They’re really cool, but one of those things that have been sold to people as like “Everybody should have this, start your own business doing customizable stickers and things. Buy all the accessories! You’ll use it all the time!” Like yeah, they’d go really well in a neighborhood tool library or a makerspace, but there a ton of them sitting in homes just collecting dust.
part of the reason they’re gathering dust is because they’re not quite as capable as they seem at first glance, they’re notoriously finicky and buggy, and the Cricut company is utterly shameless when it comes to milking their customers.
(mine also mostly gathers dust, but it was a gift, not an “investment”)
They’re really cool, but one of those things that have been sold to people as like “Everybody should have this, start your own business doing customizable stickers and things. Buy all the accessories! You’ll use it all the time!” Like yeah, they’d go really well in a neighborhood tool library or a makerspace, but there a ton of them sitting in homes just collecting dust.
My friends and family:
part of the reason they’re gathering dust is because they’re not quite as capable as they seem at first glance, they’re notoriously finicky and buggy, and the Cricut company is utterly shameless when it comes to milking their customers.
(mine also mostly gathers dust, but it was a gift, not an “investment”)
Indeed, it’s also quite a bit of work pulling all those pieces out. I’m not sure I’d have the patience for something like that.