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[Scrappy69]

Spent my birthday morning with my first visit to an Archivers. So overwhelming. Didn't spend too much, but truly enjoyed it!!!! Have you ever been??

[TraciL]

my 1st time was while I was in Austin TX on business, good thing I drove because I spent over $100 because I just had to have this set of bags - that I no longer have. lol

I find it overwhelming too not sure why though - I went in March in Illinois and I think I spent about $20.00

I still can't believe there isn't one in the Pittsburgh area.

that's a nice birthday treat

[emarie803]

Since there is one about 15 min from my house, and I don't have a LSS, I go there way too often!! Which one did you go to??

[Grandma Flowers]

We don't have one too near us, but DD has one near her in NC so I try to go when we're there. To be honest, I like my LSS better.

[Kimandasmo]

I am so jealous!

[Laura Fiore]

I went to one in Chicago when I was there for CHA...I DID spend too much, LOL


Aren't they a beautiful store though?

[amberella]

I've been to one once or twice but never gotten anything... just seems too impersonal... but that may have just been the store I went to...

[PezKat]

I spent an hour & a half in ours Thursday after work - I love it!! Ours always has tons of "clearance" items (most are only 25% off which I call a sale but not clearance, lol) and then a whole wall of bins of things for $1.99 each. Plus the normal displays of new lines, and theme sections (wedding, baby girl/boy, sports & school, vacation, etc.) and the huge rubber stamp section plus alterables, page kits... etc.! I can never get out in less than an hour so can only go when I know I have plenty of time. I'm on their email list and they always send coupons though my biggest item wasn't very big so I only got $1.20 off, but that's still something! And I spent over $30 so I get the free Shutterfly photo book during the current promotion, now I just have to figure out what pics to use!

[LyndaKay]

I'd love to visit one, but none show up on the map wherever I travel.

[Ayla]

I've been to one once or twice but never gotten anything... just seems too impersonal... but that may have just been the store I went to...

I was beginning to think I was the only one who wasn't terribly impressed. I've only been to 1, and it's an hour and a half away so I've only been there 2 or 3 times, but I don't particularly care for it. Maybe they aren't all the same, but this one seems to organize by color only....the store is a rainbow from corner to corner but paper lines aren't kept together, and they don't seem to carry all the papers in a given line. This one didn't have the clearance wall that PezKat mentioned, or at least I didn't see anything that qualified as clearance (and I'm with her on that too...25% is a sale, NOT a clearance!). I guess I'm spoiled by better LSS's nearer to me.

[-Shannon-]

I've never been but a lot of people on here seem to like it. Did you?

[allysonc]

Archiver's is awesome. My first visit to one was in Westminster, Colorado. There layout of the store is awesome! I usually go to the Katy, Texas Archiver's.. The one in Austin is nice too though.

[Scrappy69]

I loved that there was so much to see, but I wandered aimlessly for quite some time before I came out of my fog and actually shopped a bit. Overwhelming is truly the best word for it. I went to the one in Littleton, CO. Like most of you, I prefer my lss. Was a fun experience though.

[scraptag]

I went to the one in Provo, utah when I was visiting my niece there the summer of 2010. I liked it cause the people were friendly and they had some neat things that my lss didn't normally carry. They had a section of paper by different manufacturers with the accessories but I didn't think there were that many to choose from. But you know what they say, the more choices you give someone, the less likely they are to buy.

[MimaScraps/Lori]

Today is the first time I've heard of it! Maybe New Orleans has one!

[candykane]

I have gone to the one in the Mall of America twice now~ I love it~ The most I have for a scrapbooking store is Hobby Lobby, Which is 2 hours away, So when I go in there I do get overwhelmed but I love it.
My Sister is so great ~ she takes the kids and gives me all the time that I want to look around.

[PezKat]

Wow, I can't even imagine Archiver's w/o a huge selection, lol! Ours has all these sections: Seasonal when you walk in, Albums, pens/adhesive/punches/die cuts, clearance, wedding, baby girl & boy, licensed, school/sports, travel, cardstock, cards, stamps, Jolee's & similar, alterables, and $1.99; each of these is 1-3 short aisles. Plus at least 5 'stations' with specific paper lines (like Bo Bunny, My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, etc., usually new/seasonal).

We don't have any LSS any more. Well there's one on the south side but it's at least 45 minutes from me; I have Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Archiver's, and Cord Camera (which has a small scrapbook section but usually some current stuff, always Basic Grey w/a few others). Archiver's is definitely the largest here in Indy (and I think there are 2, there's also one on the south side).

[Sandi0805]

We have 2 here in the Indy area and I rarely ever went there unless there was a good sale or I had a coupon to use. I didn't and still don't like how they arrange by color and split the lines up (paper and accessories in different places). Since the LSS that I used to frequent all the time has closed and the other ones' selection sometimes is not very good, I do tend to go to Archivers more often now. I have found that when I do go I always look for the items that I have in my wishlist/basket here to make sure that I like them and then I order from ACOT. Even with shipping I usually can get things a little cheaper.

[sherry]

I've been to one that is about 40 minutes from me several times. Nice store in a nice store complex. A bit expensive and I usually have seen everything they have for sale here at ACOT, but still fun to poke around.

[ElizabethC]

Shoot I've never even seen one!!!