Scrapbook Album Price Comparison List
Updated 12/29/00
Close To My Heart - Fabric covered 12x12 Post Bound Album
Album retail from a CTMH consultant: $41.95
Page Protectors in set of 25: $10.95 each set
Set of extender posts (only one set needed): $5.75
25 sheets of white 12 x12 cardstock for pages: $7.95 per set
Total basic cost to complete an album with 50 pages: $85.50
Collected Memories Fabric or Paper Covered 12x12 Post Bound Album
Album retail from the Collected Memories web site: $39.99
Set of 25 pages: $4.99
Set of 25 page protectors: $8.99
Set of extender post: $0.99
Total basic cost to complete an album with 50 pages: $68.94
Creative Memories Premiere 12x12 Strap-Hinge Album
Album retail from a CM consultant, includes 15 double sided sheets/ 30 pages: $36.00
Refill page sets of 15 sheets/ 30 pages each: $12.00
Page Protectors in sets of 15: $7.50 per set
Total basic cost to complete an album with 45 sheets front and back/ 90 pages: $82.50
(The recommended maximum for a CM album is some where between 30 and 45 sheets
which equals 60 to 90 individual sides/pages per album. If you only put 30
sheets in an album, thus giving you 60 pages the total price would be
$63.00.)
Generations by Hazel - Post Bound Inflections Album 12x12
Album Suggested Retail, includes 10 pages: $21.99
Ten Page Protectors w/posts: $3.99 each set
Ten white cardstock pages: $4.99
Total basic cost to complete an album with 50 pages: $72.30
(these albums can be found for less than suggested retail at several
online retailers)
Westrim 12x12 Renaissance Cloth Strap-hinge Albums
Cloth Album, includes 11 pages: $24.99
Ten Page Refill sets: $6.99 each set
Ten Slip-on Page Protector sets: $4.99
Total basic cost to complete an album with 41 pages: $65.92
(Because the album comes with 11 pages and the refills come in sets of ten, it
was not possible to calculate the total cost with 45 pages to compare it
directly with a CM album unless one divides a pack of refills and page
protectors. When I calculate the cost for a 45 page album by adding the
cost of four more individual pages and five more protectors the new total comes
to: $71.22.) (Another note: The prices above
reflect average prices found at online
retailers. The albums and refills can be found priced higher or lower
depending on the store you choose.)
As I review more albums, I will continue to add to this list. If there is an album or manufacturer whose product you would especially like to see added send me an e-mail to let me know: scrapbooking.guide@about.com
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