As you may know, I have a thing about typos in scrapbook magazines and in published layouts. Well, how about typos in scrapbooking products??
In this Two Peas THREAD, a Pea points out that there’s an error in this BASIC GREY “Shift” paper from the “Lucille” line:
She was referring to the phrase “Cut on the Bais” which should say “bias.” But as the thread went along, astute Peas began finding more and more problems with this single sheet of Basic Grey scrapbook paper. It would be sad if it weren’t so freakin’ funny. Jeez.
- “cut along the the dotted line” with “the” twice
- “fulness” with one L
- “throed” instead of thread
Did I miss any? I’m on a laptop so it’s hard to read the fine print.
All of this reminded me of other typos in scrapbook products, like these from TERESA COLLINS “Butterfly” paper from the “Tell Your Story” collection:
- “because of you have lived” (top right)
- “it is never to late” (middle left)
- bad punctuation throughout
And THEN there was this one by MY MIND’S EYE, from the Indie Chic line:
ETA 11/08/12: Found some more!
From the WRMK “Friends Furever” line, paper called “Furry Friends” … see if you can find it :)
“A house is not a home without dog.” Hee.
“Glitter Lucky Lime” paper from the “Heat Wave” collection by AMERICAN CRAFTS
Do you wear “sandles” to the beach?
This one is more challenging … from “Arizona” paper by the STAMPING STATION:
“Sendona” in the purple section … should be Sedona. SUPPOSEBLY there are other typos in that one but I don’t know Arizona well enough to catch any of them. If you see any others, please let me know in Comments.
It’s mostly been papers so far but here is a flaw in the “Sports” design cartridge for Slice by MAKING MEMORIES:
That one made me literally LOL . . . FOUR!!
And here is a stamp set with a minor apostrophe issue – that would probably only bug the truly picky. From the “Nauti-Cool” set by WILSON DESIGNS STAMPS:
“Fathers Day” is missing one.
Here are 3 more in a stamp set by the same company! From “Gnomebody Like You”:
Maybe they sell a little apostrophe stamp separately and you’re just supposed to insert “you’re” own where appropriate?
Here’s some more paper . . . CRATE PAPER “June” from the “Portrait” collection:
It’s “Janurary” now, is it?
According to a Pea, the online version of this American Crafts “Soho Garden” chipboard is correct:
But the one she bought at an LSS says “I am Home When I am”. Wow, so existential! {Thanks Tina!}
How about this one from STUDIO CALICO‘s “Classic 3 Alpha Sheet”?
I guess it’s fine as long as you don’t need to spell “December Daily” or “Dead as a Doornail” or “Delightfully Delicious” ;)
{Thanks to Ann from CALI CRAFTS for that one!}
Here’s another one . . . from the DCWV “Guy Stack”.
It says “COUCH” instead of “COACH”. Like Patti said, “I think this one by DCWV might be a Freudian slip by some disgruntled wife.” Ha!
ETA 11/09/12: I’m adding some more. Thanks for telling me about them everyone! I still can’t believe there are so many . . .
MY MIND’S EYE “Christmas” die cuts from the “Lost and Found” line:
Ah, the lovely month of . . . Decemeber??
From the “Note to Self” line from ECHO PARK, the “Quotes” paper has a frequent pet peeve of grammar girls . . .
SHIMELLE did such a good job of explaining it, I’m just going to quote her:
It’s versus its drives me absolutely batty, so this paper sets my teeth on edge.
(If ‘it’s’ has an apostrophe, it is ALWAYS ‘it is’. The possessive of its is just like his and hers, which is not hi’s and her’s. It’s such a common error that I know I should just get over it, but instead, it glares more and more at me! I also have nightmares about making the mistake myself just because it bothers me so much, and especially with autocorrect it is easy to make.)
I have to admit I probably would’ve missed this one from OCTOBER AFTERNOON‘s “Rocket Age” word stickers:
Near the bottom is a strip that says “Into the Great Unkown” . . . Thanks for the tip, zonefan!
Here’s some interesting paper from CP’s “Fourteen” line:
Aw, CRATE PAPER, another one? I mean, TWO? The months of the year really seem to trip up these manus, don’t they? {Thanks Elise!}
ETA 12-15-12: Just found another one in an e-mail I got for a sale ;)
In the Giant Rhinestone Kit from “Cashmere Dame” by GLITZ DESIGN …
Shouldn’t it be HUBBA HUBBA? {I’m pronouncing this is “hugh-buh hugh-buh”}. Such a bummer because I would’ve bought those otherwise. I love all their stuff … it’s so purdy. Oh, and there were typos in the e-mail, too ;)
ETA 02-09-13: Had to do a whole ‘nother post about THIS ONE because it hit so close to home :(
ETA 03-24-13: Oh noes! My fave company let another one through … from Simple Stories new line “24/7″:
Thanks threecs! Ironically, “picture” is spelled correctly here … and then not.
ETA 05-03-13: MAMBI made a big OOPS on their pocket page cards – but they tried to make it right. See all the deets HERE.
ETA 05-17-13: PennyPaws at TwoPeas posted this recently:
Pebbles’ Lakeside Collection “Summer Camp”, and the B side has different categories like “Food”, “Crafts”, First Aid”, etc… It has a box with “Troup #” written in it… Thinking they meant “troop”.
