The Story Behind MiniatureCrush

I really thought the email I saw in my inbox from miniatures.com was some sort of cruel, Christmas SPAM cyber attack! LoL 😂 I very hesitantly opened the tab fully expecting my phone to start smoking and die, right in the palm of my hand 😣😲! Well, as you can see, that didn’t happen and I’m quite happy for that! Not just because my phone is still quite operational, but also the standard in miniature is still intact🥰! I was one miniaturist, among millions who were completely and utterly devastated upon hearing the shocking news of their impending retirement. My personal thought was that the artistic genre of all things miniature would suffer greatly, as would so many creators who don’t have the ability to make many or any, of their own parts and pieces. Not everyone is, nor can be, a woodworker or the unknown plethora of artisans required to make the bits and pieces that allow us to make and create our tiny worlds of wonder. I’ll be looking into the sister site, and I’m very excited for what the future holds. There is but one tiny bump which has me concerned, and that’s price. Prices for everything we consume, from eggs to petro, have gone up exponentially! I understand that raising prices has to be done to sustain commerce and profit, to pay employees and vendors, and to keep the wheels of capitalism moving. While looking through your inventory I noticed that many item prices have remained very close to those before the change of ownership. I’m a realist, I know change is inevitable, but some items are priced 😱🤯! I know, I know, whomever is reading this is thinking, “Oh boy! Another cheapskate complainer wanting something for nothing…just don’t buy it then, KAREN”! It just seems that unless a piece is hand crafted, individually, by an artisan and signed, that a battery operated, plain, ceiling fan shouldn’t cost nearly $45. Maybe that seems petty or wrong to some, but miniatures should be within everyone’s budget. No, I don’t believe people and businesses shouldn’t make money, I don’t believe things should be taken from some and given to others; people who do the best they can with what they have is to be commended. But, again, there are instances when the price of items need to be rethought. Offending anyone was not my intention, and if the opinions I’ve shared here did offend, I do truly apologize.Please remember and consider they are MY opinions and mine alone. We all think and believe differently, and while we may not agree we should remain respectful.