Hope you enjoy the video 😁 What's your favourite brand? 👀🧩

@fortheloveofpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Pintoo is by far still my favourite brand 💜🧩

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

@@fortheloveofpuzzles I need to check if I can get this in Slovenia 😍

@kathleenemenecker7260

Жыл бұрын

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Great review Janette. Especially for those of us that have followed you this year. Merry Christmas from Houston, Texas! Kristi

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Merry Christmas from Slovenia 🎄🥰

I wish Ravensburger had more selection, only a couple puzzles fit in what i like toi do

Thank you. I recommend Ravensburger Furry Friends 500. So chill and cute

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Excellent video! I enjoyed this one.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

Ravensburgerer definitely. Buffalo is also good from my experience.

@janetteandherpuzzles

5 ай бұрын

I have never done a Buffalo! But it seems like I should add it on my 'New Brands to Tryout' list! 😁👌🏻

Ravensburger is definitely one of the best puzzle brands out there. It's a worldwide brand with very good quality. I personally like it for the thickness and softness of the pieces. I also like it for the variety of images they offer as well as piece counts. I don't like it for big boxes, dust, and pieces that tend to be a bit glossy. My personal favourites so far are Bluebird (Turkish production) and Enjoy puzzle. I love the cut, small boxes, and matte finished pieces that are so so so cool for the evenings. No glare whatsoever. Recently, I've also discovered new version of Trefl, which is Trefl Prime. I was extremely surprised... The quality went through the roof (positively): new unique cut, great colours, thick pieces, not much glare... I really, really enjoyed it 😉

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said about Ravensburger! And big boxes are a no for me too! I'd much prefer for the boxes to be much smaller 😅 I'll see if I can get any of these brands in Slovenia, to try them out 😊 Trefl Prime you say? I have to check this out because I love Trefl 🤩👌🏻

@martakulpa8372

Жыл бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles Just be mindful that Bluebird prints their puzzles in 3 different countries, Poland, France and Turkey. Depending on that, puzzles have different quality. Those manufactured in Poland have Trefl quality (the standard Trefl), because Trefl prints them. Those produced in France are better, different cut, thick pieces, semi-matte finish; decent, I'd say. And the one made in Turkey is the best. So, you always need to check it on the box. If you're buying online, then if on the website it doesn't say what production that Bluebird is, try to ask. I find that often websites that sell puzzles respond to such messages... As far as Trefl Prime is concerned, yes, do check it. Recently, they also introduced giant puzzles. People really like them. The only thing they say is that the pieces are smaller than normal. I know you haven't done any giant puzzle, yet, but, well... anything can happen 😉 If you'd like to check that Trefl Prime I've recently finished and some Enjoy puzzles, check my Instagram "@marta.puzzles". I take photos of all puzzles I build 🙂

@martakulpa8372

Жыл бұрын

One more thing, about those Trefl Prime giant puzzles, they might not entirely be "giant"... I haven't bought any yet, but I've heard that those over 10k-piece puzzles actually comprise of several 1000-piece puzzles (with edges and everything), which is weird... I'm not sure if all are like that. For you, on the other hand, that could be something of interest 🙂And, of course, for others who might not want or have space to do a giant puzzle.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

@@martakulpa8372 Thanks for the advice! I'll have a look at it for sure 😁👌🏻 Not sure about the giant puzzles that can't be connected, but as you said it might be perfect for me as I don't have enough space 😅

My favorites are: Magnolia, Gibsons, Anatolian and Galison. Highly recommend! ❤️

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll add them to my collection of brands to try 😁👌🏻

Great video idea 😀💜🧩

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You should do it too because you have such a variety of brands you get in NZ 🤩

My wife loves the Ravensburger too. She has been doing a lot of the White Mountain ones recently and likes them. After your comment below I think well try the Pintoo brand next. Those Clementoni ones looked really familiar but I think they may have been 20-25 years old because we have an art piece that is at least that old with the same pictures on them lol. Great video!

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Ravensburger is very good quality, so I completely understand her! I haven't done a White Mountain puzzle before, but I have one in my collection, so I think it's time to try the brand out 🤩 I have Pintoo on my 'Brands to try' list, so will definitely be doing it at some point. Thank you for sharing this with me 🤗

@robertmoon9905

Жыл бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles We found our first White Mountain in a five and dime store not expecting much. When it was completed we realized a piece was missing. There was a contact # on the box that said "if a piece is missing contact us" so we did and they sent us a replacement puzzle of our choice. They were great on the phone. Superb customer service. She has since ordered a lot of their puzzles and enjoyed them all.

Congratulations on placing 22nd! 🎉

@janetteandherpuzzles

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

My favourite puzzle brands are Ravensburger, Clementoni, Gibsons, Falcon, Schmitt and Galison so far. Lots I haven't tried yet.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Falcon and Galison are new for me, so would love to try them out! 🤩 Oh my, there is soooo many brands, I think it's impossible to try them all 😅

@simplydee4522

Жыл бұрын

Clemonentoni pieces do not interlock well.

