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tinkgumby
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 281,136
October 2006
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Loc: DFW, TX
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I see posts once in a while from people who are trying to fill up their 2 Peas bucket with $50 worth, asking for suggestions.
I went to my cart today to get some new MME stuff, and already had $450 worth of stuff sitting there. 
It took me forever to whittle it down to a reasonable amount! It was just agonizing - would I rather try out a Heidi Swapp Color Shine or some glitter tape?!?! Major earth-shattering decisions, I tell you! 
(Cut it down by over 3/4 in the end. Calling that good.) 
Anyone else have more of a problem cutting down your order than building up? I swear, I just want it all! |
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tpgirl
BucketHead
PeaNut 532,261
December 2011
Posts: 801
Layouts: 127
Loc: michigan
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yeah ...I always have to whittle down...not build up!! I just had over a hundrend and got it down to 50, and I wasn't quick enough on some items...they were already out of stock! |
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MrsKLewis
Will I ever get to Buckethead?!
PeaNut 530,601
November 2011
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| Posted: 1/22/2013 8:44:01 PM
I have the same problem. Getting my cart under 100 is always hard for me. |
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smcl
PeaAddict
PeaNut 526,836
November 2011
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Loc: Beautiful HB, Southern CA
| Posted: 1/22/2013 8:47:26 PM
Tink~ You make me smile! |
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cdnscrapper
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 21,328
September 2001
Posts: 6,178
Layouts: 0
Loc: at my computer
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I agree, I never have an order under $100... |
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pilotswife2008
Going Up
PeaNut 376,447
May 2008
Posts: 1,515
Layouts: 19
Loc: Would rather be somewhere else.
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lol. I know what you mean. So out of my pure noisiness what did you "whittle" your cart down too? lol. I'm at 88.00 |
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tinkgumby
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 281,136
October 2006
Posts: 2,262
Layouts: 6
Loc: DFW, TX
| Posted: 1/22/2013 9:09:56 PM
$91. 
I don't think I got a complete collection of anything! I picked up some "older" stuff that I wanted before it's gone like BG Soleil and EP Winter Wishes. I also got some CP Fourteen to make Valentines. Trying out a couple of glitter tapes in the most luscious blue and purple! And then a bunch of MME, though I managed to restrain myself to only one pack each of enamel dots (Remarkably Handsome), decorative brads (ditto), and decorative tape (Remarkable).
Oh, and some gold and pink glitter Thickers, and a few pieces of EP Scoot and Photo Freedom.
It will be a fun day when the box arrives! 
(Still hoping to work in a 5th and Frolic collection before it goes away. And the Set Sail OA mist. And every color of Heidi Swapp's Color Shine. And . . . Yeah, my want list never seems to shrink!)  |
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biochemipea
likes shiny things
PeaNut 114,614
November 2003
Posts: 19,365
Layouts: 444
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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That is SERIOUSLY exactly how I shop, right down to the same decision-making arguments! |
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asmart99
PeaAddict
PeaNut 294,784
February 2007
Posts: 1,382
Layouts: 9
Loc: California dreamin'
| Posted: 1/22/2013 10:05:18 PM
It's funny how I told myself NO PAPER!, yet I still placed an order 1/19 and another 1 today. I should add to my frozen list. I don't want to! |
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Rhonda in TX
PeaNut
PeaNut 339,706
September 2007
Posts: 437
Layouts: 15
Loc: Houston, TX
| Posted: 1/22/2013 10:08:18 PM
I placed an order today and had to whittle mine down, too. Not as much as yours, though. I only needed to remove about $30 worth. I can't place big orders very often (and $50 is big to me), so there are ALWAYS things I want.
I told myself I was not going to buy anymore paper until I got some scrapbooking done, but I ended up buying the 5th and Frolic collection. I'm so weak... |
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ScrapNatya
Is this an instrument of torture or communication?
