Grumpy's Jigsaw Puzzle Review

 

  Brand: Ceaco Title:  Untitled Series:  This puzzle was in a set of 5 we bought at Goodwill, each puzzle in the original bags. Artist:  Unknown Number of Pieces:  750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Fair   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Only if you're not careful   - Sections stay together when moving:  Generally not   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None   - Uncut pieces:  There were a number of pieces with hanging chads of cardboard, similar to the other puzzles in this set.   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  No, the fit is not good enough   - Image quality:  Excellent   - Puzzle dust:  None that I noticed What I liked:  This was a fun Disney image with a lot of little detail to look for.  Almost all colors appear in multiple places which made it fun to put together.  This took us a little over 2 days working par...

  Brand:Ceaco Title:  Untitled Series:  This was was in a set of 5 we found at Goodwill Artist:  Unknown Number of Pieces:  500 Size:  18" x 14" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Fair-Good   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Yes, there were one or two that slowed me down   - Sections stay together when moving:  Sometimes   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Only if you are very careful   - Image quality:  Very good to excellent   - Puzzle dust:  Didn't notice any What I liked:  This was a fun Disney image; it took us a little less than a day part time to assemble it. What I didn't like:  Like the others in this set, the pieces are thin and difficult to pick up.  They fit well however.

  Brand:  Ceaco Title:  Untitled Series:  This is part of a 5 puzzle set we bought at Goodwill. Artist:  After a little internet sleuthing, I think the artist is Tim Rogerson Number of Pieces:  300 Size:  11" x 15" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Fair   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  None   - Sections stay together when moving:  Sometimes   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:   - Image quality:  Very good   - Puzzle dust:  None What I liked:  A fun Disney image, and quite easy to assemble.  This puzzle was better quality (slightly) than the fist two Disney puzzles from this set. What I didn't like:  The pieces again are very thin and difficult to pick up.

  Brand:  Ceaco Title:  Untitled, this is part of a 5 puzzle set we bought at Goodwill Series:  N/A Artist:  Unknown Number of Pieces: 500 Size:  19" in diameter Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Fair   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  None.  The pieces fit together reasonably well.   - Sections stay together when moving:  Sometimes   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None, but there were a number of pieces with hanging chads of cardboard blocking one of the tabs.   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Yes, if you are careful.   - Image quality:  Excellent   - Puzzle dust:  Not noticeable What I liked:  This was a fun and challenging image to work on.  It turned out to be more difficult than we expected and took us just over a day to complete.  There are not that many different colors, and it is often very difficu...

  Brand:  Ceaco Title:  Untitled. so I'm calling it Donald and Daisy Series:  This was part of a 5-puzzle set by Ceaco, purchased at Goodwill.  The puzzles were all sealed in the original bags so this set has not been assembled before. Artist:  Unknown; I can't read the signature. Number of Pieces:  300 Size:  11" x 15" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Poor, this was the lowest quality puzzle I have assembled so far.  But it was all there and the fit was acceptable.   - Missing pieces: None   - False Fits:  None   - Sections stay together when moving:  Generally not   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  There were a large number of pieces with the a hanging chad of cardboard blocking one of the holes, probably 5-10% or more of the pieces were like this   - Uncut pieces:  Several   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  No, the fit is not tight enough   - Image quality:...

  Brand: Caeco Title:  Boston Tea Party from the Comic Relief Series Artist:  Unknown Pieces: 750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster:  No What I liked:  The quality was good. What I didn't like:  This puzzle was difficult, as I had to search for the location of nearly every piece.  This was the largest puzzle I have tried since I started on this jigsaw puzzle journey though I have larger ones in my to-do pile.  

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.