Legit site or spam haven

Me - legit site, no eamil from them, but the freebies (I think) are pretty boring and all look computer generated.

Linda

That site resulted in a mega-catfight on a private group I belong to. A few people reported it as being spammy.

Becky A.

Wonder if that site has taken over from Sue's Freebees, I see that is no longer there.

This site is a headache. I joined on 8/26/08. Tried to go on in Nov, but I couldn't sign in, so I e-mailed them. They said I cancelled my membership on 8/27/08. Now why would I cancel the day after I joined? But they also gave me instructions on how to sign in. I was unable to try for another week or so, but when I did, it once again said it didn't know me by the sign-in name I had in my notes, the same name they told me a week ago would work. So I got the brilliant idea of rejoining, used the same name I already had, and the response was, "nope, can't use that name, we already have a member by that name". Yeah..... ME! So I made up a totally new name and rejoined under that.

I got one freebie for joining, but then I found out you need points for more freebies. To earn points, you must give them e-mail addresses of other stitchers (which they will verify and try to get them to join), or give them your cell phone number so they can send you text messages about their products, or you have to agree they can send you lots of e-mails about their products, or you have to make their site your Web home page, or you have to send them pictures of one of their charts that you stitched. I did none of the above. Oh, and then you have to pay $10 a month to be a member! So it's not a freebie site after all.

So don't get caught up in this.

Audrey

Thanks Audrey et al ;-) Red flags went up when I read about points.

Linda, you're right -- the designs are somewhat simplistic. I've been on quest for little stitchings that could be adapted to different techniques to surround the Needlework Diva. I may have to rethink that -- my punchwork versions of gym goddess and yoga and ice cream from www-cross-stitching.com weren't anythings I want to look at on a daily basis. I may use them to adorn a tote bag or purse.