| One of the first challenges scrapbookers, especially | | | | Things to Consider When Shopping |
| those new to the hobby, will find to making finished | | | | Obviously, price and selection (including availability) are |
| products out of their collection of photos is knowing | | | | two of the main concerns you will have when |
| where to get the right supplies. | | | | shopping online stores. Many stores have a page listing |
| Depending upon where you live, you may or may not | | | | shipping policies and costs. You may find one store |
| have access to much variety. Not everyone wants to | | | | that is slightly more expensive than another, but offers |
| have a cookie cut layout. You can run out of creativity | | | | free shipping for orders totaling more than a specified |
| quickly if your local scrapbooking supplies store doesn't | | | | amount, like $50. If you know where to find them, you |
| have a wide variety of paper, page kits, stencils, | | | | can use coupons in some stores, such as A 5% off |
| rub-ons, embellishments, and other scrapbooking | | | | coupon from a store like that could save you a |
| must-have's. Thankfully, the Internet has largely solved | | | | significant amount of money if you are planning a large |
| the problem of being limited what you can find within a | | | | order. |
| fifteen mile radius of your home. | | | | If you are interested in comparing prices and variety |
| Where to Shop Online | | | | among various online retailers, you can use |
| Probably the most commonly used "store" for finding | | | | ScrapbookFinds.com, a new search tool for finding |
| the variety of scrapbooking supplies you need is eBay. | | | | scrapbooking supplies among online retailers. The site |
| There are hundreds of scrapbookers who have made | | | | currently compares twenty or so popular online stores, |
| home businesses out of supplying scrapbooking | | | | allowing you to sort by price. |
| products through eBay. That means you are likely to | | | | If you plan to buy through eBay, make sure you |
| find whatever you are looking for by doing a few | | | | understand the eBay paradigm, especially if you are |
| simple searches on eBay. | | | | new to eBay. For instance, you may find a big |
| Besides eBay, there are also hundreds of online | | | | difference in the products and service you receive if |
| scrapbooking stores. Some of these are online | | | | you buy from someone who has a feedback rating of |
| versions of traditional retail stores, such as Others are | | | | 75% compared to one whose feedback rating is |
| strictly Internet businesses with no walk-in locations. | | | | 100%. eBay provides some useful reading for those |
| Their sizes range from hundreds of thousands of | | | | new to buying and selling there. |
| unique products, such as with | | | | The ability to shop online opens up a great number of |
| AddictedToScrapbooking.com, to work-at-home mom | | | | possibilities for scrapbookers who want more than |
| stores with a handful of specialty products. | | | | what their local store can offer. |