I haven't bought large puzzles in the last 12 years, but they were probably in the $30+ range back then, so around $45 doesn't sound outrageous for large good quality puzzles. I am sure that prices have been raised if there has been a sudden interest in a product that normally doesn't sell that fast.

I ordered a 1,000 piece Charlie Harper puzzle from Amazon Sunday for $21.00. Just checked and it's now $25.

If you are buying from a third-party seller, then yes they do jack the price up whenever they can. I believe Amazon has switched its own warehouses to critical items priority, which means they won't be shipping puzzles and entertainment items any time soon.

I read an article today (can't remember source) about puzzle scalping. We tried to buy one at Walmart yesterday but they were out. I usually pay $15-$20 for 1000pc puzzles (Walmart usually closer to $10). We will just do one we've done before!

There are lots of puzzles on amazon in the $20-$30 range. I paid $25 for a 1000 piece puzzle at Christmas (on Amazon).

I bought a couple of 1000 piece puzzles at Christmastime in local stores. They were $15-18 each. Nothing fancy or elaborate. There's some really sophisticated puzzles available now that I assume will be more pricey.

If retail ever starts opening up again, Tuesday Morning has nice puzzles in the $5-10 range.

I suppose an elaborate puzzle of some lovely pdice of art might be worth $30 , but I will be just as happy assembling Rudolph for half the price. Maybe one will turn up on my local Buy Nothing Facebook page.

Haven't bought a new puzzle in forever. Been buying mine for a long time at estate sales and resale shops - always <$10 no matter the number of pieces. Glad we have a nice stash although we haven't broken them out yet. Hard to see far enough into the future when we'll go to estate sales again. It's a form of entertainment for us - or used to be.

So now I'm imagining DLM sitting on the floor of a resale shop counting puzzle pieces to make sure all 1000 are there.... :)

I love doing online puzzles, though I love the real puzzles, too. This is my favorite site, but there are many others. I appreciate the quality of the photos here: https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/

When I showed my grandson the online puzzles and he helped work one (he was probably 8), he said, "Oh that sound is really satisfying," as the pieces click into place. I agree! You can change the number of pieces but not the shapes. I like the traditional shapes and some of the other sites don't actually have the traditional shapes.

You can click on one of the control buttons and just do the edge pieces first, if that's how you like to work them.

Our local home decorating store is selling jigsaw puzzles. They will deliver or provide curbside pick up. Their least expensive is 100 piece puzzles for $8. The prices go up to 2000 piece puzzles for $30.

I just checked their IG account. They are suggesting framing the completed puzzle(s) as a souvenir of these days. Cute idea, but I’m not so sure I this is something I want a souvenir of.

I was big ( ahem addicted to puzzles) into them several years ago and bought many, some of the pricier ones have more interesting pieces that are more challenging, the New York Puzzle Co. particularly was a favorite, but I also found very nice ones at Tuesday morning too.

I started with a $1 puzzle from Dollar Tree (Moroccan Plates) and 8 months later was budgeting monthly puzzle money. I quit cold turkey and haven't touched one since although occasionally, recently, thought about getting one out, but no.

I buy from Puzzle Warehouse, good company, good service. The other day I noticed that they did not have any of my favorite Jumbo brand puzzle, so I wrote to ask if they had dropped the line. Responded that thosse come from Europe and that there is little/no stock being shipped these days. I have a stock of about 2 dozen, so I'll start re-doing the ones I already finished.

Hahaha Fori! I'd be lying if I said it never crosses my mind that all the pieces might not be there, but so far, that hasn't happened - really! Maybe we have a particularly honest population that donates to the resale shops here. And if a piece or two was missing - well, you get what you pay for, right? Since most of our resale shops are connected with organizations that I like supporting (Hospice, No-kill shelters, Meals on Wheels, Help for victims of violence.....) I shop in them quite a bit.

We have a ton of puzzles, we were really into them for years and since I am a pack rat extraordinaire, still they sit in the window seat, tho probably corona free, they are truly untouched for years. Like DLM, many of them came from thrift shops, and I only remember one or two that were missing pieces. Ded, many of our puzzles came from TJMaxx, try their online store to see if they are selling them there, I know they were still selling in stores at the holidays, cuz I bought one.

Most of our puzzles are at our get-away home. One of our favorite past times is to sit in the family room and work a puzzle - even better when it's cold and snowy outside and we have a nice fire in the wood stove. We use a puzzle board so we can move it from coffee table to kitchen table to underneath the bed.

Puzzle Warehouse has reasonable prices and so does the New York Puzzle Company. I just ordered 2 ffor here so now I guess I'll break down and get another puzzle board.

I usually buy a puzzle around the holidays as Dh and my youngest daughter like to work on them in their free time but it usually takes a couple of months for them to finally finish a 1000-1500 piece puzzle. I usually pay $20-25 for them. Of course I never got around to getting one this past Christmas so early last week I went on Amazon and couldn’t believe the price gouging on puzzles! I managed to find one I liked for $18 w/prime shipping but it took a week to get here. Not like we are going anywhere. When I checked a few days later, there were none available with Prime shipping, and most of the puzzles were upwards of $40. Glad I managed to order when I did.

