This puzzle is called Trump’s General Store on the box, but I didn’t want that title on my blog – I’m sure you understand. I don’t talk politics on this blog, we’re all about jigsaw puzzles and puzzle people here – that’s it. For my purposes I’ve renamed the puzzle, and apparently so has Ceaco; it’s available for purchase now under the name “General Store”.
This was such a fun image to assemble, and it was fascinating how the tiny look-alikes were made for the photograph. A quick look at the image makes you think it’s just the inside of an old general store; but a more detailed inspection reveals that not much is what it seems to be at all.
There are 156 common items that fool the eye in this image: playing cards are ceiling tiles, checkerboards are floor tiles, bathtub stoppers are light fixtures, etc. To be honest I didn’t try to find them all, but it was fun to find things as it was being assembled that I hadn’t seen at first. I’d absolutely love to find more of Joan Steiner’s “Can You Find?” puzzles like this one. ❤ Here are my favorite look-alikes…
Cut crayons are substituted for deli meats, and the front of the deli case is a light switch cover…
A razor, paper fasteners and nail clippers as vacuums…
Grenade as a fireplace, cinnamon sticks as logs…
It’s an average Ceaco puzzle, not terrible but not great either. This puzzle was all about the image and seeing each element close up as you assemble it. I had a great time! Sometimes we find the most interesting puzzles at the thrift stores. 🙂
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What a great idea, I’ve never seen anything like that!
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It was great fun to put together. Here’s hoping you can find one like it in Europe! 🙂
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Have done it before & it was fun. Now I want to frame it and use it as a game,in which each player has to write down all they see. Maybe, over 10 mins, then we’ll all compare notes.
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Is there a list of ALL items? I’d love to find all 156 of them. Love these puzzles.
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I couldn’t ever find one Nancy, maybe an internet search? I’m not as good at them as many others are, you might be able to find one. Good luck!
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How or where do I purchase the puzzle T’s general store
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It doesn’t look like it’s still in production, but there are several used copies on ebay and other places.
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Hi From New Zealand. I’ve just done this puzzle (again). I bought it several years ago from what we call an op shop (charity or thrift store) for only a few dollars, after having given away my original one that I bought new in the 1990’s. Happily the op shop version was complete – no missing pieces – which isn’t always the case with 2nd hand/op shop jigsaws. I too would love to know how it was originally created, with what, by whom. Guess I’ll keep Googling…
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