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Jigsaw puzzles are the best damn thing.
If you've never bought a puzzle before, here are a few puzzle-buying tips from me to you:
• The ideal number of pieces is really up to you. 500-piece puzzles are good for beginners and/or anyone who is looking to complete a puzzle in a single day, but I like doing 1,000 piece puzzles because you get double the entertainment for only a little bit more money. Meanwhile, my puzzle-loving coworker Terri says 750 pieces is the perfect size.
• Something I didn't really consider when I bought my first puzzles: 1,000-piece puzzles take up a lot more space while you're working on them than 500-piece puzzles. Also, vertical puzzles tend to require a bigger workspace than horizontal ones of the same size.
• While basically all puzzles are good, some are great, and that has a lot to do with the company who makes them. My coworkers and I love the puzzles from New York Puzzle Company, White Mountain Puzzles, Pomegranate, Galison, and eeBoo.
• If you want to shop for puzzles in a physical store, bookstores tend to have a much better selection than big-box retailers.
Now here are some awesome puzzles!
1. A 500-piece puzzle featuring pencils in every color of the rainbow.
4. Or pretty peacocks in 1008 pieces.
5. A 750-piece Thomas Kinkade/Disney mash-up.
6. A 500-piece ombré popsicle puzzle that'll suit anyone who is already dreaming of summertime.
7. A 500-piece puzzle that celebrates playful puppers.
8. The perfect 1000-piece puzzle for Wonder Woman fans.
11. A 1000-piece puzzle that stars four pretty horses...casually ushering in the apocalypse.
12. A 500-piece owl puzzle (which fans Johanna Basford's Secret Garden coloring books will probably recognize).
13. A 1,000-piece puzzle for the friend who can't stop belting out showtunes.
14. A 550-piece puzzle for anyone who loves Bob's Burgers.
15. A 1000-piece puzzle that'll transport you to Italy.
16. A no-nonsense 1,000-piece map.
17. A 1,000-piece beauty.
18. A 1,000-piece puzzle with a bunch of bundled-up dogs.
19. And a dope two-sided 500-piece puzzle for architecture lovers.
PS Don't forget your puzzle mat!
Happy puzzling!
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