Wintry Windows* – Aldi – 80 pieces

We’re finally getting to my advent calendar puzzles. Hooray! Wait. Did I just say that? Perhaps aliens have finally come Earth and have taken control of my brain – where in the world/universe did that come from? 🤔👽

Onward to the puzzle!

None of the puzzles have a title or artist credit, so I’ll be giving them a title when I post them. They’re not overly creative, like today’s “Wintry Windows”, but I’ll try my best.

I was happily surprised by the quality of this little puzzle. There is no name brand, other than that it was made in China and distributed and sold exclusively by Aldi. The pieces are a very good thickness, the image reproduction is clear and crisp, and the fit is good. Unfortunately there is no variety in piece shape; they are all ballerinas (2 prong/2 holes) one thinner that is placed vertically and the thicker one is placed horizontally. The finish is a bit shiny but it’s not too terrible to work with under artificial lighting.

So as it stands there are three pros and two cons – as we get further into the calendar we shall see if the quality stays good throughout. I’m hoping that every puzzle has all of it’s pieces and that there are actually twelve puzzles with no duplications or omissions. Stay tuned!

It may look as if the pieces are interchangeable and that all the vertical pieces would fit anywhere, but happily there are small differences and they only fit where they belong. That may seem like a ridiculous sentence, but anyone who has worked with a puzzle whose pieces are exactly the same knows what I mean. It’s nice that there aren’t false fits to deal with.

Day one of the Advent calendar is done, with no drama – I’m hoping for good things from day two!