#87: gocco fever.

i want one. i want one so bad. but i don't want the mondo-sized gocco they're selling for a bajillion dollars over at paper source. i want the B6.

i've read the instructions of how to use a gocco a bunch of times...but i still don't understand how it works. i need to see it to believe it. i need to feel the machine in my hands. i need to work it myself. i need to practice. i. just. need. it.

let me tell you a sad story. i like to custom design blank cards. with stamps and ink. but that's not that sad part. the sad part is that my stamp collection consists of:

1) a packet of seasonal greetings and pictures purchased as a set from target i.e. 'i love you' and 'happy holidays' and 'easter eggs' etc.
2) the alphabet.

and that's it. crying yet?

so to expand my creative horizon, i want the gocco. plus, the thought of DIY invites, std's, menus, place cards...gets my you-know-whats all in a bunch!

so back to the gocco search. since they don't distribute in the US, the only other option, it seems, is to get the B6 off ebay. i have never purchased anything off ebay. i don't even know how to use paypal, whatever that is. add the fact that i'm leary about getting screwed...and scared about getting addicted to the online auction site...and i'd rather purchase a brand spankin' new machine.

i asked the scoop (http://www.orangebeautiful.com/blog/post.php?post_id=254#comments) to help me since they recently posted goccorific info on their site. crossing my fingers for good news.