Maire-cat, I got a puzzle board a few years ago but it is so heavy and huge (it’s the kind that spins). I wish I’d looked for a lighter/smaller one.

My current work in progress. Maker is eeboo, they have really pretty puzzles. This one is 1,000 pieces and I think I paid around $25.

I also have this one that I have not opened yet.

https://eeboo.com/collections/100-piece-puzzles-1/products/peacock-garden-1008-piece-puzzle

jrb, I love Charley Harper! I have several puzzles and suggest that you buy them directly from the website....they are quite a bit less expensive.

@rhizo_1 Thanks for that tip. I’ll visit the website for a look/see.

Never thought of looking anywhere but Amazon. Once I finish Rudolph I’ll try the other companies. I was thinking of assembling it on my Silpat, if it fits.

We just ordered last night directly from White Mountain Puzzles. Most 1000 piece are 16.99. Great selection. They do say shipping is taking longer than usual but they are still shipping.

4kids4us - My kids originally gave me a puzzle board that had 4 drawers underneath for sorting and storing the pieces. That was too heavy and cumbersome and I returned it and ordered one that was much easier to move and use - no storage drawers but firm enough that it doesn't bend when you move it.

Although there is nothing quite like physically touching and placing real puzzle pieces, I find that online puzzling is just as much fun The one I use most Jigsaw Puzzle HD, is available for different operating systems, you can choose your piece shape and number of pieces and offer piece turning options. There is a free puzzle daily, as well as a large variety of both free and paid puzzle packs.

I do a 63 piece one every night as well as a couple during the day if I have the time.

I was on Zulily.com tonight and they had a lot of puzzles that weren’t expensive. I bought some of the easier ones for my DGS and DGD to keep them occupied. I don’t know the brands or how good they are in terms of color and cuts. I’ve usually gotten them the German brand that begins with an R in the past.

Ravensburger?

I buy a couple/few puzzles per year from amazon to replenish our collection, and they (1000 piece Ravensburger) usually run $18-25. We have no problem redoing puzzles but I hate it when pieces are missing, which they frequently are at my house, so I have to get some new ones. One of my dogs is passionate for puzzle pieces and considers fair game any that have accidentally fallen to the rug! (The puzzle table sits on an oriental rug, so we sometimes don’t notice strays.)

Edited to add: I do donate my incomplete puzzles to our church yard sale, but always mark on the box how many pieces are missing and then circle the spots on the picture. They always sell!

Years ago when I was not at all into puzzles, I did an illustration for Ravensburger and the president called me to tell how much he loved the art. It's a blah looking puzzle due mostly to being cheaply produced though.

If you like the puzzle and missing a few pieces you can easily make a replacement. Place a piece of paper underneath that area and trace around the outline of the existing pieces. Then glue it onto a thin piece of cardboard (like the backing from a notepad) and cut it out. Depending on how talented you are you can try to replicate the image. We did that several times when our kids were younger - it's not perfect but it works.

Sushipup1, yes that’s the one. I kept thinking it was Raschenberger or something like that but I was too lazy to look it up.

i don’t think I’d have the patience to do a 1,000 piece puzzle. When I pictured 1000:pieces spread out on the table, I said to myself, “Nah, not happening here”. I think I could handle 500. Are you pros all doing 1000?

1000 for me, and I even have a comic 1500 one in the closet, Great British Baking show. I think I'll start that next

https://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Clash-Bakers-Haasteren-Puzzle/dp/B07B46SJKK

Wow, Bumblebeez, it must be pretty cool to know people have spent hours puzzling with your art! I’d love to see the image, but it’s probably copyrighted.

sushipup, that puzzle is amazing! Might even make doing a 1500-piecer bearable.

Wow, sushipup that one looks really hard! This is the one I bought last week https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MWTYGTZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dh and dd started working on it yesterday and made good progress. Dd is working on it now. I may have to get another one line up as it seems to be good stress relief for them.

Ded, I bought several 1000 piece puzzles at Christmas. They were finished before January 1 and have been in a closed cupboard ever since. If you’d like them and feel like a mini road trip then give a shout. I can leave them on my porch for you. One is “things we ate as kids” and the other is “cereal boxes”

I thought, when I first commented on this page ...yeesh I HATE puzzles...unless they’re kids puzzles (25 piece). But now I’m thinking I could maybe go up to 100 pieces, after reading all your comments.

So funny! I won't do one under a thousand

Some puzzles are very pricey; they are kind of a thing now and people can be quite serious aficionados.

We should institute a puzzle swap! I mean does anyone like doing them twice?

My only issue is sports injuries. : ) A few years ago DH and I worked on a massive, challenging puzzle and I ended up with a back ache.

Lordy I used to see them for a song at the thrift stores. I was short on storage space and never had the patience for them before so I only have one 500 piece one at home. I wouldn't buy a thrift one now unless I could "quarantine" it for a month!