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A few Cricut questions.
Hi ladies! Sorry if this has been asked a million times.
Would you ladies go onto ebay or amazon or another site to find a Cricut, or would you go into an actual store to pick one up? Would you buy a reconditioned Cricut?
Also, if you bought yours online, which site? Do they ever have deals on the machines themselves?
Which one do you have? Have you upgraded/switched?
Do any of you use your Cricut to make things like invitations and announcements to sell on etsy or another site, or just on your own?
Thanks!
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Re: A few Cricut questions.
first i'll ask if you're 100% sold on buying a cricut? i know they are the die cutting machine that is the most heavily marketed, but they are not the best by far. the cricut is a cartridge based system, so if there's only one image you want (say a balloon or a onesie) you'd have to find which cartridge had it, and buy it. you can get carts for $25 or less on ebay. if you do decide on a cricut, i'd probably look on ebay or overstock as opposed to buying from a craft store ($$$$)
if you're new to die cutting, i'd look at the silhouette cameo or the sizzix eclips...heres a link to some of the other machines available http://die-cutting-machines-review.toptenreviews.com/ i wouldn't necessarily agree with all of their reviews, but its a good place to start.
This! PLEASE! Consider other (way better) machines that don't bog you down w/ expensive carts that you may only use half of the images. Check out Klik-n-Kut, Black Cat Cutters in addition to Silhouette. The machines may be more expensive than Crapcuts, but the cutting quality and exceptional customer service and support make them the best.
BTW- I have a KNK Zing and can't tell you how much I value the support on MTC forums and technical support from the CREATORS of the machine and software. I originally got a Crapcut Personal as a gift, but quickly learned that shelling out even for the cheapest carts on ebay or cricutmachine.com added up quickly and I was able to purchase MTC software before the lawsuit. For my birthday I was able to preorder the Zing and couldn't be happier with it. I wish I could get a Cameo as well...I've heard lots and lots of good reviews for it.
I recommend you to do your research on other machines before investing.
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I do sell things, mostly birthday packages (banners, table decor, cupcake sticks) and decal items, for cars and tons of other things. I list everything on FB, but I do have a blog as well.
Also, all of this. Those two machines are a great place to start, and I wouldn't venture onto a black cat or other large cutting machine until you've played around with a smaller, cheaper one until you're sure you're going to use it long term. I have a cricut, and keep eyeing a cameo because the cricut is great since I was lucky enough to get SCAL before it was banned on the cricut, but knowing what I know now, I wouldn't choose the cricut again.
I got a personal cricut about 5 years ago as a gift. I now use it to make items that I sell on Etsy. However, I do have a 3rd party software program that allows a lot more use and variability in what I can do (which is not supported by the cricut's makers) along with a handful of cartridges.
I've looked into getting another machine (like a Silhouette) but cannot justify to spend the money when I'm doing well enough in my business to learn something new.
However, I would suggest researching other cutting machines if you are just starting out. Good luck!
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