Ravensburger Puzzle Store

Ordered this puzzle keeper in order to be able to pack my puzzles-in-progress up when I am not working on them. The case concept is great; however, you must keep the case perfectly flat in order to keep your work in tact. This keeper will work for you if you intend to store it under a bed or another piece of furniture.If you turn the case up-right and hold it by the handle, the pieces of the case do not close tightly together enough to keep your puzzle from sliding around.

()I love puzzles, but don't have a place to just leave them out. I've long used the felt roll-up storage, but I thought this might be a neat alternative.

If I had stopped to think about it, I would have anticipated the size. It's definitely large! Just to give you a mental picture of size, you would need approximately double the amount of space that your average 1000 piece puzzle would take up. (However, it is not large enough for anything over 1000 pieces.)

I like the compartments for sorting, because I am a huge sorter! The compartments are of varying sizes, which is quite handy. I also like the fact that the puzzle surface is actually a thick, sturdy piece of cardboard that is removable. That allows a lot of flexibility, especially considering the size of the case. When the cardboard is placed over the compartments and the case is snapped shut, the incomplete puzzle is protected, and the pieces remain separated. And, when it's time to put the puzzle away to clear table space, clean-up is much quicker and easier than with the roll-up storage.

I would add two thoughts:

1) Several reviewers have mentioned the need to keep this flat. That is definitely a necessity! I have wondered if a thin piece of foam placed atop the puzzle board would allow the board to be stored vertically, but I haven't tried it. I don't care so much about carrying the case horizontally that is not a problem for me. Storing, on the other hand, would be easier in my specific situation were I able to store it vertically.

2) Care must be taken to ensure the edges and corners are firmly snapped in place when closing the case! It actually sounds and feels like it has snapped before it is actually fully in place. While this isn't a huge deal if the case is kept horizontal, it is something to pay attention to.

In all honesty, if I hadn't received this through Vine, I'm not sure it's something I would have bought. But, now that I have it, I just might get back into putting puzzles together a little more regularly since clean-up will be so much easier.

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This is a well made puzzle keeper. Is a good value. Two things would make it better.

The puzzle board being felt lined and removable trays to separate pieces.

I have had several keepers, this style keeps pieces in the container and not

falling out as others allow; but,the suggestions made would improve on usage

for we puzzlers that travel.

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()This puzzle holder is wonderful for those of us who can not leave a puzzle out indefinitely: cat staff members, small human wranglers, owners of dogs that inexplicably eat cardboard, etc. It is the ideal case for slipping an unfinished puzzle in the space under the bed right next to that missing sock. I used it to let a small family of dust bunnies guard my puzzle until the next time I could take it out again.

This portfolio provides you a flat surface to solve your puzzle as well as trays in which to sort pieces. When you need to put your puzzle away for a while simply fold the lid flat and carry your puzzle storage portfolio like you are carrying a pizza box. I REPEAT, carry your puzzle storage portfolio LIKE YOU ARE CARRYING A PIZZA. Yes, there is a handle on the side of the box, but it couldn't possibly be a carrying handle. If you have an unfinished puzzle, you obviously don't pick the case up by the handle, doing so would cause the puzzle and all your extra pieces to slide towards the bottom. You obviously need to keep the puzzle store flat while it contains a puzzle. This handle is there to make it easier to pull your puzzle back out from under your bed/sofa/table/flat hiding place.:-) Obviously if your puzzle store no longer contains an unfinished puzzle, you can store it upright in the back of a closet or I found it fit well behind the headboard in our guest room. When the puzzle store was in use, I found it fit nicely under any of our beds, under all of our sofas including a love seat, and also flat in the trunk of our car.

As long as you understand to keep your puzzle store flat while in use, and the handle is there to help you pull the puzzle out from its hiding place, I think you will enjoy yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

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()For me, the Ravensburger Puzzle Store is much handier for a puzzle in progress as compared tothe way I was doing puzzles before.A few years ago, I was working on this puzzle All American 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle 20" by 27" "Stamps". It was taking me forever to put it together. I rigged up my own puzzle worktable/storage idea. I used a tri-fold foam display board Elmer's Tri-Fold Premium Foam Display Boards, 1 Case, 48 x 36 Inches Open, 24 x 36 Inches Closed, 12 Boards/Case, White (902090) to work the puzzle on & also hold my sorted pieces.I placed the closed foam board on my card table & worked the puzzle on it & hoped no one would bump it because it hung over the edge. With only a few pieces left to finish the puzzle, I had to store it because I needed to move the card table. So I placed my felt puzzle roll-up mat Standard Puzzle Roll-Up 36x30 over the almost completed puzzle & the remaining pieces; the felt kept everything from moving around too much & also protected it from dust. I carefully moved my puzzleto a high shelf in the garage for safekeeping (from cats, dogs & kids) until I could put the card table back up... by the way, the felt puzzle roll-up matnever worked for puzzle storage. I always had a mess when I unrolled my puzzle. The puzzle would fall apart, pieces would stick to the felt; I don't recommend it at all. One day, my hubby had to move the stored puzzle & had forgotten what was under the felt.Needless to say, he dropped it!Puzzle pieces went everywhere!Weeks of work were now all over the garage floor.Had I stored my puzzle in the Ravensburger Puzzle Store, much of this 'tragedy' would've been prevented.And, that's why I think the Ravensburger Puzzle Store is very handy.When you're not working on your puzzle, you can store it away from hubbies, kids, pets & even dust...well you never know how long it be before you pull it out to finish it. The puzzle store will fit under furniture or your bed.

How to use it:

The Puzzle Store comes with a sturdy piece of poster board to work your puzzle on; one side of the storage unit has 5 sections for sorting your puzzle pieces, you can place the poster board on the other side to work the puzzle. When you're finished working on your puzzle, carefully lift the poster board & place it over the storage area, close the unit being careful to click it closed along all the sides. Notice that one outside edge has the words "Open Here."Be sure you store your puzzle with this side up; opening it on this side will prevent your puzzle pieces from flying out.I also am putting some paper over my worked puzzle before I close it which hopefully will keep it from getting too messed up when I pick the storage case up using the handles.Newspaper works nicely for this. To be extra careful when movingthe Puzzle Storage with your partially worked puzzle inside, don't use the handles but carry it flat.

Nice product!This would be a great gift for any puzzle lover.

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