jigsaw puzzles

Birds of the Backyard 1000. Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by White Mountain Puzzles
$14.50
I bought this for my parents who love jigsaw puzzles. They do so many that they have a hard time finding ones that they haven't already done.
Amazon seems to have a pretty decent selection so I came here to buy this one.
They really liked it. I'll be sure to buy more from here.

Ravensburger Puzzle Accessories - Stow and Go
$19.99
The Ravensburger Stow and Go Puzzle Accessories does do exactly what it says on the box - it just doesn't do it well.
The mat is folded inside the box, so when you receive it, it's bumpy and raised. We read the instructions and used it as directed, but it was so uneven it was frustrating to use. In hindsight it would have been a good idea to iron it, but there are no directions in doing so and I was concerned I would burn it based on the type of material it is made from.
There are a few strips of sticky substance on the back covered by a plastic film, and absolutely no related instructions or directions about what it is supposed to be for or how it is used. Now we have not used a puzzle mat before so we are ignorant in this aspect, but isn't that what the instructions are supposed to be for? We assumed it was to hold the puzzle pieces in place, but I was concerned that if we removed the plastic film, and did not complete the part of the puzzle that would sit on top of the sticky strips before we rolled it up, then surely the lint from the mat rolling onto itself would get all over the sticky strips and render them useless anyway?
Sure enough, when we rolled up the puzzle put it away, the puzzle broke inside the mat. When we unrolled it to work on the puzzle further, we had to spend a large amount of time fixing the puzzle and putting pieces back together.
Not what I expected, and probably not worth using next time.

Ravensburger 3000 Piece Puzzle - Oceanic Wonders
$35.00
This is the first one we got that actually kept us busy the whole week instead of just a couple of days!!!

Great, but challenging puzzle!

Friends in Summer 1000. Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by White Mountain Puzzles
$14.95
it is a good product, but some pieces were wrong without the picture. My friend enjoyed anyway