I'm much more lenient to cheaper brands but we've done several fairly cheap puzzles and have yet to see peeling or have missing pieces. If it happened, I'd just shrug it off though. I'd be super upset to see that in a a more expensive brand.

@janetteandherpuzzles

10 ай бұрын

I get that! That's why I like to exchange puzzles - you can get all kinds off brands this way, and you also don't mind that much if the pieces are missing or if it's damaged in any way 😁

I also love Ravensburger for their cut and print quality. I just wish they would go over their motive selection in the next 2-3 years. For my taste, they have way too many puzzles that fit into ~3 narrow categories (cute animals, landscape photography, and kitsch). I love a lot of those where they deviate from that, such as the lost places series or the underwater ones. Regarding their large ones, they have a lot of very difficult ones (especially old paintings, or landscapes with >2000 green or blue pieces). Other brands are somewhat more innovative on the style and art front in my opinion. I would think that Ravensburger getting a bit more into other styles could be a great addition. To the defense of Ravensburger I have to say though, that their print and cut is so good, that even all-green or all-blue sections in landscapes are usually enjoyable. Also I love this one, which combines animal and lanscape photography, but showcases how both can be done exceptionally well: www.ravensburger.de/produkte/puzzle/erwachsenenpuzzle/elefant-in-masai-mara-nationalpark-15159/index.html I love the vibrant colors, the somewhat unusual setting, and also the expressiveness of the animal (rather than it just being cute).

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

I agree with basically everything you have said. I do think they're a bit outdated with their puzzles and it honestly annoys me to see the same puzzles in the shop that I have as a background on my videos, which I have assembled and glued about 20 years ago 😅 But that might just be Slovenia's and not Ravensburger's fault 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love the one you showed! I think their nature edition is BEAUTIFUL. I just got one for Christmas - number 9 and it's, by far, the most beautiful puzzle I have seen. It'll most likely end up on my wall 😂🙈

I live in Poland and I've only tried 3 brands of puzzles - Clementoni, Castorland and Trefl. Trefl is my favourite, Castorland is good too, but the puzzle pieces are a bit smaller and I prefer the Trefl ones. I don't like Clementoni that much.They're not bad but the fit is very loose so it's hard to pick up bigger finished sections if you want to move them around and it's harder for me to know if two pieces fit together or if it's a false fit. I want to try Ravensburger too, but they're almost double the price of Trefl and Castorland so I haven't gotten around to it yet. Everytime I look for puzzles to buy, the temptation of buying two instead of one is just too strong XD

@janetteandherpuzzles

9 ай бұрын

I've heard of Castorland having smaller pieces, but I've never tried it - we don't have it in Slovenia, so I'd have to buy it online. Good to know that the quality is good! 😊👌🏻 Interesting about Clementoni though - I have heard that the quality of the brand can vary based on where the puzzle is being printed, but in Slovenia, I very much like the quality of Clementoni. I find Clementoni has better cut and fit than Trefl here 🤷🏻‍♀️ and it's also almost double the price - Ravensburger range. Ravensburger is nice, but like you said, it's more expensive. I would say it's good to try a Ravensburger, but you don't have to do it at the full cost - try FB Market, go to a charity shop, or try to exchange with someone. I'm sure you'll be able to get it somewhere 😉

Brands are all about your perception of them and how well you think they are made and how well the pieces fit. One person's best brand could be someone else's medium brand. Ravensburger have cornered the market in terms of quality, it's rare to have a bad experience of a Ravensburger. My other favourites are Gibsons, Falcon/Jumbo, House of Puzzles, Clementoni, Cloudberries and Wentworth wooden puzzles.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

I think so too! Everyone has different aspects that are more important for them. Thank you for sharing these brands with me. I'll add them to my list of new brands to try out 😁👌🏻

@nilsp9426

Жыл бұрын

I agree. If you don't like the style of the artwork on the puzzle, and that is important to you, you can hate any brand. But I think some of them are objectively crafted better regarding the quality of the pieces and also the colors. Today you can get basically any motive on a puzzle of medium size (300-2000 pieces), but having a really good cut and top-notch print like the Ravensburger puzzles (and some others) have, at least to me, makes a huge difference.

Hi, great channel! Could you please do some finished look comparisons? I found Ravensburger to be substantially worse than Trefle, Clementoni and Art Puzzle when it comes to visibility of border between pieces. Both of mine Ravensburger have really strong borders and it looks so bad when you look at them up close, all the small details are ruined.

@janetteandherpuzzles

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊 That's a great idea! I will be doing a new video for 2023, and I will make sure to include comparisons! 😁👌🏻 I don't think I ever noticed that, but thank you for pointing it out! 🤗

@__Nikola__

8 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles Thank you for the reply! Great, can't wait to see that! I'd suggest using the ones with a lot of light parts (sky, clouds, snow) and the ones with a lot of small text on light surfaces - like those antique world maps. Lets say compare 4-5 different brands Antique World Map puzzles and let people vote which one looks the best :) The most accurate way would be finding the exact same pic of different brands but that would be hell of a boring thing to complete just for the sake of an experiment :D So maybe just find similar ones :)

I bought a clementoni puzzle this year, 2000 pieces, "View of China". Beautiful image. Unfortunately, it was four pieces short and had four repeats. They were very kind to answer me when I contacted them but they could not help me because they have no support in my country, Uruguay. I didn’t dare buy another one of the same brand for that reason. Too bad because the quality seemed good.

