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  • poll: Are you addicted to Etsy?
    Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes : (70 votes)
    64 %
    What is Etsy : (3 votes)
    3 %
    Meh, I can take it or leave it : (37 votes)
    34 %
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    sbharkness83    October 22, 2011   baltimore

    Be honest, are you addicted to Etsy....I know I am

     
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    HappilyEverAfter54    June 23, 2012   Central Pennsylvania

    I don't really like it. =/ Amazon and ebay for me.

     
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    FutureMrsMonty11    September 10, 2011   Oklahoma City

    Yes! I had never heard of Etsy until I joined Weddingbee and in the last few months I have bought our shower invitations, my veil, my hair flower, personalized wedding hanger, and decorations for a friend's baby shower I am throwing this month. I love it!

     
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    MissDareDevil    April 2, 2011  

    i am addicted to it!

    i got my garters, hair bow, wired hanger, flowergirl's headpiece, custom stickers, wishing tree tags, and a bunch more stuff from the site. love it!

     
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    Sassygrn    June 4, 2011   Minnesota

    Eh I think Etsy is over priced for stuff, when I can find something simillar to what I want on Ebay or Amazon for cheaper

     
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    ijustrockout    August 7, 2011   isle of palms, sc.

    i'm addicted a bit. i think a lot of it is overpriced (like, waaaaay overpriced) since i know how much certain materials cost ;) i have purchased my cake-topper (custom), cake bunting and some craft materials on there though! oh, and my FI had my e-ring custom made there as well (and i just bought his wedding band to match from the same seller)...yay etsy!

     
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    KristenGotMarried    May 19, 2012   The Cbus

    I'm addicted, but only because I have a shop!  I've bought a couple things from others on etsy and have been very happy.

     
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    UpstateCait    October 7, 2011   Upstate, NY

    I love Etsy. I always try to find the things I'm looking for on there before I resort to buying retail. I'd much rather give my money to an individual than a corporation any day. I've yet to be dissapointed. 

     
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    Mrs Sarah McK    October 10, 2010   Harrisburg, PA

    I use it once in a blue moon, usually for gifts around the holidays. I got my veil and some of wedding jewerly there, too, but I usually stick to Amazon. 

     
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    goldengrlbride    June 23, 2012   NY

    hahaha i think it's funny that no one has voted for "what is etsy"..i voted that I could take it or leave it because I have seen some cute things, but wouldn't spend the money asked for most of them. but no one yet..doesn't know what it is..i have to say I only learned about it through weddingbee.

     
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    Klb5882    January 14, 2012   New Orleans, LA

    I have only bought one thing from the site. i bought an antique fur wrap to wear for my wedding on there.

     
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    FutureMrsSitler    June 8, 2012  

    I haven't actually bought anything yet, but I am addicted to looking and saving favorites!

     
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    SarahSmilesDec28    December 28, 2011   New Brunswick, Canada

    I buy some things on Etsy, but I also use it as inspiration for my own DIY stuff.

     
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    funkyone8604    September 10, 2011   MN

    I am super addicted!  I have gotten my flower girl gifts (personalized tote bags), personalized cosmestic bags for my bridesmaids, personalized rubber stamp for our RSVP envelopes, wish tree tags, wedding programs, and I am sure I am missing things... 

     
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    Mrs Grape    December 10, 2010  

    I like custom dresses and the like, but the rest of the stuff? Eh, I can probably make it myself for a fraction of what it costs on there.

     
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    med700    November 5, 2011   Canada

    I love Etsy because I've been able to find items that are unique - including my awesome shower tags (mine is the furthest right on the bottom row!)

    Etsy :  wedding Il 570xN.252069087 Super Custom - Wedding Wish Tags for Wishing Tree

    (the shop is SeaFoam Safari and the seller was beyond helpful and amazing!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/seafoamSAFARI?ref=top_trail)

     
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    cirrus    October 2011  

    I'm not addicted to it. I like it because I like supporting independent artists. I also like it because it is much easier to find something extremely specific there. I do agree that often things are extraordinarily overpriced and that buyers should beware.

     
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    kristophine    June 24, 2013  

    I spend a lot of time browsing on it--shopping is one of my favorite hobbies but I don't have a ton of money, so I often end up getting ideas from Etsy but not actually buying stuff.

    I do a buy occasionally, though. I got my wedding earrings from Etsy--and then had to go through a ton of crap with the seller when it arrived with some issues! The earrings are all fixed up now, though. Nothing Superglue and a toothpick couldn't fix.

     
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    GreenEyedMoon    January 14, 2012   Dallas

    I browse it all the time, but I haven't bought much.  However, I will forever be an Etsy fangirl because Etsy is what gave me my amazing mask for our masquerade wedding.  My mask is quite possible the most gorgeous object I have ever seen anywhere.  Considering the time involved in making it and the quality of work, it's really really really well priced, too.  It's gems like that that make me bow to the awesomeness that is Etsy.

     
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    Doodle    July 23, 2011   Portland, Oregon

    Almost all of our wedding is from there!  Love it! 

     
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    KT808    October 18, 2012  

    I think Etsy is WAY over-priced.

     
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    MaybeeBecca    August 22, 2009   Kansas City, MO

    I've never actually bought something on there (because I'm poor, mostly, not because of a lack of beautiful, creative things :-P) but I like the idea of it

     
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    pinkandsparkly    November 12, 2011   Boston

    outrageously addicted. I'll be the first to admit it.

     
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    weeonebride    September 10, 2011   Mount Vernon, WA

    I love it. I wish there was still alchemy, but if you really look you can find good deals, and people willing to customize. I havent boughten alot, I wait and buy special items I cant find anywhere else (my last one was a totoro plushy...lol)

     
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    Tswife4ever    May 28, 2011   California

    I LOVE Etsy! I actually have had a successful store on there for the past 2 years and I totally support handmade!!!!! <3

     
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    mittens111211    November 2011   Portland, Oregon

    I'm pretty addicted, it's my go to when I'm looking for anything that can handmade. I think I've so far, about 95% of the wedding stuff accumilated is from etsy. Hanger, cake top, calligraphy, invitation inserts, bridesmaids gifts, decorations, etc. I've spent a lot of money on there!

     
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    assilem    July 30, 2011  

    I'm sort of addicted but not because of the wedding stuff.  I looked at invites on there once and they were ridiculously overpriced so I was pretty much done after that...but I'm always on there looking at new collars for my dog.  I buy him a new collar from Etsy every few months or so.  FI think I'm nuts but I love buying him cute ones instead of the standard boring ones from the pet store.

     
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    RahlyRah    June 9, 2012   Baltimore, MD

    I love Etsy and have bought a few wedding items from there.  However, I have been using it for inspiration more than anything.  I like to use it for ideas then make the items myself for way cheaper!

     

     
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    armywife1029    November 11, 2011  

    I never heard of it before I joined this site either, but I love it!! More for the plethora of unique and creative ideas, some of which I find and then try to recreate myself.. I got my idea for my invitations on there, but instead of paying upwards of 500 to get them shipped to me, I bought the materials for less than 150 total and I'm making them all myself, which I never thought I'd have the patience or talent to do, so I definitely love the site.. I did buy a few things from there too though, today actually, so I guess I'll see when they come in what they're like..

     
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    JerseyGirlLaur    April 21, 2012  

    I'm addicted to Regretsy does that count?  ;)

     

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