I can’t find the paper with errors in it. The Pebbles Lakeside collection “Summer Camp” paper looks like this:
So it must be a sheet that’s called something else but I can’t find that either – HALP! Pebbles Inc. doesn’t even have the collection posted on their WEBSITE, wth? And scrolling thru the papers from the Lakeside collection on other sites, I don’t see the paper or errors mentioned. So if anyone can send me an image or point me in the right direction, that would be great! scrapbookobsession(at)gmail(dot)com
ETA 05-21-13: According to a Pea in THIS THREAD, there are even more mistakes being found in the MAMBI cards but I don’t have specifics or pictures, sorry :(
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What do you think about all of these errors in scrapbooking products? Annoying? Unconscionable? Or “oh well”?
Personally, they drive me crazy. Yes, transcriptionist and English major here so I notice things that maybe others wouldn’t. But even if typos didn’t generally bug me, I’m paying for a product and expect it to be proofread, for gosh sakes.
Is it due to economic hardships for the companies, less employees, can’t afford the time to proofread? What? I find it ironic – if that is even the case – that there is a whole world of scrapbookers out here who would LOVE to proof new products and would even do it for FREE. C’mon, scrapbook companies, I’m here for ya’!!
So tell me your thoughts on the matter even IF* you’re just “meh” about it all. And let me know of other scrapbook product typos you’ve come across. I’ll post them here :)
*Typo fixed! Was there only one in this whole post!?! LOL
I thought it was just me. I just recently ordered the Lucille collection and was looking at it online when I noticed that bias was spelled incorrectly. It irked me as a lawyer, person that can spell, and a scrapbooker. I agree we are paying for this product. Unfortunately, I have the Teresa Collins Tell Your Story line too, yikes. And yes I would proofread for product!!
I wonder if you contact Basic Grey (or these other companies), will they offer compensation of some sort? It would be nice if they sent you some free paper or something!
I see typos and incorrect use of the English language everyday from magazines to our daily newspapers. It is a sad commentary on the state of our educational system here in the United States.
It drives me crazy too. And it makes me wonder if some people really think that those words are supposed to be spelled that way (“sandles” is one I see from time to time) or used that way (“four”). I see apostrophe abuse a lot though…so that comes as no surprise (still annoying).
Very amusing post…and kind of disturbing at the same time. Why ARE so many blunders made? Here’s another: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/7gypsies/127276-priority-12×12-postale-paper/?filters=_7gypsies_ The paper is called “Priority,” but the word itself is spelled incorrectly on the paper as “priorty.”
Good posting! Sad commentary of the state of education in our country. One thing I would like to point out, however. In the Nauti-Cool stamp set, it is acceptable for an apostrophe to mark a dropped terminal G. I don’t see any errors in that stamp set. Your thoughts?
Love your post, and this may be the curse many face when being critical of others grammatical errors, but you forgot an “if” in your last paragraph :). It doesn’t bother me, it just never fails. Also, in regards to “four,” was that supposed to say “foul?”
This English major/proofreader is a kindred spirit. Drives me crazy when anything is published or sold with those types of errors. Thanks for expressing it so well!
@Desiree-I thought the “four!” was supposed to read “fore!” as in golf.
On the sports paper, I saw couch and thought it meant sitting on the couch watching sports. lol
This copy editor thanks you! I can’t go anywhere without seeing typos … not even my craft space, LOL!
Might want to fix this one up
You wrote; “Sendona” in the purple sections … should be Sedona. SUPPOSEBLY there are other typos in that one but I don’t know Arizona well enough to catch any of them.”
Supposebly isn’t a word – I think you might mean supposedly.
Kinda funny blogging about spelling mistakes with spelling mistakes in your article, perhaps everyone has their faults – even manufacturers
“Supposebly” was a joke :P
I definitely thought “SUPPOSEBLY” was written in jest, particularly since it was in all caps. I’m on your side, Scrapbook Obsession!
My copy of that October Afternoon Rocket Age sticker sheet also wasn’t diecut properly, which was VERY annoying — the stickers ripped when I tried to take them off the sheet. I threw away the “unkown” sticker. There was a missing apostrophe on that sheet, too. :(
I frequently find myself adding apostrophes with a white pen.
I was using Crate Paper’s Portrait line last night, and noticed on the Accent Cuts sheet Administration is spelled “Adminsitration.” There things drive me seriously NUTS. It’s so easy- just pass it around the office so different eyes can catch different things. Or hire a focus group to preview- many of us would love a peek at new product not yet released in exchange for a little editing. I can’t stand it when I buy something with errors.
Oh my gosh!! I just stumbled upon your blog while looking for something else and this post had me laughing so very hard! I see errors in punctuation and spelling everywhere, and they drive me crazy. Do you think these errors might have something do with with outsourcing production of goods? Lost in translation?? Let’s hope! I also found it interesting that I don’t own any of these lines of paper or embellishments that have the mistakes on them, but did consider purchasing nearly all of them at one point or another… was it the unconscious ability to see mistakes and talk myself out of a purchase that would drive me crazy, had I actually paid money for typos? Maybe. ;) Anyway, it was a fabulous post, and I think I’ll share it with my friends! Thank you!
I found one last night while admiring my 4th of July layout. It’s on the BoBunny Liberty paper. It says “The United State of America”. Not States, State.
http://bobunny.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-liberty.html
It’s at the bottom of the blue star paper (the A-side is “We the People”).
Funny! Pink Paislee’s Snow Day tiny alphas were missing the ‘p’s’
There’s another typo on that Echo Park “Note to Self” paper – “Your Guess Is As Good Mine” is missing another “as.”