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Okay, I LOVE unmounted because I am LAZY!
Which is exactly why some people are saying they like mounted...how's that for perspective?
I started out stamping with DOTS (now CTMH) and was distressed when I found out they went to unmounted. I bought almost 50 sets from SU last year and then I found some sets I really liked from TAC. I decided to try the unmounted ones from TAC and I LOVE them!
Guess what? No more getting out of my chair, going to the shelf to get the stamp set, taking it out of the box, inking it, stamping with it, cleaning it, returning it to the box, getting out of my chair to return it. Even when I had all my sets in rolling iris carts, I had to pull open that HEAVY bottom drawer, killing my back, and dig in simi good lighting to find the set I wanted...and since I had to look at the 'title' I often pulled out more sets than I needed out...blah, blah, blah
With unmounted there is NO MORE getting out of my chair....don't have to walk somewhere else, don't have to bend down far, don't even have to stand up....CD racks on the wall in front of my desk!
As for cleaning?! WHAT?! Other than the same cleaning you have to do to get the ink off, there is no other cleaning if you use the new EZ mount that is like a window cling
Resell value? I have sold both mounted and unmounted and gotten back the same...meaning, I usually price them at 25%-50% off the original cost and I've always gotten that...so yes, you get less for unmounted, but you pay way less too!
And no, I am not trying to talk anyone into unmounting. I still have many of those SU sets mounted. I will unmount them as I use them.
An added unforeseen benefit to unmounted stamps, I am able to do much more 'craft' stamping - on glassware, on dishes, on flower pots, etc....the unmounted can curve more easily as you can use practically anything as a mount!
I would advise those of you thinking about trying unmounted to use the EZ mount cling system or any 'cling' product...no sticky surfaces, no glue, nothing that has to be done more than once...the orignial process of adding the clingy foam to the rubber. I almost didn't go unmounted because I heard others talking about 'cleaning' their stamps and using glue or other 'sticky' stuff....I am so not into anything sticky!
Also, just because you unmount doesn't mean they can't be remounted or 'sold' as mounted later. Get a large box. Take the wood mounts (with the SU stickers on them) and place into the labeled plastic box. Put all those storage boxes in the large cardboard box and label it SU. Put the box in the attic! (Also, you can always purchase some empty SU type boxes as well...they are really cheap online!)
But no matter how we store or 'mount/unmount' our stamps, isn't it great to have so many to choose from! I love stamping and I'm glad there is an online community like this to learn from.
Ann
