Grumpy's Jigsaw Puzzle Review

  Brand:  Hallmark Title:  Japanese Garden Series:  N/A Artist:  N/A Number of Pieces:  550 Size:  24" x 18" Poster included:  No, but an image can be found online easily. Quality:  Good   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Yes; we got held up at the start because we had the lower left and upper right corners switched, and some false fits along with it that confused things for a bit.  The image was no help because Goodwill put the prices sticker right over the lower left corner.  I found an image online which was good enough to help us figure out where we screwed up.   - Sections stay together when moving:  Yes, the fit is good generally   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None that I noticed.  The pieces are thick.   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Yes   - Image quality:  Acceptable; it looks better at a distance but ...

Brand:  White Mountain Title:  A World of Money Artist:  Charlie Girard Pieces: 550 Size:  18" x 24" Poster:  No What I liked:  It was not too difficult to figure out which section of the puzzle a piece belonged to with a few exceptions What I didn't like:  Lower quality than the previous puzzles I have done.  Several pieces were starting to delaminate, with the image coming off one of the tabs.  The puzzle has been sitting in a box for a while since I received it as a gift some time ago.

Brand:  Caeco Title:  The Fire Station Artist:  Jan Van Haasteren Pieces: 550 Size:  18" x 24" Poster:  No What I liked:  A fun image with a lot of interesting details to look at. What I didn't like:  Searching through a lot of interesting details to figure out which fireman the piece I was holding belonged to.  I found this puzzle more difficult than the Soccer puzzle I recently completed. Before I assembled this one I went and bought a piece of foam core which is 32 x 40 inches.  I can place it easily on top of the coffee table I was using, and it gives me a lot more room.  

  Brand:  Caeco Title:  Soccer Artist:  Jan Van Haasteren Pieces: 550 Size:  18" x 24" Poster:  No What I liked:  A fun image and a good quality puzzle. What I didn't like:  I spent a lot of time searching for where individual pieces went, which was difficult because the image on the box is small so I had to use a magnifying glass.   I thought there was a missing piece, but I found it under a couch cushion.  It managed to fall into a crack and then migrate about 6" to the underneath the middle of the cushion.   I no longer sort through pieces while sitting on the couch.  While I was searching for this piece, I also found the piece I thought was missing from the first Dowdle puzzle.