PeaNut 1,583
October 1999
Posts: 7,447
Layouts: 399
Loc: Long Island
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It has never been my problem either!! Enjoy your new goodies! |
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sylviasushi27
PeaNut
PeaNut 444,580
November 2009
Posts: 72
Layouts: 5
Loc: Maryland
 | Posted: 1/22/2013 10:15:04 PM
NEVER my problem LOL. However, I have not ordered since last May (until last week) I racked up 200 really fast without even trying! wh00ps!  And my list is STILL long and I had to cut down a bunch of stuff! And now all the new CHA things, what is a pea to do? |
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Darkchami
PeaAddict
PeaNut 473,951
July 2010
Posts: 1,131
Layouts: 56
 | Posted: 1/22/2013 10:20:21 PM
I always have to use the whittle down method! I fill up my cart with everything I think I want. Then I look at the price and faint. Once I revive myself, I begin asking my question over and over again. "Do I really need that?" Okay, so I know I don't need any of it. I probably work down my list top to bottom at least 3 times before I get down to a reasonable amount. | |
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Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 34,233
March 2002
Posts: 5,060
Layouts: 99
Loc: MN
| Posted: 1/22/2013 10:22:40 PM
Yeah, I whittled mine down to $78. I, too, say no paper, but had to buy a bunch of the Fourteen paper and a couple sheets of Aspen Frost - well I actually did need that one to finish my Christmas pages for this year.
Then there was the freckled fawn wood chips and of course I need more washi tape. See how easy that is to get over. $50.  |
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susanlk
PeaFixture
PeaNut 124,443
January 2004
Posts: 3,995
Layouts: 42
Loc: Central PeA
| Posted: 1/23/2013 6:49:24 AM
Another whittler here. I keep a running wish list, then agonize over what to add to my card. I'm working on a cart now, and even with several of my major wants being sold out, I'm still trying to decide what goes in the cart and what stays on the wish list. |
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SammieJay
PeaNut
PeaNut 511,830
June 2011
Posts: 275
Layouts: 28
| Posted: 1/23/2013 7:58:36 AM
Its never a problem for me either! | |
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scrappychar
PeaAddict
PeaNut 185,853
January 2005
Posts: 1,076
Layouts: 88
Loc: Manitoba, Canada
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I never have a problem either. Usually need to whittle down! |
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Miss Kathy
PEAlicious
PeaNut 309,431
April 2007
Posts: 328
Layouts: 1
| Posted: 1/23/2013 8:24:42 AM
I just placed an order the week of CHA and I've already have enough in my cart for another "free ship" order. I was trying to cut back so I guess I'll be whittling away at my cart too...because I know there's more coming that I want just as much. | |
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doesitmatter?
AncestralPea
PeaNut 509,811
May 2011
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| Posted: 1/23/2013 8:33:29 AM
Not my problem either! Just placed an order for $117 |
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chelsea_vance
PeaNut
PeaNut 577,285
January 2013
Posts: 55
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Loc: Sparks, NV
| Posted: 1/23/2013 8:58:11 AM
I'm so with you on that one! I never seem to have the problem of not having enough. The bigger problem is that I *think* I need it all! Oh the decisions we are forced to make  |
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MomToE&E
PeaFixture
PeaNut 18,232
July 2001
Posts: 3,475
Layouts: 43
Loc: Ohio
| Posted: 1/23/2013 8:58:44 AM
Yep - not a problem here either, but I've been remarkedly restrained lately. It won't last when lots of the other CHA goodies come rolling in though. |
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StreetScrapper
AncestralPea
PeaNut 251,919
March 2006
Posts: 4,838
Layouts: 18
Loc: Toronto, Ontario
 | Posted: 1/23/2013 9:00:09 AM
Oh boy... so not my problem either. I have to spend $75 from my online store to get free shipping to Canada. I placed 1 order and had so many other things I "have to have" that I placed another a week after! AND I could easily fill another cart! So bad! |
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sheltieluvr
PeaFixture
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March 2009
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tink - you're going to love Scoot!! I received the collection yesterday and the colors are fantastic! I think it's my favorite EP boy line yet and that's saying a lot. | |
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purpledaisy
Calm
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November 2003
Posts: 25,154
Layouts: 102
| Posted: 1/23/2013 9:12:51 AM
I'm with you! I never have any problem reaching $50. It's staying at a reasonable amount that is problematic for me!!! |
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scrapmomto5
PeaAddict
PeaNut 318,259
May 2007
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| Posted: 1/23/2013 9:32:23 AM
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