like they were only partly done. I want to check another mike's tomorrow | |
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eulouise
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| Posted: 4/29/2010 12:14:05 PM
I agree--I hate thematic organization. I want to be able to see all the K and Co. stuff together--not to have to wander all over trying to find things. | |
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scrapincat
BucketHead
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January 2009
Posts: 899
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Loc: Denver, CO
| Posted: 4/29/2010 12:56:43 PM
Mine is completely being reorganized too! I saw lots of boxes on the floor. I hope they get in new punches!!
I can confirm that the new MS punches are coming in...I was able to get a few...not sure about EK Success or others.... | |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
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April 2007
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Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 4/29/2010 1:00:40 PM
See pictures of a store with the new stuff HERE.
It looks like organizing by theme is not a popular idea with the Peas, and I totally agree  |
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