The best deals I find are the ones I create myself.....I wait until Accuquilt offers a sale...then I make sure I order enough to get the free shipping...helps my budget some. If I really don't see enough dies to reach that balance needed, I get some replacement matts for the future....which I have found come in useful. I like to use my mats as long as I can. They may look like a mess....but as long as they are giving me clean cuts, I keep using them. A few times a mat that has been giving me clean cuts...just poops out and splits....so I was glad I had the replacement right at hand.