@janetteandherpuzzles

5 ай бұрын

Oh that's a shame! 😬 I didn't really have any issues like that before, so I never experienced the 'missing pieces' support, but I do understand you. I have very limited resources in Slovenia as well, so unless it's a European brand, I'm toast, just like you! I had one missing piece with Springbok, and haven't even gotten a reply from them 😅

Worst puzzle i did was a 500 piece puzzle with 3d graphics it was a harry potter puzzle of hogwarts castle. What pissed me of was the quality was so bad then even the title pieces with their words felt like i almost needed a mallet to hammer them in. Even when they clearly read harry potter and should have fit. Almost used it as fire wood but didnt want to get sick from the paint.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Oh my! This sounds like a nightmare! 😬 I have to say that in my experience, the puzzles that don't fit well together are the WORST puzzles. I can get past a bad image and bad quality as long as the pieces fit! I feel bad for you and it's a shame you don't know the brand so I'd know to stay away from it 😅

My favorite brand is Eurographics, least favorite is Cardinal.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

I will check this brand out, thank you! 😊

@virgogaming6488

Жыл бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles I hear Aquarius is also good.

hello, i am Apostolis from Greece ...i always like solving jigsaw puzzles but didnt have the time to do that ...recently i had a car accident and have to be at home 2 more months. so i would like to advise me for what puzzle around 1000 pieces may i buy to spent my time ! I'd prefer something easy not very easy but easy..thank you

@janetteandherpuzzles

9 ай бұрын

Hi! I'm sorry to hear that! Wishing you a quick recovery! 🤗 Ok so easy, but not too easy - in that case, I would advise you to get Schmidt, Ravensburger or Clementoni puzzle - they are great brands, and you won't get misfits. When the quality of the puzzle is good, then the puzzle will never be too difficult, because even when the picture is difficult, the piece cut will help you finish the puzzle. And then picture wise, anything with clear sections or a gradient puzzle is the easiest, and anything with a lot of same colour is more difficult. Hope that helps 😁

@bekrokanata1453

9 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles thats was really helpfull answer to my question ,thank you very much for ur wishes also and for the help,u got me as follower ofc

Clementoni? It is so suprising for me because I hate this brand. Trefl is my favourite. Great price and great quality

@janetteandherpuzzles

10 ай бұрын

Interesting! I really like their newer puzzles. But I did learn with some brands the quality can vary based on where they’re being made 😅

Hello Janette, me and my girlfriend are from Croatia, we recently finished our first 2000 pieces. Watching this video i realized that you maybe didnt try out 2 brands of amazing puzzles. You have to try Anatolian, and Castorland. They have amazing and beautiful themes, and most important the quality of puzzles are at standard, so finished picture is very beautiful. We dont have that in Croatia, we ordered them online, but its worth it. Im gonna subscribe, so in future if you gonna try them, i would like to hear your opinion on them. Good luck, and sorry for long post.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

Jako dobro! 😊 Thank you for the suggestions! I have made a list of brands to try, so I'm putting them on the list 😉👌🏻 Always love a good puzzle brand 🤩

everyone raves about Ravensburger - I don't understand. My experience with Ravensburger is - the fit is loose, image quality appears highly pixelated, and numerous misfits. Maybe, I am just getting the puzzles that slipped through Ravensburger quality check.

@janetteandherpuzzles

Жыл бұрын

For me it's mainly when I do Ravensburger puzzle I know I'll always be able to finish it (regardless of how difficult the picture is), which I can't say for other brands. I do agree that the fit is better with other brands, such as Clementoni and Trefl - from what I have experienced so far. But it's just something smooth about doing a Ravensburger puzzle I don't know how else to explain 😅

@nilsp9426

Жыл бұрын

I also own a Ravensburger puzzle that is pixelated based on the design on it. I think that it is a problem with some of the digital artwork they do / use. The photography motives never have that problem. Regarding the fit, I would agree that some of them easily fall apart, especially the older ones with some knobless borders between pieces. I do have misfits sometimes, but never had a case where, at a closer look, it was unclear. I attribute that to myself or the lighting :D

@Divelucaya

Жыл бұрын

I have found that Ravensburger quality varies greatly. And I can't help but think part of that is where I live. Ravensburger I ordered from Amazon US were all high quality but ones I found here in the Philippines were of significantly lower quality with loose fitting pieces.

@jomackenzie7065

10 ай бұрын

Iordered some and they had missing pieces.

@bandy-sk5889

4 ай бұрын

I'v heard the older ravensburger puzzle are better quality