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how do I know which size to get? you'd think it be easy but whenver I get refills for ANY kind of binder or book I ultimately buy the wrong kind... it's so frustrating. how do I know?
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I know what you're saying, Toni.
I think the only way to be positive is to buy the same brand as the album you're working with, or always use the same brand of album and get protectors that experience has taught you will fit.
Or what I've done at a store during a crop is to physically compare the protectors from the album I'm working with to the replacements. Just take them out of the wrapper and make sure the width on the side with the holes is as close as possible to the same (hard to describe...does that make sense?).
I have some completed albums with slightly different lengths of protectors. The outside edges, where some protrude more than others, aren't beautiful, but so far I've only seen minor problems, not worth going back and replacing them.
Yes, I agree with Ginger. Make sure you buy the same brand as your album, that way it will be a perfect fit! I usually try to buy an extra pack when I purchase my album because I know I'll need them!
I've honestly never had this problem before. I buy whatever's cheapest for my 12 x 12 albums (and I've used a variety of those too) and the page protectors always seem to fit fine. That was a real fear of mine in the early days, but to date, it's been unfounded.
I've honestly never had this problem before. I buy whatever's cheapest for my 12 x 12 albums (and I've used a variety of those too) and the page protectors always seem to fit fine. That was a real fear of mine in the early days, but to date, it's been unfounded.
It's weird, it's only been in the last year or two that I've had the problem a lot... it may be because I'm in a smaller market, but the books I buy at joanns don't fit any of the extra pages they sell?! I even ordered online the last time and they were teh wrong size...
I can understand it not working for the Disney books, but not the regular binders... and it's not so much that they are longer and stick out of th ebook, they don't fit the three rings/posts! (some are too big and some are too small)... that's what is really weird to me!
It's weird, it's only been in the last year or two that I've had the problem a lot... it may be because I'm in a smaller market, but the books I buy at joanns don't fit any of the extra pages they sell?! I even ordered online the last time and they were teh wrong size...
I can understand it not working for the Disney books, but not the regular binders... and it's not so much that they are longer and stick out of th ebook, they don't fit the three rings/posts! (some are too big and some are too small)... that's what is really weird to me!
Is it the holes don't fit or are the pages slightly larger than the others (but the holes still line up)?
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My family albums are all Creative Memories, so I just get their protectors.
But my Disney albums are all the Sandy Lion ones. I have had to order the Sandy Lion protectors online since the stores never seem to have them even though they carry the albums?????
I learned the hard way years ago when I bought an album then found it impossible to find page protectors to fit. I had to punch holes on the side so they would fit in the binders of the album. Not pretty I but didn't have a choice. I use Creative Memories now for all of my albums since I know what to expect and I can always find page protectors to fit.
Is it the holes don't fit or are the pages slightly larger than the others (but the holes still line up)?
the holes. I don't mind if the page protectors are all different lengths, but I have binders all different brands and bought at the same store that I bought the extra page protectors and they don't fit ANY of the binder rings!
I had that happen with an EK Success album that I bought. I bought EK Success page protectors, and I ended up repunching all of them because they wouldn't fit! Now I have been buying the 3 ring albums from Archivers ( We R Memory Keepers ?) and the 25 pack of generic page protectors from JoAnn. That combo works just fine.
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Now I have been buying the 3 ring albums from Archivers ( We R Memory Keepers ?) and the 25 pack of generic page protectors from JoAnn. That combo works just fine.
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