A Cranky Camper

Camper
A Cranky Camper by Iralu – Cardinal – 150 pieces

This is another puzzle from the multipack of 12 puzzles with artwork by Iralu, puzzles by Cardinal. I was surprised at the difference in quality between the 300 piece that I’d already assembled and this one; the 300 piece was much better quality than this 150 piece. Interesting.

I knew when I purchased it that the puzzles would most likely be of lesser quality; I find that the puzzles in most multipacks are made with thinner chipboard and as a result don’t usually fit together well – that was certainly the case with this puzzle. The fit on the edges was especially terrible and I found that the pieces seemed to fit where they didn’t belong. The top and bottom edges were assembled at the beginning, but the sides weren’t completed until the interior of the puzzle was assembled; the top and bottom edges had color on almost every piece and I could be certain that I got the assembly correct.

Each of the 150 piece puzzles in this pack are similar to this image, they are all of trucks or some sort of vehicle; I don’t dislike them, but they aren’t my favorites. The 500 and 300 piece puzzle images are the ones I really like in the box, but the 150 piece puzzles are perfect to put onto a tray and work while I’m resting in bed.

Even with the questionable quality this was an enjoyable puzzle to assemble (except for the edges), and it went together pretty quickly. It’s nice to have some very small puzzles available that I can work on my trays in bed when I’m not feeling well enough to sit at the puzzle table. 🙂

4 thoughts on “A Cranky Camper

  1. “I was surprised at the difference in quality between the 300 piece that I’d already assembled and this one; the 300 piece was much better quality than this 150 piece. Interesting.”

    The quality for the Kellogg’s cereal multi-pack set of 6 puzzles (100 pieces each) by Spin Master was perfectly acceptable. No complaints here. However, we bought a Pepsi puzzle multi-pack by Spin Master that has four 500 piece puzzles and the piece quality and image reproduction was superb. I’ve since acquired another Spin Master puzzle, sold individually, a 500 piece puzzle, it’s still sealed and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the puzzle quality is like the one from the 500 piece multi-pack.

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