AccuQuilt
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AccuQuilt
I had been thinking about purchasing a couple of the storage units for my AccuQuilt dies and kept putting it off. While in Walmart yesterday I went down the office supply aisle and guess what I found? And for $4.95 each!! I bought one to see if it worked and it was perfect. So I’m going to get a few more. It would also work with rulers. It’s called “large desk sorter” with 10 tiers.
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I ordered the one from Accuquilt because I wanted to get over the $99.00 threshold for free shipping and I was concerned on how sturdy it needed to be to hold them (after all the dies are pretty heavy) and they were on sale. Anyway, after I got it my daughter was cleaning out her work area and was getting ready to throw away a sorter she had - it was almost identical as the one from Accuquilt. So when I need another one - I will be going local instead of ordering on-line.
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Sunny Florida
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Love those for storage! I have one of the long ones from AQ that is stored in a tall hamper. It keeps them neat and tidy. Questions: Do you keep the plastic wrappers on the dies? I can't decide if they should come off or not.
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Yes, keep those plastic wrappers on. If you discover that you have too many dies and would like to sell some, which I did on eBay, the wrapper says you have never used it. Also, don't take that little white tag on the side off. That is so handy when hunting for a specific die.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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Besides the office supply section of Walmart, try the housewares. There are vertical racks there too. Or, I've glad kluck at resale shops! I keep the plastic on them until it starts to break at the seam or somehow rip...I also add on that little side label-A,B,C,D...which is corresponding to size of dies and what shelf they live on in my repurposed tv entertainment center! And the inventory sheets, so I know where each is when I need it......
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Join Date: May 2011
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I keep some of the dies in the plastic and hang them from pegboard hooks. I also have sorters that I use for the dies for my current project -- I found mine at a thrift store. Paying for and managing the dies is the hardest part of using the AQ -- I try to buy dies only when they are reduced 50%.
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