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November 30, 2010 By 1 Comment

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Jo-Ann’s Store Closed After Employee Death

November 28, 2010 By 9 Comments

The Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores location at the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville, OH has been closed since Friday morning due to what the company is describing as a “tragic incident involving one of our team members” inside the store.

Local police told the Zanesville Times-Recorder that an employee committed suicide at the store, but that the death did not occur in the vicinity of other employees or shoppers visiting the store.

Jo-Ann Stores is cooperating with local authorities investigating the death, and a crisis support team has been brought in to assist employees of the store.

“We are deeply saddened by the news,” said Lisa Greb, director of corporate communications for Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. “Our thoughts are with our team member’s family at this time.”

Greb also expressed thanks to those assisting its employees during the incident: “We would also like to express our gratitude to the first responders who selflessly offered their help in this situation.”

According to Jo-Ann Stores’ blog and Facebook page, the Zanesville store will re-open at 9am Monday morning, at which time all Black Friday deals will be honored for customers.

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In-Stores for Week of Nov. 28th to Dec. 4th, 2010

November 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Just because Black Friday is over, doesn’t mean that the sales are over!

Welcome to our weekly sales feature on Scrapbook Update! Retailers can easily keep up here on what their competitors are doing, and shoppers can find out where there are deals!

Please note that sales may be subject to regional variations or conditions. Scrapbook Update is not responsible for errors or omissions.

Jo-Ann Stores: (note the Sunday online-only doorbusters in bold)

  • Papercrafting Supplies: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Cricut Cake Machine: $299.99 (in-store only)
  • Cricut Cake Machine: $199.99 (Sunday only, online only) (find at Joann.com)
  • Holiday Papercrafting Coordinates from K & Company and Me & My Big Ideas: 40% off (in-store only)
  • DCWV 12×12 Stacks: $9.99 (in-store only)
  • Die Cutting Machines & Accessories: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Cricut Imagine Machine: $449.99
  • Martha Stewart Crafts Holiday Party Supplies & Decor: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Photo Storage: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Papercrafting Punches: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Cricut Cartridges: $39.99 (in-store only)
  • Papercrafting Storage: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Organizing Essentials Baskets: 50% off (in-store only)
  • Craftologies Storage & Decor: 40% off (in-store only)
  • Everyday Plastic Storage: 50% off (Sunday only)
  • Organdy Ribbon Spools: Buy One Get One Free (Sunday only, in-store only)
  • DCWV 12×12 Premium Christmas or Christmas Stack: $8 (Sunday only, online only) (find at Joann.com)
  • Stamps, Stamp Sets, & Pads: 50% off (Sunday only, online only) (find at Joann.com)
  • Scrapbooking Albums: 50% off (Sunday only, online only) (find at Joann.com)

Michaels: (print coupons)

  • Coupon: 15% entire purchase (sale & regular price items) (Monday only)
  • Coupon: 40% off any one regular priced item
  • Coupon: 25% off entire purchase Martha Stewart Crafts
  • Slice Pink Cordless Design Cutter: $99.99 (Monday only)
  • Jetmax Storage: 50% off (Monday only)
  • Brother Labelmaker (pink – reg. $44.99): 50% off (Monday only)
  • Recollections Stickers & Embellishments: 40% off
  • Scrapbook Paper Pads: 40% off
  • Cricut Cartridges: $29.99
  • Cricut Expression: $279.99
  • Scrapbook Storage: 40% off
  • Rubber & Clear Stamps: 40% off
  • Scrapbook Paper: 4 for $1
  • DCWV Scrapbook Kits: 50% off
  • Scrapbook & Photo Albums: 40% off
  • Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paint: $3.99
  • YUDU Personal Screen Printing System: $179.99

AC Moore: (download coupons)

  • Coupon: 50% off any one regular price item (Sunday only)
  • Coupon: 25% off purchase (Sunday 6-9pm only)
  • Coupon: 40% off any one regular price item (Monday-Saturday only)
  • Coupon: 50% off any one regular price item (Tuesday only)
  • Cricut Personal Cutter: $89.99
  • Cricut Expression Bundle: $239.99
  • Nicole Crafts Stickers & Sticker Books: 4 for $3
  • Topload Albums: 3 for $12
  • Value Pack Cards & Envelopes: 2 for $5 (25ct) or 2 for $10 (50ct)
  • Open Stock Paper: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Value Pack Cardstock: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Inkpads, all: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Sizzix & Spellbinders, entire stock: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Die Cuts With A View, entire stock: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Martha Stewart Christmas, entire stock: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Cricut Seasonal Limited Edition Cartridges: Buy One Get One 50% Off
  • Americana Craft Acrylic Paint: $.89

Hobby Lobby: (print coupon)

