Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Buy a Xyron Wishblade Personal Media Cutter
An Owner of the Wishblade Speaks Out
First, let me make a disclaimer here that I happen to own a Xyron Wishblade Personal Media Cutter, and for the most part, after owning it for almost a year, I do like it. Would I recommend it to other people though, is another question totally. The answer to that question, if I were being honest, would have to be a no.Reason #1 – Poorly Designed User Manual
The Xyron Wishblade Personal Media Cutter has the disadvantage of being combined with a user manual that should be used for practicing your cutting on, as it has no use beyond being recycled. The instructions are poorly written and not the least bit helpful. User groups have sprung up online focused on the set up and use of the machine and the tutorials on many of these lists will better prepare you for using the machine than any information included in the included sparse user’s manual.
Reason #2 – Misleading Advertising
While it is advertised with a slogan referring to the fact that if you wish it, it will cut it, no amount of wishing will get it to cut some common types of crafting papers without a lot of hassle, including re-cutting the pattern several times. Move the paper just a fraction before it is re-cut, and the whole thing becomes a snarled mess. Alas, there is no mention of this anywhere in the instructions.
Reason # 3 – Poor Customer Support
Customer support for the Xyron Wishblade Personal Media Cutter is lacking in every way imaginable. I have heard that it is improving, but when I was a new owner, it was almost non-existent. I had an issue right out of the box, was promised a replacement part, and I ended up calling and emailing numerous times before the issue was resolved.
Reason # 4 – Charges for a Software Bridge that other similar Machines Include Free
Reason # 5 – It Costs More Upfront than the Competition
- The Xyron Wishblade Personal Media Cutter comes out of the box with poorly designed instructions.
- When it works, it is fun!
- Too bad Xyron would not take a lead from Craft ROBO and bundle the needed bridge for FREE!
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08/06/2008
Where do you find free fonts?
Jamie
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06/25/2008
I'd love to sell my Wishblade-I bought a Cricut and need to buy cartridges! hortieswife@yahoo.com
Linda
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06/23/2008
I have a Silhouette. I did have an older wishblade. I liked it, it cut just fine. I loved that it could cut any true type font. That was the big plus for me. However, I do have a computer savvy husband, and without him I don't think I could have figured out the Wishblade on my own. The only reason I sold my wishblade and got a silhouette was because we upgraded to Vista and my husband wouldn't change it back. I find the Silhouette to be nearly identical to the Wishblade, except you can download images from Quick Kutz---and to me this is a bonus. They are really cute images. So overall, I would say I prefer the cutters over Cricut since you can't download images and cut anything you want with a cricut. My husband can even trace around images on the computer (any image....from anywhere....like the cricut pages) and copy them to cut on my machine. It's very versatile IF you can figure it all out.
Becky
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06/18/2008
Glad I read this. I just started into scrapbooking and a woman used a Pazzle at one of the crops I went to. I was Wowed by it. The cost got me though. I just can't justify spending that kind of moolah! The Cricut even seems like I'd be spending $$$ because of all the different cartridges there are to buy at about $70 each. Don't know which way to go now.
Thanks for the info on the Wishblade. I was seriously looking at it but won't now.
Margaret
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05/26/2008
Oh how I wish I had found this article before I purchased my Wishblade!! It was 'pushed' on QVCUK as being totally brilliant and the demo they did was really good - however..... when I bought mine I found that I could only copy the demo, it didn't do any more than they had shown in the first few minutes of the promo. Not only that it is almost impossible to get the replacement cutters and sheet. I totally agree with everything you say Christina, especially about the manual. I use a computer regularly in my job, but that has to be the worst manual I have ever seen. Translated from Japanese perhaps? They often lose their meaning when that happens.
I must look for the help online which you mention in your article, perhaps I might get some use out of the thing then! Thanks again Christina, I was beginning to think it was me that was odd, not the machine!
Lisa
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03/14/2008
Can you explain how the Sure Cuts Alot software from www.craftedge.com works? I would really like to purchase a die cutting machine, but after years still cannot commit due to issues with each product. So I waited until the bugs were worked out. Due to the reputation, customer service and product upgrade Circuit is tops. However, having to buy cartridges is huge limitation. Thus, my huge interest in the Sure Cut Alot software. I would appreciate you explaining more about this products. Thanks!
Sharon Reeves
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03/01/2008
If you are looking for something to cut true font types or images get a Cricut machine and a software call Sure Cuts Alot @ www.craftedge.com. I love my bug!
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01/29/2008
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Rubberstamper at www.stampandgo.com
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01/23/2008
Christina, thanks so much for all the great info. I am shopping around for a cutter and am looking at all the alternatives. I have found great help at www.youtube.com where you can search for craft robo, pazzles, wishblade, silhouette, cricut, etc. and see a lot of demonstration and tutorial videos posted by helpful users around the world. These videos will definately help me decide which system to purchase. I am currently leaning towards the craft robo which sells for about 300$, but I will come back with a new post after I have decided for sure.
do not buy wishblade
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01/03/2008
Their customer service is non existent. From my experience there was a guy taking you info and promising that somebody will call back, Numerous time never did. tHEIR UPDATE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS vISTA I was trying to install numerous times. One I was succesfull but... ... thats it. Finally their removed the download from their web site. I send few e-mails asking where is it. NObody ever, never answered. I am searching for cutter not made by Graphtec. Software is PRIMITIVE etc.
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