Crop-A-Dile Multi-Punch Tool

This is one of those things I don’t *need* but have been wanting.

It will punch five different size of holes.

It’s pretty surprising how many holes I punch – especially when making floss drops, which I won’t be making as much but that’s another post. We were in Michael’s before Christmas and I saw this multi-punch tool. I wanted it for several reasons. First, with the longer handle, that would be easier on my hands than the little hand held punches I use now. Second, I have a hand held punch with a bigger hole and that’s what I use to punch the hole where the floss is held. Then I have a regular size hand held hole punch and that’s where the tag goes onto the floss ring.

The Crop-a-Dile was about $44 when I saw it before Christmas and I wouldn’t pay that for it so I pretty much forgot about it.

This isn’t a great example because I only had the bigger hole punch so both holes are the same size but it works. The reason I use a regular size hole punch for the top hole is that I will use a reinforcement circle because with the ring in the small hole, those cards will tear. Now that I have the Crop-a-Dile, I can punch a smaller hole (near the bottom of the door) and that’s where I’ll put the floss that’s left over. If I only make a few stitches, I’ll probably save the rest of that piece but sometimes, especially when using variegated floss, I will pull the six strands off as one, then for six pieces, the stitching will all start and end with the same color. That way, I can manipulate the color a bit better.

Whatever floss tags I make from cardstock or business cards, I can punch all the holes I need with this one hole punch.

See the small hole near the bottom of the door?

Here’s the funny part. Yesterday we had to be in Joplin for an appointment and Vince wanted to run by Michael’s. He had ordered something online and was picking it up but he had a 40% off coupon so he wanted to find something to buy. Vince and his bargains! I told him I was going to stay in the car.

Vince: Come in. You may find something you want.
Me: I don’t need anything!
Vince: I printed two discount coupons and you can use one of them.
Me: I’m really trying not to buy things I don’t need.
Vince: You know there’s something in there you need.

That’s when it hit me . . the multi punch tool! I couldn’t remember what it was called but I knew exactly where it was in the store.

Me: OK! I thought of something I need.
Vince: What?
Me: I don’t know what it’s called but I can find it!

Vince looked at me quite suspiciously. I think he really wanted to use both discount coupons but I needed to present one because I don’t think they would let him use two of them.

Vince: You don’t know what it is but you’ll know it when you see it?
Me: Yes.

I was out of the car and waiting for him. He knew I was seriously going to buy something and was still shaking his head like he wasn’t buying any of it. I walked right over to the aisle, found it, asked an employee to make sure it would work with the coupon. He said it would so I found Vince and said “Found it!”

The same little tool is less than Michael’s regular price at Amazon and Walmart but with 40% off, it was less at Michael’s (about $26 with the coupon).

On the way out, we were in the parking lot and had this conversation:

Vince: I’m going to stop bringing you shopping. You cost too much money!
Me: I saved money!
Vince: You can’t say you saved money just because you bought something you didn’t need and got it on sale!
Me: I wanted to stay in the car and you talked me into going in so whatever I spent is on you!

There was a couple walking behind us and the lady said “You two are having the same discussion we always have!”

Who wants to bet the next time I say I want to stay in the car . . Vince doesn’t put up an argument?