  • Coupon: 40% off any one regular price item
  • Christmas Scrapbook Kits, Albums, Stickers & Accessories: 50% off
  • Scrapbook Albums & Page refills (excludes K & Co, EK Success, Sandylion & Photo Albums): 50% off
  • Photo Storage Boxes: 50% off
  • Xyron Products, entire stock: 50% off
  • Spellbinders Dies: 50% off
  • Scrapbook Papers (packaged & single sheet): 50% off
  • Ribbon by the Roll: 50% off

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Industry Jobs: Nov 20th – Nov 26th, 2010

November 27, 2010 By

Each week we list a selection of scrapbooking industry positions that we have been made aware of.  If you would like to have one of your job openings listed here, please forward your information to jobs@scrapbookupdate.com

Company
Position
Location
Fabric.com (Amazon)BuyerMarietta, GA
UndisclosedWebmasterSt. Cloud, MN
CraftfoxesCopy EditorRemotely
Scrapbook Design and You®InstructorVarious

*Please note that Scrapbook Update is in no way associated with the positions listed here.  Please forward all questions or comments about the job listings to the offering organization via the links provided.  Thanks!

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Where are the Black Friday scrapbook deals?

November 25, 2010 By 8 Comments

So, if you’ve seen the Scrapbook Update Black Friday Scrapbook Sales page, you know that there are an awful lot of scrappy sales happening this holiday weekend. But how do you know which ones on that massive list are any good? Let’s break them down by category a bit.

In the area of specific products, let’s take a look first at the mandatory Cricut Wars sales (perhaps the most confusing of all the deals, since there are so many sales on these items), and find the best deals by model:

Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter: Jo-Ann Stores, $59.99 Friday & Saturday (unadvertised doorbuster, available online)

Cricut Create: $149 at both Walmart and Amazon. (I give the advantage to Amazon on this one since having the UPS man bring it to your house with free shipping is less stress-inducing than fighting the Black Friday crowds at Walmart, or having to drive to the store to pick it up later from the site-to-store free shipping.)

Cricut Expression: $148 at Menard’s on a Black Friday early bird special; if you don’t have Menard’s near you, the next best deal is Walmart at $185 for the machines that come in four decorator colors.

Cricut Cake: $199 at AC Moore (Friday 5am-Noon doorbuster) or Joann.com (Sunday, online only)

Cricut Imagine: $449 at Jo-Ann Stores and Joann.com (available now)

Cricut Gypsy: $99 at Michael’s (no coupons)

Cricut Cartridges: Prices are fairly competitive (within a couple dollars) everywhere. Best destination depends mostly on what cartridges you want (since availability varies) and what other items you want to purchase as well.

There are some great deals to be had on other die cutting equipment besides Cricut, however. Most of the deals are on manual equipment, with one exception: Jo-Ann Stores is running a doorbuster on Saturday on the Slice machine for $49.99. That is an insane deal on a machine that has an MSRP of $149.99.

If you want a Sizzix machine or want to buy more dies for your existing one, several stores are competing heavily this weekend to get you to visit them.

Sizzix Holiday Themed Dies: 75% off at Jo-Ann Stores (Friday-Sunday)

Sizzix Machines & Accessories: 50% off at Joann.com (Thursday only), or 40% off at AC Moore (Friday & Saturday, while supplies last)

Sizzix Vagabond Machine: $199.99 at AC Moore (Friday & Saturday, while supplies last) or $199.92 on Scrapbook.com (Thursday only, assuming it is not excluded from the Sizzix sale that day).

If you are looking to get organized, another item that can be large-ticket for scrapbookers, there are some really great deals to be had this weekend. Sales on organizing items are really widespread, but here are a few of the best bargains:

Iris 12×12 Scrapbook Case 3pk: $5.79 at Michaels. (while supplies last, no coupons)

Cropper Hopper 10 Drawer Scrapbook Cart: $34.99 at Jo-Ann Stores (Friday doorbuster, while supplies last, reg. $89.99)

Scrapbook Storage, Entire Stock: 55% off at Michaels (Thursday only)

JetMax Modular Storage Units: 60% off at AC Moore (Friday & Saturday, while supplies last)

If you want to score deals on products that aren’t technically on sale, or increase your savings on sale items, your best bet is AC Moore and Michaels. They are both running coupons on Friday that are good until noon for an extra 30% off sale and regular priced items. (Doorbusters are excluded and the usual coupon exclusions also apply.)

For brand loyal fanatics, you may want to check out the sales at Scrapbook.com and Addictedtoscrapbooking.com – they are offering slates of “brand wide” sales. Scrapbook.com is offering a single brand per day for six days, while Addicted is offering tiered sales on a large range of brands.

And perhaps the hottest deal of all is actually a clearance sale…if you are a Project Life by Becky Higgins fan and have been delaying buying the kit (or want a 2nd one), Friday is the day to do it. The Project Life kit will be on clearance at Amazon.com, where Becky sells it:

Project Life by Becky Higgins kit: $29.99 at Amazon.com (clearance, starts Friday)

So, that’s the best of the sales…happy (and safe) shopping everyone!

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